The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-07
HAYES SOUTHERN POLICY.

HAYES SOUTHERN POLICY.
In the history of political parties in the
United States nothing has appeared more
preposterous that what is termed Hayes
southern policy" If Hayes has at any
time had well defined southern policy, it
is found in all of its entirety in the damn
able scheme set on foot by Grant to overawe
the elections in South Carolina, Florida and
Louisiana by the presence of military power.
This southern policy was continued through
the agency of such scoundrels as John Sher-
of other equally infamous miscreants, who
by forgenes and perjuries so essentially dew
illsh as to shock the moral sense of all civil
lied countries, was finally successful in plac-
ing Hayes in the presidential Office. Still
another feature of Hayes southern policy is
found in the rewards he has bestowed upon
more than fifty of these lying scamps, every
one of whom, if justice were done,
would to-day be in the penitentlary at
hard labor. These things make up the sum
total of Hayes southern policy The
country is aware that the troops were re-
moved from the southern states, aud the
reason of their removal should be kept for
ever before the American people. The dem.
ocratic party, by sweeping revolution of
public opinion, had obtained control of the
lower house of congress. A more fortunate
circumstance could not have occurred. 1t
portended the Liberation of the south from
the curse of military and carpet-bag rule.
The democratic house was firm in its deter
mination to emancipate the south. To &C.
complish this patriotic purpose but one
method was practicable, and that was to
withhold appropriations by which army
could be supported. The issue was squarely
made. 1t is part of the history of the
times. Hayes was made to understand that
the troops must be removed from the south
or the army would be disbanded.
He had no alternative. He must
of PROSTATE southern states or the military
arm of the government would fall powerless
at his side. 1t was 1.-The inevitable" of
which Morton spoke; an inevitable that
rescued the south from the curse of radical
ism, and the credit and the glory of the
movement belongs to the democratic party.
With troops removed carpetbaggers fed,
radical thieves came north by scores and by
hundreds. Southern states long crushed
and Inundated put on again the robes of
sovereignty, and home rule prevailed. Under
such circumstances, with such a chapter of
authentic history, we repeat that the claims
set up that Hayes has had southern policy
independent of that which the democratic
party forced HIM to adopt its preposterous.
The troops were removed and the south is
prosperous. Hayes can not again inaugurate
military terrorism, and radicaIism is there
fore dead in the south. At this juncture
the Cincinnati Gazette puts forth the
following:
Hayes southern policy was adopted in pur-
suance of the instructions contained in the
platform upon which he was elected. The
publicans of the north had tired of the effort
To sustain organizations In the south by the
use of the military arm of the government.
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north and had not strengthened Ii at the
south. 1t had lost the republican party the
lower house OF congress and secured the elec-
ton OF many democratic senators in place of
republicans. The whole country wanted
peace, that being deemed essential TO prosper
tienal convention, In obedience to what was
believed to be the sentiment of the country,
held out to the south the olive branch.
Such talk, in view of all the facts, is SIM
ply twaddle. The southern states eniran-
'chised by the fat OF the democratic party
stood upon the same elevated plane of all
other states There was nothing for Hayes
to do but to let them alone. The southern
states are now as we'll governed as northern
or western states. Life and property are as
secure The people are min6ing their own
business and building their wasted fortunes
But this does not suit the radical organs
Why? Simply because the southern states
are democratic. Hence the Gazette says:
The outcome of the Hayes policy is not what
the country had right to expect. The south
accepted the olive branch, not a peace Offer
ing TO be reclprocated in good faitk, but TO be
appropriated as a right. There is peace at the
south, IL is true, but IL is that peace which re-
hardly tolerated.. They are not permitted to
exercise their rights. Hence there is a solid
south. This is secured through terrorism, or
ostrseism, or both. This ought not TO be sat
fsfactory To free born, liberty loving people
anywhere, and there are outeropings In var
ious parts of the south which indicate very de-
Bourbon element rules there for the time;
aud that element, dislOyal at heart, bitterly
opposed to the PRINCIPLES of the constitutional
the results Of the war, aims, through solid
south and fragments of the north, represented
by time serving, patronage loving democrats, |
10 obtain control OF the government.
The outcome is just what the country had |
a right to expect. The democratic party |
emancipates the south from military rule |
and carpet-bag robbery, and the south is