The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-30
q Republican Pronunciamento.

The Republican Congressional
Committee have issued the following
address to the voters of the United
States:
The Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives has to day, by a party
vote, adopted a resolution which,
under the pretenee of an investiga-
ton, is to lay the foundation for q
revolutionary expulsion of the Pres
ident from bis office. This is the
elimination of q plot that has been
on foot from the day that Hayes and
Wheeler were constitutionally de-
clared elected. 1t made it's first
public appearance in the resolution
of the last Democratic House, adop-
ted at the close of the session, de-
claEing that Tilden and Hendricks
were elected. Tilden and Hendricks
subsequently made similar public
declarations themselves. A few
timid members have long held back,
and some Of them after being CO..
creed to the final vote, still pretend
that they will halt as soon as their
partial and one-sided investigation
shall have ended. In other words
they intend, after hearing suborned
evidence, to bring in verdict that
Hayes is usurper, and that be
shall not remain in Office. These
men have 10 control in the Demo-
cratic party; they dared not even
follow Alexander IL. Stephens in a
revolt against caucus dictation to the
extent of showing some semblauce of
fair l'!ay. They Nill be impotent
in the fn'ure as they have been in
the past. Moreov it is dithcul'
to believe in their sincerity, in view
of the public avowal of their party
tha' their purpose is, if possible, TO
displace tho President.
1t is a matter Gt History that the
resolution just adopted was objected
to. The Speaker Of the House was
consulted in advance as to VI neither
ho would rule that it was a rrivi~
legged question. Tie party managers
were anxious to conceal their pur-
p"se it possible. In this they were
defeated by the Speaker, who would
not rule it question Of privilege,
unless it clearly assailcd the title OF
the President. TIE resolution being
offered, heTead q carefully prepared
opinion, declaring it to be a question
Of highest privilege, because it in
volved the question of the validity
Of Hayes title. Here are his very
words: "a higher privilege than the
one herein involved, and broadly
aid directly presented as to the
righIful occupancy of the chief ex-
ecutive chair of the government, and
the connection of high government
officials with the frauds alleged, the
chair is unable to conceive. The
chair finds enumerated among the
questions Of privilege set down in
the manual the following: ELECTION
Of President The preamble and
resolution embrace questions Of pri
vilege Of the highest character, and
the chair recognizes the right of the
gentleman from New York to offer
the same"
Upon this the Republicans COM
menced Il struggle against the revo-
iutionary scheme, which, after five
days duration, terminated in the
success Of the conspirators. .. The
Republicans offered to favor the full,
lest IN vestigation in alleged frauds
by whichever party charged to have
been committed; but the Democracy
pursued it's course shamelessly and
reckleSsly, and stificd all inquiry into
the nttem IS at bribery in Oregon,
South Caroliua and Louisiana, and
murder and violence in several of the