Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-07
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ton by the Potter Committee on l:evo-
ton. when the chivalrous Anderson
spit forth his venom in u mass OF lies
which have since convicted him OF rank
perjury. We notice a growing disinelina-
ton in our Democratic exchanges, to
treat OF the great subject OF fraud
For months this has been the text from
which sermons OF morality have been
preached. aud when Potter succeeded in
getting his resolution through the
House. tho heart Of the average Demo-
crat throbbsd high with delight. We
say the average Democrat, and We mean
by this the great mass Of ignorant
followers Of such men as Tilden and
Potter. The brains OF the party. men
like Stephens, and Thurman, and Bay
ard. shrank from the investigation rs a
thief shrinks from the halter. They
saw in it the great political blunder
which General Grant had foretold.
They knew that. however one.sided the
committee might be. the ''fraud" bubble
would 10 exposed. aud that their "
political crimes would he brought to the
light OF Cay. What these men foresaw
has come to pass. and we do not wonder
that Democratic newspapers take no do-
light in commenting upon the rotten
testimony which they have raked up
afresh. and that Democratic politicians
hang their heads in shame and forget to
indulge in their accustomed howl OF
fraud.
The fact is. this wondrous investiga-
ton is developing just what Potter and
his clique declared there was no neces-
sity Of showing. when Hale tried to get
his amendment passed to include Oregon
In the inquiry. II is not showing frauds
accompiished-it cannot DO that unless
IL il extended to Mississippi and indi-
ana-but it is opening n grand field Of
fraud attempted by the Democratic party
in Louisiana. II is showing how Til.
den attempted to dispose OF that "bar1
OF money" by buying up Presidential
Electors right aud left. Judge Leyissee,
one Of the Hayes Electors, was Oh the
stand yesterday. called there by tho
Democratic majority. to prove, ~ they
claimed. that the signature to his %certiii-
cate was a forgery. They proved moth
ing Of the kind. II appears that Judge
Levissee's name was signed TO one GER
ti6cats in his absence. but with his
knowledge and consent. But when the
witness. after this miserable failure
by the Democracy. was turned over to
the Republican members Of the Com.
mittee. the fact was drawn forth that IN
agent Of Tildsn hal offered him 500,
900 for his vote. which he had refused I!
Hero Is the Democratic fraud attempted
into which Brother Potter has no desire
to go. We don't wonder at his unwil.
lingness to fish in these waters. Like
his brother Democrat. Proctor Knott,
he il liable to land n Democratic fish Mt
every haul.
We are beginning to lose all fears Of
u revolution rs this investigation pro-
ceeds. We confess to some alarm ut the
outset Of the movement. for we thought
the plotters had laid their schemes in
such q manner that some FEASIBILITY.
at least. would be given to their charges.
We plead guilty Of having rated their in.
telligsnce and shrewdnrss at too high a
figure. That they relied upon an An
ierson whose perjury would utterly lie.
stroy him as a witness. and a Republi-
can slsctor who had been approached
with Sam Tilden's money. to establish
q charge Of fraud against the unblem.
ished characters OF John Sherman aud
Stanley Matthews, is fresh evidence
that the gods have maddened them in
order to make their destruction assured.
II this thing continues. the only revolu.
ton which the immediate future has in
store for US is that which will take place
al the ballot-box next Fall. The Dem
ocrats are prieking their own bubble,
and in November next the honest masses
OF the country will sec to it that the
collapse is complete.
A NEW ENGLAND journal says the
prospect for a remuneratiye business in
the manufacture OF cotton is not en.
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