The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-05-24

THE resolution offered in Congress on
last Monday week by Mr. Potter Of New
York, for the appointment of a COMMITTEES
TO investigate the alleged frauds in Florida
aud Louisiana at the Presidential election,
was adopted on Friday last, after the Re
publican members had vainIy struggled
during five days to defeat il. The resolu-
tion is as follows
I1fS0Ircd. That select committee, consisting
OF eleven mc.uheTs Of this House. be appointed
10 inquire into The aforesaid allegatlOn as to the
conduct oi the persons IN Once afCFesaid' ~
respect or the said election, and into the alleged
laiSe ana tTaudulent canvass ana return oi No'es
cy state. county narlsh, ana 2ftcIl,ct nlhcciS
in the said states OF Louisiana uUd Florida. and
'nto ai -he facts which, in the Judgment or
Sdld committee are connected WIN or ptttl-
nent thereto, aHd that said committee, Tor the
purpose or executing tits resolution, shaH
have power 10 send tor persons ana papers 10
adm mister oaths and to take testimony.
The Republican leaders in the House at
tempted to amend the scope of the resolu-
tiou so as to embrace Oregon, South Caro-
lima and Mississippi, but Mr.. Potter refused
permission to offer the amendment, for the
reason that if frauds had been committed
in either one or all of the three States
named, they had not been operative in
changing the result as they did in che case
OF either Florida OF Louisiana, OF course
if the Republicans want 10 inquire into the
election in Oregon, South Carolina and
Mississippi, they have only to offer a res
oiution for that purpose and the Demo
Gratis will not resist it. No such resolution,
however, has been presented, and none
win be, for the simple reason that there
is nothing substantial, as in Louisiana aud
Florida, to investigate. The Republican
Congressional Committee has issued an
address to the voters of The United States
in which it is charged that the purpose Of
Mr.. Potter's resolution is ''to bring in a
verdict that Hayes is usurper and that
be shall not remain in Office" and that it
viii paralyze the business and distarb the
peace Of the country. The people cannot
be frightened from their propriety by any
senscless appeal like this. The whole
country has heard OF and read about these
frauds ever since the last election, and will
not be any more ''paraiyzed" by their
investigation than it has been by this silly
address Of the Republican Committee. IL
there were no frauds, no possible harm can
result from the proposed investigation, and
if frauds were perpetrated who will say
that they ought not to be exposed? Mr..
Potter knows what his intentions are better
than the Republican committee does, and
he has disavowed any purpose Of attempting
to push Hayes out Of his Office. He could be
removed by impeachment if it could be
shown that ha al3ettpA or was in aDv wav
connected with the frauds, but the clearest
evidence of his completely with them would
be required. The whole purpose Of Mr..
Potter's resolution is correctly ex xpressed in
the preamble to be ''that The honor Of the
nation may be vindicated, and the truth as
to such elect ions Louisiana and Florida
made known" The people will be able to
stand the investigation without being "par-
alyzed'' to any very great extent.