Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-05-23
THE PRESIDENTS TITLE.
Address Of the Republican COngressiOn.
al Committee.

al Committee.
The republican congressional COM
mittee has ISSUED the following ad-
dress:
TO tie Voters oftAe United .Statcs
The democratic house of representatives
has to-day by party vote adopted a reso-
luton which, under the pretense of an in
vestigatiOn, is to lay the foundation of a
revolutionary expulsion OF the President
from his office. This is the elimination
OF a plot which has been on foot from the
day Hayes and Wheeler were constitu
tionally declared elected. 1t made its
appearance in the resolution of the last
democratic house, adopted at the close of
the session, declaring that Tilden and
Hendricks were elected. Tilden and Hen.
bricks subsequently made similar declara-
tons themselves. A few timid members
have long held back and some of them,
after being cOerced to a final vote, still
pretend that they will halt as soon as
their partial and one-sided investigation
shall be ended in other words, that they
intend, after hearing suborned evidence,
to bring in a verdict that Hayes is us
upper, and that he shall not remain in of
flee. THESE men are controlled by the
Democratic party. They dared not even
follow Alexander III. Stephens in a fight
against the caucus dictation to the extent
OF showing fair play. They will be i'm
potent in the future as they have been i'm
the past. 1t is difficult to believe in their
sincerity, in view of the public avowal of
their party that their purpose is, if pos
sible, to displace the President 1t is a
matter of history that the resolution Just
adopted was framed TO express this object.
The speaker of the House was consulted
in advance as TO whether he would rule
that it was privileged question. The
managers were anxious TO conceal their
purposes if possible. Ia this they were
defeated by the speaker, who would not
rule it a question of privilege unless il
clearly asserted the title of the President.
The resolution being offered he read a
carefully prepared opinion, deciding it to
be question of the highest privilege, be-
cause it involved question of the validi-
ty of Mr.. Hayes's title Here are his very
words: "a higher privilege than the one
here involved, and broadly and directly
presented as to the rightful occupancy OF
the chief executive chair of the govern
ment, and the connection of high govern.
ment officials frauds alleged, the chair Is
unable to conceive. The chair enumer-
ated among the questions of privilege sci
down in the manual the following: The
election of President and therefore rule.
that the preamble and resolution embrace
questions of privilege of the highest
character, and recognizes the right OF the
gentleman from New York 10 offer the
same" Upon this the Republicans com
menced to struggle against the revolution.
airy scheme, which after five days duration
terminates in the success of the conspira.
tors. The Republicans offered to favor
the fullest investigation into all the alleged
frauds by whichever party charged to
have been committed; bet the Demo
crazy pursued its course shamelessly and
relentlessly and stitied all inquiry into at
tempts at bribery in Oregon, South Car
DINA and Louisiana, and murder and
violencein several States. Neither amend.
ment nor debate was allowed. The mex.
orable previous question was applied and
enforced. The scheme, if pursued-and il
is now fully inaugurated-ca only have
the effect of further paralyzing business oil
all kinds, preventing the restoration o.
confidence which seemed promising, cas-
ting gloom over every household and
bringing our nation into reproach before
the CIVILIZED world. The peace of the
country is the first consideration OF all
patriots. This new effort of Democracy
to inaugurate anarchy and Mexicanize
the government by throwing doubts upon
the Legitimacy OF the title OF the President
is in keeping with the records of that
party, one wing of which rebelled against
the government while the other wing
gave 1t aid and comfort. We call, there
fore, upon all who oppose the rebellion in
1861, without distinction of party, to
rally again to the support of law, order
and stable government, and to overwhel IN
with defeat the reckless agitators who to
gain political power wonld add TO the
present distresses of the country by
shaking the foundations of the govern
ment they Jailed in four years war to
destroy.
BY the unanimous order Of the commit
tee. EUGENE HALE. Chairman.
GEO. G. GoRHAM, Secretary.