The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-25
To the Nation Address Of the Repub-
liCan Congressional Committee.

liCan Congressional Committee.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Re
publican Congressional Committee
has issued the following address;
To the VoteFs Of the United States:
The Democratic House of Repre-
senlatives has to-day by party vote
adopted resolution which, under
the preteuce of an investigation, is to
lay the foundation fora revolutionary
expulsion of the President from his
Office. This is the elimination of
plot which has been on foot from the
day that Hayes and Wheeler 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, declaring that Tilden and
Hendricks were elected. Tilden and
Hendricks subsequently made SINH
lar public declarations themselves.
a few timid members have long
held back, and some of them after be-
| ing cOerced to the final vote still
pretend that they will halt as soon as
! their partial and one sided investiga
ton shall be ended. In other words,
they intend after hearing suborned
evidence to bring in verdict that
Hayes is usurper, and that he shall
not remain in office. These men have
no control in the Democratic party.
They dared not even follow AleXan
der II. Stephens in a unit against
] 10 of
| showing some semblance of fair play.
They will be impotent in the future
as they have been in the past. More
over 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 Presi-
dent.
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
as to whether he would rule that it
was privileged question. The party
managers were anxious to conceal
their purposes, if possible. In this
they were defeated by the Speaker,
who would not rule it question of
| privilege unless it clearly aSsailed the
title of the President. The resolution
being offered, he read carefully
prepared opinion deciding it to be
question of highest privilege because
it involved the question Ofthe yalidi-
ty Of Hayes title. Here are his very
words:
ga higher privilege than the one
! hnr inv nd Il lev Il Il
ly presented as to the rightful occu-
pancy of the chief executive chair of
| the Government, and the connection
of high government officials with the
frauds alleged, the char is unable to
conceive. The chair finds enumer-
ated among the questions ofprivilege
| set down in the manual the follow
ing: Election of President The
chair, therefore, rules that the pre-
amble and resolution embrace ques-
tions of privilege of the highest
character and recognizes the right Of
the gentlemen from New York to
offer the same"
Upon this the Republicans COM
menced a struggle against the revo-
lutiOnary scheme, which, after five
days duration, terminated in the
success of the conspirators. The Re-
pubicans offered 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 stifled all inquiry
into attempts at bribery in Oregon,
South Carolina and Louisiana, and
murder and violence in several of the
States. Neither amendment nor de
bate was allowed. The memorable
previous question was applied and
enforced.
This scheme, if pursued land it IS
now fully inaugurated), can only
have the effect Of further paraIyzing
business of all kinds, preventing the
restoration ofconfidence, which seem
ed promising. casting a gloom over
every household and bringing our
nation into reproach before the civil
lied world.
The peace of the country is the first
consideration of patrons. This new
effort Of the Democracy to inaugurate
anarchy and Mexicanize the Govern
lnent by throwing doubts upon the
legitimacy of the title of the Presi-
dent is in keeping with the record of
that party, one wing of which rebell-
ed against the Government, 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, order and
stable land to overwhelm
with defeat the reckless agitators
who, to gain political power, would
add to the present distress of the
country by shaking the foundations
of the Government they failed in a
four years war to destroy.
BY unanimous order of the com.
mite.
EUGENE HALE, Chairman.
GEORGE G. GoRHAM, Secretary