The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-05-30
The Great Fraud.

The fraud by which Hayes was in
augurated IN an Office to which anolh -
err man was elected, is being thorough
ly sifted at Washington, The Com
mittee appointed by Congress to en-
aulre into all the facts connected with
or pertinent TO the conspiracy has not
yet made it's report.
We hope this investigation will be
thorough and very searching, TO the
end that the responsibility for the
great crime may not only he cstab-
lished and the fraud proven, but that
the conspirators may be branded for
ever. The Home Journal does not
take any pant with those who seem 10
fear that this investigation will be Diet
rimental to the business interests Of
the country, which are already bad
enough, Heaven knows, under the con
traction policy OF the Government and
the Resumption law still hanging over
us. There is no good reason in say
ing that it will be detrimental TO bnsi-
ness interests to show up the fraud by
which an Illegal and corrupt IS by-7'
body OF men robbed the American
people Of their choice IN 4 Presidential
election. 1T is the duty o; Congress
to investigate this mOnslrOus fraud,
which every sensible person, Of every
party, knows was committed. We
want the Whole truth brought out 10y
a rigorous Investigation. The Amcri-
ran people demand it, and il RepuhIi
cans or Democrats who defend Hayes
are innocent, or believe Hayes to be
innocent, then we say that innocence
ought to court, not shilk, nvcstiga-
ton. And If Democrats in Congress
delay any longer to push this invcsti-
cation through all its ramiliration,
they will simply prove that they are
unworthy to represent a constituency
who are already provoked at Il pro
crnslination which looks Ike a condo
nation of the "monsLer political crime
of the age'-lhat Of bargaining with
thieves to Ske0t the Presidency from
the people. They cannot afford to
smother it. as the apostate Hon Alex.
III. Stephens would do. Many who
were not over anxious some months
ago TO open the Investigation Of Hayes
fraudulent title, have become quite
anxious since the confession Of the
Florida villains and many more, up
on calm reflection, see that if Hayes
and his cOnspirators arc not punished
in some way--that if fraud is to be
come triumphant onCc-it follows that
il may become triumphant again, and
he more readily rcSortcd 20.
The Home journal GOcs not so FIRE.
Iuently aIludc to this matter ia the in
of Tilden, Hendricks, or any i'll I
dividual. Individual interest is not
considered, but the cause Of truth, of u
Of American liberty and The Il
right Of the majority to rulG-thcse c
are worthy Of an effort for pres
when confronted with perjury II
aud fraud. Aud if the Committee do Y
.hcir work faithfully, we opine that I
he array OF facts will he so damuing I
upon Hayes that he will quietly step l.
Town from the position he usurps. [
There will DO ne war, nor signs Of war. |
The people will not go to war to keep t
fraud and usurpalion. In the Ian
,uage Of the Washington Post, we
would say that the movement inaugu !,
'ate1 by Mr. Potter is not n movement '
II the interest of any man. 1t is n =
,raud inquest in the name and for ths ,"
lonor of the people of the United v
States, who have been dc!rauled Of "
heir birthright--the right to elect v
heir " Chief Magistrate. Woe to =
ha, Democrat who, from petty spite :,
n captiousness. attempts To arrest or
lelay its contamination y