The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-05-24
The Democratic Plot.

The Democratic party is desper-
ate. 1t is moving heaYen and earth
for ascendancy. Its success in the
past few years has made it desper-
ate, and there is nothing now left
In the list of possibilities that it will
not do to further its interests. 1t
cares not for disturbing the peace
of the country and keeping up
political turmoil at the expense of
business prosperity, ifit can gain its
desired end. 1t has the House of
Representa- tiVes now. 1t came near
reaching the Presidency. 1t will
have the next Senate after the 4th
OF March, 1879. Its endeavor now
is to elect the next House of Rep
resenta tives, and the President in
1880. For the purpose of manufac-
turing political capital the resolu-
tions to investigate the Florida cleo
ton were introduced and passed
by the House OF representatives.
They had not the fairness to permit
the Senate to participate in this i'm
portant matter. 1t is to be an ex-
parte and q partizan investigation.
The Democratic party introduced
tie measure to have the late presi-
Dental contest decided by the EIec-
toral Commission. 1t was hailed
by the Democrats of the country as
O Democratic measure and Demo-
cratic triumph. That commission
went ahead and did its work, and
1t is presumable did it as fairly and
decided as near In accordance with
the facts, as it could have done.
But its decision was not what the
Bourbon and controlling element of
that party wanted. 1t was beaten
atits own game. And now, by the
introduction and passage of the
Potter resolutions, it is going square
back on its own work-its own
creature. 1t repudiates it's own
child. All this simply and solely
to make campaign capital in its des-
next President. Is not this q nice
job tor reform party to present
before the country How will such
acts commend themselves to the
confederation OF honest Democrats
The country to be kept in turmoil
and Its business and financial rela-
tions disturbed for the next two
years by this revolutionary scheme
to give the Bourbon Democracy, the
political c0ntroli Out on such re-
form. If we are not much mistak-
en- the record of the Democratic
House of Representatives for the
past two years will be enough t.
satisfy the people with its work
Such schemes ought to consign i
again to the private walks of life
which it SO conspicuously Orna
mented for a long term of years.
It is q notorious fact that thu
States of Mississippi and Alabami
were carried for Tilden in 1s76 by
the most outrageous system of ter
roism, and that in Oregon, N ev
York, and other States the most In
famous frauds were prscticed in BY
Tilden's friends. The Republican
In Congress insisted that these Dem
ocratic outrages and frauds shoul'
be included in the investigation o
the presidential election now de
termined upon by q strictly parti
san vote. The Democrats intend t
conhne the inquiry only to ALLEGES
Republican Hands In Florida an,
Louisiana. In other words, th
Republicans desired full, fair ant
comprehensive investigation. Will
the Democrats are determined t
conflne it only to certain marrow
limits, In order to make party CAPT
tai without running the risk ofhurt
ing their party. The Republican
said. Let rs have g sweeping in
vsstigatloD, sparing no one, and LEI
ting the consequences be what the
may. The Democrats, on the othe
hand. declare for one-sided inves
tiaation, the design being to scree
and shield the guilty members G
fheir own political household.