Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-05-23
WHAT THEY SAY.
Opinions from the leading papers In
reference to the Potter Resolution.

can discOrlant elements in Washington
is calculated to make the well wishers of
that organization regard them with con.
siderable satisfaction.-ErG Journal.
Our Washington dispatch reports the
Republican leaders very hopeful of sue
cess in the coming congressional cam
paign. The man does not see clearly who
does not perceive that the events of this
week are going to tell for Republican
success. The country is going to set its
come down with tread like an elephants
-Ciacinndti Times.
The Enquirer [organ of purtrid remin-
iscents at Cincinnati says that the "Pres-
idency question has been once, and finally,
tried before a tribunal which Democrats
created" Is that a sufficient reason why
Sam Tilden and the Blair family should
not have it tried over again, before anoth-
er tribunal which the plaintiffs propose to
fix up to suit them? Is there a party in
the Ohio penitentiary that would not ex-
pect to win his case if he could have trials
enough before tribunals of his own Gre
ating ?-CaicagO Times
1t is contrary to the whole spirit of our
institutions to take up the grievance of a
defeated candidate for the Presidency and
set the country in commotion by an at
tempt to foist him into Office by driving
out his successful rival. This is the Mex
lean method, but not the American
method. The American people
will repudiate and crush any attempt to
supplant order and stability by the pro-
nunciamentoes and anarchyiwhich have
blighted the prosperity of Mexico, our un-
fortunate sister republic.-Neo York
Herald
The Democrats in the House atWashlng-
ton have carried their point to the battle
of the Potter resolution, but the record
they have made in the contest will 90 a
good deal further than Mr. Hayes's liberal
contribution towards running the next
campaign on behalf of the Republicans.
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an investigation in modified form to
meet their own partisan purposes They
not only asked the privilege of appointing
the court, but framed the law so that only
that which might damage the cause of one
party to the suit should be admitted in
e~ilence.-PhRaidphia Times
| Tho frs. opd ;,,,,aavrra1,l,, ,Io moe.
important step for the peace and prospect
| ty of the country is the entire abandon
ment or complete defeat of revolutionary
schemes. The men who talk of impcach.
ment as possible result and excuse are
guilty of cheat unworthy of gentlemen,
for they know that they have not the least
idea of making William A. Wheeler Pres
ident. The men who pretend that there
is nc intention to disturb the Presidents
title are proved guilty of falsehood, first,
by the very language of the resolution as
to the Maryland memorial and second by
the action Of the Democratic caucus on IA
resolution disclaiming such intent-Neic
York Tribune
The Staunton Valley V5rginian, Demo
cratic frankly expresses the opinion that
recent events demonstrate that the peace
Of the country can better be secured
through Republican than a Democratic
administration.
What. then, is the motive of the pro-
ceeding? First, it is simply to assail the
Republican party on expartc grounds for
alleged frauds in Florida and Louisiana.
The refusal to investigate the actual cleo
ton on all sides is proof of a party assault.
AS to Mr.. Pottcr's distinction that no
frauds became operative except those, if
there were any, OF these two States, is
nonsense. Every fraud operated, and we
are reaping the fruits thereof now The
next point is to plunge the country in ag
itation without much regard to the issue,
because agitation and accusation are the
life of the Democracy at election times.
For years it has thrived by calumny and
reproach, without being able to offer n
single postulate for the settlement of the
country or the administration of its gov
ernment.- PHILADELPHIA Press.
1t is to be hoped that the State conven-
tons will show as clear perception of
their duty to the party on this question as
the congressional committee has done.
The silence of Pennsylvania on a ques-
ton which the Democrats have elevated
into the foremost Importance cannot be
initiated without discredit aud disaster
Even ON the lowest grounds of political
epediency, an issue which unites all Re-
pubiicans ought to be welcomed as a God
, send in these days of divided councils and
lukewarm allegiance. -Nelc York Times.
When the Democrats got through with
their exparte investigation OF a sub section
ola part of the alleged Presidential frauds
} they may not be as handsome as they are
| now but they will know more. They
will know for instance that Hayes, Noyes
and Sherman, whom they hope to con-
sumo, will not have the smell of fire on
their garments. They will know that il
they prove fraud among the dirt-workers
in Florida ii will be no proof to the people
that there was no fraud on the other side
in other places, and they will know that
they have disturbed the business of the
country for the sake of their partisan NAL
ice and that the people will rebuke them
by leaving them in minority in the next
, congress.-Indianapo Nescs.