River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-05-23
The Republican Congressional Committee
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The Republican Congressional Committee
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WASHINGTON, MAY 1.-THE Republican Con-
gressional committee has issued the following
address;
To the voters of the United States
The Democratic House of Representatives has
to-day, by party vote, adopted the resolution
which, under the pretense of an investigation,
is to lay the foundation for the revolutionary
expulsion of the Presidant from his office. This
Is the culmination of plot which has been on
foot from the day thar Hayes and Wheeler were
constitutionally declared elected 1t made its
first public appearance in a 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
similar public declarations themselves. A few
timid members have long held back, and sor'
of them, after being eoerced to final VOC
still pretend that they will halt as soon as
their partial and one sided investigation shall
be ended. In ether words, they entered after
having subUrhed evidence to bring in YER
dict that Hayes is a usurper, and that he shall
not remain in Office. These men have
no control In the Democratic party. They
dared not even follow Alexander III.
Stephens in unit against caucus dictation, to
the extent of showing some semblance of fair
play. They will be impatient in the future,
as they have been in the past. Moreover, it is
difficult to believe in their sincerity in view of
bfle PUBIC itVOWal OF party, Lutb IL Is the
purpose, If possible, to dlsplace the President
1t is matter of history, that the resolution
just adopted was framed to express this object.
The speaker of the House was consulted in adj
vance as to whether he would rule that as
privileged question. The party managers were
anxious to conceal their purposesI if possible.
In this they were defeated by the speaker who
would not rule it q question of privilege unless
clearly assaulted the title of the President.
she resolution being offered, he read a careful
~ prepared opinion deciding it to be a ques-
ton of the highest privilege,
because it involved the question of the
validity of Hayes title. Here his very
words: "A higher privilege than the one here
involved, and broadly, directly presented as to
the rightful occupancy of the chief executive
chair of the government. and the connection of
high government officials with the frauds al
legged, the chair is unable to conceive. The
chair finds enumerated among the questions of
privilege set down in the manuel the follow
ing, the election of President. The chair
therefore rules that the preamble and resolu-
ton embrace questions of privilege of the
highest character and recognizes the right of
the gentleman from New York to offer the
same"
Upon this Republicans commenced a struggle
against the revolutionary scheme which, after
tive days duration. terminated in the success of
the conspirators. The Republicans offered to
favor the fullest Investigation into all the
alleged frauds, by whatever party alleged to
nave DeEf the democracy Dur
sued its course shaEnelessly and relentlessly
and stified all inquiry into attempts at bribery
in Oregon, South Carolina and Louisiana, and
murder and violence in several of the States.
Neither amendment nor debate allowed.
The memorable previous question was applied
and enforced.
sz-rhis scheme, if pursued, and it is now fully
inaugurated, can only have the effect of
paralyzing business Of all kinds, preventing
the restoration of confidence which seemed
promising. casting a gloom over every house
hold and bringing our nation into reproach be-
fore the civilized world. The peace of the
country is the first consideration of
patriots This effort of
the Democracy to laugurate anarchy
and Mexican governmel by throwing doubts
on the legitimacy of the title of the President
Is in keeping with the record of that party,
one wing of which, rebelled against the gov
eminent while the other wing gave them aid
and comfort.
We call, therefore, Hpon all who opposed the
rebellion of 1861, without distinction of party,
to rally again to the support of Law, order and
n stable government, and to overwhelm with
defeat the reckless agItators who, to gain POI
litical power, would add to the present dis
tresses of the country BY shaking the founda-.
tions of the government they failed in four
years war to destroy.
By unanimous order Of the committee.
EUGENE HALE, Chairman.
Gro. g. GoRnAaf. See'y