Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-05-20
An Address to the People.
THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC CONSPIRACY.

The GREAT DEMOCRATIC CONSPIRACY.
WASHINGTON, May II. The Republican Con-
gressionsl Committee have issued the following
address:
To the voters of the United States The dem
ocratic House Of Representatives has to day by .
party vote adopted a resolution which under the
pretepce Of an investigation is to lay the foubds-
ton for q revolutionary expulsion Of the Presi-
dent fro his office. This is the elimination of q
plot which has been on foot from the day that
HAYES and Wheeler were constitutionslly declared
elected.
1t made its first public appearance in the resou.
ton of the last de mocrstic House adopted at the
close Of the session declaring that Tlden and
Hendricks were elected. and Tilden and Hen
bricks subsequently made similar public declara
tions themselves.
A few timid members have long held hack and
some of them after being coerced to the final vote,
still pretend that they will halt soon as their
partial and sided investigation shall he ended
In Other words they intend after hearing suborned
evidence, to bring in a verdict that HAYES il q
usurper and that he shall not remain in Office
These men have no control in the democratic par
tv. They dared not even follow Alexander II j..
Stevens, a unit against caucus dictation, to the
extent of showing some semblance Of fair play.
They will be mpotent in the future as they have
been in the past
Moreover it is difficult TO believe in their SINGER
ity in the face of the public svowsl of their party
that its purpose Is, if possible, to displace the
President. 1t is matter of history that the res
olu,on just adopted was framed to express this
object The Speaker of the House was consulted
in advance as to whether be would rule that it
was privileged question. The party managers
were anxious to conceal the purpose if possible,
but in this they were defeated by the Speaker,
who would rule 1t question of privilege unless
it clearly sssailed the title of the President
The resolution being offered he read careful
lv epurqd aniuion deciding IN ha q
of validity, of President Hayes title. Here are
his very words:
"a higher privilege than the one here Involved
and broadly and directly presented as to the right
ful occupancy Of the chief executive chair of the
Government and the connection of high Govern
ment oficias,with the grounds alleged, the chair
is unable to conceive. The chair finds enumers-
ated among the questions Of privilege set down
in the manual the following election of the
President The chair therefore rules that the
preamble and resolution embrace questions Of
privilege of the highest character and recog nIes
the right Of the gentleman from New York to Of
fer the same"
Upon this the republicans commenced strug-
gle against the revolutionary scheme which after
five days duration terminated in the success of
tbs conspirators. The republicans offered to ia
vor the fullest nvestiR alton into all alleged frauds
by whichever party charged to have been com
mltted, but the democracy pursued its course
shame lessly and relentlessly and stifed all in
uuhN into Tue htttHpts AZ DflOeTv In oregon,
South Carolina and Louisiana, aud murder and
violence 10 several States.
Neither amendment nor debate was allowed;
but the inexorabe previous question was applied
and enforeed this scheme if pursued, and it 10
now fully inaugursted, can only have the ell ct of
further parayzing business Of all kinds, prevent
ing the festoI ston of confidence, which seemed
promising, casting gloom over every household
and bring our nation into reprosch before the
civilized world. The peace of the country is the
first consideration Of patriots. This new effort of
the democracy to inaugurate anarchy and Mexi.
canize the government by throwing doubts upon
the leg ltimscy Of the title of the President is in
keeping with the record of that party, one wing
Of which rebelled against the government while
the other wing gave aid and comfort
We call therefore upon all who opposed the
rebellion Of 1861 without distinction Of party to
rally again to the support of law and order and
stable government. and to overwhelm with defeat
the reckless sgitators who to gain political power,
would add to the present distress of the country
by shaking the foundations of the governme ut
which they failed in four years war to destroy.
BY unanimous consent of the comuitee
EUGENE HALE, Chairman.
GEORGE c. GoRHAM, Sec'y.