The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 26, July 1922 - April, 1923 Page: 312
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Democratic victory is to drive off Northern people is a thing
perfectly well known here-at least such is my opinion. Possibly
your better opportunity of judging may correct my notions as to
its effect on the Colored people, but its effect on the interests of
the White people I have better means to know than you have.
I can't see why your Democratic friends should annoy you on
this utterance of mine. The leading Democratic organ of the
Party North, the New York World, complimented me on this very
point, and said it was an evidence of humanity and statesmanship.
I believe (I hope I am mistaken), that Southern Democrats think
it was a monstrous wrong to give the Colored people the ballot
and that it is excusable in them if they, the Southern Democrats,
in effect nullify the provisions of the Constitution which secure
this right to colored men. I hope sincerely that the Southern
Democrats will take the advice of the World, and thus disappoint
my apprehensions. In any event I am the well-wisher of all of
my countrymen in the South. I hope they will take the only
course which can give them peace and prosperity. Whatever the
issue of this business, my affection for you will not fail, but I
shall remain "as ever" your friend
Sincerely
R. B. Hayes
BRYAN TO HAYES
Galveston, Dec 10, 1876
Dear Rud:
I have yours of the 23rd ult. So far as the negro is concerned,
it is a great misfortune to the country, to the interests of society
at the South, & to the negro himself, that he is not left to the
management of the Southern people instead of to designing and
selfish persons, who teach him that they (the Southerners) are
his enemies. As to Northern men living in the South, they are
& would be as ,safe there as they could be in the North, if they
deported themselves properly. If I were to go north and so act
as to make myself offensive to the people I was amongst, I doubt
not I should receive the treatment I merited.
If I was not the first who suggested to you the idea of your
nomination by the Cin. Convention, I certainly was among the
first (for it was directly after your nomination for Governor).312
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