The New York herald., 1878-10-28
THE SOUTH.
Ex-Marshal Pitkin's Views of the
Present Crisis.
THE WAR ISSUES ABANDONED
What the Political Future
Will Be.


Ing tho past fortnight been regainins here tho
physical strength lost during recent severe yellow
fevor attack at Now Orleans visited by your cor
respondent to-day with tho following result
.'Marsnal, see you not in the Northern can
vass; do you make any speeches before your re-
turn?n
AAXo; l had stipulated to speak at tho West early
last month bur my ilnoss prevented. have received
invitations from the National Republican Committee
ana elsewhere, but have been constrained 10 decline
while thus enieoOled.''
sWill you elect any republican Congressmen In
Lousiana9 ?"
"Not one. suspect that somo Of the federal ap-
pointees signled up hero that they had Congress
sona district here and there in ther pocket but not
be delivered, l apprehend. The republicans,
indeed, not now al work as an organization but
may some extent reinforce the nationals, who have
nominees in the drst threo Congressional districts
am member Of the Republican State Central Com
mittec and never before know such lukowarmness in
tho ranks as Is now manifest"
sDo you ascribe this result to Mr.. Hayes pol
icyr"
"rno republican party OF tho North is responsible.
BY It's reconstruction plan It propped the Southern
States with military crutch. and when the Presi-
don't knocked it from under Louisiana this samo
party had threc years been denouncing tho prop
through its leading prints and the lips OF very con-
siderable clement Grants Attorney General. Pierre
pont wrote Amos, OF Mississippi, in rs, fhe public
arc tired with these annual autumnal outbreaks
Ames went down as tho republicans OF Arkansas had
topplcd tho year bsfore. Grant lound himself antag.
onized by strong republicans IN Congress and by tho
oracular journals Of the parity and so the ted
eral soldery wero pulled back northward by the
coattail, company by company, regiment by
regiment, until a meagre torcc was left at
mi Grnn In of1eial despatch
southward from tho White House admission
Augur that public sentiment would no longer sane
ton the maintenance Of Southern state governments
by federal soldery. He complained TO me, and doubt
less 10 otners nearly two years bcore that this scnt
mcnt afforded him SO little support, outside OF village
papers, III what no conceived he ought to do with
reference TO tho south"
"rhcn do you think that President Hayes policy
fairly consists with that old republican sentiment"
NEGLECTED..
ssThe republican party obviously thinks 30 as q
WHOLE however restivs some OF It's statesmen, like
Senator Conking, may bo to the Southern export
ment. Look ~ Its platforms in The october and No
States OF this year. In that OF Iowa alone
there any token OF marked dissent. Conventions
turn their backs tho South and announce
that the finances are the paramount and
practically tho only issue. They declare the
sacred honor OF the government Is engaged
the CREDITOR they used to declare that the same
sacred honor was engaged TO those whom the party
at the ooutn simply hold its picket
line against the democracy. An aggricved citizen
then first national creditor ana ms protection
the holiest national deoL am expressing no opin-
Ion OF my own now but simply recalling what the
party declared In substance oven SO late as the Cnam.
berain resolu iton the Cincinnati PLATFORM oi 1876
The Southern black might often be GLAD 10 change
places geographically with the foreign creditor so
that no could get across the Atlantic where ne might
claim American protection. The faut goes down
deeper than any administration He has done his Ut
to hold his republican oulposts at tho South
and has gono down with tncm The party that eniran.
cnised HIM target has abandoned him even
whle screaming soutrages,' and with every provo.
cation unaeE aemocralc cH"SsmS n,,,sy ~ n,s yeais
campaigns attempts no vinoication or
defence Of Its dealings with the South aud
foxets It's sacred honor postuaie save as regards
the nolder OF u bond due b-an obligation, OF
course, to DO scrupuioHsiy met Tho sernes ccnsors
upon The national republican party to-day a. the
South not democrats but republicans, who, how.
ever simple and ignorant they may be, are generous
minded and quickened WITH keen instinct Tor ialr
play. fear the divorce must come: tho republican
North abandoned The political dOmicie which its
own hands iashioncd. II confession that recon-
struction has been an utter and ignobc failure Tho
confession substantially made. indeed, before Mr..
Hayes entered the White House. The party had
already spanked the sod with spade over It's own
issues, and this tall It has put slab over the sod"
THE SOLID SOUTH TO BE MORE SOLID.
"What IN your opinion VIII be The political future
swell, the coiored clement nine-tclth5 OF tho
republican torce will doubtless feel themselves hb-
solved from all further obligation TO party that,
alter exhausting their utility, ignores them ana de-
MES TO their claim shaped ny the Northern repub
cans themselves stature equal ut least 70 that OF
the economical question IN tins Canvass They Will
prefer aimistice with thcir whitc neignbors, TO
whom their politics, not their color, has boon an
offence, and VIII vote with them upon local ques.
tions aud interests without reference TO
the demands Of tho national republican
organ zation, however keen their affection Tor "
hitherto My IMPRESSION is that thus the ''solid
Soutnn will DC moro soild. Loading republicans at
tho North have told that a solid South would
prove the best argument Tor solid North but Inc
democracy OF tho North Will naturally gam large re-
iniorcem monts upon the assured certainty both OF
S0lY uefnO
OF the government, tail 10 discover whence re-
pubcans can derive any comfort Tor tho future. Wo
certain to q democratic President IN $780, II
seems TO me, II things remain as they now arc. Why
should Louisiana republicans stretch their arms
cast ballot Tor national party that
chooses to forget thom whom they can bettcr
pioy their ballots Tor local aud sel-conservng ends
ut nome? They can NJ least bargain thcro Tor har-
mony ana improved industrial relations through
thor vast voting power. mat 'outrages' occur ut
times. oven senator Lamar admits IN tho Senate. The
Southern democrat, as rule, does not instguto or
commit them Out he bas MOI hltnerto been frank to
denouncc and forbid tnom ut tho hands OF wunto
runians. The black man hereafter Will no longer
challenge assault Dy his old poilcs, but win act
snch harmony with his whito ncgbbors that they
will not sufer the ruiii,ns 10 disturb It,"
"Are tho nationals making any hoadway Ia Louis
lanai"
..Somowhat In New Orleans, ina CINE; but they
have hardly nad time they arc able, 10 recruit IN
all party movements there tins year,
TIE SECRET ORGANIZATION
shave you q special 10 the HERALD wherein
your name occurs as beng tho roster OF secret
Organization controlling tho national party and sworn
TO carry election at all haZlrdsY rne special iur
tbcr states that tke oath taken Is binding under pcu-
atty OF death abdhlt IN this secret organization is u
minor whose mombers are bound to unquestion-
lug obedopcc oven TO KIN unuer direction, and That
the OF tins minor organization Is 10 terrorizs
ralizsd cizens just prior to the election and elcc-
on day TO surround the polls and iutidate votcrs?o
eyes, have seen the despatch 10 which ySn refor
l am mol a member OF any Organization holding such
an aggressive purpose nor oil any organization con-
trolling the national party nor OF tho national party
itsel. am acquainted with goouIy number OF
worthy gentlemen VINO projected tho national party
aud believe them 10 DO likewise ignorant Of the dos
pcruts purpose announced in tho despatch. Those
with whom havo labored aud shall labor nave had
and Will havo no proscriptlve purpose.b
SOUTHERN REPUBLICAN RULE.
"Could republican rule have longer been main
taincu at the S0uthY
.Hardy. SO Tar my State Is concerned, Packard,
had he continued Governor, would have been the
last dstincuvcy republican magistrate. There Is no
npr. arm man A paan h