The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-18
What Is said by independent
and Democratic Newspapers
About P~otter's Gouge Game In
lnnvreaa.

What IL said by Independent
and Democratic Newspapers
About Potter's Gouge Game In
Congress.
The Springfield Republican" tells the
Democrats in Congress that ut is we'll
enough for them to understand that they
are fast throwing away their chance Of
carrying the next House. The country
ia by no means enamored OF the Republl.
can party, but 1t will need only a little
more spcb idiocy az the Democrats have
exhibited the past two days to turn the
scales against them in the popular choice
Of evils"
ofthe proposed Presidential investi-
CATION the Springfield Republican says:
"Of course such an investigation is all
we'll enough. But, il there is going TO be
an inquiry into frauds on one side, there
ought 10 Be q chance for people who want
10 dip into Irregularities on the other
side. The Republicans were therefore
quite justified in attempting to amend the
resolution by directing an investigation
into the Oregon dispatches, the Missis-
sippi election and other performances
that don't look we'll for the Democrats"
The Philadelphia Times, a firm be.
lever in "fraud," says Of the proposed
Presidential investigation:
aIf the Republicans could have their
own a the resolution they would adopt,
il they adopted any, would be as incom-
plete and as Objectionable IS that which
The Democrats propose, but since they
cannot have their own way they have
been driven 10 take a position which is
logically and politically sound, and 1t Ia
much to be hoped that they will not sur.
render it. It Is perfectly apparent that
neither party cares anything whatever
for truth or justice or desires the whole
truth to be known"
The Cincinnati Enquirer, a Democratic
newspaper by no means to be classed as
conservative, says Of the investigation
proposed by Mr.. Potter:
ave trust that it is not the deliberate
design OF the Democrats In Congress Il
reopen the Presidential question. There
can be no rational expectation OF nnseat
ing President Hayes. The Democratic
are still In Congress who urged the pass
age Of the Electoral Commission bill
which had little or no ground in the Con
su,ution, no ground in equity, and not I
shadow Of excuse 10 politics from The
Democratic standpoint. The Presidential
question has been once-and finally
tried before a tribunal which Democrats
created. There Is no hope OF reversing
the decision OF that tribunal. Tochangt
It, Il would be necessary not only to &C
behind the returns but behind the law
Of the land. The task found impossible
before ia doubly difficult now. As it ii
not intelligently expected that Presiden.
Hayes can be unseated, the only motive
for the introduction Of the Potter resolu
tion must be the design to make p%olitica
capital. Even for this purpose we can
moi but think the policy a mistaken one.
The Chicago Times, a paper that sup
ported Tilden, comments on the Potter
movement as follows:
Common sense teaches every man that
the 1honor OF the nation,"i II II has any
need OF ~vindication, is not to be yindi'
Gated by men who set out in the under
taking with a ~dishonors5le attempt to
prevent inquiry into matters most dis
honorable to the nation which would in
yolye themselves among the authors o.
that disbonor. The frauds committed IL
Louisiana and Florida cast dishonor upor
the nation; upon this point all fair mind
will agree. But those particular fraud
were only 4 part Of the fraudulent ant
corrupt doipgs Of the Tilden.Hayes con
testthat cast dishonor upon the nation
The Oregon fraud, with Sam Tilden's al
most direct completely in IL; the Missis.
sippi fraud; the frauds, colossal ant
mon,trous, committed on both aides il
Indiana,-il the purpose Of the Bourbon
iuquisitors were to yindicate the honor
OF the nation would these monstrosities
that have cast SO much dishonor upon III,
nation, be carefully excluded by them