Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-19
CHARLEY FOSTER.
The Potter InvestigatiOn-The Cam
Vass in OhiO-Nsyes and TiIden-
The Southern Policy Forced
on Hayes-He Does not
Want TO see Grant

Cincinnati Enquirer: The first matter re-
ferred to was the congressional contest in the
Toledo district, which he mad been invited to
enter as claimant.
al shall not move into the Toedo.district, 5"
said he, Though could do so easily enough.
All I'd have to do would be TO move my fam
lily little up the street. The county line runs
just beyond my house there. Beyond 1t, l
would be in Woods county and the Toledo
district"
''Why not? They regard you as their sa-
vlor over there"
why not? Simply because don't think
it's the proper thing to do. 1t doesn't look
right for a man to change his residence in or
der to run for an Office where he doesn't be-
long. | had telegram from Toledo to-day
asking me to go up there, but | know just
what arguments they'd bring up, and | shall
not CO."
Then you'll run again here in your own
district?'
81 suppose so. 1t will be sort of duty l
o sc to my constituents If they want me to
run, and I'll make the best race l can OF it,
though of course it seems hopeless one.
And that will give you certainty for the
nomination for governor next Year,?
"a year brings about many changes"
''Not to you, for here | left you sitting a
year ago, and here | find you tonight, the
same to all appearances.
Here Mr.. Foster took fresh cigar from
his pocket and lit it carefully, taking pains
to see that the fire caught all around-that it
was a good light in fact-and smoked Sc
renely.
What are the prospects, Mr.. Foster, any
how, from a Republican standpoint? Are
you folks going to make a hard fight In
Ohio?'
1.-The campaign, he replied, Twill be made
in the congressional districts. The State
ticket is so near nothing this year that we
prefer to eXpend our ammunition In the con-
gressionai districts rather than State CAM
palgn. We expect to make strong light
where it will do the most good
you thought the Potter investigation
gave you a good hold for a vigorous CAM
paign?''
80 it did until the adoption of that reso-
luton offered by the Judiciary committee
affirming Hayes's title. After that there
wasn't so much in it. Of course this practice
of going over and over thing that has once
lie in the shape of an investigation is not the
most pleasant occupation in the world, but
still when it is expressly agreed that the
status of the men in Office shall not be
changed by it, there isn't SO very much CAPT
tai to be made by denouncing it.
"Well, you know, Mr.. Foster, that the
Democrats of Ohio, and of the country at
Hayes's title. The fact is that Hayes is doing
so well most of them would rather see him
IN the Presidential Office than Tilden.''
Eyes, expect that is So
"What do you think of Hayes by this
time?"
"Oh, he's good mana frst-rate man;
Some of these fellows that have been turned
out of office get mad and talk about civil
service reform. But, then, civil service re-
form is queer thing anyhow hard thing
to reconcile with the existing state of affairs.
Hayes is a good kind of man and doing
irst-rate."
Ills clvii-service reform appears some
thing like Uncle Dicks. That is, he wants
to give out the offices to suit himsef-to make
it sort of personal matter"
Eyes, it s something that way. At any rate,
he seems to be careful that the wishes of his
friends Ishall not influence him in making
appointments.
Then as to his southern policy?"
at is one that had to come. 1t couldn't
be put off much longer. Anybody with a
particle of foresight must see that the whole
one in politics as we'll as society in the south
That is inevitable. The time has already
passed when these States could be kept un.
der the rule of the army, and the only thing
| to be done was to give them their own gov.
ernments, in the hope and belief that tbs
about enforcing strict temperance laws in
community Of Germans as to try to keep the
whites from assuming the lead in the south
ern States
but the old trouble is liable to be brou hi
up again if you people elect Grant in 1880.
They may try to bring it up again"
''You don't want to see Grant put back il
the Presidential chair again, do you, with al
| that fight to go over again?"
Certainly not. We have drifted away
| from those issues. They are out of reach
and happily so. Yet there are some peopl,
who cannot realize that an issue or doctrine
like that cannot be brought back. They
would seek to recall it, whether or no, so ig
nurant are they that it can never come. 1t il
! simply impossible"
1t is due to Mr.. Foster to say that this in
terview is written from memory, and the Ian
guage in many cases may not be the exac
words that he used But the ideas are thost
| expressed by him.