Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-20
Another IntcrrieiU ,Cith Hayes.
Western Associated Press.

New YORK, May 19.-The Times Wash
ington special says: "a gentleman IN the con-
fidence of the President and having perfect
knowledge Of Mr.. Hayes views respecting
the recent proceedings of the Democratic
majority of the House, said this evening.that
the President, while maintaining his natural
equanimity of temper, was not inclined to
look lightly on the situation. He
did not think it was matter
to treat with Indifference. Great
events in history had sprung from
smaller beginnings. Tracing the movement
from it's birth, the President has been struck
with it's rapid growth. He points to the sig
nifcant circumstance that such Independent
and influential men as Alex. H. Stephens are
already powerless to stay the caucus man
date. Whatever the result of the investiga-
ton might be, whatever disclosures might
result therefrom tho President entertained
no fear that anything could be brought
home to him. If any person made any
promises in his behalf, or entered into any
bargain, they did SO without his knowledge,
and he hoped their acts would be exposed.
The President regards the action of the
Southern Democrats in supporting the in
vestigation scheme as ungrateful in the high
est degree. Irrespective of other considera-
tons when he assumed the executive Office
he found the South, or at least large por
ton of it, distracted and torn asunder by
political strife, almost bordering on revolu-
ton. He gave the South peace. South
Carolina especially and Louisiana were re-
stored to the rule of the native population,
and the carpet-bagger ceased to be an element
in Southern politics. The President of
course acted from strict sense of public
duty, and claims no reward at the hands of
the South for doing what he was bound in
conscience to do, but he cannot avoid being
a witness to the ingratitude evinced by the
representatives of the South to the man
who above all others has had their welfare
and happiness in common with the rest of
the Union, sincerely at heart.
With reference to his title, the President
conceded that it could be contested, but
there was only one way to test the question,
that was by a writ of quo ao0rranto, which
was the only remedy provided by law. When
he became President the act creating the
electoral commission specially declared that
nothing therein was to be construed
as operating or effecting any right
then existing under the constitution and
laws to question, or proceedings in the judi
cial courts of tho United States the right or
title of himself and Mr.. Wheeler, if any
such right at that time existed. The Presi-
dent admitted MIR. Tilden's only remedy at
present was by writ of quo acaraato, and
such was the prerogative of writ It was
not obtainable as matter of right, but only
in the discretion of the court, and he
doubted whether any court would grant it.
The President also comedies the power OF
Congress to pass law to provide other
means of testing the title to the Presidency.
as the Office can never be said to be in the
past, but is always in the present. AS tc
his impeachment being ordered by the
House, the President has not the remotes
idea that such an occurrence is amone
the possibilities.
The President is fully alive to the exigen
cies that may arise, and will see to it tina
the public peace is maintained and the laws
enforced at whatever cost. He proposes to
follow the policy already marked out by hi
administration, and will take no backwa r,
step.