The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-04-19
THE PRESIDENT.
he Submits Himself to an Interview, and
Talks Freely About His Southern Policy.

ne submits Himself to an Interview, ana
Talks Freely About His Southern Policy.
President Hayes has been interviewed
by press reporter regarding his South
ern policy, the result of which, as tele-
graphed from Washington, we print be-
low:
He (the President) had no concealments in
regard to his Southern policy, which, how
ever, had been foreshadowed in oral and
written utterances: and in this connection he
adverted to the gubernatorial campaign in
Ohio IN 1875, which resulted in his election
over Gov. Allen, the people of the State having
full knowledge Of his sentiments on national
questions, including, of course, those which re-
lated 10 the South; The opening speech of a,
gubernatorial candidate is generally considered
to be the keynote of a campaign. and in such a,
speech, as early as the 31st of July of thatyear.
at Marion, he freely and distinctly EXPRESSED
his opinions. This speech was published at
length IN all the Republican and many other
newspapers and therefore his views were GEN
orally known. In that speech. after conerat1l-
lating his fellow-citizens on the complete tri-
umph over those who sought to DESTROY the
Union and the grand results of the war; he al
luded to the coming together again of Northern
and Southern men in spirit of harmony
and friendship, including those who had
fought one another, and as a prominent feat
,ure IN this evidence of good feeling, he on that
occasion spoke of the kindly manner in which
Vice President Wilson was received on his visit
to the South. In this era of good feeling and
reconciliation, he further said. there We're still
persons who talked of bayonets and who sought
to revive the prejudices of the past This was
much to oe regretted, but there was enough to
fill every heart with gratitude, the house being
no longer divided, and ali the inhab-
itants having a fair start in the race
for life. In this and all his other
speeches he earnestly condemned the reopening
OF the old issues between the North and
South, assuming that the time had come for q.
complete reconciliation. The President. in
further conversation, referred to the fact that
the National Republican Convention which
nominated him for the Presidency passed a.
resolution sacredly pledging the Republican
party to protect every citizen in the United
ates III all his civil and political rights, and
declaring that the permanent pacitica-
ton OF the South should be effected
by removing all cause of discord. The
| spirit of this resolution was in perfect
accord with his own views previously ex-
pressed and he repeated them in his letter of
acceptance OF the nomination, and more fully
elaborated them in his inaugural address, con =
slStently maintaining the policy of recOncilia-
| uon and local Self-gOVernment apart from mill
tary support, and when he entered upon the
duties of the Presidency he intended that this
policy should not be one of sentiment 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. 1t tends to secure peace between
sections and between races and parties at the
! South, and it tends to secure the rights, inter-
ests and safety of the colored people. There
fore am in favor of the policy. do not know
whether [ shall succeed in carrying it out, be-
cause there are Northern and Southern 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"