The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-05-22
Address ofthe Repub-
lioan Congressional
Committee.
To the Voters Of the United States.
Review of the Alleged Demo
cratic Conspiracy.
THE DUTY OF TIE HOUR.

THE DUTY OF THE HOUR.
WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE Re
Publican Committee has issued the
following address:
To the voters of the United States.
The Democratic House of Represent.
atives has to day, by a party vote,
adopted q resolution which, under
the pretense of an investigation, is to
lay the foundation of the revolution
airy expulsion Of the President from
his Office. This is q culminstion of a
plot which has been on foot from the
day that Hayes and Wheeler were
constitutionally declared elected. 1t
made its first public appearance in a
resolution of 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 declarations themselves. A
few timid members have long held
back, and some of them after being
c)erced to a final vote, still pretend
they will halt as soon as their partial
aud q sided investigation shall be
ended. In other words, they intend,
after hearing suborned evidence, to
bring 10 a verdict that Hayes is an
usurper, and that be shall not remain
10 Office.
These men have no control ia the
party. They dared not
even follow Alex. Ii. Stephens as a
unit against caucus dictation ID the
extent of showing some semblance of
fair play. They sill be impoten: in
the future, as they have been in the
past. Moreover, it is difficult to be-
lieve in their sincerity, 10 view ct the
avowsl of their party that its
purpose is, if possible, to displace the
President. 1t is a matter Of history
that the resolution just adopted was
to express this object. The
Speaker Of the House was consulted
in advance as to whether be would
rule that it was a privileged question.
The party managers were anxious to
conceal their purpose if possible. In
this they were defeated by the Speak.
er, who would not rule it a question
of privilege unless i: clearly assaulted
the title of the President. The reso-
luton being offered, he read u care
fully prepared opinion, deciding it to
be q question of the highest privilege,
because it involved the question of
the validity of Hayes title. Here
are his very words:
A higher privilege than the one
here involved and broadly and d.
rectiy presented as to the rigbtful &C.
rupancy of the Chief Executive
Of the Government and con-
lection Of high Government officials
with the frauds alleged, the Chair is
unable to conceive. The Chair finds
among questions of priv
lege ret down in the manual the fol-
owing, ELECTION of President" The
Chair, therefore, rules that the pre-
and resolution embrace ques-
ions of privilege of the highest char
Icter, and recognizes the right Of the
gentleman from New York TO offer
be same.
Upon this the Republicans com
nenced the struggle against the rev.
'lutionary scheme which, after FIVE
lays, terminated in the triumph of
be eonspirators. Republicans offer
d to favor the fullest Investigation
nto all alleged frauds by whichever
charged to have been commit
ed, but the Democracy pursued its
curse shamelessly and relectlessly,
nd stifed I'll inquiry into attempts
t bribery ia Oregon, South Carolina
nd Louisiana, and murder and vio-
ence 10 several of the States. Meth
r amendment nor debate was allow
d. The memorable previous ques-
ion as applied and enforced.
The scheme, if pursued, and it is
ow fully iuaLgurated, can only have
be effect of further p~aralyzing bust.
ess Of all kind, preventing the res
of conf lence, which seemed
romisiog. casting a gloom over ev-
" household, and bringing our ma
on into reproach before the civilized
The peace of the country is
lie Grst conside ration of PARROTS
his new effort of the Democrats to
anarchy and Mexicauize
lie Government by throwing doubts
pon the Legitimacy Of the title Of ii 0
resident is 10 keeping with the rec
IDS CT that pa ~, one wing of which
'belled against the Government
lille the other wing gave them aid
I'd comfort
We call, therefore, upon all who
opposed the rebellion Of 1861, with
1t distinction of party, to rally again
the support of law, order and sta /
Government, and 10 overwhelm f,
18th defeat the reckless a"gitators
DO, to gain political power, would
Id to the present distresses of the
by shaking the foundations i
the Government they failed in a
ur years. war to destroy. ]
By unanimous order of the Com !