The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-05-15
NAsBY.
his Diary-Ths DenuneiatiOn OF
ths Prsstdsnrs Southern Policy.
CoSFEpRIT Y RoADs.
(Wiah is in the State Of KentuckyDf

April %, 1877.
Ef the yooserper Hayes don't find
hisself into Q muss with his party. in
less than o month, am mistaken. i
hev bin in New York and hev obsery-
ed tie indicashens. There is q storm
O brewin wich will break onto his de-
votid head, and sweep Linn from the
face NV the political earth. II ia inev-
liable. Them eZ wuz most instrumon-
tie in electin him, are desertin nv
him. Their amt ono nv EN- that bleeyes
in his Southern policy.
The follerin from my diary, while in
Moo York. will perhaps show tho sitoo-
ashen ez clearly ez any thing:
Monday-Met gentleman in bar
room. Rod nose, and evidently in bill
yus circumstances. aud, ez il were.
constipatid fnanshelly; asked him how
he wuz pleased with the Administra-
shen; rephde that he'd alluz bin Re.
publikin, and he'd cherished the hope
for menny yeers that he shood die in
the lovin embrace Nv that gellorious
party. But he wuz afeerd that il he'd
run its course. Coodent approve nv
the Presidents Southern polisy, and
| felt that for the perteckshun Nv the
niggsr, he should be driven into the
arms nv the Dimocrisy. No party Good
live wich didn't take caro- Nv its work
ers. He Good put his hand on his
heart and say that the fact that he he'd
bin suddenly dropped ont Nv a place
in the Custom House he'd nothin to do
with his present posishun, but when
he looked 10 the strugglin Republicans
nv the South, and saw how they he'd
bin treetid by the President, be felt
that he Good do nnthin less than 60
over to the Dimocrisy. Teerfully ac-
ceptid an invutashen to take suthin,
and with great frtility attempted to
borrow q dollar nv me, wich il on the
same Law, and pensiyoly departed. -
Met him several times that day, with
perpetyooal repeets uv the same talk,
and, with respect to borroviD, repeets
nv the same experience.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. with protoo-
berant abdomen. Resides neer Roch-
ester, but hez bin in the habit nv com.
in 10 Moo York, wunst q month, to
draw his salary from the Custom
House. IL nv the opinyun that Hayes
es Southern polisy is fsleyoor. Don't
keer straw about his bein turned out
nv his place, but weeps when be thinks
nv the Republikins nv the South bein
abandoned by the President. Com
menst sheddin pearly teers over the
abandonment. the mornin he wpz dis
charged. Wood he distilled the briny
sooner, but never he'd time 10 think nv
il Shel either organize o new party
on the basis nv protectin the niggers
in the Shuth, or jine the Dimocrisy--
amt shoor wich Is convinst that su-
thin ought TO be done, there bein q
crisis, and Freedom lyin q graspin.-
Felt when ho received his dismissal
that the war he'd bin fought in vane,
and that he had Lost all the froots nv
victry. Is wobdrin il Tweed will RELY
rise and take possession nv the govern
ment nv the city when be is discharged.
Wensdy--1hin party vehemently de-
nounsin Hsyeses polisy. Denounsin
the abandonment Nv the republikins
nv the South, with teers in bis eyes.
Considers the country bangin on the
verge nv rooin. Came down here with
letter from his members nv Congrif
askin that be be appiptid 10 q eighteen
hundred dollar place in the Custom
House. Collector Arthur onfeeliDgly
rem erkt tuhs tutf Nu<u ~ 'ecauCfSoi
nor any prospeck nv ther ever bein
one, and that be he'd better 60 home
| and 20 TO work. Wantid 10 know el
this wuz the way tu bring about re.
form7 Bleeved In civil service reform.
but also bleeved that We ought tn com
tu II very graduooly. Don't care 90
much about not gittin his place, sltho
he ought 10 hsv It. but he felt like
veepin when he thot nv the abandon
ment nv the Rcpublikins nv the South
by the President Isn't ID shoor but
that, In order 10 sekoor the full froots
, Nv the war for The yoonup, be will yil
Be oblieed TO cast In his lot With ths
Dimocrisy. shsl wait snd see Hopes
for the beat, bat spepds the heft nv hii
time tremblin for his country. Wan
It'd 20 berrer q dollar; and 90 on.
While bleeve that the President he'
disrupted his party, / sbood hev like
! the prnspeck better II Good hev seer
J more nv wat mite he called the bisnes'
classes jinin the dennnsissbun nv BIZ
policy, aud il IL hsdn't bin 90 excloo
sivly confined 10 gentlemen with illu
minated countensnces. i hev no oh
! jeck.hun 81 red noses, for mine IL no
: nv the pcsrly tint wich lovers nv bean
~ prefer, bein ruther beeknn hts
hut know that IL ain't fsvorit OIL"
: anoung the people. onless ore kin &c
: nsslikl- cer,ifiklt that he acquired :
bv dlsease. or acme p.k.rilyer DIE
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