Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-05-25
REPUBLICAN. FALSEHOOD AND
AUDACITY.,
IN. o. Picayune.1


The political history. of this country
does not show u, more insOlent
attempt to f;llsify notorious facts than
that embra ced in the resolutions of the
Republican caucus at Washington. 1t is
all effort to take the in tell yence and the
common sense Of the country by surprise
b., means OF the :ludaciOus assertion of
cxtravagant falsehoods, and to justify
q disreputable violation Of parliamenta
ry law by means of unfOunded charges
against tile majority. 1t is absolutely
false, and Garfield and Halle and COnger
aud their followers know it to be false,
that the resolution pending in the House
is, either in form or intent, an attempt
''to reopen the question of tho Presiden-'
tlal title" On the contrary, everybody
knows that d movement to vitiate MIR.
Hayes title to the Presidency, it. it could
unite the Democratic vote, would have
assured large Republican support
The unanimous opposition Of the Repub-
licans to ME-. Potters resolution results
from the rage and disappointment OF the
bowling mob Of machine politicians who
AstNC DSou, AOA siO AStloo ~ y SuA3 "oAAAhS3
vigorously to undermine the President
in his own party, and who deluded them
selves with the notion that the Demo-
Gratis would act as their auXiliries i'll the
kind Of warfare which they were wag
ing on the man whom they had thrust
into the Presidency. 1t is because the
Democrats have wisely resolved to alb.
stain from unconstitutional and revo1u-
tionaly projects that these statesmen
are SO bitterly disappointed. .t .I
Every sensible man in the country
sees the absurdity Of denouncing as rev.
olutionary Il proposal to investigate and
report uron the historical facts OF a Pres
idential election. Everybody Iemem-
bers the enthusiastic zeal with
which Republican maiorities IN Con-
gress lavished money and committees on
the investigation of past cleo
tions; how they Investigated
the New York election Of 1872,
and the Louisiana election of 1872, and
the Mississippi election of 1874, and he
Louisiana election Of 1874 +; and how
whilst Democratic House COMMITTEES
were earchlng for the f9cts of tho Flori-
tl;l and the Louisiana and the South Car
olina elections of 1876, Republican sell
ate committees We're pretending to exam-
inc the same questions. II obody thought
it revolutionary on those occasions to i'll
quire into tho facts of state elections.
The republicans only discover it to be
revolutionary now because they know
that as fair inquiry would cover with OBJ
loquy and disgrace the men who now oc-
cupy the highest positions in their party.
In their second resolution the republi-
cans declare that the Potter resolution
has been devised by individuals for pri-
vate party ends and that it ,should be
resisted by all the means which are lu-
thorized by the rules of this House. The
stupid person who drafted this resolution
did not see the absurdity of confusing
private ends with party ends Par
ty ends may be good or bad-if they are
republican they are generally bad; fan
ti-republican they are generally good
but whether good or bad they arc pub
lie and not private ends.
1t is equally stupid to speak of the
manner in which the resolution is resist
ed as q process authorized by the rules of
the House. In fact the refusal to vote is a
violation of tho fundamental principles
of all parliamentary bodies. The refusal