The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-23
Revolution in Our Government TAroassnsa.

Despite the fact that r. b. Hayes
was decided to have been elected
President by the highest tribunal ever
constituted by Congress, which decis
ion was aequiesccd in by 10th of the
great parties of the country. the de
velopments of the past few days point
Enthusiastically to the fact that the
Democratic majority in the Lower
house Of Congress has determined to
make an effort to revolntionize the
government by the unseating of Hayes
That Samuel j. Tilden is at the bottom
of the design and effort no one of in.
felligence preiends to deny. Last
week, after several caucuses, Potter
of New York offered a resolution
which proposes to investigate the
States OF Louisiana and Florida. For
five days the Republicans asked that
the resolution be so amended as to
investigate sll the irauds-the States
which were manipulated by the Dem
ocrats, but the majority would listen
to nothing but their one-sided resolu-
ton, snd as soon as the absent mem
beers could be summoned back TO
Washington the resolution was forced
through. If the Democrats had want
ed an honest investigation they would
have been helped by all true men, but
when it was proposed to show up the
rottenness OF their own doings no
hearing could be had. Even Alexan-
der Stephens protested against the
one-sided action. Following the pas
sage of the resolution, Hewett, anoth-
er Of Tilden's personal friends, com
mcnced a move looking to the immc-
diate disbandmeni of the army.
The same day the Republican Ma
tional Congressional Committee issued
the following address to the voters of
the United States:
The Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives has to-day, by party vote,
adopted resolution which, under The
prelense of an investigation, is TO lay
the foundation for the revolutionary
expulsion of the President from his
office. This is the elimination of the
plot which has been on foot from the
days Hayes and Wheeler were consti-
tutionally declared elected. 1T made
its first public appearance in q resolu-
tion OF the last Democratic House,
adopted at the close of the session,
declaring that Tilden and Hendricks
were legally elected; and who subse-
gently made similar public DECLARE
lions themselves. a few iimid mem
beers have long held back, and some of |
them. after being coerced to a tiIal |
vote, still pretend that they will halt
as soon as their partial and one-sided |
investigation shall be ended. La 9th
err words, they intend, after hearing
euborned evidence, 10 bring in vcr-
dict that Hayes is q usurper, and that /
he shall not remain in office. These !
men have control Of the Democratic |
party. They dare not even follow I
Alex. Ii. Stephens in united protest
against caucus dictatiol, TO the extent
OF showing q semblance OF fair play.
They viii be impatient i'll the future
as they have been in the past. More.
il is difficult TO believe in-fheir SINGER
ity, in view of the public avowal of
their party, that its purpose is, If pos
sible. to displace the President. 1t is
matter of history that the resolu-
ton just adopted was framed TO ex-
press this object. The Speaker of the
House was consulted in advance as to
whether be ,gould rule that it was
privileged question. The party man.
ayers were anxious to conceal their
purpose, if possible. In this they were
defeated by the Speaker, who would
not rnlc 1t question of privilege I'M
less ii assailed the title o. The Presl-
dent. The resolution being offered, he
read a carefully prepared opinion, de-
Gliding it to be question of the high u