The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-21
WASHINGTON.
THE PRESIDENTS VIEWS EPoN THE
INVESTIGATION.
Southern Democrats Denounced for In
gratitude and Inconsistency.
speaker RandallS Appointments
for Looking into the southern
Frauds.

WASHINGTON, May 19.-The committee
to investigate frauds in elections will he an
nounccd tomorrow and will 60 to work i'm
mcdiately. One subcommittee of three
will be dispatched TO Florida to examine
McLn and others, McLin being very sick
and not expected to live. Another sub
committee Of three will probably 90 to
Louisiana. though this is not 50 certain.
There is good deal Of important evidence
relating to Sherman and Hayes in connec
ton with the Louisiana frauds already in
Washington, and the most important I'M.
doubtedly is Sherman letter to Supervisor
Webb, of East Feliciana, which, it is stated
by those who have seen il, contains posi-
tive promise by Sherman of Office to And
erson for work to be done by him, which
work was the getting up of fraudulent evil
dence of violence and intimidation by the
| Democrats.
Mr.. Potter has stated privately that the
letter, of which the committee will have a
Photographic copy. is sufficient to form the
basis Of an impeachment of Sherman.
The committee will be composed Of Pot
ter, Morrison, Mcmahon, Blackburn, STEM
ger, Hunton, Cobb, Butler, Frye, Lapham
and Cox.
THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
PHILADELPHIA. May l9.-Speaker Ran
dali left this city for Pittsburg tonight to
attend the Democratic State convention.
Before leaving he decided upon the follow
ing, as the select committee Of eleven on the
Potter resolution, which will be announced
tomorrow by Mr.. Saylcr, speaker, pro TEN !;
Clarkson n. Potter of New York, Vim. r.
Morrison Of Illinois, Eppa Hunter of Nir-
ginia, John A. Mcmahon of Ohio, J. c. $.
Blackburn of Kentucky, W. 5. Stengcr of
Pennsylvania, Thos. II. Cobb of Indiana,
Democrats; B. F. Butler, of Massachusetts,
Frank Hiscock of New York, J. D. Cox OF
Ohio and Thomas b. Reed Of Maine, Repub-
licans.
HAYES AND THE INVESTIGATIONS.
NEW YORK, May 19.-The Times Wash.
ington special says: A gentleman in the
confidence of the president, and having
perfect knowledge of Mr.. Hayes views re-
specting the recent proceedings of the
Democratic majority Of the house, said
this evening that the president, while main
taing his natural equanimity of temper, was
not inclined to look lightly on the situation
He did not think it was matter to treat
with Indifference. Great events in histor!
had sprung from smaller beginnings
Tracing the movement from its birth, tn
president has been struck with lis rapi,
growth He points to the significant cir
cumstance that such influential men a
Alexander II. Stephens are already power
less to stay the caucus mandate. What
ever the result of the investigation NIGH
be, whatever disclosures might result there
from, the president entertained no fear tina
anything could be brought home to him. II
anybody made any promises in hsbehalf, OF
entered into any bargains, they did 81
without his knowledge, and he hoped then
acts would be exposed.
The president regards the action Of Sou /
ern Democrats in supporting the invcstiga
ton scheme AS ungratcful in the highest de
gree, irrespective of other considerations
When he assumed the executive office h,
found the Sonth, or at least u portion of it
distracted and torn asunder by politica
strife, almost bordering on revolution. ii,
gave the South peace. South Carolina, an'
especially Louisiana, were restored 10 IN,
rule of the native populations and carpet
baggers ceased to be IN element in South
ern politics. The president, OF course
acts strictly from Il sense OF public du,y,
and claims no reward at the hands of the
South for doing what he was bound in
conscience to do: but he cannot avoid be-
ing y witness to the ingratitudc cvinccd by
representatives of the South TO man, who
above all others, has had their welfare anc
happiness in common with the rest of the
Tnion sincerely at heart.
With reference to his title the president
conceded that it could be contested, but
there was only one way to test the question
and that was byawrt of quo warranto, which
was the only remedy provided by law
When he became president the act treating
the Electoral Commission specially declare,
that nothing therein was to be construed
rs impairing or affecting any right then cN-
isting under the constitution and laws to
question the proceedings in judicial court
of the United States, the right or title d
himself and Mr.. Wheeler il any such right
at that time existed. The President admit
ed that Mr. 1ildcn's only remedy at present
was 10y awrit of quo warranto and such wa
a prcogutivc writ and not obtainablc as
matter Of right, but only in the discretion
Of the court, and he doubted whether an,
court would grant it. The president als'
comedies the power Of congress to pass re-
troactivc law to provide other means io
testing the title to the presidency, rs th'
Office can never he said to be in the past bu
is always in the present As to his i'm
. parchment being ordered by the house, TN
president has not the remotest idca tina
such IN occurrence is among the possibill
ties. The president is fully alive to the eN
, igcncics thut may arise. and will see tina
/, the public interest is maintained and tn
laws enforced at whatever cost, lie pro
posed to follow the policy already marke'
!, ont by his administration, and will take N
, backward step.
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