Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-05-19
ADDRESS OF THE REPUBLICAN, CON
GRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.

| The rebels and revolutionists III the House
| of Representatives have succeeded III passing
| the Clarkson Potters resolution inviting the
nu- Klux klans aud " hlte Liners to inyesti-
gate themselves and reopen the Presidential
question. The Republican Congressional
Committee acting with new and electric
promptitude have issued the following timely
and ringing address:
To the rioters OF the Uuited States: The
Democratic House of Representatives mas to-
day, by party vote, adopted i resolution
which, under the pretense OF an Investigation,
IS to lay the foundation Ior the revolutionary
expulsion OF the PTcsJteAt non. his office
This has been foot from the day that
Hayes ana Wheeler wurc declared cOnstitu-
tiOnally elected. 1t made it's first public ap-
pearance in resolution OF the last Democrat
lc House, adopted at the close of the session,
declaring that 1ilden and Hendricks We're
elected. Tilden and Hendricks subsequently
made similar public declarations themselves
few timd members have long held back,
and some Of them, after being coerced to a
final vote, still pretend that they will halt as
soon as their partial and one sided investiga-
ton shall be ended. In other words, they in
tend, after hearing suborned evidence, to
bring in verdict that Hayes is usurper and
that he shall not remain in office These
men have no control in the Democratic party.
They dared not follow Alexander H. Stephens
a unit against caucus dctatlon to the ex-
tent of showing some semblance of fair play
They will be impOtent i'll the future as they
have been in the past. Moreover, it is diff
cult to believe in their sincerity in view of
the public avOwal of their party that their
purpose, if possible, is to displace the Presi-
dent. 1t is matter of history that the res
olution Just adopted was framed to express
this object The Speaker of the House was
consulted in advance as to whether he would
rule that it a privileged question. The
party managers were anxious to conceal their
purposes if possible. In this they were de-
feated by the Speaker, who would not rule it |
question of privilege unless it clearly as
sailed the title of the President. The resolu- |
ton being offered, he read a carefully prepared |
opinion deciding 1t to be question of the |
highest privilege because it involved the val |
idity If President Hayes title. Here are his |
very words:
"A higher privilege than the one here in
volved, and broadly and directly pres ented, !
ds to the rightful occupancy OF the Chief Elk |
ecutive chair of the Government, and the
connection of high Government officials with
the frauds alleged ,sthe Chair is unable to con-
ceive The Chair finds enumerated among
questions of privilege set down in the man
ual the 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 to
offer the same
Upon this the Republicans commenced the
struggle against the revolutionary scheme
which, after FIVE days duration, terminated
IN the success of the conspirators. The Re
oublicans offered the fullest investigation into
al the alleged frauds, by whichever party
charged to have been committed, but the
Democracy pursued its course shamelessly
md relentlessly, and s;ihed all inquiry into
he attempts at bribery i'll Oregon, South
Carolina and Louisiana, and murder and VIC
ence in several other States. Neither amend
nent nor debate was allowed. The inexor
lble previous question was applied and en-
Orced. This scheme, if pursued, and it Is
low fully inaugurated, can only have the eff
ect of further paralyzing business of all
1nds, preventing the restoration of confidence
which seemed promising, casting gloom over
very household, and bringing our nation
nto reproach before the civilized world. The =
'eace of the country is the first consideration /
# patriots. This new effort of the Democracy
o inaugurate anarchy and Mexicanize the
government by throwing doubts upon the
egetlmacy of the title of the President is in .
eeptng with the record of that party, one