The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-16

What the Leading Papers OF the
Country are Saying.
Washington Post.
THE CONFLICT.

Washington Post.
THE CONFLICT.
With the resolution offered yesterday
by MIR. Potter, on behalf Of the Demo-
cratic side of the House, demanding the
fullest investigation Of the frauds IN
Florida and Louisiana, the conflict be-
tween Democracy and Republicanism Is
once more renewed. In this case, at
Iesst. il is a conflict between truth and
falsehood, between facts and tal!scies.
The Republicans oppose all investigation,
and by so doing, they sustain, nay,
boastfully defend fraud and tslsehood.
There never yet has been an lnvestlga-
ton that they have not opposed; and yet
in this investigation, as in the investiga-
ton which exposed the rascaliiles OF
Belknap and Robson, they will be
forced to succumb. They struggle IN vain
the power Of ideas, the sentiment OF
the honest masses, memorable fate
is against them. Every incident OF the
great crime of 1876, by which the peo-
pie of this Republic were detrauded OF
their constitutionslly chosen President
must come out. Every participant IN the
great crime, be he high or low, powerful
! or ignoble, will be exposed. The Repub-
lican forces in the House, under the lead
of Garfield, who helped to perPetrate the
crime, NAV postpone the day Of settle
ment, but they cannot avertit. They are
simply rendering their party name sy-
nonymous with corruption, with unoiush-
ing forgery, perjury, fraud and usurps-
l..
ton. 1t is but natural that the party
| that committed the greatest crime Of the
| century should endeavor to prevent Its
! exposure, but the effort will be unavailing.
Messrs. Hale, Garfield and COnger are
but laying up wrath against the day
of wrath. They are but degrading them
selves and their followers to the level OF
Anderson, Wells and McLin. just as
sure as the names OF these patricides
have become Kissing and by-word IN
the mouths of all honest people, Just so
sure will they who defend and shield
them become sodden with the same in
fanny. The movement inaugurated by
Mr.. Potter yesterday is not Il movement
in the interest of any man. 1t is q grand
INQUEST in the name and for the honor Of
the people of the United States, who
have been defrsuded Of their birthright-
the right to elect their own chief msgis-
.rate. Woe to that Democrat, who from
petty spite or captiousness, attempts to
arrest or delay its contamination.
Baltimore Gazette.
THE SEARCH BEGUN.
When the previous question was
called the Republicans a0stalned from
voting leaving "no quorum" They re-
sisted the motion to adjourn in order to
prevent the resolution from having prece-
dence to day as unfinished business. But
this effort failed, and it will he the bust
ness Ia order to-day. By this strategy
they only restfirm the fact that the Re-
publican party rs whole was party TO
the frauds; that they were aiders and
abettors with knowledge and they now
resist the investigation as measure Of
self.defense. They stand before the coun-
try as the pallistors and defenders OF
fraud, and are banded to resist those who
would lay bare the facts TO the open day
light.
1t is not the title of Mr.. Hayes that is
now at issue If the resolution as pro-
posed be adopted and the committee aP-
pointed and all the suspected frauds
proven incontestibly, the report OF the
committee would in no degree unsettIe
Mr. Hayes in his seat. The great
majority of the people of this country
are already convinced that frauds were
perpetrated; the Electoral Commission
! knew it; and knowing it counted the
fraudulent vote Tor Hayes But the reso-
luton aimed at the principal workers Of
| the frauds, at the visiting statesmen"
who put them through and received their
reward in cabinet appointments and
foreign missions. 1t may be possible TO
plead that Mr.. Hayes was not a party
| TO the villsinies that were wrought
| in his name, but that plea cannot be set
| up in behalf Of the men that transacted
! the business. Sufficient evidence Of their
guilt has already been brought forward
| to make the investigation necessity. II
ought to 60 to the bottom. But Con-
gress ought not to rely on exposing pas.
| frauds it ought also TO take steps TO pre-
| vent their recurrence. A committee on
this subject has been sitting for months,
and has brought forward some measures,
but there seems to be no present purpose
| to pass any of them. 1t is far more i'm.
poltant to protect the country against a
| repetition of electoral forgeries and per.
jurles than to show how they were COM
mitted at the last election.
| New York World.
NOT A QUESTION OF REoPENIEG THE
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