, 1878-05-31
TIE MOVEMENT on HAYES.

including an address lr'lH II' i'I' '"'
hcan CougrcosouaI Committee a
Washington, ON the movement be
ing developed by the Dcmocrat'
looking to the oustug of Prcslden
Hayes.
ii this movement is followed NJ
il will undoubtedly result in ire
uarabIe disaster to the Democratic
nar,v. 1t has been well said tina
the Democratic party. under compe
tent leadership, might reasonably eX
pect to retain its majority in the
House. but if it becomes apparent
that thev are determined to revive
the Presidential contest, and threaten
the Chief Executive of the nation re
gardinr a matter which has been set.
tied in peaceful and legal way, the
people will be sure to send enough
Republican members to the next
Congress to forever bury the qre =
ton from sight If this attempt to
unseat the President shows signs OF
success, the inevitable result will b"
a bloody revolution. If the Demo,
Gratis are willing to plunge our conn-
try into such state of affairs merely
20 crafty the personal ambition OF
Tilder, or to satisfy their inordlnate
greed of power, patronage and plum
der. then let them stand squarely on
the issue and abide by its Legitimate
consequences. We can best Judge
of the future of this matter by its
past. That it is the result of mature
planning and deliberate working,
there can be no doubt. That it is
deplored and opposed by such Dem,
ocratic leaders as Alexander H.
Stevens, is evidence that the party,
by forcing the game, will lose a large
portion of its most valuable element.
An opinion, as given by promi-
nent Republican Senator in Wash.
ington, gives as nearly as possible
the present situation. When told Of
the passage Of the Potter resolution,
he said: "Here this thing has passed
and not more than third OF the
Democrats voting for it want it, and
seven. .eights of the Republicans OPP
posing it are glad to see it passed"
A few anti Hayes Republicans are
pleased with the movement, simply
because it assails the Administration,
but those who do not share in these
ortsighted views regard the whole
thing as Democratic blunder which
is sure to react on that party. 1t is
a significant fact that when A,exan-
der Stevens wanted to speak upon
the question he was howled down by
members of his own party. They
evidently felt afraid to allow his
views, having the weight of candor
and long experience, to be expressed
upon the matter. Silenced 7for the
first time by the House, and by his
own party, Stevens was heard to.say
privately: "But the time will come
when they will be glad to hear me-"
This remark suggests something
ahead of different character, and
which may have been entirely over
looked by the hasty leaders Of to-day.
The resolution barely passed, and
that after severe application of the
party caucus whip. 1t was for an in
vestigation into the conduct of the
Presidential election in Florida and
louisiana. No amendments were
allowed, which shows effcctually
that they dreaded TO accede to the
demand from the Republican side of
the House to carry the investigation
into Oregon and South Carolina.
The sauce for the goose, in this in.
stance, does not seem to prove as
savory as it might be for the gander.
The wish seems to be to make polit
ical capital out of the matter whether
the prime object is attained or not.
A review Of the facts cannot but
impress all honorable men alike.
When the crisis was pending, all
these charges were first made. 1t
was then seen if they we're all gone
into the country would be thrown
into peril and confusion, and that in
the absence of final authority the re-.
suit might be civil war. To avert
the danger, and obtain means of
final settlement, the Electoral Com
mission was created, and it was then
formally agreed by both parties that
its decision should be binding and
final. In view of all this, the pres
ent democratic movement will fasten
upon its leaders the charge OF bad
faith and unpatriotic motives. The
whole question will speedily resolve
itself, if pushed by its hackers, into a
struggle for maintaining law and or.
der and the U. S. Government.