Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-12
nfr. Have. Southsrn Police.

The Philadelphia american lsdminis-
tration organ) says:
Looked at and considered solely in
reference to its comparatively local eff
fects, the Southern policy Of President
HAYES must be considered failure II
is understood that he so regards il. he,
however, iustihes the policy on the
ground Of the necessity Of the situation
at the time, and Of his belief in the pos
sibility Of advancing Southern civiliza-
ton through the agencies thus placed
within his reach. That belief was mis-
placed. Whether deliberate purpose
of deception by these leaders be as
serted of Them or denied the fact
remained that the results have not
made good the high sounding promises
with which the President was met and
the country was cajoled in the spring OF
1877. On the other hand, the most dis
NAL disappointment ensued, which,
however. largely led to the great reaction
which has since occurred, and which IS
known as tue revival of 'stalwartism.
President Hayes failed in his uDdertak-
ing so far as the reform Of the Southern
Democracy was concerned, but he failed
by reason of causes beyond his control,
and chiefly by virtue Of the great reserve
power with which Southern ignorance
and prejudice stamped out every indica-
ton of purpose to do justice to the ne
gro"
From the above venomous, false and
malignant extract it is at last confessed,
through the medium of one of Mr..
Hayes organs, that his policy" towards
the South while ne was administering
Mr. Tilden's Office was not, as he pro
fessed when he took that Office, actuated
by desire to see peace and prosperity
throughout the entire land. He only
hoped that because he did not fly in the
face of the peOple-Who had defeated him
and his party because of the notorious
coTruptions and tyranny of Radicalism
during Grants northumberland fill
the South with Federal bayonets for the
purpose of maintaining in power by force
Radical alien adventures in this section,
the Southern people would renounce their
political principles and flock into the
ranks of stalwartism. In other words, it
is admitted that Mr.. Hayes was purely
sectional and partisan de factO President,
who cared nothing for the South any fur
Their than that he might make her subser-
Went to keeping his party In power in
the North, and when he failed in this,
he became exasperated and reckless.
This accounts for the Infamous utter
ances to which he gave expression in his
last formal message to Congress, when
he repeated the old, stale and oft-refuted
ISLANDERS Of his party against this section.
The material prosperity Of the South
is matter of vital interest to every other
portion of the land. for it is necessary
that her wealth should play its promi.
nent part in giving prosperity to
the Union, and the country has
had bitter experience with the kind
of Radicalism of which Mr.. Hayes is
theexemplar Under its baleful influence
our people were robbed, despoiled, tax
ridden and ground down by poverty,
and besides this, the statistics furnished
by the Radicals themselves show how
little protection they afforded human life,
since they admit that while they were in
power, murders, lawlessness and all
manner of Outrages held high carnival
in our midst. Since they have been
driven from power, however, and the
South has been under Democratic influ-
ences, she has made rapid strides
onward in wealth; has uniformly enjoyed
peace and prosperity; her people
of every class and condition have been
protected in all their rights and liberties,
and she has been more free from murder,
rapine and disorder, than has any other
section. Truly, therefore, the South
and the entire country have cause to
rejoice greatly at Mr.. Hayes disap
pointment.
From this admitted failure of Mr..
Hayes policy" Mr.. Garfield may learn
= useful lesson. If he proposes to have
Southern policy for the purpose of
converting the South to Radicalism he
may make up his mind at once that he
will not succeed. The South will never
yield her principles in the vital issues
before the people She will never con-
sent to the establishment of a nation
with big "N'' upon the ruins of the
republic. She will never consent to
willingly pay heavy taxes for the pro-
lection and wealth of few grasp
ing mOnopelists. She will never
favor subsidies and corruption funds,
and she certainly will never
consent to social equality between the
races. If, on the other hand. he refuses
to adopt any Southern policy" at all,
but determines on only one policy, found
ed on the Constitution and simple jus
tice, for the whole country, he will find
the South ever ready willingly to abide
by the laws and the Constitution, and
cheerfully to do her part towards max
ing his administration a success, and for
the public welfare. If he adopts this
plan he will advance the interests of the
entire republic of which he is President,
and at the same time will greatly serve
his party, for he will give TO that party
in the South respectability-a point of
excellence to which it has never yet at
tanned.