New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-16
WASHINGTON.
A TALK WITH THE PRESIDENT.

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40 v,rws KNOWN IN ONO IN 1S75-MR. HAYES
RESOLVED To GIVE HIS POLICY TRIAL.
w,suIYGTo1, April 15.-ln the course of CONVEX
cation Yesterday, President Hayes said that he had
No conccalmeut regarding his Southern policy. The
liz had however, been fOreshadowcd in oral and
written utterances
The President advcrted to the guberatoral
.omnaicn in Ohio in 1875, which resulted in his
election over Gov. Allen, when the people of
,be State had full knowledge of his
continents on national questions, including
of course those which related to the South. The
snen;no speech of a gubernatorial candidate is
Generally considered to be the keynote of the cam
ra,cn. and in such speech at Marion, early as
The 31st of July of that year, he fully
and distinctly expressed his opinions. This
,neech was published at length in all the
republican newspapers and in many others.
In that spcech after cOngratuating his fellow-cit-
yeus on the complete triumph over those who sought
N destroy the Union and the grand results of the
uor he alluded TO the coming together again of
Northcrn and Southern men in a spirit of harmony
end friendship. including those who had
tonight against one another: and as a prom
iuent feature IN this evidence OF good feei-
ing he on that occasion spoke OF tie kindly manner
in which Vice-President Wilson was received on ms
visit TO the South. He said that in this era of good
feeling and reconciliation there were sui persons
who talked of 5ayonets and who sought to revive
the preiudce of The past this was much TO De re-
oretted but there was enough to fill every heaft
with gratitude the house being no longer divided
and all the inhabitants having a fair start In the
race for life In this and in all his other speeches he
earnestly condemned the reOpenng of the Old ISSUES
betwecn the North ard the South, assuring his hear
er that the time had come for complete recOnciha
ton.
The President in further conversation referred to
the fact that the National Republican Convention
which nominated him for the Presidency passed
resolution sacrcdly pedging the Republican party to
protect every citz of the United States i'll all his
civil and political rights and declaring that the
permanent pacifcation of the South should be
effected by removing all causes of discord The spirit
Of this resolution was in perfect accord with his
own views previously and he repeated them
In his letter of acceptance of the nomination. and
more fully elaborated them in his inaugural address,
consistently maintaining the policy of reconciha-
ton and local selfgovenment When he entered
upon the duties of the Presidency he intended that
this policy should not be of sentiment merely,
but of actual administrations.
lie spoke with emphasis when he said: "My be-
lief Is that this course tends to give good govern
ment to the South it tends 10 secure peace between
the sections and between the parties of the
South and it tends 10 secure the rights interests.
and safety of the cOOTcd people; therefore am III
favor OF the policy. do not know whether shall
succeed in carrying il out because there are North
ern and Southern men who III various ways may
possihlv thwart me. but of one thing an confident,
namely, I think II my duty to try and carry Out TIC
policy, and am gong to do IT."