The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-24
THIS Is NOT REVOLUTION.

ministration circles, and the upholders of q
: Great Fraud" are exhausting their ingenu
and eloquence to convince the country tn
; the proposed investigation Of the PRESIDENT
frauds In this State and Florida means rev
luton and the INSTRUMENTATION of our polite
This, however. Is but a ruse of unscrupulo,
and desperate politicians who understar
that frauds and villanies in which they WEI
participants are about to be fully exposed al
proved and the usurpation they have set l,
swept away.
The Democrats. from the beginning to Il
end OF this disgraoeful business, have NJ
taken single revolutionary step The rev,
iutionary proceedings have all been on tn
part OF the Republicans. They ran the Gle,
tions In the South by revolutionary means
they organized conspiracy to reverse tll
result of the election and defeat the OK
pressed will OF the people, and they On,
ricd 1t out and installed President VIII
had been defeated, This is Discrimination
The government is to-day in the hands O
an administration which holds IL by frau,
and force in contravention Of the constitu
ton and laws of the country. Lieber trul,
says that it has frequently been as reyolu
tionary to preserve as to destroy The pres
ent administration Is case in point. Thu
party which undertakes to uphold its It'll,
and prolong its existence is the Revolutionary
party, for it is attempting to uphold gov
eminent which was established by fraud and
force, and which exists without the warrant
of the constitution or the approval of the
people.
The theory advanced In defense of HAYES
tenure, that the title TO the Presidency rests
upon the declaration of the result by the
two houses Of Congress, is false and danger
GUS theory. ALI government In this country
derives its authority from the people; and
the election by the people Is the basis and
essence of the presidential title. No man can
have legal title to the Presidency who has
not been elected by the people in the manner
designated by the constitution. Congress is
but the creature of the people. and to claim
that declaration of the result of presiden-
tial election by Congress constitutes a
title, though the people had voted
differently, is to maintain that the
creature is greater than the creator; the SER
want superior In authority to the master.
The establishment OF such doctrine would
destroy our republican form of government
and set up on Its ruins an irresponsible
oligarchy. Yet this is the theory on which
the Republicans defend the fruits of their
frauds in Louisiana and Florida
and the perjury of the Infamous Electoral
Commission. Their acts and theories have
Ill been revolutionary; and, 80 long rs the
fraud those proceedings inaugurated is
maintained. we will be in state Of revolu-
ion. The country, under such circum-
stances, will never be quleted. There may
20 thousands willing to acquiesce; there
nay be large interests which would prefer
luiet. But the American people, born and
cared under republican institutions, and
aught for generations to esteem the freedom
If election as the highest right will never, as
! mass, be reconciled to fraudulent and revo-
government. Until all the truths
II the election of 1876 are brought out, there
ore, and full and complete justice Is done;
Until the constitution and laws are indicated
" the Inauguration as President of the man
Who was really and freely elected, there can |
'e no peace; until then there will be agitation
nd revolt, to the detriment of every private
VII puDllC interest.
Why is it that there are SO many new
ind dangerous organizations springing
Up throughout the country? Why is it
hat Communism is becoming aggressive
nd workingmens parties and other dan
'erous combinations are organizing for the
pproaching campaign? 1t is because the
offering people have discovered that the
ri ia al;
over against the working classes through
n administration established by fraud and
iolence; and that the Democratic party has
OF had the courage to defend the constitution
nd prevent the triumph of the fraud. They
re therefore organizing into parties for their
wn protection.
The triumph of the presidential fraud has
the respect Of the people for the
aws. and the arrogance of the money power
as inspired them with the spirit of spolia
on and lawless violence; while the cow
rdice of the Democratic party has forced
hem to look to themselves for safety and
We regard the movement to investigate the
fraud, solidly supported by the
'emocratic members of the House, as the
eginning OF the regeneration OF the party.
Is manifestation Of the old fashioned
,urage and devotion to the constitution
hich enabled that party for so many years :
nd administrations to carry the people with !
, and control the government. .
II the temper displayed by the Democrats {
passing the Potter resolution continues
Id Increases, the party will be able to check .
10 disintegration going on In its ranks and
ice more command the respect and enthusiast {
c support of the masses of the people. If the {
Is true to its principles, there will ,
} no need of a workingman's party or of a |
party. Its real principles antago- {
re the frauds, the policies and the rings |
aich have brought bankruptcy to the prop
tY and commercial interests and noyertx t