The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-07

and HE ot the party because some OF the Lead
trs nave got something. anu the, rank anu NY
have, got nothing, and have lost even that
which they had"
What do you think will be the outcome OF
the otter Committne's labors p -,
until one secs what the full evidence brought
out will be-. SO TAR IL has disclosed nothngthat
everybody did not know. in fact bcforo-thnt
thorn were frauds and wrongs and outragcs in
other. Each side. seemed to think it was proper
To commit any fraud or wrong to Offset the
frauds ind wrongs of the other"
" DO you know whether the committee is in
possession OF sufficient evidence to clearly
demonstrate to the country ut large tho fraudu-
lent character Of Hayes claim to tho Presi-
What lie in the possession OF the committee
do not know. bocause | am not in the secrets
OF the majority Of the committee. hut there Is
enough known TO me to indicate very clearly to
my mind that. So lar as Louisiana il concerned
II the Packard GuVernmcnt WIS not n legally
elected aud stingGQvcrnncntthrnM Mr.. Hayes
was not elected President, 80 far ~ the vote OF
i ht3nlslnna was fonccrnSd anu without IL nls
stand or fall together. and 1t IL mere stun and
nonsense to say that the Electoral Commission
gave Mr.. Hayes his title. They hadn't it TO give
and they could not give II VI they had it, They
only said that hr appeared To bc elected. on the
face OF the returns and they did not even in
quirc whether those returns were false. or
forged. or true. And III WIS agreed ON all hands
that thoir position was merely an advisory one.
Upon no other ground could the constitutions
nlity OF tneir existence b9 admitted IVr
moment. But. should hardly like. until hear
gu the evidence. to give an opinion. even in
tinlly whatever evidence can be produced ON
one side or on the other"
What moral effect. II any. did the sprightly
Mrs jerks produce upon the committee p
Il cannot tell what u WIS on the committee.
but suspect that tbs majority OF the members
did not credit her statement ut all. Ii bore
strong indications OF being manufactured for
the occasion. am bound to say. however. that
do not behave. Tor a moment. that Mr.. She,la-
barger or Mr.. Sherman either manufactured
her statement or knew that she was to make IT,
" DO you look upon IL MS u freak OF her own
Inventive genius simply gotten up as u posi-
Bile speculate on p
e don't know where It came from only that
II did not come from apurpose totell the truth. .
What are the expectations really entertained
ut Washington concerning this investigation
and ia probable results. by men whose Opin-
ions have sufficient foundation in knowledge
and judgment 70 make them worth knowing 2
" II II stops whore II, is now it would not be
very serious. so FAR as can see. prefer. you
| understand. to speak for myself only, The EVIL
dence is 80 conflicting that II would leave the
| matter where II was when the committee began
| itz slttings. But have an Impression that evil
| dencc exists which will dctermi ne the question.
on one side or me otner dehnitySlyi before ne
out that. on the whole, there is not any we'll
grounded reason Tor belief in any wrong-0ny
practised In elections down South. in some OF
| the southern States-having taken place; or
else 1t will be shown that there has been unpre-
cedrnted action on the part Of persons high IN
ofice. that will carry conviction 90 the public
mind. think the result OF the Investigation
| In the public mind and that Is certainly deslrn-
| Die. oven II II uncovers great wrong whirh re-
! Quircs redress In the interest OF the nalnten'
Hnce of the purity OF u republican form OF gov
And in case that wrong Il demonstrated ?"
Redress II by constitutional means. %
course. II II could be shown that 10y any cor
rupt bargain. ARRANGEMENT. or agreement any
person got into high Office. such conduct SHOULD
cause him TO be- removed from the Office 81 OBJ
Have you thought Of the course OF procedur,
~ flafu
such II caseY"
By Impeachment, II in no other way Isup
pose no man would doubt that n any Preside n
could he shown to have bought his way into ih'
Presidential chair. either by promises ot Ollie
or By other corrupt means, surh action wou'
dcmeanor The Constitution does not saw higl
crime and misdrmcanor III Office. but as | IN
terpret il. any high crime and mis- lemcAno
before or after the induction into off 81 u
party committing it-which has relations L
Ihnt office. For, instance, l don't thnk Ia
! President could be impeached for having whel
he was twenty five years old stolen horse o
committed n violent assault and battery; but II
| for the purpose OF getting into the Presidency
he had committed any crime or in!raction q
good morals or any gross improperly OF con
that would be- an impeachabe high crime an
wisdemeanor. And this applies To- all nfce.
II anybody found that one OF the President
secretaries had paid "A large sum OF money 10
his position, the secretary could ps impeHche
for SO doing. | offer that simply rs an eXtrem
case for illustration without reference 10 an
. - Dn vuu think Tie Investigation OF the grea
frauJ can have any such Injurious eff,et upo
business as has been threatened 10y those anN
ious 10 preyent The work OF the Potter Cominii
lee ~
do not believe II will have any effect upo
business except a good one-tp dcmonstrHt'
the people of the country that We can go ON AN
settle quietly all difficulties about a Prrsidei
as well rs we could about u United States MAJ
A shall by peaceful and constitutional means.
know It has been said that this committt
Is revolutionary and would disorder the bus
n | moss Of the country. Well. the most sensltiN
4 | Thermometer 10 use an illustrations is the pull
= | lie funds and they hnve steadily gone up eV,
. / since the committee has been orgnniz ed. show
: ing that tho talk about lis being a reyoutionni
0 | commit - IL illusOry ami baseless. did n,
see any cs pecial rise either In the value Of publ
. funds or anything else when Congress though
, | the Pres i1ents title was inviolabc-Hnd thin
; ! Congress has lust ms much and "a little right
r | hundred gentlemen. collected at random, wou
! | hay. Ind Everybody voted TIM, II WINS inv
4 oiRbe upon any evidence yet produced. an