Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-05-22
To Republican Voters.

The Republican Congressional Commit
tee have issued the following address to the
Republican voters of the United States
the House of Representatives having
adopted the Potter resolution:
10 the Voters Of the United States.
The democratic House of Representatives has
to-day, by party vote, adopted a resolution
which, under the pretenee Of investigation, is to
lay the foundation for the revolutionary expulsion
of the President from his office This is the cul-
mination of plot which has been on foot from
the day that Hayes and Wheeler were consttli-
tionally declared elected. It made its first public
appearance in a resolution of the last democratic
House. adopted at the close of the session, declar-
ing that Tilden and Hendricks were elected. Til
den and Hendricks subsequently made similar
public declaration themselves. few timid men,
beers have long held back Some of them after
being coerced to the final vote still pretended that
they would halt as soon as their partial and one
sided investigation should be ended. In other
words, they intend after hearing evidence to bring
in verdict that Hayes il an usurper and that he
shall not remain in office These men have no
control in the democratic party They dared not
even follow Alexander H. Stephens in unit
against the dictation 10 the extent of show
ing some semblance of fair play. They will be
impotent In the future As they have been in the
past. Moreover it il difficult to believe in their
sincerity, in view of the public avowal of their
party that its purpose is II possible to displace
President Hayes 1t Is matter of history that
the resolution just adopted was framed to express
this object The Speaker OF the House was con-
suited in advance as to whether he would rule
that it was privileged question. The party man
ayers were anxious to conceal their purposes II
possible, In this they were defeated by the
Speaker who would not rule it question of priv
ilege, unless it clearly assailed the title of the
President. The resolution being offered, the
Speaker gave a carefully prepared opinion decid-
ing 1t to be a question of the highest privilege,
because it involved the question Of Hayes title.
Here are his very words "a higher privilege
than one herein involved and broadly and d.
rectly presented, as to the rightful occupancy OF
the chief executive chair of the government and
| connecting high government officials with frauds
alleged the chair is unable To conceive The chair
finds enough among the questions OF privilege set
down in the manual following the election Of
President The chair therefore rules that the
preamble and resolution embrace questions OF
privilege of the highest character, and recognizes
the right of the gentleman from New York "a
offer the same"
Upon this the Republicans commenced a strug.
gle against there evolutionary scheme, which, after
| five days durance terminated in the success OF
the conspirators. The Republicans offered u
favor the fullest investigation into all the alleged
frauds by whichever party charged to have been
committed, but the democracy pursued its course
shamelessy and relontlessly, and stifed all In
quiry into attempts at bribery In Oregon, South
Carolina and Louisiana, and murder and violenc,
in several Of the states. Neither argument moi
debate was allowed The inexorablo preyou,
question was applied and forced. This scheme
II pursued, and it Is now fully inaugurated, car
only have the effect of further parayz bushes,
OF all kinds, preventing the restoration of conf
denoe which seemed promising, casting gloon
over every household, and bringing our nation il
reproach before the civilized world The poac,
Of the country is the first consideration of pat
riots. This new effort OF the democrats to in
augurate anarchy and mexioanize the government
by throwing doubts upon the legal title Of In,
President is in keeping with the record Of tina
party, one wing OF which robeed against III,
government while the other wing gave them nj,
and comfort. We call therefore upon all who CD
posed the rebellion OF 1884, without distinction o
party, To rally again TO tho support Of law, orde
aud stable government, and TO overwhelm witt
defeat the reckless agltators who 10 gain polltlca
power, would add to the present dlstresses Of IA,
country by shaking tho foundations OF the gov
eminent they Jailed in four years war 10 destroy
by unanimous order Of the comQittee
| EuGEsE HALE, Chairman
GEo Z. GoRHAM, Secretary.