The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-05-28
THE DEMOCRATIC PLOT.
a New Orleans Correspondents Gives
nome inside History I'm He-
gard Co Is.
IL Was Inaugurated I'm July
Last, and Is Engineered
Directly by Tilden's
Agents.
The Revolutionary Measures That
the Conspirators Are Attempting.
uone.pOnaenee Of the Inter Ocean.

Correspondence OF the Inter Ocean.
New ORLEANS, La. May ls, rs.
Tilden's campaign against HAYES has
at last opened with the passage Of the
Potter resolutions. Nothing can be
more natural than that intense interest
in the matter should be felt here
Preparations for the movement now
begun were commenced, as the writer
personally knows, in July last; that is,
in that month the Democratic plans
took their present shape, and from
that month Tilden's agents have stead
lily worked on to the consummation
now before the country. From the
FIRST there have been two projects OF
procedure, one OF which contemplated
Democratic control OF the next House
of Representatives; the passage in De-
cember, 1879, of Joint resolution de-
claring Samuel j. Tilden TO have been
elected President, the instand confir-
nation OF his Cabinet. and
SEIZURE OF THE DEPARTMENTS AND PuB-
Lie OFFICES AT THE CAPITAL.
This seizure could be effected, as il
was calculated, by coup de main, so
suddenly made as 10 be practically un-
resisted. Possession could be thus OBJ
taiped. The Republicans would hard.
ly. il was thought, go 10 the length Of
armed resistance to Tilde-- authority,
and if they did, the advantages would
all be ON the side Of Tilden and the
government"
The second plan was much less dash
ing, more prosaic. This included an
Investigation" in Louisiana and Flor
ida, the examination of witnesses,
whose testimony is already known to
the Democratic leaders and no others,
the presentation Of lease" in the
House, and the presentation of articles
OF impeachment at the bar OF tho SEN
ate against President Hayes, Secretary
Sherman, Edward +. Moves. Il. W.
Stoughton, and one or two more Pot
ter's resolutions are the first move in
prosecution OF the second plan. 1t is
not TO be for n moment supposed that
the other has been abandoned. Not at
all. III Mr.. Hayes cannot be got out
oy offioO by tho second Pia", aud tl,v
House of Representatives OF the For
tysixth Congress has a Democratic
majority. the attempt will unquestion-
ably be made to get him ont Of Office
upon the first
Your correspondent makes these
statements not lightly. or with any
view 10 creating n sensation, but Of
personal and assured knowledge.
IL was thought that the date fixed
upon for the execution Of the first
plan of procedure could possibly be
unNaaf,.afrl lrs NNsftr thu
view the struggle was made in Decem-
ber last 10 obtain control of the Sen
ate. The Democratic leaders were GER
tain that if they could obtain the ad-
mission of Butler and Eustis before
the admission OF Kellogg, they could
have the aid OF Patterson and ConOver
in the admission OF Spafford, and in
the coup d'etat against Hayes. Ger
tnin Southern Republicans were sufi-
ciently ill-advised TO enter actively and
heartily with the prosecution Of the
Democratic plon. To one or two of
the most astute and experienced Of
THE SOUTHERN LEADERS
the Democrats have given far moro
than they received. In exchange for
memoranda unsworn and without vote
or signature, the Democrats have CIV
en- away their plans, their evidence,
and their hopes. These gentlemen. in-
formed Of all the secrets OF the Repub-
lican party and campaign, dextrously
exchanged n few OF the least important
in form in which they could be OF no
possible use to the enemy, for the en-
tire secret Of the Democratic reyolu-
tion. Your correspondent has obtain
eel copies Of certain memoranda. how,
IL is not necessary 10 say. COmpari-
SONS and a consideration have TO be
made. In very few days your cores
pondent will prove that
NO NECESSITY EXISTS FOR Mr.. PorTER's S
COMMITTEE,
or for his investigation, by laying
before your readers, in detail, the en-
tire Democratic case, just as they ex-
pected to prove it 10y Mr.. Potter's aid.
ARDLEIGH.