Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-05-15
A. uLxAn As pAYIIcIrr.

A. CLEAR As DAYLIGHT.
II there were any great national end
to be subservsd by the passage OF Clark
son n. Pottsr's resolution to investigate
the so.called Florida and Louisiana
election frauds. the action Of the Repub-
lican minority in refusing to vote. and
thus delaying the appointment OF the
proposed committee by preventing q
quorum. might justly be called in ques-
ton. II is a species Of parliamentary
Administering which can only be justified
by extraordinary emergencies. but this
Is Just one Of those emergencies in which
IL is jusiifable. and the common ems
Of the entire country will applaud the
Republicans for their tactics. The
Democrats expressly declare that they
have no intention OF calling the title OF
Mr. Hayes in question /; they protest in
advance that the President shall
not be disturbed in bis seat.
Their only object. they say, is
TO show that frauds were committed.
and that Tlien was elected. but having
proved that they do not intend to at
tempt to Dust Mr.. Hayes and seat Til.
den. What good. then. is to be ac-
complished to the country ut large ?
Evidently. none. What good is to be
accomplished for the party1 That
point is very clear. A series OF one
sided campaign documents is to be fur
nishsd to the Democrats. by means Of
which they hope to make tho people
forget the crimes Of which they have
been guilty during their n short year
Of power. and on the strength Of the
purchased confessions OF McLin and
Dennis. besuile the country into Civ
ing them n new lease Of legislative
rule.
II is not often that the professions OF
such INSCRIPTIONS p%artisans as Clarkscn
n. Potter can be implicitly believed. but
his assurance with regard to the inten.
tons OF his committee toward Mr.. Hayes
may he taken as given in all sincerity.
The Democrats will not attempt to dis.
turb the President. for tho very simple
reaso that IL they did so they would
give up all the advantage which they
now propose to reap from the "fraud I"
howl. 10 Mr.. Hayes were unseated to-
morrow. 1t would dsvolve upon the
House Of Representatives to elect his
successor. The Democrats have . ma
jority Of the members, but not Of the
States. and M n President is elected 10y
States. and not by the vote OF individual
members, the Republicans would see to
IL that Mr.. Hayes was his own successor.
aud the yslp Of fraud" would be
silenced forever. The Constitutional
provision for an election by the House
reads thus :
.'The House OF Representatives shall
choose Immediately by ballot. the Press
ijent. But in choosing the President
the votes shall 10 taken by States. the
representation from each State having
one vote-and u majority Of all the
States shall be necessary to a choice
Amendment MI.
OF the thirty-eight States represented
in Congress, nineteen are Republican.
sew enteen Democratic. and in two. the
delegation is equally divided. Throw
ing out these two. which would count for
nothing in an election. the Republicans
would elect their President by u major.
ity OF two. II is, therefore. as clear US
daylight that the object Of this inyesii.
cation is not to unseat Hayes. The
only motive is that already point.
ed out, to make political capital.
for which the national Treasury is TO
pay. for the Democratic party. II is
another reform scheme Il rob the
treasury for the benefit Of n political
faction.
For this reason we shy that the Ro-
publican members Of Congress are acting
wisely aud we'll in refusing to vote on
this measure. and forcing the Democrats
TO secure q quorum Of their own MEN,
bcrs. When they succeed in doing this.
and pass the resolution. the odium Of
its passage will rest where it belongs,
on their own heads. When business is
Frustrated again aud the workingmen
arc starving for the want Of enterprise
on the part Of capitalists. who will nat.
urally become timii in the face Of this
new danger which threatens the nation.
they will know where 10 place the rc-
sponsibility. They cannot point to a
single Republican vote which aided this
raid ON the treasury. or neryed this blow
at the eountry's prosperity. The De.
moeracy is true to its ancient record.
Il has become mad with power. and is
sealing its own damnation.