, 1878-05-31
Tx: MOVEMENT ON HAYES
TcPubiirsn Address.

TIA, - mor-,'lr House ut l;rVr,r. tNN'
t,-l,,. hya plrry vote. adopted 20 r.,'.u.
tlu which. uH.lr. urtyu.r ui wW~ll-'-
fI,r. j. tp ly 'hr foundation lnr the 'N-
ruI.iau ~ fhr po.jiHt tnu ulli,,'. Ihl'
4. th. yuImiuprinu o. % PILOT which hl,
been nu lpor frum the dIy That li1yr' auI
V.h,,I.r WON, tuu.tfuf.uu'v Is declared
rlr,'rJ II Umt.l. b., Hr,' uuhlh' Ipp'tr-
oi,., ip thr rr.uIuriuu Of the last Democrat
l.. lInu.. ,l.yhriug that tiHru aud Hen
,l~irL. wen, elected Tidru lud Hem
,lrirk> subsequently, made similar rUplL
Declarations thrm.clNcs. A few ilmid
member, have Ioug held back and som" ni
Them after briug corprd together to
nnal vote. still pretend thar they viii halt
"a, soon their partial and nnr-'idcd inNrS-
,irarinn shall he ended. In other warl>
they intend after hearing -uborncd evil
drnrr. to bring in a verlct that Hayes i
a u>urpcr and that he shall not remain IN
office. These mpn nave no control IN the
Democratic party. They dared not even
follow Al"yiudrr IL. Stevens in united
effort against clncuS dictation 10 the eN-
tent of showing some Semblance OF fair
pav. They will be impotrnt IN the III
ture as they have been in the past. More
over it is difficult to believe IN their sin
cprity, in view of the public avowal of
their party. that itS purpose is, II possible.
10 diSpace the President. Ii Is a matter
Of history that the resolution just adopted
was framed to express this object The
sneaker of the House was consulted IN
advance rs to whether he would rule that
it was privileged question. The party
managers gere anxious 10 conceal their
purposes ii possible. In this they were
defeated by the speaker who would not
rule it question of privilege unless it
clearly assaled the title of the President.
The resolution being offered. he read a
carrfuily prepared opinion deciding it to
bc a question of the highest privilege be-
cause 1t involved the question of the valid-
i.y of Hayes title. Here are his very
words:
"A higher privilege than the one here in
yolved, and broadly and directly presented
vhiet executive chair OF the government
and the connection of high government
officials with the frauds alleged the chair
is unable to conceive. The chair finds ell
umerated among the questions of privil-
ege set down in the manual the following:
election of the Pesident. The chair there
tUTp IUltS tlldl tlt ViVdlIlDlc hINl l'H'i'-
,ions embrace questions OF privilege OF the
highest character aud recognizes the right
Of the gentleman from New York to offer
the same
Upon This the Republicans commenced
the struggle against the revolutionary
scheme which afier five days Gu alton ter.
minated in the success of the conspirators.
Republicans offered to favor the fullest in
vestigation into all alleged frauds which
either party charged to have been commit
red. but the Democracy pursued its course
shamlessly and relentlesSly and stiicd all
inquiry into attempts at brihary in Ore
gon. South Carolina and Louisiana. aud
murder and violence in several States
Neither amendment nor debate was al
lowed. The ineXorable previous question
was applied and enforced. This scheme,
pursued, and it is now fully inaugurated.
can only have the effect offurther paralyZ-
ing business of all kinds. preventing the
restoration Of confidence which seemed
promising, casting gloom over every
household and bringing our nation into
reproach before lhe civilized world. The
peace Of the country Is the first c0nsdea-
tiOn OF patriots. This new effort Of the
Democracy to iEaugurate anarchy and
Mexicanize the Government by throwing
doubts upon the legitimacy of the title of
the President Is In keeping with the re-
cord of that party, one wing of which re-
helled against the COVER iment while the
ether wing gave them aid and comfort.
Wecall therefore upon all who opposed
the rebellion of 1861. without distinction
oil party. to rally again to the support of
law, order and stable government and to
Overwhelm with defeat the reckless agitl-
tors who to gain poitical power would
add to the present distress Of the country
by shaking the government they failed in
a four years war to destroy. By unani-
nous order of committee.
EUGENE HALE, Chairman.
GEO. G. GoRHAM, Secretary.
PRESS COMMENTS ON THE POTTER REsOLU-
TON
New YORK. Nay lS.-The "rimes,"
commenting on the action of the House
yesterday, says: This whole business of
investigation is the work OF handful of
meR Individually unimportant. but able to
so use the machinery of caucus as TO com
nit the party in spite of the better iudg-
ment OF the majority OF its members. The
resolution does not express the mature re-
suit ofa conference representing the party
rs whole. 1t merely tells the purpose of
Il faction OF which Tiden is the guiding
spirit and its adoption by the pilty in
Congress indicates how abjecty members
respond to the requirements of unscrupu-
lOtls men,
The " Herald" ais: This great hunder
OF tie Democrats, Republicans are
prompt to seize upon, TO their own hd-
vantage, as will be seen by the Repub-
can address which is issued. On the heels
Of the passage of the Democratic resolution.
against the cry Of fraud" they raise the
cry of revolution" and they win unite
the whole North once more in their sup.
port.
The "Vribune" regards the movement
as revolutionary. and says the Democratic
resolution Is not only indecent and kna-
wish, but IT Is m attempt to get up a new
rebellion against lawful authority
The "Word' regards the Republican
address a unwise and wild. and tends to
excite the very camor and confusion
which those who misreprent the action Of
the Democratic majority pretend to depre.
cate.
The :" Sun has no editorial, but prints
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