Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-05-14
THE .INvL~rrGArIoN- AND Its
MEANING.

faces, ana begun ~ earnest the vork W
establishing tho "fraud' which they
have howled so long. The preliminary
skirmish was fought in the House OF
Representatives yesterday. and the noble
army Of reform" Democrats verified
tho prediction Of General Grant, that
when the opportunity was given them
they would make fools Of themselves.
Taey have done more. The action Of
yesterday was not simply 80 ioolish"-it
was suicidal. An opportunity was given
tn the Republicans to once again force
their enemies to show their hands. and
the immaculate purity Of this party Of
reform was held up to tho ridicule
and contempt OF all beholders. II
nothing more should come Of the ma
nipulstions Of Tilden than tho exposure
made yesterday OF the character and
motives OF tho party which We have
to fight next Fall. he has earned the
gratitude Of every Republican in the
land. The people Of the country rsad
the record Of the Democracy this morn.
ing in letters Of living fire. They saw
through the little scheme TO spend the
public money in m Investigation
which il to be confined to one side. and
designed only 10 iunish capital for a po-
li,ical faction which already feels the ap-
proach OF dissolution. The warning
will not 30 UNDECIDED. A party which is
manifestly aud maliciously unfair to It's
opponent. Is unit to rule. Such aparty
will reap political damnation instead OF
salvation from its frantic efforts to ruin
its more honorable contestant.
The resolution for the investigation
was introduced by Clarkson n. Potter
Of New York. 1t provides for the in
y~estigation Of the election frauds. So
called, In Florida and Louisiana. II IL
based upon the purchased perjury OF Me-
Lin and Dennis. and was admitted
by Speaker Randall As a privileged
question. An appeal from his decision
was voted down. and the previous ques-
ton ordered by u strictly Democratic
vote. the Republicans, seeing that no
justice Was to be given them. refusing
TO vote on the question ut all. And they
were right. They are being treated as
nonsntitiss by the party which rules the
House. aud it is policy to accept the sit
ua.ion aud act accordingly. As to the
decision Of Speaker Randall. admitting
the resolution as a privileged question,
IL may be a correct one. although the
Arguments against IL were certainly well
taken. It is the first question Of the
kind that has ever arisen in Congress,
aud the decision. whether right Of
wrong. must stand M final. Mr.. Ran
dali has always acted impartially in his
rulings. aud we are inclined to give him
credit for doing so in this instance.
according to the best Of his
knowledge NJ parliamentarian.
The Republicans, a We have said.
were powerless to check the proceedings,
but they did have it in their power to
show to the country the motive which
prompted them. and 10 tear from them
the fimsy game Of purity and honesty
Of intention with which the Democrats
sought TO disguise them. This was well
accomplished by Representative Eugene
Hale Of Maine. After tho Speaker had
ruled that the question was a privileged
one. Mr. Hale asked permission Of Pot
ter to offer an amendment. That auto
crat Of the House asked to know the "a.
tnre Of the proposed amendment. refused
to allow IL to 10 read by the Clerk. aud
declined to either accept or reject 1t. un.
Ill acquainted with its purport. After
considerable sparring on both sides, Mr..
Hale informed the Representative Of
Tilden that he proposed simply to eS-
tend the investigation so US to include
other States which it was well known
hal been iraudulently counted. and the
evidence OF the fraud in which States
did not depend upon such purchased
scoundrels as McLin and Dennis. II an
amendment OF this nature was accepted,
the Republicans would join the Demo-
Gratis in voting for the resolution, and
thus show to the country and the world
that they were not afraid OF their record
in Florida and Louisiana.
Did the honorable gentleman who is
40 solieitous that the honor Of the ma
ton he vindicated. consent to receive
this amendment Not at all. Too
many Democratic fish have been landed
already by the famous drag net Of
Proctor Knott. for Mr.. Potter To run
any risk Of involving his W committee
in irretrisvsbls disgrace with his party.
The object Of tho committee is not to
expose tho Democratic frauds in Mis-
sissippi. Alabama, North Carolina, In.
diana. New York. and n dozen other
States. which. il justice had prevailed,
would have been counted for Hayes.
The object is simply to get the comics.
sions OF McLin and Dennis before the
country during the Fall campaign. dig.
nifed with the Endorsement q n House
Committee. aud thus aid the Democrats
in carrying the election. Aud so Mr..
Hals's amendment was rejected, and the
resolution came before the House in its
original form. with no national object to
be accomplished. but Democratic in its
inception, Democratic in its intention,
and partisan all over.
Mr. Hale's amendment. however.
forced Potter to practically place his
party before the country in its proper
garb. and IL any one is deceived by the
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