Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-08-02

honor and manliness OF a conquered people Of our
own race and blood would be mt by renewed and
q our faith has been so fully exemplI1ed and has
own so strong In the public opinion OF this and
cIrriec into office in hostility to IT, has at last been
iJrced TO accept and TO administer the govern
! ient on ts principles. The so-called sout pol
of Mr.. Hayes Is simply forced concession to the
of d public opinion created By the courage ana
office TO which he not elected by the peo
! ,e, he placed himself upon platform on which
-theT he nor his party had ever before stood. In
Ct neither the Office which he holds, the prin
tples which he administers 1t in his dealings
{ lpropriated them both without right Indeed the
Os: powerful and stalwart leaders OF his party
not hesitate 10 declare his southern policy TO be
q Democratic origin, and that The true title TO 1t is
Ia the Democratic party What Republican state
When Endorsement has been attempted at all, as
ia the late Republican State convention OF Indiana,
manner. on the other hand such bold strong men
COngling. Blaine, Cameron, and, indeed. large
opportunity to disclaim for the Republican party
al responsibility for the southern policy of the adj
miHistratton.
THE POTTER INVESTIGATION.
In the midst of its widespread generalization,
however, strange and violent attempt has recently
been made to revive the waning fortunes of the Re
publican party by sectional attack the'inyesti
cation now being made into the alleged frauds by
which the present administration was placed in
power. When this investigation was ordered by
Democratic house of representatives, sort of hys-
tercal scream burst out from the entire Republican
like the cry of conscious guilt and fear of de-
lection than of patriotic apprehension for the
government. We were Informed with oracular en-
phasis that our government was to be Mexicanized "
MexicaniZed! Do those who have hurled this word
into political vocabulary have any conception of
Its real meaning and conception? From the con-
land of revolution and awless turbulence. One of
the leading features OF her history has been the
usurpation of power by those who not entitled
to it, Fraud and violence have controlled her high
est official positions. The question there has not
been who elected president OF the repub ic but
who had the means of chicanery or force to obtain
the position. Lerd0 was but yesterday driven from
ton of the Mexican constitution, and without the
sanction of popular suffrage. But does the evil eX
which investigates fraud and seeks to ascertain the
true expression OF the popular Will? Does II not
having procured control of the government by the
openly coRfeSsed means OF false returns now seeks
70 sine All Inquiry en- the ne Sa 6ad enda p u s
Democratic party which aims to discover fraud and
to hold its criminal perpetrators up to public exc
whose leaders have desecrated the ballot box and
sapred the very foundatons OF popular government
Webers, the Lins, the Dennises the Jeakses and
that brazen gang now SO conspicuous before me
None but the guilty Who breads investigation? 1t
is my experience that the innocent have no fears,
while it is the experience OF mankind that the
guilty flee even when 30 one pursues. How
much o & hef are h6v 9rsne e by fe Sq
Indignation of free people burning with
sense of wrong! do not wonder therefore, at the
notes of alarm which filled the land when 1t was
proposed to sft this greatest p0lt al crime of the
nineteenth century to the bcttom Ii was right that
it should be done. When the electoral commission
created, the entire American people, with the
exception o. few leaders who were in the conspir
acy expected 1t to make thorough Investigation of
the facts aud to ascertain who in reality chosen
President. Its refusal to perform this plain duty was
surprise and a disappointment to every honest
man of every political party. The electoral commits
sion decided the great question of the popular will
in the choice OF chief magistrate upon meager,
barren technically. When it decided not to go be-
hind the returns, 1t gave legal title to Nj Hayes
binding IN law, but entitled to no more respect than
the liberty which offender in court obtaius by re-
lying on a flaw in the indictment rather than on
trial of the merits of his case. In view of this state
of facts could the house Of representatives do less
than order investigation? But further: The elec
toral commission had not only tailed TO do its duty
in this regard but in briet space of time the instr
ment which used In the great conspiracy to defeat
the popular will began to reveal the whole plot This
was to be expected. Sherman, Mathews Slough
ton, Noyes and others who visited Louisiana and
Florida, are now undergoing the same fate which
has always attended those who do unlawful things
by the hands of Others History is simply repeating
itself this point The tool of the conspirator is
always swollen with a sense of his owa importance
by of the guilty secret which he shares with
men of position and character. Sooner or later he
seeks to make his secret a source of profit to him
SELF will he ever be satisfied The result is in
evItable: first threatens and when those who are
in his power find themselves unable to appease his
constant and fnSatiate demands he reveals ever,-
thing as thereby atoned for the original crime
Such is the philosophy of the course pursued by
Min and Dennis in Florida, and by Anderson and
others in Louisiana. Nor is there anything new in
the manner in which gh officials at this time bear
themselves toward those who are giving testimony
against them. John Sherman and his associates are
not the first who have drawn themselves up in we'll
affected dIsdain, and disclatmed all knowledge of
the tools they once used and east aside. Others be-
fore hun have exclaimed t. their former confederateS
who returned to plague them: "Avaunt, know you
nOtr' But when was the wOrld-the great thinking
Intelligent. world imposed by such conduct?
Who is NJ Lin. of Florida? Soon after the inaugu-
ration of Mr. Hayes he was appointed chief-justce
of the great Territory of New Mexico. There are
many future States In that Territory as large as In
diana The influence OF the administration OF her
laws reaches far into the future, and becomes mat
ter of the highest importance. This solemn duty
was intruSed to Mn NJ Lin. Who will say that the
President made so important an appointment in ig
Dorance OF the character of the man he appointed?
The senate, however, being properly advised, re-
iectsd the nomination. Min waited for some
thing else. but waited In vain. Doubtless it was
thought the debt due him was paid At any rate
whether from motives of revenge, moved perhaps
by quickened conscience, he has told the story how
clear and distinct majority for Tiiden aud Hen
bricks in Florida was by perjury ana forgery wiped
Hayes and Wheeler He cited the records of various
precincts in corroboIat1on OF his statement.
It appears that he has been an object Of
the tendereSt care and sOlicitude on the part
salary without 'scharging single duty for many
months Mr.. Hayes himself personally recon-
mended MIN TO the secretary OF inc treasury as a
partment. He, too. however, guided by that law,
vague and underlined though It may be- which sooner
that of MLin's Anderson in whose behalf senators.
secretaries collectors of customs and the President
himself were sorely anxious for more than year,
laid open the conspiracy by which Democratic ma
Orty of between five and ten thousand In Louisiana
was obliterated, and majority of between three
and four thousand placed to the credit of Hayes and
Wheeler. This state of affairs in Louisiana and
Florida was made known, and an investigation
ordered by the house OF representatives Is there
a man in Inc lana who says the house could have
done less? 1t is asserted that this Investigation may
result in disturbing the title of the present occupant
of the White House. My answer is plain and simple:
By the forms of law he was induguratad He has a
legal right without the equitable right he Will remain
where he is to the end of the constitutional term,
mi pSS he hn W prO-
vision of the constitution which has applied to every
President from the foundation of the government.
He is liable to Impeachment, and to no other pro-
cess for removal If am reminded that the Presi-
dent can only be impeached for acts while In office.
my is that that is true with this qualification
If 1t should be proven in this investigation or any
other in reference to MI Hayes or any future Pres
dent, that he an accomplish in the commission
of unlawful acts by which he procured his place. he
would undoubtedly be liable to impeachment for
such acts. In the present instance do not appTe-
bend such result, whatever the real facts may be.
Inc great wrong viii De redressea at te pailo5poX
has been committed against the American people.
VII go mo h t aS warng 70 r. iGiqrg
less likely to ever occur again.
| THE COMPLETELY OF THE ADMINISTRATION
| WITH FRAUD.
Thcre are some circumstances, it is true, that
make it appear prc babe that Mr. Hayes shared
| with John Sherman and others a knowledge of the
kind of services that we're rendered him In Lou ST
ana and Florida 1t is difficult to account for the
strange distribution of patronage on any other by
OT IN m are nagGant o ~ fe
as particpa IS in the frauds in Louisiana and
Florida, scare ly has failed to receive rich
walds. The choicest places IN honor and emou-
| ments in the government have been bestow upon,
and are now enjoyed by. the principal actors In ta
Styling the votes of those two Stltes John Sher-
man. the bosom friend of the President, heads the
list of those who visited Louisiana. He reward
ed by the place of most power in the cabinet. He
was made secretary of the treasury, and Is now ours
ing the country in that position. Stanley Mathews
received the direct and support OF the President
of the United States in his election TO the senate
a recognition of his services. Such an interference
the part of the national executive was unheard OF
until then. Mr. StOughtcn, of New York. added his
support, and received the magnificent mission tc
| Russia his reward. Kellogg. Of Louisiana, Te
| celved his seat I'm the senate by the vote of Mr.
| Mathews. Packard part of the general plan
and he has his remuneration in being made consul
at Liverpool, the richest consulate in our service
Every one of the memorable returning board-Wells
| Anderson, Cassanave and Kenner-has been recOg
niZed and rewarded by the men in whose Interests
| they committed perjury aud forgery To these might
be added number more WHO played their part In
minor capacities. and who have been taken care OF
accordingly. Turning to the State of Florida we find
another intimate friend of the present incumbent
| of the White House; another ohio man, heading
the list of those who changed the vote of that State
Mr. NoyeS for his services was speedily appointed tC
| the very high position of minister TO France. Mr.
| KaSson Of Iowa "A 20 worker in Florida Was at thf