Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-05-22
From the Boston Journal.
The Republican Appeal.

The address of the Republican Con-
Rreesional Committee to the voters OF the
United States Is timely and impressive
appeal In brief but indisputable terms,
Il unfolds the real character of the con-
spiracy to dismantle the government which
the Tildens and the Blairs, working insid
iously and necessarily upon the demo-
Gratis OF the House of Representatives,
have ct last fully initiated. The proofs OF
revolutionary intent drawn from the
Speakers ruling. which only allowed the
Potter resolution to be a privileged ques-
ton because 1t struck at the Presidents
title. are particularly pertinent and con-
elusive. In view Of that, how not mere
~ trivial. but positively dishonest. were
the previous professions of Mr.. Potter and
other democratic members, that all they
contemplated was the collection of evi
dence They knew better then. as the
whole country knows better now. They
showed their insincerity. also. by rigdly
excluding all efforts of the republicans to
secure an impartial investigation, because
that would have hindered the conspiracy
they were setting on foot against Secreta
~ Sherman and against the President and
against the peace and business interests of
the whole country. A one-sided, wholly
partisan iuquisition was all they wanted
and all they would have.
Surely. the American people can have
no difficulty in seeing through such plot
~ this. At . period when public conf
dence was just beginning to revive from
the disasters of the past, when our bust
ness men felt that they had seen the worst
and were preparing for the gradual return
Of prosperity, and when. especially. the
apparent restoration Of harmony between
North and South seemed to clear up the
political horizon beyond anything we have
known since the war, just at this time
comes . movement to throw the country
back into strife. confusion and the most
serious danger. There seems to be men
who want nothing settled, who begrudge
the people quiet and prosperity, and the
worst of il is, they appear to have got the
control of q great party and are remorse-
lessly driving it forward to the attainment
of their own ends. They have no prompt
Ing even from their own party among the
people-nothing like the popular instga-
ton 10 the case of the silver movement
but It has been from the start a wholly
uncalled for and gratuitous scheme on the
part of selfish politicians.
We have to commend the discreet and
wise policy which has characterized the
republican resistance to this scheme in the
House OF Representatives 1t will be uni
versally approved by the republican con-
stituency of the country. Everywhere
discussions in the organization will now
give way to the imperative duty of rally
ing to the support of the Government,
threatened rs it never has been since 1861.
For the same reason, also. the issues of
the crisis transcend all party lines and ap
peal directly to every good citizen. This
10 not case Of contested election, but A
precedent TO unsettle all elections wher-
ever II can be done by er parte TESTING nv
and one-sided inquiries Conceal your
own frauds, attack the other side. is the
spirit Of this investigation. 1t does not
30 much concern President Hayes or Sec
rotary Sherman as 1t assaults the very
foundations Of settled government, and if
1t should receive any encouragement now
we never should have any national peace
and security hereafter; elections would
only pave the way to attempts TO under
mine and reverse them. The "plaiu peo-
pls." - Mr.. Lincoln used to call them
thaee Who mean to live, carry on their
bsUlness and feel secure under the reign