The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-18
Hayes Views on Gaftield.s Cabi-
net and the South.

MIR. X. B. Hayes was interviewed
ON his way home by a reporter of
the Cincinnati Times Star. He, of
course, Landed his own cabinet.
When asked what lie thought OF
Garfeld's cabinet, he replied:
81 think it is a very good one
a very good one. Blaine is, of
course, man of great ability.
Kirkwced, OF Iowa, is q man OF
more value, thiula than is gener.
ally supposed. | think the choice
ia his case is very wise one. lie
has been in politics all his lite, and
is thoroughly posted regarding
things that man in that place
should know. Window is a good
man, and will, | thlnk, do well in
the place. James, with his expert.
ence in New York, will come to the
place with some training that will
help him. Hunts nomination was
due To the South, and | was glad to
See il. Robert Lincoln is gentle.
man Of great ability, and beside
being Il very grateful tribute to the
memory OF his !amented and hon
ored father, il is putting most ex'
eellent man in the place. We offer
ed Mr.. Lincoln a responsible posi-
tion, which we telt that it would
he for the couuIry's good TO have
him fill, but bis private business
would not permit him to take II ai
that time. Personally | know Mr.
Lincoln well, aud | think very
highly OF him."
He was thoroughly satisfied Will
his Southern policy, aud remarked
" don't see how any one could b,
other than satisfied with L. True
| the South has not yet forgotten its
old bitterness, nor will it for one ol
two generations, but it is growing
much lesss, aud is to-day but littl,
of what it would have been hat
the bayonets been kept there ant
had we refused 10 recognize tl,
South aud her people as entitled
TO Il place in the counsels OF th,
government. The history OF Eng
land and the condition OF affair
there today is an exempliiicatiol
of this general principle. Scotland
after her course of hostility to th'
government of England. was re
eeived back, the most lmportan
officers of the kingdom taken iron
her people, aud to-day the peopl
OF Scotland are more firmly loya
to Great Britain aud her govern
ment thaa are the English them
selves. On the other hand the lrisl
were never recognized or giveI
anything, and we see the result to
day. That was one view OF II
Then there was anotherj we ha,
no constitutional right to keeI
those troops there to settle ih
. question of the State governments
Nobody thought last year of send
ing the army to Maine to settle th
difficulties regarding the Stat
government there. Yet there wa
all the excuse for so doing tina
there was in the other case. The
there was the question OF compl.
ing with the demandsof tue party
and doing that which it saw to b
for the good OF the country. NJ
Judgment was that the old polio
continued would lose us all til
States but six. Now ] believe thu
it, aided by the greenback Graz
, would have swept every State trol
t us. By our course we concillate
the South, we kept our own State
aud more, aud We received prom
SEES that the colored man should III
be wronged in the right of frat
chise and accumulation of prope
/ ty, and these promises have bee
!. in nearly every instance, carrie
i, | outn