Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-05-07
Alabama and the Peace Policy.

ALABAMA anu the Il edcc OllCy.
A correspondent of the New York Times sends
that paper an account of the way the democ' ats
IN that State manage TO control 1t. After giving
The facts in detail he closes as follows
Now there aie f1w fair-minded democrats Ia
A ALBANIA who privately s1mit the truth OF the
statements MAIZE above but while doing so they
ay great stress upon what they call the present.
oeaceable coudtion of tae State, aud loudly boast
hat utdcr the present peaceable condition OF the
Government political dlsui Dances are never heard
OIL 10 cer,aln extent the facts justify this
boast IL IS rae that there is now NO open yIo-
,ence practlsed against tue republic ans oil Alaba-
ma, the Sumpter aud Barbour outrages are things
OF the past, tue Eulsuia massacre Is forgotten,
aud the name of Ivey, The butchered mail ageut,
Is beard no more. Why Not because the White
| League leaders have become more civilized; not
| Oecsuse they wish TO do their SHARE toward maxi
| ~ the ne reconstruc don policy success; but
because political murders, riots, ana Inassacies
| ate no more Necessary. Tue democrats nov have
ABSOLUTE power III Alabama. Ihev make, alter,
amend aud execute the laws to serve their
interest, or SUIT their own fancy they manage
tne elections; IT resls with the IL to say just how
large or how small n vote candidate shall bave;
iurther than tnIs, they manage the administration
of the department ol justice, ior, by a recent en-
| ictmeut, they ha . complete control oil all the
grand aud petit juihs Under the law referred
| ., the Governor appoints three Commissioners OF
counties to take from The sheriff the right of Sc
Getting juries, they themselves performing that
Iuty. Under sucn u condition OF things there Is
OF course, no necessity for democratic violence In
! Alahams Peace Ielgns in the commonwealth,
out il Is the peace which existed in Spain under
| Phillip, the peace of Warsaw, the peace Of the
graveyard Fraud in the name of justice, is sub
sLnuted for open violence and murder; Infamous
laws have taken the place OF just aud fair ones
the privilege of the ballot, most sac ed right of q
t,aan ia nl..li in Inst far ub,
by law are made its custodlans are, by the same
Jaw, protected il they are false TO their trust, and
ned guillless If, by fraudulent registration false
counts, false returns failures TO open polls In ie-
| publican districts, and thousand and one other
corrupt tricks, they succeed IN tnwsrtng the will
| ii MINORITY OF the people
| There Is no reason TO believe that the recently
| inaugurated n cohclllstion or peace policy viii
nave the eif,c ct OF changing this condition OF
thlOgs. Extended conversations with leading
democrats IN this and other parts Of the State
convince me of this fact. No matter what Presi-
dent Hayes does, he can never do enough to sat
| lsty an Alabama democrat. The white people of
ne Stale believe that Tilden was elected, and to-
lay, alter all he has done for them, they still de-
lounce the republican President a usurper and
a fraud. There are very few liberal minded
men here, who give him some credit for his efforts
~ break down old party lines and bring about q
new era of good feeling and fellowship between
the sections but even the best of the class to which
uhNc uo utsithliou III uttihIink tndt
The welfare oil the nation depends upon the sue
| cess oil the democratic party IN 1880. Col. Boyd,
Secretary oil Alabama, and a r-mlnded man.
said to me this morning that even were President
Hayes 10 continue his present policy for the next
Three years, even If he supported and advocated
every railroad and other subsidy measure now
pressed by the South, he would not, were he
again candidate, receive any support from this
section. Col. Boyd said upon this subject: II
think that Mr. Hayes has doue his duty TO the
south fairly and honestly, and give him all cred
for what he has done, out could never vote for
nlm as against a man of my own party. We must
have "A ST. aIght-out democrat for our next Plesi-
dent. These are the sentIme uts OF nearly every
shile man in this State. The new policy inaugu-
rated by President HAYES will not divide the dem
cratic vote here. The S)ulh is solid, and Ala
bama stands in the front rank of the last ditch
democratic column. The National Adnitistra-
ton may shower iav0rs upon these people, but
hey wIll give nothing in return All tue strength,
all the poRer which Mr.. Hayes gives them, they
will ely use TO rum him and destroy the party
that elected him. OF course, there are numer-
Gus good, honest, smooth spoken gentlemen here,
who are wi4liDg TO accept Federal offices, mot as
republicans, you know but to aid the new policy
aud benefit the country" There is also large
class oil called n tive Republicans who are
Just now loud in their demands for power and
place.
be President and his advisers should beware of
both these classes, but part ary OF the socalled
independent and respectable Republican ele-
meat. The men who compose it have for years
BIT en- coquettug with the Democracy. They are
not respected by the good men OF either party 10
ihis State. aud the National Admin stration can
gain no strength by iavoling them. They would
use any power which might be gwen them TO Sc
cre,ly overthrow the rennaut of Republicauism
yet remaining IN Alabama There are honest and
respectable republicans enough here to fill all the
Ofhces-men like Paul Suoback, Gen. Healey,
Judge Bce-who were republicans when it WAS
az much as their lives were worth TO proclaim
heir principles. These men, and others like
hem, would do the National Government credit
IN any Federal Office in the State. Their claims,
If they advance any, should not be ignored Pres
Ident Hayes cannot divide the democratic vote of
the South, but ne can greatly benefit the Union
men who supported him by appointing honest re-
nub IN in