The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-03-15
TEX PRESIDENT's SOUTHERN
POLICY.

The Southern policy OF President Hayes,
which is now clearly foreshadowed, shows
the unmistakable sineerity Of his desire
and purpose 10 paciiy the South and disarm
lis fears of his administration, on the basis
Of an impartial re 1ognition, and Just pro-
lection of all classes and all interests. The
nomination of Senator Key to a seat in the
cabinet is full Of meaning; it is frank
and open tender Of the olive branch 20 the
South, and ssys. as plain az words could
say-"let Us have peace :" it is declara
ton 10 the country and to the world that
the rev adminsst ration intends 10 hsve no
views or purposes with regard to the South
which the President is unwilling TO dis
close - an able, conscientious gentleman,
in igIl sympathy with the intelligent and
honest sentiment Of that section. 1t says,
in substance, that the administration of
President Hayes is not to be an administra-
tim Tor party or a section, but for the
whole country. 1t is proof positive, also,
OF the sincerity OF the Presidents
declarations in favor of civil
service reform, and is, withal, a step
without precedent, for If is the first time,
We believe, in the history OF the country,
that a new President has called to his cab
met an active member OF the opposite
party. Mr.. Key is not only Democrat,
but an ex-Confederaie, and we are al loss
to know what stronger proof OF the SINGER
ity of his peaceful declarations the South
could ask of President Hayes, than he has
given them in this nomination.
But this is not the only evidence the
President has given of his concilIstory in
tentions. In all the nominations sent to
the senate he has shown a desire to avoid
any act that would give offence to any Sec
ton OF the country, and wherever practi-
cable he has sought 10 secure the fullest
measure OF ability WITHOUT taking men who
might be peculiarly obnoxious to any sec
ton hence many OF the ablest men Of the
Presidents party hayebeen passed over,
because of their extreme views.
TO give place to sach conservative
names as those OF Evarts and
Schurz-men in whom he finds all the
advantages Of the country's brightes, in
tsllects, united to well-known convictions
In favor of conciliation and peace-men
admirably fitted, by talent and feeling, to
he co-laborers in the work of national re-
cancellation, which the new President has
laid down as the central idea of his .d-
ministration.
All the acts, thus far, of President H.ves
give earnest of. the sincerity of his iuien-
tons to carry out the promises made in
his letter OF acceptance, and reiterated in
his inaugural address. There il to be no
surrender or compromise of Republican
principles, but those principles are TO be.
carried out in such a manner that N.
reign OF law shall take the place of an.r.
chy, that seciionsl .nimesitie. .h.l, h.
superseded by national fratsrpix.t;on 81
the grand object Of the Republican n.rtv
to reconstruct the union shall be ,o,.,n
plished, not only in letter, bu, in ,n;r;.
No administration could lay down . IN.
OF policy more worthy Of the approximate,
Of all classes OF citizens-no policy co,ld
be inausurated which would more forr;ha.