The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-06-20
OF THE
REPUBLICANS CoEGREg-
siosAL Co-,iITTRE,
1878.
1919 F. ST.. Northwest,
WAsHISoTon, d. c.

Hon. J. A. HUnpELL, .
Hon. c. Ii. JOYCE,
Hon. +. HtaCocK.
WAsHINGToN, May q, 1878.
SIR-This Committee, charged with
inboring for the success Of the Republi-
eau cause in the coming campaign for
the election Of Members OF Congress, call
with confidence ur0a you, as Republi-
can, for such contribution in money as
you may feel willing to make. The
Committee deem 1t proper, In thus ap.
pealing to Republicans generally, to in
form thuse who happen to be in Federal
employ that there will be no objection in
any official quarter to such voluntary
contribution.
The Importance of the pending strug-
gle cannot easily be exaggerated. That
the Senate IL to be Democratic after the
4th of March, 1879, is very nearly GER
tainty. In view Of this, the election of O
Democratic House Of Representatives
would precipitate upon the country dan
gerous agitations, which would ineyita-
bly, add to present distresses. Foremost
among their schemes, the opposition al
ready announce their intention 70 at
tempt the revolutionary expulsion Of the
President from his Office.
Ii, by the presentation of three candi-
dates for the Presidency in 1880, the
people ahouiA .ail to choos,, the House
must elcct-each State delegation cast
ing one vots.
From what is now known, and wi
the growing dissensions in the camp Df
the enemy, the Committee have good
Eeaann To ente: upon their work Withl
courage.
Please make prompt and favorable re.
sponse to this letter, and remit at once
by draft or postal money order, to "Sid,
ney T. Austin, Esq, Treasurer, ETC..
German-American National Bank
Washington, d. c."
BY order Of the Committee,
GEO. @. GORHAM, Jecretary.
An analysis of this circular will reveal
much of the intentions Of the Republican
party and the tactics to which It will re-
sort to secure continuance of its contro
of the National Government. Yhe cir
cular was only intended for the eyes O
Republicans, and therefore its revelations
are the more important To begin with
the first section of the circular shows tha
thorough canvass of the several States
of the Union is to b, made in the mop,
of controlling the next House of Repre-
sentativea, and that to secure this reault
the civil service order of the Presiden
will be made subservient to the ends o
the Republican party by such interpre
tatlon as will best sait at any pnrticula
time; or, in other words, 1t is proposed I,
go before the country With the argumen
that the President has purified the civi
service by requiring Federal officials t.
abstain from participation in politics
while In fact he has dc'.e nothing NOR
than to say to them you must not openl,
engage in tho control of politics your
aelves, bu. you can do so privately b,
contributing to support Others in doinl
so. The result is far from working tn
Reforms pretended, for it only places tn
control of national politics in the hand
of the Congressional Committee, thereb,
giving the administration party, by con
centration, greater power than it woul,
have under the system of control by loca
politicians. This little trick is anothe
evidence that President Eayes Ia a grea
political fraud.
NeAt, the statement that the Demo
Gratis have announced their intention t,
expel the President from his Office
co.spicuousiy :a.se, and shows that th
Republican leaders again intend to at
tempt to carry tGe coming elections b,
their old system Of deception and mis-
representation. We expected l...s o
thcin, however, and therefore it is not .
confession Of much importance. Th,
most significant feature of the circular il
the information that in case of no elec
ton by the people, the next House O
Representatives will elect the Presiden
each State casting one vote. It ma,
be regarded as settled, that if the Repub
licans carry majority of the next .Icuss
Of Representatives, that they will ther
try to prevent an election Of President
by the people, thereby throwing it into
the House Of Representatives, and thu.
securing the election of their candidate
70 do this they will secure the nomina,
ton of three tickets, and use one of them
as the Radicals hope to use Independent
&C IN this this ssttatc-that is, 70 form
a combination with them in order to
carry doubtful! 3tates against the De-
ulocracy. The Republican States would
cast their votes for the Republican can
didates, bnt in States considered doubt.
fal,, as Ohio, Pennsylvania and some Of
the Southern States with large colored
populations, the Republican voto would
be cast in favor of the National party, or
q third party of GONE other namo, and
then IL no one of the three candidates
should get @ majority Of all the votes,
the election would be thrown into the
House and the Republican candidate
elected. It Is, therefore, of the utterni9st
..:.s !S= s Is; - seol5s Democratic
majority in the next House Of Reprosen-
tatives to guard against any possible mis-
haps in 1880 upon the Presidential cleo
sion. That we viii have Democratic
majority in 1t is reasonably certain, but
We cannot afford to allow any indeptn-
dent Democrats, whether It be Alexan-
der ii. Etephans or any other person, 10
be elected. The Issues are too gleat TO
PiIi0o i IN inc nhu6is OF such srratio men,
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