The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-23
The Republicans Address the Country.

WASHINGTON, May II.
The Republican Congressional Commit
tee has issued the following address:
To the Voters of the United States:
The Democratic House of Representa-
tives has to-day, by party vote, adopted
a aresolution which, under the pretence of
an investigation, is to lay the foundation
for a revolutionary expulsion of the
President from his Office. This is the
eliminating of plot which has been on
foot from the day that Hayes and Whee-
ler were constitutionally declared elected.
1t made its first public appearance in the
resolution of the last Democratic House,
adopted at the close of the session, de-
claring that Tilden and Hendricks were
elected. Tilden and Hendricks subse-
quently made similar public declarations
themselves. A few .imid members have
long held back, and some of them, after
being coerced to the final vote, still
pretend that they will bolt as soon as
their partial and one-sided investigation
shall be ended. In other words they in
tend, after hearing suborned evidence,
to bring in a verdict that Hayes is a
usurper and that he shall not remain in
office. These men have no control in
the Democratic party. They dared not
even follow Alex. II. Stephens-a unit
against caucus dlctation-to the extent of
showing some semblance of fair play.
They vii! be impotent in the future as they
have been in the past. Moreover, it is
difficult to believe in their sincerity, in
view of the public avowal of their party
that its purpose is, if possible, to displace
the President. 1t is matter of history
that the resolution just adopted was
framed to express this object. The
Speaker of the House was consulted in
advance az to whether he would rule
that it was a privileged question. The
party managers were anxious to conceal
their purposes if possible. In this they
we're defeated by the Speaker, who would
not rule it question of privilege unless
it clearly assailed the title of the Presi-
dent.
The resolution being offered, he read
carefully prepared opinion deciding it to
be a 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
directly presented as to the rightful occu
paucy of the chief executive chair of
the Government and the connection 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 Pres
ident.' The Chair therefore rules that
the preamble and resolution embrace
questions of privilege of the highest
character, and recognizes the right of the
gentleman from New York to offer the
same" Upon this the Republicans
commenced struggle against the revo-
lutionary scheme, which, after five days
duration, terminated in the success Of
the conspirators. The Republicans Of
fered to favor the fullest investigation
into all alleged frauds, by whichever
party charged to have been committed.
But the Democracy pursued its course
shamelessly and relentlessly, and stihed
all inquiry into attempts at bribery in
Oregon, South Carolina and Louisiana,
and violence in several OF the States.
Neither amendment nor debate was al
lowed; the inexorable previous question
was applied and enforced. This scheme,
if pursued-and it is now fully inaugu-
rated-can only have the effect of fur
ther paralyzing business of all kinds,
preventing the restoration of confidence,
which seemed promising, casting gloom
over every household and bringing our
nation into reproach before the civilized
world. The peace of the country is the
first consideration of patriots. This new
effort of the Democracy to inaugurate
anarchy and Mexicanize the Government
by throwing doubts upon the legitimacy
of the title of the President is in keeping
with the record of that party, one wing
of which rebelled against the Govern
ment, while the other wing gave them
aid and comfort. We call, therefore,
upon all who opposed the rebellion of
1861, without distinction of party, to
rally again to the support of law and or
der and stable government and to over
whelm with defeat the reckless agitators,
who to gain political powor would add to
the present distresses Of the country by
shaking the foundations of tho Govern
ment they failed in four years war to
destroy.
BY unanimous order of the Committee.
ECGENE HALE, Chairman.