The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-01-17
)ERs0N. S. c., THURSDAY. JANUARY II, 1878.
THE POLITICAL CAULDRON.


THE POLITICAL CAULDR0N.
President Hayes on his Policy and Its OPP
lsS ponents. ~
/ Special to the Ne,U York Herald.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.
The President has recently spoken will
!. considerable freedom 10 several old per
sonal friends about the political future
and the present situation. He is report
ed to have said that so far he. has me
with no surprise; that what has happen
ed was foreseen by him before helef
Columbus, and that he has seen no rea
son to change in the least the courst
which he laid out for himself before he
came to Washington. The results oi
the Southern policy have been such az
he expected. He is not surprised that 9
part Of the Republican party opposed
that policy, nor at the vigor of this oppo.
sition, and as he foresaw and expected
this he is not disappointed that greater
political results. have not been reached
in the Southern States as the fruit of that
policy. It was inevitable that an attempt
to arouse and create solid North against
the policy of reconciliation should main
tain so far as possible a solid South: II
the Republican leaders had at once
heartily accepted the Southern policy, he
is reported to say, the solid South, would
have crumbled to pieces before this; but
he did not expect that, and he is salts.
fed with the bene6cent results 30 far at
tained. 49, -. -.
The present excitement on this ques.
ton will'not last, he is reported to say.
No party could be formidable or could
hold the confidence and support of the
people, which should plantitself on dead
issues, and he believes that the 3Republi.
can leaders will soon see this and will
cease their agitation of this subject. He
has entire confidence in the future of'the
Republican party, and believes that it
has the brains and capacity to take up
the new and live questions, and to deal
with them as the best sense of the nation
demands, Those who refuse to do this,
and who cling TO old and dead questions
willinevitably drop into the background.
The American people do not stop to look
backward. Their desire now; he be-.
;lieyes, is for harmony between the sec
tions, for arevivsi of industry, . renewal
of commerce and anew period of pros
tperity,; to be5seclred by intelligent;legis
ifation, and not by empty disputes over
sectional issues. IF the Republican par
ty could commit the blunder of allowing
itself to be made sectional party it
would inevitably lose the favor of the
people. The time for sectional parties,
has gone by; there is no longer; occasion
for them, and as Republican as we'll as
q good citizen, it is his strong desire to see
the Republican. party represented ineve-
.ry State by ashare Of the intelligent and
erty-owning class: He believes that:
as soon as Southern men are convinced
that the Republican party will mot as
,sume hostile sectional attitude this will
come about. But; he lis patient and be.
,lieyes events will move slowly. IF he is
rightly reported, he' attaches but little
to the angry opposition of
some of the Republican leaders. 1t is
mainly, he thinks, personal in itsinature,
and personal issues cannot have o lasting
life Of important results in the face of
real questions. He appears to have made
up his mind to suffer certain, a perhaps
uncertain, amount of annoyance ;fbut he
believes that it takes two sides to make 8
quarrel, and he does not quarrel with
any one. He thinks most of those who
oppose him do so, under, a misconception,
and will by and by see, this. He sees, he
is reported to say, that he has made mis-.
takes in details. In the multitude and
variety of affairs calling for the action of
the Executive this is unavoidable, espe.
cially with q new administration. But
his general policy, he ispersuaded, is not
only for the best interests of the country,
but has the sympathy of the people and
Of the body Of the Republican party, and
he believes that the people will presently
openly adhere to this policy as necessary
to their security, welfare and future pros
perity. = ~ s -.
: The reform of the civil service is ne
cessarily slow work it requires cautious
action in great number of cases. But
though, in the opinion of some friends
d. reform, he has acted too slowly, he
believes thoughtful men will soon recog-
nize the fact that new spirit has begun
/ to animate the public service; that the
work is better and more effectually done,
because the old officers whom he has not
removed feel that they are watched, and
that they must attend more carefully
than ever to their public duties. he be-
lieves;; tits said, that the public service
is now more correctly, and effectively
conducted than it has been at any period
since the war, and while he is by no
means satisfied that the"highest standard
has been reached, and while he does not
mean to relax his efforts to improve it,
vet he is satisfied with the results so far
attained. ~
In relation to the New York appoint
ments, he is reported to say that it is less
easy than many people suppose to find
good and capable men to manage 80
great business house as the New York
custom. house. He regards that as the
institution which it is most necessary to
place in the hands of men not only hon.
est and capable, but positively friendly
to thorough reform of the civil service,
and he believes that, as the New York
custom-house is the largest business es-
tablishment in the country, otonly is
it the true place to make real begin
ming of reform, but that when this is
done there the effect upon other govern
ment Offices will be so great as to make
the work of reform easier everywhere
It is for this reason, and not out of hos.
tility to Senators or other persons, that
he has sought to place the New York
custom.house in new hands. He islsaid
to disclaim very positively hostility to
any one, and believes that a public officer
| o,,oht naver I'm allow himself In entertain