The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-11-21

since Lincoln's proclamation eman
cipating the slaves, which would
give them SO much pleasure A
number of stalwarts were at She
White House to-day, including
Representative Harry White Of
Pennsylvania, Postmaster Snowden
of Philadelphia, Col. Mosby, Col.
Keogh, chairman of the North
Carolina Republican committee,
Commissioner Raum, Postmaster
General Key and others. The
President devoted nearly the entire
day to conversation with these
gentlemen, and was warmly con-
graduated by some of them on his
change of views. The President
took occasion to observe that ho
does not consider that there will be
any change in his policy, because
his policy has always boon to uphold
the Constitution and the laws and
enforce the equal rights of all
citizens. Col. Mosby said to-day
that in his opinion the battle Of
1880 is already fought and won, and
Grant is the man. ..
The new crusade which it, has been
determined by the Republican
leaders shall be inaugurated against
tho "Solid South" has now formally
been entered upon, Of one thing
those leaders are con vinced, that
the best way for them to secure a
ESolid North" is to keep up o
"Solid South" This is the plan
upon which the last two campaigns
of the Republican party were con
Quoted. Mr.. Zachariah Chandler
managed the campaign in 1876.
When Southern Republicans ap-
piled to him for funds he refused
He was frank and open in assigning
his reasons. Said he, "You shy
there will be Solid South if we
don't help you. That is just what
we want. We want Solid South,
and then we will have q Solid
North" Mr.. Chandler's son-in :
law, Mr.. Hale, managed the cam
paign of 1878, which has just closed
He conducted it on the same prin-
ciples exactly, but was more diplo-
matte in his language. When the
Southern Republicans came to him
for money he talked sweetly and
said he would see what could be
done, and nothing was done.
Another Version.
Mr.. Hayes is represented as "an-
noyed and disgusted" over the
statement mado of his views,
by the National Republican,
which statement he pronounces
'hagrantly erroneous in it's most i'm
portant particulars, and calculated
to mislead the public" The follow
ing article from the Washington
Star was submitted to the President
and approved by him before publ
cation:
Two positions Of great importance
in the politics of the country have,
within the past few days, been as
signed the, President-one, that he
has abandoned Sae toto his Southern
policy the other, that he has, by
giving way in that policy, brought
about q reconciliation between his
administration and the so-called
'stalwart' wing of the Republican
party, the elements of which have
been, since the Inauguration of the
couciliation policy, alienated from
him. Both of these statements arc
either untrue, or are given an inn
proper coloring. '
AS to the reported change of
policy regarding the South, there is
nothing in it. The method of deal
ing with the Southern States, which
the President has seen fit to pursue.
is the same now as it was when in
augurated. This policy is in no re-
spect whatever an experiment. The
President considered, and still con.
siders, it matter of duty to see
that, in administering the laws of
the land: the constitutional rights
of every citizen, in every portion of
the country, equally and alike,
should be fully respected and guard
ed. It is pretty generally conceded
that the South, under bayonet rule,
was not enjoying the free govern
mert vouchsafed it by the Constitu-
ton. To remove that rule was a
duty the President considered de-
volving upon him, and it was accord
ingly removed. He has gone on
with the determination of securing,
as far as lay in his power, that every