New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-05-18
A REPUBLICAN ADDRESS.
A DECLARATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
sTATEs-THE PLOT TO MEXICANIZE THIS COUN-

DECLARATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
sTATEs-THE PLOT TO MEXICANIZE THIS COUN-
TRY SET FORTH IN ySsPARING TERMS.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPArCH.I
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Republican Con-
gressioral Committee has issued the following adj
dress TO the country the subject of the action Of
the House Of Representatives to-day:
10 the POers Of the United States:
The Democratic House of Representatives has to-
day, by a party vote, adopted resolution which,
under the preenee of an investigation is to lay the
foundation for a revolutionary expulsion of the
President from his Office.
This is the elimination of plot which has been
on foot from the day that Hayes and Wheeler were
eonsttutOnaly declared elected. 1t made its first
public appearance in the resolution of the last Dem
oeratie House. adopted at the close Of the session,
declaring that Tilden and Hendricks were
elected. Iilden and Hendricks subsequently
ilsde similar public declarations themselves. A
lew timid members have long held back, and some
Of them, after being coerced to the final vote. still
pretend that they will bolt as as their partial
aud one-sded investigation shall be ended In other
words, they intend, after hearing suborned evil
ceaee to bring in verdict that Hayes is an usurper
aud that he shall not remain in Office. These men
have no control in the Democratic party. They dared
not even follow Alexander II. Stephenson unite
against caucus dictatiOn-tO the extent Of showing
some semblaDce of fair play. They Will be impotent
IA the future as they have been in the past.
Moreover. il is difficult TO believe in their sincerity,
ID view Of the public avowal of their party that its
purpose Is il possible TO displace the President.
hhamatter Of history that the resolution just
adopted waS framed to express this object. The
speaker Of the House was consulted in advance as
'oEhether nc would rule that it was a privileged
question The party managers were anxious to
soneeal tbeir purposes If possible. In this
they we're defeated by the Speaker who
nocld not rule IL question of privilege unless it
eeary assaulted the title of the President The
iaiion being offered. he read earefullylprepared
opn.on, deciding it TO be question of the highest
privilege, because it involved the question of the
validity Of Hayes title. Here are his very words
higher privilege than the one here involved aud
sey ana directly presented as TO the nghtfu oecu-
sss o. The Chief Executive Chair OF the Government
ne connection OF high Government officials with the
Gus 4leged tie Cbair ss unable 10 conceive. The
- nnos enumerated among the questions OF privilege
peesh In The Manual the following: Election Of
es.assn Tue Chair. therefore, rules that the prealn
SIG resolution embrace questions OF privilege OF the
hest character recognizes the right Of the gentle
-A Hom AeW-fork to offer tie same"
Upon this the Republicans commenced a struggle
ssanst the revolutionary scheme, which. after FIVE
seys duration, terminated In the success of
.ae eonspirstors. The Republicans offered TO
Ass'r the fullest investigation into all alleged