Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-05-23
REVOLUTIONARY POLITICS.
An Addrcss By tho Republicans Of the House
IN Reference to the Democratic plot sgsinss
the Presidont.

NiS0eO = quOIum luo ISopuUilcAOb,
by refusing to vote and by resort
ing to parliamentary expedients, con-
tinued to prevent as long as they
could the contamination of the Dem.
ocratic scheme for partial and one
sided investigation of the Presiden-
tial vote 10 Florida and Louisiana,
but on the question Of seconding the
motion for the previous question, the
Democrats secured 148 votes, max.
ing one more than quorum The
main question-on the adoption of
Potter's investigation resolution
was then put,and the resolution was
adopted by vote Q las yeas to
2 nays-none of the Republioans vot.
ing. The two nays were Mills, of
Texas, and Morse, of Massachusetts,
both Democrats-the former pro.
testing that, the last Congress hav-
ing definitely settled the Presidential
controversy, the present Congress
has no power to interfere With that
settlement and the latter opposing
the scheme because of it's probable
mischievous effects upon the business
interests of the country.
THE REPUBLICANS.
Soon after the adjournment, the
Republicans of the House, framed
and published the following
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNI
TED STATES.
The Democratic House of Repre-
sentatlves has to-day. by party
vote, adopted resolution which, un-
der the pretense of an investigation,
is to lay the foundation for the rev
dictionary expulsion of the Presi-
dent from his office. This is the cuI-
mination of a plot which has been
on foot from the day that Hayes and
Wheeler were constitutionally de
clared elected. 1t made it's first pub
lie appearance in a resolution of the
last Democratic House, adopted at
the close of the session, declaring
that Tilden and Hendricks were
elected. Tllden and Hendricks sub.
sequently made similar public dec.
larations themselves. A few timid
members have long held back and
some of them, after being coerced to
final vote, still pretend that they
will halt as soon as their partial and
one-sided investigation shall be end
ed. In other words, they intend af.
ter hearing suborned evidence, to
bring in verdict that Hayes is a
usurper, land that he shall not remain
in Office. These men have no con
troll IN the Democratic party. They
dared not even follow Alexander FL.
Stephens in unit against caucus
dictation to the extent of showing
some semblance OF fair play. They
will be impotent in the future, as
they have been in the past. More
over, it is difficult TO believe in their
sincerity,in view of the public avow.
al of their party that it's purpose is
if possible to displace the President
1t is matter of history that the
resolution just adopted was framed
to express this object. The Speaker
of the House was consulted as to
whether he would rule that it was a
privileged question. The party man
ayers were anxious to conceal their
purposes if possible. In this they
were defeated by the Speaker, who
would not rule it a question of priv.
ilege, unless it clearly assailed the
title of the President. The resolu-
ton being offered he read carefully
prepared opinion deciding it to be a
question of the highest privilege, be-
cause it involved the question Of the
validity of Hayes's title. Here are
his very words:
A higher privilege than one here involved
end broadly and directly presented as the
rghtful occupancy Of the chief executive chair
Of the Government, and the connection of the
high Government officers with the frauds al
legged, the chair is unable to conceive The
chair finds enumerated among the questions
of privileges set down in the manual the fol
lowing Election of President The chair
therefore rules that the preamble and resolu-
ton embrace questions Of privilege of the
highest character, and recognize the right OF
the gentleman from New York to offer the
same.
Upon this the Republicans COM
menced struggle against the revol.
utionary scheme, which, after five
days duration, terminated in the sue
cess ofthe conspirators. The Re-
publicans offered to favor the fullest
investigation into all the alleged
frauds, by whichever party charged
to have been committed, but the De-
mocracy pursued its course shame-
lessly and relentlessly, and stified
all inquiry into the attempts at brib-
cry in Oregon, South Carolina and
Louisiana, and murder and violence
in several of the states. Neither
amendment nor debate was allowed.
TIE inexorable previous question
was applied and enforced. The
scheme if pursued, and it is now full
Iy inaugurated, can only have the ef-
feet OF further paralyzing business of
all kinds, preventing the restora-
ton of confidence, which seemed
promising, casting gloom over
every household, and bringing our
nation into reproach before the civ.
ilized world. The peace of the coun-
try is the first consideration of pa
triots This new effort of the De-
mocracy to inaugurate anarchy and
Mexicanize the Government by
throwing doubts upon the Legitimacy
of the title of the President, is in
keeping with the records of that
party, one wing of which rebellsd
against the Government while the
other wing gave them aid and com
fort. We call. therefore, upon all
who opposed the rebellion of 1861,
without distinction of party, to rally
again to the support of law, order
and stable government. and over
whelm with defeat the reckless agi.
tstors who, TO gain political power,
would add to the present distress
of the country by shaking the foun-
dations of the Government they fail
ed in four years war to destroy.
By unanimous order of the COM
mittee. EUGENE HALE, Chm.
GEO. G. GoRHAM, Secretary.