Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-05-23

| lodging on every subsequent vote. The
Democrats may be wrong, or they may be
impolitic in pressing the Potter resolutions;
but this is a matter for themselves TO decide,
and not for the Radical maligners and perse
cutors of Andrew Johnson. Their record
nulLfies their protest, for their protest is dia-
| n.etrcally opposite to their action in the i'm
| parchment trial. They were then not so
| fearful of the effects of the overthrow Of the
administration as they pretend to be to-day.
True, then only an obnoxious Democratic
steer was in danger, while now actually the
great Republican OK is being gored by the
the reckless Clarkson n. Potter and
his wicked associates. 1t Is not for
Mr. Hayes individually that the Repub
licans are 80 greatly concerned, but for the
fate of the party itself. The Republican par
ty is on trial, and not one-half of its leaders
can say that their hands are clean; that they
had no part in or knowledge of these great
frauds, while many of them, like Sherman,
Kasson, Noyes, Stoughton, etc, have pecunl-
arily profted by the preparation of this out
rage upon the purity OF the ballot-box. 1t
is, therefor, not surprising that the
Republican ,otgr ssmen and the Radical
press urge that these resolutions have been
sprung upon the country by the Democrats IN
order to furnish political capital for their par
ty in the ensuing autumn campaign. Grant
ed, for the sake of argument, that such is
really the fact, we will ask whether this is
not far more legitimate basis than the Rad
ical lie about the southern war claims, which
the New York Tribune first Illuminated?
They themselves see that by the side of the
Presidential-fraud business the southern
claims story is nowhere. 1t does not show.
1t is no longer an attractive sensation. 1t
has sunk into insigni6cance. Besides all
this, these resolutions Will entail not little
discomfort to many men in good positions.
Before Mr.. Potters committee will close its
work, many Radical statesman will make up
his mind to either visit Europe and see the
Paris exposition, or to battle in the Gmpid
waters of the Canadian lakes, or fish along
the banks of Newfoundland, or 10 go to
almost any place where the unwelcon.e knock
at the door by the sergeant-at-arms of the
house of representatives with a little sub
pena need disturb the serenity and quietude
of visiting" statesman's breakfast table.
Even those eminent Republican martyrs
Anderson, Wells, Kenner and Cassanave-
may now think of going instead of return
ing" to Louisiana. They must be tired by
this time of all this investigating business.
Mr.. Edward L. Noyes, ON the contrary, wants
to be sent for in order that he may testify.
Poor Edward T. is too kind, if not too eager.
His mileage from Paris TO Washington and
return would amount to something like six
teen hundred dollars, quite a comfortable
little sum for making two trips across
the Atlantic, and his pay as min
lister to France going on at the
same time. Thus the disinterested Radical
patriot shows to great advantage. Mr.. John
Sherman wants also to be heard by counsel.
Cunning John. How little did he
think when he sent that touch
ing letter to Returniug-B An
derson, calling him noble martyr for at
testing to the truth of the Vernon parish
fraudulent returns, how soon his turn would
come to be judged by contemplate little
committee. The effect of all this scandalous
exposure upon the Republican party is easily
to be told. 1t will go like disheartened and
disorganized army into the next campaign,
and it will emerge from it a broken and scat
tered rabble. The hour for its death will