Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-22
THE PARTY OF REVOL UTION.

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THE PARTY OF REVOL UTION.
"Whom tho gods would destroy they first
make mad" IL q tritc ancient saying which the
gods began to put into practice with respect to
the Bourbon politicians in this country more
than twenty years ago. For u quarter OF cent
ury the Bourbon politicians have been exhibit
ing all the symptoms OF political lunacy. They
have asserted and obstnatcly adhered to the in
sane notion that society does not grow that its
character does not change us its conditions OF
social existence change that political inst.tu-
tions adapted TO the character and requirements
of people IN one aye must be adapted TO the
character and requirements OF that people III
all ayes that constitutional forms once or
daned are interchangeable, final, eternal that
the written instrument called constitution ~
the United States, Us 1t was construed eighty
years ago by political DoCrRINAIREs like def
fcrson, stnoo,h.tongued politicians like nj. Mad
ieun, and angular lUgicians like Mr. Calhoun,is
u political straight. jacket INTO which the nation
was screwed, strapped, rivitcd immovabiy IN
the year 1857, when there were only AGO.
0OO people in America, and not steam engine,
Runway or II telegraph In the world, and from
which tie present nation OF Sc, UU, 900, with its
wonderful energy and It's marvelously changed
condition OF existence, cannot AID must not be
allowed to escape. They have persistently as
serted that the world docs not move, and have
increasingly buttcd their head against the in.
cvilablc To prevent It's movement They have
stood in the way as opponents of every step IN
political progress, and even when borne down
6y the Inevitable march OF events have mani
tested the iunacy Of Bourbonisn by projects of
reaction, even rceorting to rebellion aud civil
war to combat The inevitable growth OF the
nation beyond the narrow bounds OF It's infancy.
They have in numberlcss ways exhibited the
unmistakablc symptoms Of men mentally IN
| ~ titt d.. ,..fi llv a.
| IL political insanity.
| In 1860, these political lunatcs. by their In
sane conduct, invited the Appreciation OF party
1 Of ,bciliou." In 1864 their iuhacy was shown
| IN the attitude Of The anll-war party. In lSCs
! the gods caused them 10 appear as an ldiotic,
us MI insane reputation party. III le,s tne
| Greeley phase of insanity struck them. In
| 1875 they called their insane programme
| ..reiorm" But the snaddest and siilirst freak
Of ALL perhaps, Is their present scheme TO OK
| plot themselves before disgusted nation AS
| Al party OF revolution.
| The Bourbon scheme to reopen the fres'-
| drncy controversy of 1861, aud inhumc the
passions otthc party rabbIe again 10y rearing
oi,,he infamous, frauds mlrgues, bargains, and
spirucies OF The llayes.Ilidcn contest 10 the
yer, essence Of political lumacy, and VII newt
ably damn any politicians who assume the
res ponsibi.i,y OF The business to infinite de-
| s,ruction f..-.. .Is... ,i.s..
| w
| by such n course ? The leading actors III lhis
| new bourbon drama are lu,mlcs who talk oi
1 seating poor old Sam Tildcu others, with
| scarcely less insanity, only propose to put oul
| HAYES. liowg 5f
1t is said shat IL the facts should reveal any
! participation of the President or any o'hca
official in the frauds, II resolution may be pre-
scul cd declaring that that officer. wh,'evor he
'uay ne, ought MOTTO be retained IN office. or
| articles of Impeachment Gun be offered. Whit
| If such resolution Should be presented what
| il the House land the SENATE, too, for that
| matter should ngree to the resolution Would
| the presentation ana passage OF the resolution
| convey 1t into execution Would the Prcsi-
| dent or other official implicated inconllncntly
| step down and out upon hearing OF the pas
sage of suchu resolution +? Ii he would Not,
pray nat effect would result FROM the passugc
and presentation ut such resolution!
But II The President or other officer aimed at
by such missile of political wind should not
forthwith step out 'ur,ic,es of Impeachment
can be offered" No, they can not ut any
rate, mol lawfully. No one pre,cnds, no one
can pretend or support, that lae President par
ticputed IN the Ii auds Which were cured by The
act OF Congress making him President. Mr..
Hayes may hav. had guilty participation III the
Louisiana and Florida frauds, rs Mr.. lHden dd
In the OREGON fraud but Mr.. Hayes was no
more President whom those frauds were com
united than Mr.. Tlden was. If any President
participated in these frauds his name WAS
Grant, not HAYES. President Hayes cannot Q
impeached for high crimes and inisdemeanors
committed ty President Grant. Neither can
President Hayes be impeaohed for rascalilies
committed by the Go, ernor OF Ohio, or by
citizen of Ohio 10y the name OF Rutherford b.
Hayes. The impeachment power OF The House
of Representatives goes only To office holders
for .'high crimes aud misdemeanors' commit
ted by Them as Office holders. No Office holder
is RESPONSIBLE for acts done before he came
into Office, and the decision OF the Senate IN
Belknap's case was that even for cr ines COM
milted Ia the exercise Of his Office, the accused
was not liable To Impeachment after his resig-
nation had been accepted. In their sane mo
menls the Bourbon politicians understand this
as well us anybody. Their talk of impeaehing
The President, if they should lind that citizen
10y the name of Hayes had finger in the Lou
isiana frauds, is only az Indication that their
m nd iii is on. 1t would not be more convnc.
Ing proof of lunacy to talk OF impeaehiag Sam
1ilden for his stingy refusal to pay Soo,V>O for
q genuine cector in Louisiana, when he found
that bogus one could be had in Oregon for II
lower price.
Granting that Mr., Hayes participated in the
Louisiana ir aud, the for da fraud. tie Foster
Matthews intrio Ut, the Wormiey conspiracy the
confederate brigad i,r bargain. and all the resi-