The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-09-18
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.

FOR DASH.
THE PRESIDENTS POLICY.
An Interview with Hayes How He
Came to Adopt His Policy What He
Thinks Of It's Success--Not Scared by
Newspapers.
C1No1NNArI, September 1O.--A
correspondent Of the Eoening
Times, who interviewed President
Hayes while en- route to Fremont,
asked the President how no came to
construct his policy, which was
seemingly SO at variance with his
recent views while on tho stump in
his last gubernatorial campaign.
Did it grow upon8him gradually, rs
circumstances seemed to require
The President replied as follows:
"Well, those views began to take
form in tho words of my letter of
acceptance. I considered tho situa-
tion of things in tho South, saw
how impossible it seemed to restore
order and peace and harmony saw
tho violence and bloodshed at tho
elections how whito Republicans,
rs we'll rs black, wero shot down
during their political contests, and I
asked myself why is it and how long
must this continue These men
down South, tho white educated
citizens, arc as good mon us you or
I. They are Christians, not thieves
nor cut-throats nor bandits. Yet
they soc these things and tacitly ap-
prove them, if they do not take
part in them. Why is it and how
long will it continue? While thinking
those questions over, my mind
reverted to the scenes of tho war,
and an incident at the battle of
Cedar Mountain came to mind. TIL
was q hard fought engagement, and
for time wo could not tell how it
would ond. We who wcro in COM
mand had determined that if u ccr~
tain movement resulted in one way,
wo would give certain orders, but if
they resulted otherwise, different
orders would be given. With our
field glasses we were Watching the
course Of things. All at once 1 saw
n commotion in the thickest of tho
fray. Tho artillery had got to work
and wero throwing shells fast and
with unorring aim into the solid
ranks of the enemy Heads were
being blown from their bodies,
arms and logs torn from their
sockets and some sent to ono world
or the other unpreparod, md yet I
rejoicod and congratulated my fol-
low-officers that wo wero victorious.
How could this be Why was it
1t was because wo wore ut Wal. That
one word solved in my mind tho
problem of tho South Tho pooplo
wore at war. There was a conflict
going on. Tho social and political
relations of tho people woro not
natural, not harmonious. There
were disturbing clements among
them, and while they existed or
were unduly active, thoro would bo
conflict. Let the causes of tho con-
fict be removed, and there would bo
poaco and ultimately harmony and
prosperity"
"But, said the reporter, "wc do
not sec much disposition in tho
South to manifest loving tompor
toward us of tho North"
The President mildly retorted :
"How do you know7 You form
your opinions, no doubt, from road
ing the papers, but editors of news
papers do not always represent tho
popular general feeling of the peo-
pie, either North or South. I
think most of tho people in tho
South, as I know they arc in the
North: arc moro disposed to en-,
courage fraternal, harmonious,
socialand business relations than the
extremists, who, unfortunately, too
often got control of newspapers, but
oven these, or most of thom, will
come around all right in time"
3. A5teacher in a female seminary in
the country, on being asked by a