Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-08
The Administration Version.


Gen. ii. Y. Boynon, the Washington cores
HnGCnJ nf the Cincinnati Gazette has pE5-
n>Ecd what is termed the administration
side of The story about the alleged bargain
ing between certain southern democrats and
the intimate friends of President Hayes AZ
ter speaking of the alarm excited hy Jilden'S
ifleltS when they saw that southern demo
Gratis we've not disposed to make any fight for
him. he says that they sent emiSSaries Ia Wash
ington- and 1t was found that the situation. So
FAR aS Tic southern democrats We're cone hrnrd
was a follows;
First. They were more concerned with re-
gaining local >elf-g0VCrnmenl than they We're
with the success of Tiiden. The national adj
mnistl alton had grown TO seem of Ear '"sS i"!-
portance 10 them than the control Of their own
state affairs.
Second They had never been reconcied 10
tie way in which the New York element had
forced Ilden upon the democracy OI the south
and west at st. Louis.
Third They. were disguStcd with his letter
on southern claims not 50 much because they
were locking to their Payment. buS because
they regarded il as assumption on Ti!den'S
pant that he could safely truckie 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
with n constitutional count of the electoral
votes meant revolution. and as southern men.
and in the main southern soldiers under
standing from sore experience what was in
yolVed, they We're united almost to a man in
the agreement that in no event should the
democrats Of the House he allowed to plunge
tHe country lHto "tF- Ihey saw tlat they
held the balance of power in their party and
they patri0tically resolved to use it for peace.
Fifth. \ number of them were consider
ing whether, in case the utteranceS of Cover
nor Hayes letter of acceptance in regard To
the south meant what the language implies.
the south would not be better on III the end of
four years 0i such republican 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 gears, the
same struggle through which the south had
Just passed would be repeated. In short.
number Of prominent southern men were
earnestly considering whether. iii case Hayes
should honestly and earnestly set himself
about carrying into effect the ideas of his let
ter Of acceptance. it would not he far better
fer the quiet and material interests Of the
south. or whether The shortest road to Just
and permanent reconstruction did not lie
through Il republican administration under
Governor Hayes.
Those republicans who were in 4 position
10 know the liberal policy toward the south
which Governor Hayes had decided upon. and
which he had announced clearly in his letter
OF acceptance. simply took occasion to assure
these southern democrats that what Hayes
had thus promised would certainly be fulfilled:
that carpet-bag rule. making clear distinctions
between southern republicans and carpet-bag
element proper, would not be encouraged !:
that local government or proper home rule
would be that al who desired to come into
accord with the national administration for
the purpose Of completing Il lasting reconcile
alton and assuring peace to the south would
be cordially received. and that all the results
of the war and all new rights to the new cit
iz@n> would be insisted upon and protected.
There was no promise to individuals and
nothing that approached the character of bar
gaining 1t was the announcement OF a pre-
determined policy on the one hand and a re
cepti0n OF it as the best present attaindbe
good Ior the south Oh the other.