Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-05-22
WASHINGTON.
To Al Republicans.


ADDRESS OF THE NATIONAL REPUBLIC
CAN COMMITTEE.
WAsHINGToN, May 1.-THE Re-
publican Congressional Committee
has issued the following address:
To the voters of the United States
The Democratic House of Represen-
tatives has to-day by q party vote
adopted resolutions which under the
pretense Of investigation is to lay the
foundation for the revolutionary ex.
pulsion Of the President from his Of
fee. This is the elimination of q
plot which has been on foot from the
day that Hayes and Wheeler were
constitutionally declared elected. 1t
made its first public appearance in
resolution in the last Democratic
House, adopted at the close OF the
session, declaring that Tilden and
Hendricks were elected. Tilden and
Hendricks subsequently made similar
public demonstrations themselves.
A few timid members have held back,
and some of them after being forced
to final vote still pretend that they
will halt as soon rs their partial and
one-sided investigation shall be end
ed. In other words they intend, after
having suborned evidence, to bring
in q verdict that Hayes is an usurper
and that he shall not remain in office.
These men have no control in the
Democratic party. They dared not
even follow Alex. HI. Stevens in q
unit against caucus dictation to the
extent of sho wing some semblance of
fair play. They will be impotent in
the future as they have been in the
past. Moreover, it is difficult to be-
lieve in their sincerity, in view Of the
public avowai of their party that its
purpose is, if possible, to displace the
President. 1t is matter of his
tory that the resolution just adopt
ed was framed to express this object.
The Speaker OF the House was con-
suited in advance as to whether he
would rule that it was privileged
question. The party managers were
anxious to conceal their purposes il
possible. In this they were defeated
by the Speaker who would not rule
it question of privilege unless i,
clearly assaulted the title Of the Presi.
dent. The resolution being offered
he read carefully prepared opinion
deciding 1t to be question of The
highest privilege, because it involved
the question of the validity of Hayes
J title. Here are his very words: "a
} higher privilege than the one here
J involved and broadly and directly
presented, as to the rightful occupan.
cy Of the chief Executive chair of the
; Government and the connection o.
high Government officials with tn,
frauds alleged, the chair is unable t.
r conceive. The Chair finds enumerat
ed among the question of privileg,
, set down in the manual the following
, on election of President. The chat
therefore rules that the preamble an(
: resolution embrace question @
: privilege the hig hest character, ant
+. recognizes the right of the gentleman
l from New York to offer the same"
i. Upon this the Republicans com
menced q struggle against the revolu
p tionary scheme which, after five days
! duration, terminated in the success o.
D the conspirators. The Republican,
/. offered to favor the fullest investiga
ton into all the alleged frauds b!
e whichever party, charged to hav,
4 been committed, but the Democracy
: pursued its cause shamelessly and re
lentlessly, and stifled any inquiry in
l to the attempts at bribery in Oregon
South Carolina aud Louisiana ant
: murder and violence in severa
g ststesr va. NsitlhBswe e aaa1Yak%ee IeRpS8fEaaf
Q previous question was applied an,
e enforced. This scheme, If pursued
: and it is now fully inaugurated, cal
t only have the effect of further paral
a wing business of all kind, preventin!
e the restoration of confidence which
. seemed promising, casting gloon
. over every household and bringin,
Z our nation into reproach before tn
civilized world The prosperity O
: the country is the first consideration
of patriots. This effort to inaugural
t anarchy and Mexicanize the Govern
! ment by throwing doubts upon tn
legitimacy of the title of the Presi
dent is in keeping with the record
. Of that party, one wing of which re
1 belled against the Government Will
the other wing gave them aid ant
: comfort We call therefore upon al
who opposed the rebellion of 1856
without distinction of party to rail-,
D again to the support of law. order ant
stable government. and to overwheln
!. with defeat the reckless agitator
: who, to gain political power, woul,
8 add to the present distress of tn
9 country by shaking the foundation
9 of the government which they faile,
l in four years. war to destroy.
Il By unanimous vote Of the commit
I tee. EUGENE HALE, Ch'm'n.
GEO. e. GoRHAM, Secretary.