The New York herald., 1878-11-19

INTERVIEW WITH THE MISSISSIPPI sENAToR-
NO EVIDENCE OF CHANGE IN THE PRESIDENTS
POLICY AND NO CAUSE FOR ANY---THE ELEc-
on THE TICKET FOR 1880.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CISc1SNAr. Nov. IL, 1873.
Senator Lamar Of Mississippi. here tonight
en- route for Washington, with his family. and in re-
sponse to an ausion to the recently reported change
in President Hayes Southern policy said
II see in the papers certain declarations ascribed to
the President from which inference has been drawn
of the kind to which you allude. doubt il he has
gone any further than to express disappointment and
dsapprobaon Of certain exaggerated reports of pro-
ceedings in two Southern Staes which'have been
ported to him by republican officials and defeated
aspirants. But he has not yet far as see.
indicated any purpose to change his policy which
has 40 much improved the conditions of Southern
society including both races, and tended to restore
anrty between the sections. do not believe, with
the evidence before me- that he intends by
military force Executive interference to control
elections in the Southern States He bound by the
most solemn pledges before the country not to
hold by force those governments which were estab-
shed in the South under bayonet rule. In the recent
elections whether in the triumph OF democrat
publican there las been nothing to show popular
disapproyl Of that policy, but everything g. 70 o. show
States. He will find nothing occurring in the South
to justify ay abandonment Of that policy depart
ur from it, Prctexts may be found, but they will be
pure pretex1s and nothing else.'
THE ELECTIONS IN THE SOUTH.
How wee the elections generally conducted in
the south 2" asked.
I'm my state they peaceable as any election
in the world could possibly be-, said Mr. Lamar "Not
n human being inoested made afraid.
As general thing. in consequence of the fever.
the people did not largely turn out in
the democrats party in the State or rather none at
ALL The oppostion was much better organized in
the First and Second districts than we we're The
candidates were unable TO make public canvass,
and the PEOPLE went the polls OF their motion.
..Did the greenback party show much strengths"
IL think not"
"Did not Davis. in the Second district. receive
General Davis is much stronger in that district
than the grecnback party. He is popular and able
and received large vote on account of his popu
lzrity.'
what are the prospects Of the grecnback party in
well as to that 40 long as the right of tho people
of the South to self government is made An issue
will not and in my opinion ought not, to allow any
i more solid in Of than divided
allow did the republicans vote in Mississfppi %
I'm my district they voted solid for the green
PACKERS candidates. officials and ALL.
.Io you mean that the federal officers voted that
wayy'
II do"
THE TICKET 1880.
.Will the South be likely 70 AJAX for representa-
tive on the national dcmocratic ticket In 1882
II do not think the southern people cherish any
aspirations for the control Of the federal govern
mcnt or it's honors and patronage. They
will support q ticket without y South
ern man upon 1t Just Us chccrfully and
cordially as with one. 1t will depend entirely upon
what the party deems best to do In order 10
psh success, but southern will not DO needed
on the ticket to give IL strength in the SOUTH
"Do You think that II the republicans were to put
n southern man upon their ticket II would bring to
that party considerable support In the South p
mot the least with the prcsen purposes and organ
izstion OF that party.
..As democratic candidate for the Presidency
which would the South prefer Thurman Hen
dricksY'
1.-The South is impressed with deep Of graft
tude to both of these gentlemen, and would support
with enthusiasm and confidence whichever the
tional democracy should determine 1t most expecnt
to nominate
"AIr Bayard OF Delaware. 10 spoken Of more gen.
"a ally by the Eastern democracy than any other
would he be as enthusiastically supported by the
ScA ,thern people ~ either Hendricks or Thurman. IL
nominated by the Convention
.kIe would be. No in the nation II more hon.
ored and beloved in the south than Mr.. BAysrd.'
Senator Lamar is looking we'll and expressed his
belief that the prospects for the crops and iudustrfh
prospevty generally were never better.