New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-27
THE PRESIDENTS SOUTHERN POLICY.

A SOLID SOUTH A MENACE 10 THE CONSTITUTION.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Aug. 24.-The Hon.
Charles Foster spoke before large audience this even
ing on the issues Of the day. With reference to South
erD affairs he said:
The Rennblcau marty adopted the three great Consti-
tutional amendments giving liberty, citizenship ana
suffrage to the cOOred mannOt as an empty FORM put
~ ne maintaned executed and enforced All tue
tber proyisops of the Constitution In the spirit Of the
Attest hberay and kindness we restored the properly
ami t6e polfica rights Of these who had forfeited them
% tbeir armed attempt 10 destroy the Republic. They
now least cannot aeny that they are III tns III Gu
Oyment OF them. Win they respect ana ENFORCE lno
believed in and supported President Hayes in the pol
lev Of refusing tie use OF force sustain state Gov
er,ments believed m IL as a matter OF principle,
though ms can be sustained gu the fOuhu oi
necessity had hoped that policy OF kindness aud
SScIJision would result IN the formation OF pubIo
sentment South that would permit BspuOicans 10 eA-
ee tnIly an the political rights guaranteed to them by
bo ~ nstjfutjon and the amendments thereto. Know
np that there large number or the people oOuln
fo are fired OF tine Bourbon Democracy, hoped that
Tho Prrsdents course would permit them the more easl
y TO assert themselves IN some form IN opposition 10 the
Democracy signs OF realization OF TINS hope espe
cislIy i'm the States I Tennessee. North Carolina and
Texas but in less permanent form tnan had Iopel.
The Presidents pOhcy has lost hun the sympathy OF tne
great mass OF his party. That he has eOhscehuOusg
done his duty as he saw It, there can DC no question:
NOmater whether the conventions lhd0se hlm Oh hot'
no man will rejoice more than he over kepuDieh sue
cesS-NOrth or South While he was DeslaFered WIN
praise from the Southern Democracy they seemed 10 20
inying broad and deep the foundation Tor q soma
South. Upon the attempt through me FotIsr
barely two exceptions voted for It. They declined
even To give an opportunity To vote upon tno
Hale amendment, which would have permitted IN lnYes-
tIgatiOn into Democratic frauds Jen DAVIS mAAes 40
reasonable speecues those OF lSbl ana ne reeves
the Endorsement and approval OF large prOpoFoh "
life prrss and people Out OF 100 newspapers IN Assls
sIppi ninety-tve nGorse aud applaud Jen DAVIS pr.
Singleton OF the same state on tue h9of ol It ilou
OF Representatives, declared ms highest aegabee "
be due 10 his state, both IN peace and IN war a..
nv the adoption OF the Fifteenth Amendment the pOi
ca power OF the South In the Electoral College and
the House OF representative was increased nOp r
uer cent The Republican party to-day eau poll pei
united to do so, AZ per cent OF the vote O tue
Vet ia the coming elections, 90 not believe lhat ne an
carry one five the districts that We know 10 De e
abiy Republican. by force ana fraud the pOhtcal pOs
dr 40 per cent OF their people d exercised sole % o
60 per cent, thus making SOLID Den0erauc oOutn ths
right OF the citizens OF the several States 10 euO
privileges aud immunities OF all the states Is ~
spected many localities. IL 10 saln c9hcesee ,S
tbat Republican 1--we ia the South SiIbOut HVuD'
NJ ne will keep paddock ON his mouth. .,-..ooo
fellOW-citizens, there can De no lasuub 1850
until the amendments TO tne Constitution are SSS
i'm good faith, botn IN letter ana spirit SOTO SVu
AZ a constant menace To the peace OF the county; ~
means that the Constitutional amendments sna,, ,s
abrOgated and repealed IN spirit u means ue uss a
non by the majority OF all the political pow. VI re
eecton OF the country, ana Win MasiSsd az n IS
other section t enables the solid sOutA, inspired as
by the spirit aud the who Sought the OYER. md
the country to now rule aud control ~ am IN
vet they may be in large minority Cd
To- means the payment OF the rebel claims the PeI -
ing OF rebel soldiers, the payment Tor shes AZ
beuiOD. feel 10 my especial duty 70 say tat 10 S ~
tbe menace OF the solid South threatens INC Poassd
the country, It Is the duty OF the hor - 49, that we
AGAINST H. am DESTROYS as any man can 20 s. oass
shall get away from sectional politics, Dut
nv ewes 10 the danger Of sold south Inc huiiS r
give is simply that ordinary prudence ana carr Nd
ced repeat that 50 long as Sae me "a eoSnae 10
south exists, IL IA the duty OF tAe NOrtH W VVN'
meet 4 with