The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-04-16
THE PRESIDENTS SOUTHERN POLICY.
Ho is "doad-set" in Earnest about and will
Carry it out II a possible thing-"Not a
Policy of sentimentu

Carry it out II possible thing-"Not
Policy Of Sentiment"
WASHINGTON, April 10.
President Hayes said yesterday Ia the
course of conversation. that he had no
concealments regarding his southern poll
cy which, however, had been foreshadowed
in oral and in written utterances, and in
material campaign in Ohio in 1875, which
resulted in his reelection over Governor
Alien, the people of the state having full
knowledge Of his sentiments on national
questions, including of course those which
related to the south. The opening speech
of a gubernatorial candidate Is generally
considered to be the key note of the cam
paign and:in such speech as early as the
thrty-first of July that year at Marion he
freely and distinctly expressed his opinion.
In that speech, after congratulsting his
fellow-ctizens on the complete triumph
over those who sought to destroy the Union
and The grand results of the war,h alluded
to the coming together again of northern
and southern men in spirit of harmony
and friendship, including those who had
fought against one another, aud as a prom
inent feature in this evidence of good feel
ing he had on that occasion spoken of the
kindly manner in which Vice President
Wilson was received on his visit to tho
south in this era of good feeling and recog-
milton. He further said there were still
persons who talked of bsyonets and who
sought to revive the prejudices of the past.
This was much to be regretted but there
was enough to fill every heart with graft
tude, the house being no longer divided and
all the inhabitants having fair start in the
race for life. In this and in all his other
speeches he earnestly condemned the re-
opening of old issues between the north
and south, assuring his hearers that the
time had come for complete recognition.
The president in further conversation re-
ferred to the fact that the national republi-
can convention which nominated him for
the presidency, passed resolutions sacredly
pledgDg republican party to protect every
citizen of the United States in all his civil
and political rights, and declaring that the
permanent paoification of the south should
be effected by removing all causes of dis
cord. The spirit OF this resolution
was in perfect accord with his own
views previously expressed, and
he repeated them in his letter of acceptance
of nomiration, and more fully elaborated
them in his inaugural address, consistently
maintaining the policy of reconciliation
and local self-government apart from mil
itary support, and when he entered upon
the duties Of the presidency he intended
that this policy should not be one of senti-
ment merely, but of actual administration.
He spoke with emphasis when he said,
"My belief is that this course tends to give
good government to the south it tends TO
secure peace between the sections and be:
tween races and parties at the south, and it
tends to secure the rights, interests and
safety of the colored people. 1 do not
know whether shall succeed in carrying
it out because there are northern and SOUTH
ern men who in various ways may possibly
thwart me, but of one thing am confident,
namely think it my duty to try to carry
out the policy and am going to do it."