The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-01-17
The Administration Version.

Gen. II. Y Boynton the Washington CORE
spondent OF the Cincinnati gazette, has published
what is termed '.the administration side Of the
story about the alleged bargaining between
tain Southern Democrats and the intimate friends
OF President Hayes. After speaking of the alarm
excited by Tildens friends when they saw that
Southern Democrats were not disposed to make
any fight for him. he says thst they sent emissa-
res to Washington, and it was found that the sit
nation, so far AZ the Southern Democrats as
follows:
"First. They were more concerned with regain
ing local self-government than they We're with
the success of Tiden. The national adnlinStra-
ton had grown to seem Of far less importance to
SECOND. They had never been reconciIed TO
the way i'll which the New York elemant had
forced Tilden upon the Democracy of the Souti.
and West at st. Louis
Third. They were Disguised with his letter
on southern claims, not so much because they
were looking to their payment, but because they
regarded il as assumption on Tidens part that
he could safely trnckle to Northern sentiment at
the expense OF the South. since the latter could
not refuse him support under any snubbing
whatever.
Fourth. They felt that any Interference witha
constitutional count of the electoral votes meant
revolution and as Southern men, and in the main
southern soldiers, understanding from sore eX-
perence what was involved. they were united
almost To man in the agreement that i'll no
event should the Democrats of the House be al
lowed to plunge the country into war. They saw
that they held The balance OF power in their par
ty, and they periodically resolved TO use it for
peace.
! Fifth. A number of them were considering
| whether i'll case fne utteranceS OF GOV. Hayes
letter OF acceptance in regard to the South meant
! what the language implies, the South would not
be better of at the end OF four years of such Re-
publican rule than to have the general disorder
and disruption of social quiet continue as it
certainly would continue through Democratic
/ administration. with The certainty that, at the
end of four years. the same struggle through
which the South had Just passed would be re-
| ed. j n a ID q d
/ erIt earnestly considering whether. in,
case Hayrs should honestly and earnestly sci
| himself about carrying into effect the ideas Of
his letter of acceptance, il would not be far bet
| ter for the quiet and material interests OF the
South. whether the shortest road to a ilst and
! Republican administration under ;overnor
Hayes
.'rhnSe Republicans who were i'll position 70
| know the liberal policy toward the South which
lsfiovernoa Hayes had decided upon, and which he
had announced clearly in his letter of acceptante.
simply took occasion to assure these southern
| Democrats that what Hayes had thus promised
would certainly be fulfilled that carp bag rule.
making clear distinctions between southern Re-
pubcaiiS AID carreT-batc element proper. wnuid
( not he encouraged: that local government or
proper homie rule would be: that all who desired
| 10 come into accord with the nationsl atninis-
tration for the purpose OF completing a lasting
reconciliation and assuring peace to the South
would lie cordially received, and that all the
suits of the war and all new rights to the new
citizens would he Insisted upon and prof. ected.
There promise to individuals, and
nothing that approached the character OF bar
gaining. 1t was the announcement of prede-
termincd pole, on the one hand and reception
or il as the best preseut attainaile good for the
South on the other