Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-05-28
An.Address to the People.
The Great Democratic Conspiracy.

WASHINGTON, May IL. The hepuoi,
can Congressional Committee have issued
the following address
To the voters of the United States =
The democratic House Of Representatives
has to-day by party vote adopted res
olution which under the pretence oil an
investigation is to lag the foundation Tor
a revolutionary expulsion Of the President
from his office. This is the elimination
of plot which has been on foot from the
day that Hayes and Wheeler we're de-
clared elected.
1t made its first public appearance IN
the resolution Of the last democratic House
adopted at the close of the session declar-
inc that Tilden and Hendricks were
elected, and Tilden and Hendricks subse-
quently made similar declarations them
selves.
A few timid members have long held
back, and some OF them after being co.
creed to the final vote, still pretend that
they will halt as soon as their partial and
one-sided investigation shall be ended.
In other words, they intend after hearing
suborped 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 even follow Alexander ii.
Stevens, unit against caucus dlctation,to
the extent of showing the semblance OF
fair play. They will be impOtent 10 the
future as they have been in the past.
Moreover it is difficult to believe in
their sincerity in the face of the public
avowal of their party that its purpose Is,
if possible, to displacc the President. 1t
is a matter of history that the resolution
lust adopted was framed to express this
object. The Speaker OF the House was con.
suited in advance as to whether he would
rule that it was a privileged question:
The party managers were anxious to con-
ceal their purpose if possible, but in this
they were defeated by the Speaker, who
would not rule it question of privilege
unless it clearly assailed the title OF the
President.
The resolution being offered he read a
carefully prepared opinion deciding 1t to
be n question Of validity Of President
HAYES title. Here are his very words /:
"A higher privilege than the one here
involved and broadly and directly pre-
sented as TO the rightful occupancy OF the
chief executive chair of the Government
and the connection of high Government
officials with the frauds alleged, the chair
is unable to conceive The chair hnds
enumerated among the questions OF PRIV
ilege set down in the manual the follow
ing: 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
struggle against the revolutionary
scheme which after five days duration ter
minated in the success of the conspirators.
The republicans offered to favor the full
est Investigation into all alleged frauds
by whichever party charged to have been
committed, but the democracy pursued
its course shamelessly and relentlessly and
stifed all enquiry into the attempts ut
bribery in Oregon, South Carolina and
Louisiana, and murder and violence In
several States
Neither amendment nor debate was al
lowed but the inexorable previous ques'
ton was applied and enforced. Tim
scheme if pursued, and it is now fully In
aururated, can only have the effect OF
further paralyzing business OF all kinds
preventing the restoration OF confidence
which seemed promising, casting a gloom
over every household and bringing our
nation into reproach before the civilized
world. The peace Of the country Is the
first consideration of patriots. This new
effort of the democracy to inaugurate an
archy and Mexicanize the government BY
throwing doubts upon the legitimacy OF
the title Of the President, is IN keeping
with the record of that party, one wing
of which rebelled against the government,
while the other wing gave ard and com
fort
We call therefore upon all who opposed
tho rebellion of 1861. without distinction
of party, to rally again to the support Of
law and order and stable government, and
TO overwhelm with defeat the rockies;
agitators who, to gain political power
would add to the present distress OF the
country by shaking the foundations OF the
government which they failed in four
years war to destroy.
BY unanimous order of the committee
EUGENE HALE, Chairman.
GEORGE G. GoRHAM, Secy.