Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-15
III: NOT DECEIVED.

The members Of the Democratic House
Of Representatives have evidently heard
from their constituents during the past
twenty days, and the tones have been OF
no uncertain kind. They have gradually
awakened to the fact that the Democracy
has been led into n suicidal blunder by
Potter and his gang. and that II they are
to hope To retain the power which they
have gained by the shedding Of innocent
Republican blood. they must cast of
that old man of the sea. Sammy Tildsn.
who clings around the party neck 30 ts-
naciously. Yesterday, despite the pro-
tests Of Ben. Butler and Potter. the fol.
lowing resolution, reported by the Ju-
dietary Committee, was passed in the
House by a vote OF 234 to II:
"Rs.oir,d. That the two Houses OF the
rorty.fourth Congress having counted the
votes cast for President and Vice President
Of the United States. and having declared
Rutherford b. Hayes and William A.
Wheeler duly elected President and Vice
President. there il no power In any subse-
quont Congress to reverse that decision.
nor can n such power be exercised by
tho courts Of the United States, or any
other tribunal that Congress can create
under tho Constitution"
Another resolution. similar in its inn
port. introduced by Burchard. was
passed by q vote Of 2l5 to q.
Let no citizen OF this Republic be de-
ceived by this action Of the Democratic
Representatives. 1t has no binding
force upon the next House. and is sim.
ply an expression Of opinion by the
present Legislative body. Il is not even
that, in a strict sense. for II has been
forced from the members by q trsmsn-
dous outside pressure, which they dared
not resist. and forced opinions are never
genuine. No longer ago than the Esd
Of May. Carter y. Harrison, Of Illinois,
offered q resolution in the House pre-
cissly similar to those passed yesterday.
The Tildsn eonspirators were then In
full control. and the country had not
been heard from. Mr.. Harrison wal
squelchsd, and his resolutions buried.
The Democrats meant revolution then.
and they imagined themselves strong
enough to avow il. Since that time
members have heard from thoir consti-
tusnts ; they have been warned that
this nation will not consent to be MeIi-
canized. and they now find 1t convent.
ent. to ave their own elections. to dis.
claim all intention Of disturbing the
Presidential title. This resolution is
simply passed to quiet the country and
catch votes next Fall.
II the Democrats have control Of the
next Congress. the resolution passed in
the House yesterday will be treated pre-
cisely as Governor Bradley and the
Democrats Of Nevada are now treating
the third term plank Of their platform.
which. having accomplished its object
Of securing supplemented voters who
believed in 1t four years ago. is now
thrown overheard by the party Of this
State as Of no further use. This third
tsrm nlank of the marty platform in Ne
vads is q fair sample Of the honesty Of
Democratic professions. Let no man
be deceived by them in the future. by
slscting q Republican House OF Repre-
ssntativss. We take away all possible
danger Of a revolution. BY continuing
the Democrats in power, We shall en-
courage the conspirators, and they will
most assursdly plunge this Republic
into q fresh civil war.