The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-30
DDRESS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEE,

The Congressional Republican
Committee have issued the following
address to the voters of the United
States:
"The Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives has to-day, by a party
vote, adopted a resolution which, un-
der protense of an Investigation, is to
lay the foundation of a revolutionary
expulsion of the President from his
office. This is the elimination of a
plot which has been on foot from the
day Hayes and Wheeler were consti-
tutionally elected, 1t made its first
public appearance in the resolution
of the last Democratic House, adopt
ed at the close Of the session, declar-
ing that Iilden and Hendricks were
elected. Tilden and Hendricks sub
sequently made similar public decla-
r~ations themselves. A few timid
members have long held back, and
some Of them, after being coerccd to
a final vote, still pretend. Will they
halt as Don as their partial and one
sided investigation shall be ended ?
Or, in other words, do they intend,
after hearing the suborned evidence,
to bring in a verdict that Hayes is a
usurper and that he shall not remain
in Office? These men have control
in the Democratic party. They dar-
ed not follow Alexander Ii. Stephens
in a unit against caucus dictation to
the extent Of showing a semblance OF
fair play, They will be impo;eut in
the future, as they have been in the
past, MoreI it is difficult to believe
N their sincerity, in view Of the pub
Tic ayowal Of their party that is tie
purpose, if possible, to displace the
President. 1t is a matter Of history
that the resolution just adopted vas
framed to express this object, The
Speaker of the House was counseled
in advance as to whether he would
rule that it was a privileged question.
The party managers were anxious to
cancel their purposes, if possible. In
this they were defeated by the Speak
er, who would not rule it q question
Of privilege unless it clearly assailed
the title Of the President. The reso-
luton being offered, he read a careful
ly prepared opinion, deciding it to be
a question of the highest privilege,
because it involved the question of
the validity Of Mr.. Hayes title. Here
are his very words: "A higher privi-
than the one here involved, and
broadly and directly presented us to
the right Of occupancy Of the chief
executive chair Of the Government,
and of high Government officials
with the frauds alleged, the Chair is
unable to conceive. The Chair finds
enumerated, among the questions of
privilege set down in the manual, the
following: ELECTION of President
lhe Chair, therefore, rules that the
preamble and resolutions embrace
questions of privilege of the very
highest character, and recognize the
tights Of the gentleman from New
York to offer the same" Upon this
he Republicans commenced the
struggle against q revolutionary
which, after five days in du-
terminated in tho success Of
.he conspirators. The Republicans
offered to favor the fullest investiga-
ion into the alleged frauds by which
,yer party charged to have been COM
The Democrats pursued
heir course shamelessly and relent-
essly, and sitting all inquiry into at
empts at bribery in Oregon, South
Carolina and Louisiana, and murder
md violence in the several States.
Neither amendment or debate was
The memorable previous
question was applied and enforced.
This scheme, if pursued, and it is
low fully inaugurated, can only have
he effect of further p~aralyzing bust
less of all kinds, preventing restora-
ion of confidence, which seemed pro-
casting gloom in every house
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