The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-07
MIG REPORT.
SHINGT
The Presidents Policy.

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policy, make clear the sincerity of his
desire and purpose to paciicate the
South, quiet its apprehensions and dis
arm its suspicious of his administra-
ton, on the basis of just protection to
all classes and all interests.
Senator Keys nomination to the
cabinet is the first practical develop
ment Of this policy. 1t is designed as a
marked tender of the olive branch and
q declaration that the administration
has no views or purposes with regard
to the South which the President is
unwilling to disclose to an able, con-
scientious gentleman in full sympathy
with the intelligent and honored SEN
timent of that section. Key led a con-
federate regiment during the war, and
was a Democratic a%ppointee as Senator
in the last Congress, where he made
the first southern speech looking to
southern pa cification through concilia-
ton and cooperation with Il Republi-
can administration. His views as to
how Hayes might properly effect that
result were recently clearly expressed
in n private letter, which Hayes found
entirely according with his w senti-
ments, hence the offer of a cabinet
appointment, which was the more APP
propriate because Key was supported
by the Republicans for election to the
Senate, as against the more pronounced
and extreme Isham Harris, who was
elected.
The Southern Democratic Congress
men will press Key to resign. They
urge that the Presidents purpose in
his appointment is to divide the south
ern Democracy and reconstruct the
Republican party Of the South o. Il
basis to command success by the union
of the Wing and Union elements, to
which the blacks, Keys friends, reply
that he cares more for southern peace
and prosperity on peaceful terms than
for party succts IS. Some Republicans
also antagonize Keys appointment,
fearing that it will commit the admin
~istration to an abandonment of the
Packard and Chamberlain governments
of Louisiana and South Carolina, and
the sacrifice of the adherents.
The President will stand firm, pro-
vided Key remains true to his present
position, because he knows that his al
ready determined general line of south
ern policy fails to justify these Repub-
lican apprehensions. While he was
ready to take even Gen. Joe Johnston
into his cabinet in order to testify prac-
tically his desire for sectional reconcile
alton, he does not propose to hand over
the honest southern Republicans to the
tender mercies of their opponents.
Vice President Wheeler will be taken
into the Presidents counsels us freely
as if he were a cabinet officer. He will
have control of the patronage, also, to
such extent as he can wisely distribute
it in the public interest, and as u means
of illustrating the Presidents concili-
atory purposes. lie is expected to 90
south after the Senate adjourns, in
company with Gen. Garfield, or some
other equally w~ell-known friend of the
Presidents, to study the situation in
the disturbed states, and ascertain on
what conditions the pending difficulty
can be h%onorably compromised and
amicably adjusted with the consent and
approval of the best men of both par
ties there. The report of these COM
missioners, CO ncurred in by Key, will
be accepted, and their Recommended
tions carried out by the cooperation of
the President, so far as he has consti-
tutional powers. If this policy fails,
the President intends it shall be the
fault of the %southerners themselves. If
1t succeeds, its effect Is expected to he
to establish n strong administration
party of southern whites, to which the
blacks will naturally adhere.
There is some opposition to Sherman,
for the cabinet, by extreme advocates
of civil service reform, from fear that
he will oppose it, but the President
fully understands Sherman's views,
and does not doubt his earnest aid in
carrying out such reasonable and prac-
ticable ameliorations of the civil SER
vice system rs alone can win its way
against hostility in Congress and else
where.
The objections to McCreery, because
of his connection with the McGarra-
han case, do not appear to shake the
Presidents confidence that his integ-
rity will be proof against influence, in
terest, or prejudice growing out of for
mer professional engagements.