The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-03-09
TAsKMASTER HAYES.

4ASAMASIEN ma j ESs
It Ia a little remarkable that we have
neither orators, nor newspapers, just
now, claiming to have been first in ad-
vocating the claims Of Mr.. TiIden for
the Presidency; and it is somewhat
short weeks ago, are now favorabiy
impressed with Mr.. Hayes, Presiden.
so-called. The bitter strife for the frs,
place In the affections of Mr.. Tiiden il
over. The King is dead, and has not
An eulogist left. We hear and read OF
Hayes, but OF the Ring-smasher moth
ing.
Following this lofty spirit of devotion
60 ones friends-aIbeit, we admire Til.
den In defeat more than in his hour o!
triumph at st. Louis-we come to thu
burial Of Uncle Sammy, and leave his
grave with the quick step procession.
and turn our eyes to Hayes. There i,
no reason that We have any knowledge
Of why we should look to President
Hayes for succor, except that the look
Ing Ia matter Of compulsion-cannot b.
helped. There is nothing in the mans
record, In that of his party, his advisers,
or In the title by which he holds his
exalted station, to inspire confidence, OF
hope; but he Is the President duly it,
augurated, and as such must be recog-
nixed.
In this view Of the matter, we give
ptacs to lengthy extract from Presi-
dent Hayes's inaugural address. TIL.
document entire is too lengthy for oul
columns, and besides is hardly worthy,
~ whole, of the space it would occu
Ply. It is State paper of platitudes,
bungling sentences and glittering gen
eraltties. The portion Of the creates,
interest to our readers, we copy
that referring to the South. The
promises of the new President, it will
be seen, are very fair, especially what
is said in reference to local self-govern-
Inent. His sentiments here will NEE,
Southern people, and, if faithfully car.
Yied out by the new Administration,
will certainly secure that unity OF feel
ing between the people of the two sec
tions for which the President expresses
such a fervent longing.
President Hayes has some good
points. He is by far 1, better man THAI
either Blaine or Morton, since it seems
to be part of his nature not to go into
extremes nor to sink the man in tn,
noPfioon Rnt ha 10 nj
neither is he u strong man, and we fc.,l
this weakness in Hayes rs much as the
poor South has had reason to dread tn.
obstinacy and radicaiism of his pre,le-
ceesor, Gen. Grant.
He may be President, but not such
an ono as jackson, because the Gle.
snents are not in him; and, moreover,
without the support Of such bitter par
tfsans and active foes as Morton, Biain.
and others Of like influence among til,
Radicals, his Administration will b"
virtually besgar for support. If II,
MES TO his enemies, the Democrats, he
will leave hope behind, SO far ns 8
national, OR partisan policy, or his OWE
preferment ia concerned.
We shall not attempt to overstep the
bounds Of human foresight and predict
what the result of the Presidents
Southern policy will be, especially with
reference to Louisiana, nor what efiec,
the new order of things will have upon
national parties. AS we view the stu
alton, 1t is complicated and foggy, and
We very much doubt whether Mr..
Hayes, himself, is able to tell one hour
what he will do the next There is
nothing son the face of the papers" a,
present, which will justify a hundred
guns for Hayes.
Major e. A. Burke has returned to
New Orleans from Washington where
he interviewed tho new President, and