The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-11
WATTERSON'S VIEWS.
HE THINKS POTTER'S CHARGES AL
READY SUSTAINED.
But MAGNANlMOrSLY PERMITS MR.. HAYES
10 KEEP HIS SEAT.
Several Reasons Why Mr. Tildcn Should
Not be lnauguratcd Now.

special 10 Inc 81 Louis journal
New YORK, June "a reporter had an
interesting and instructive conversation yes
tcrday morning with Henry Wattcrson, ed
itor Of the Louisville Courier Journal, at the
, Everett house, in this city, He said that
he had not the slightest doubt about the
proof Of the frauds; there would be ample
testimony to sustain the charges of the Pot
ter resolution. He had no doubt either
about the power of congress To declare the
election Of Hayes null and void, if the evil
dcnce proved the frauds charged, as he be
licvcd it would.
With reference to the agreement made
10y the Democrats, 50 much talked Of and
paraded in Republican papers that the de-
cisons OF the electoral commission were to
be final, he said it had no more binding
force on the them than an ordinary contract
would have on an individual, if it was
shown to have been founded on fraud. Yet
he said it might not be prudent for con
grcss or the people to insist on this right, or
to attempt to disturb the present executive,
if he did not feel it was his duty, honorably
to resign but they had now RIGHT to 90 be.
hind the returns, and even if nothing
practicable should be accomplished so far
as the present term was concerned, the Pot
ter investigation would render returning
boards impossible for all future time.
While it was quite right to show up the
political corruption in all its hidcous forms,
1t would be bad policy for many reasons 70
dcpose Hayes. 1t would create Il great
deal Of luminosity and excitement without
gaining any important point for the Demo
cratic party.
Mr. Wattcrson thinks that in the event of
Hayes resignation or deposition it would
not only be injudicious and impoltic, but
disastrous to put Mr.. Tildcn forward as
Hayes successor for the uncxpircd term.
To come in at the fac end, he said would
bring contempt on him and his party He
could gain no rcnown thereby and the par
ty could not gain any more adhcrcnts, for
the offices are all filled, and practically
there would be very little for Mr.. Tildcn to
do; and by the time he became fully ac-
quaintcd with all the public duties of his of
flee and was prepared to make himself use
ful' h'~ .;'nn would horo our:-si, s.ua ne
would be obliged to step down and out.
without having accomplished anything,
thus destroying his claims, if he had any,
for being nominated in 1880.
Mr. Watterson went on tospcak generally
of the nature Of the testimony already pro-
duccd before the Potter committee. He
believes there is sufficient TO convince and
convict, and in spite of some apparent dis
CrcpanCicS on CrOsS.cNaminatiOn he thinks
there j. an abundance Of corrobomtiye tcs-
tiMony to show that Anderson and Lcyssec
are telling the truth in the main, and that
there is enough in their testimony alone 10
show that fragrant frauds have been com.
mittcd.
Finally the reporter asked Mr. Waiter
sons opinion on the resolution which Ben
jamin F. Butler has prepared to offer viz,
WHEREAS, \ presidential cIcctor has
sworn before committee Of the house that
his signature affixed to certificates of the
votes of the electoral college Of Louisiana
was fogcW; therefore,
Resolved, That the ti;lc Of r. i. Hayes
to the Office Of president is not VALID
Mr. Wattcrson declared that he could
not see how congress could avoid this rcso.
luton if presented.