The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-02
Mr. R. B. HAYES'S MESSAGE.
.,KJyg RADICAL GROUND ON THE
rrXED SOUTHERN QUESTION.

- In the SOUTH His southern Policy
Adr,,tted TO he Failure Advising Con-
-re,. 10 Let the Financial Question Alone.
w,sutxGroN. Dec. The message to be
49,, h,,ore Congress tomorrow will be short,
'.1 vill not make many recommendations for
- i,,islotion. Neither the length Of the ses-
.I,o nor tho policy Of tho Administration favor
..rv changes. General public interest will
80 nnon the recommendations on financial
..,.s,iona and the discussion of the Southern
-res,ion Hayes IL as conservative in one as he
l. r,5ieal in the other. He strongly advises the
c,,gress to make no changes in the currency
- leaving untouched even the coinage Of
.lvsr and trying year of rest in financial
i.,isiation. He unitcs with sherman In recon-
.'.nl,e the issue Of Il 3-65 bond OF rs low a
S.nomination rs 80. On the Southern
onos,i,n Hayes admits that what Is called
- po,ley is a failure. and takes extreme
er5 radical ground. but suggests no pre-
yen.iys legislation. 1t may be said upon
authority that this point Of tho message wi
rroyoke a formal reply from the Democrats Of
Tho House Hayes quotes with approval Me-
Crary's criticism Of the posse comitatus clause
oftbe Inst Army bill. without committing him
.sf q, either tina War or Interior Departments
IN their dispute over the care Of the Indians.
Hayes recommends a new department to which
This and other ike administrative interests shall
b. cculd"l.
The most important recommendation In the
message relates to M" financial question. anu it
/, In harmony with Sherman's recommended
uonsin Dis report. After careful discussion II has
hsen decided not 10 nsk that the silver coinage
telmitcd or suspended. but simply to ask Con-
gross 90 leave the statutes on the subject Of the
nations finances unlisturDed by any proposed
amendment or any agitation upon the subject.
Tho message summarized is divided as follow 5:
Fr-t Hayes treats oi the yellow fever plague.
which was attended with such great desoation
throughout the South. 4 review Of the general
historical facts of the plague and what aid the
Government has fclt itself obliged TO ex-
tsal "a fully ro'oun'cd. After giving an
s,ount of tho expenditures Of the Govorn-
meni in ms attempt, to relieve the. horrors Of
,he re-tieuce. Hayes proceeds TO discuss the
question % prevention or modll 'ntion Of the
dealy effects ot thciov llethinks. Of course.
that proper sanitary precautions should be
h.en to prevent the rapid spread Of the fever
aul lt- excessive mulisnanry. but, at the same
tine Do is In favor of going still further. and.
u possible. urcvou, ii- importation. He has
bad long conferences with the best yellow foycr
eSrer,- IN tho South. ani has adopted L"cir
vowthat In al ca~r- where yellow fever. has
o,arrlu tho South its primal cnu-c hns been
through imuortafIous. Hayes, therefore. reeom-
penis that Congress- pusS "a national quurun-
tna |Hw rrovidiug fnr strict quarantine OF all
port 0' oh" United STAT against every irgpi nl
Ilr Wler" any cont 'sInu- 81 -"nses or plAEue
OrrH-t DNi-t. By striking thus nt one of tho
nHsf fruitful sources q fhr plague iu this coun-
iry Huyrs thinks that the local authoritles
might control the Few sporadic 'aS 5 that might
lrsak 0lt during th" seas ~. owing 20 lack oi
fIrV nr ufNNr lf NHf ff''fi NiiHi~.
Thn next topic Is the southern question.
Vl4f WAS EXPRESSED in the interview telc-
rrsriaI several wee : nttn from the proofs Of
o. National HfpuLirgu. rcir.souts very wei
vast Is Hayes's expression - opinion IN thn
nt--l.c. save on" point and that Is that le
e-fs,f.r- lie Southern policy a failure. IIo
dwrN- Vlrtirunriy ulon dIsuone-t elections
had IA South Carolina and Louisiana. He
.lE- Dl Htru-cuus fraud pru tsci in
South a. re .H whrr" there WINS No serious
irlm.N'.n. pm what therc was lacking in
t.- usl- Hml} Int" no IN irnui and ballot
hy rurHg I'm LOUISIANA there was less
nctuH raul an4 numerous cnses o. inumlia-
uHn V4yH- dogs BOT specially n-k for any
nu'l0ry ihHt is pot 90 present given him
under tur laws although in other parts oi the
pIr-sre- ha eut. iu|Iy the suEg' SilnlS 20
slr " lmryn nni N.u. D'vens. AMI says TINT
these suggest. u-. adopted oy Congress, WI
mater abs uI f'. Executive in enforcing the
laws Z. I..g. .Uf fl- .fflrn country. ItlS con-
iUIi.'- tNr -rw.-Hiii 'al statement tnnt ms
whole -Iurs..il.fy .nr The condition Oi uiiuir-
Do ihe South t' CONGRESS, uulcs- ih" y sse
cm1at.- rHu-. w IS p.uled. Privately out
sleuftIr ut-~l..'. hr thinks thut the Heuuh-
90 fNHfIHn. conn. .f'.r- might have carried
ilrae Do. uif"r- in Ng-.ni1. three IN North Cnr-
t.la. ANA ths'" 900 $ u'h Carolina. had Semo
Ir8N- irnu rf r'nl.I 90 iulu. ucH public
uiHun 10 th 81. ~'Ht'e II uromincnt lepub.
i ..r -f.Hk knr- of fh. y rih had gone South and
t''r~l |rt1th rlnfu-- their moral influence
you'd have resulted ia grcHt gains, uy rri ross
h-br--lNle litWIlitlou ana fraud tint were
..a,rt-... i..rop@h no iear Of eonsegu ,necs
NJ Hay,- thon proceeds 10 review tho re.