The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-18
AN ADDRESS
To the People Of the United States
by the Republican National
Committee.

1
WASHINGTON, D. @, May 17.-Th,
Republican Congressional Committee ha
issued the following address:
10 he Hotzs Of De Uaitsd Sats:
The Democratic House Of Represents
ti7es has to-day, by 8 party vote, adopted
resolution, which, under the pretense o.
an investigation, Is to lay the foundation
for revolutionary expulsion Of The
President from his Office. This Is th,
elimination Of plot which has been or
foot from the day that Hayes and Wheel
er were constitutionally declared elected
Itmade It's first public appearance in a
resolution Of the last Democratic House
adopted at the close Of the session, de-
claring that Tilden and Hendricks were
elected. Tilden and Hendricks subse'
quently made similar public declarations
themselves. A few timid members have
long held back, and some Of them, after
being coerced TO final vote, still
pretended that they will halt rs soon as
their partial and one-sided investigation
shall Be ended; In other words, they in
tend after hearing the suborned evidence,
to bring in q verdict that Hayes 10 an
usurper; that he shall not remain In the
Office. These men have now control In
the Democratic party. They dared not
even follow Alex. Il. Stephens In unit
against caucus dictation to the extent Of
showing some semblance Of fair play.
They will be impotent in the future as
they have been In the past. Moreover It
Is hard to believe in their sincerity, in
view OF the public avowal Of their
party that its purpose is. II possible, TO
10 displace the President. It Is q
matter Of history that the resolution
Just adopted was framed to express this
object. The Speaker Of the House was
consulted In advance as to whether he
would rule thatit was privileged ques.
ton. , The party managers were anxious
to conceal their purposes II possible. In
this they were defeated by the Speaker,
who would not rule question Of priyi.
lege under which they assailed the
title Of the President. The resolu-
ton being offered he read care
fully prepared opinion, deciding Il to
be q question Of the highest privi.
lege, because Il involved the question OF
the validity Of Hayes title. Here are his
very words: Ahigher privilege than the
one here involved, broadly and directly
presented as to the rightful occupancy Of
the Chief Executive chair Of the govern
ment and the connection Of high govern
ment officials with the frauds alleged, the
chair is unable to conceive. The chair finds
enumerated among the questions OF priv.
ilege set down in the manual the follow
ing aElection Of President" The Chair
therefore rules that the preamble and
resolution embrace question Of priyi-
lege Of the highest character and recog-
nizes 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 terminated in the success
Of the conspirstors. The Republicans
offered TO favor the fullest investigation
into all the alleged frauds which by the
osher party are charged tohave been com.
mitted, but the Democracy pursued its
course shamelessly and relentlessly and
stihed all inquiry into the attempts
at bribery in Oregon, South Carolina
and Louisiana, and murder aud violence
in several OF the States. Neither the
amendment nor debate was allowed.
The inexorable previous question was
applied and enforced. This scheme II
pursued, and It Is now fully inaugurated,
can only have the effect OF further para
lying business Of all kinds, preventing
the restoration Of confidence which seemed
promising, casting gloom over every
household and bringing our nation into
reproach before the civilized world. The
peace OF the country il the first consider
alton Of patriots. This new effort Of the
Democrats Ia to inaugurate anarchy and
Mexicanize the Government by throwing
doubts upon the legitimacy OF the title
Of the President, Is In keeping with the
records Of that party, one wing Of which
rebelled against the Government, while
the other wing gave II aid and comfort.
We call, therefore, upon all who opposed
the rebellion Of 1861, without distinction
Of party, to rally again to the support Of
law, order and stable Government and 10
oyervhelm with defeat the reckless agita-
tors who, TO gain political power, would
add TO the present distress Of the country
BY shaking the foundations Of Gov,
ernment they failed in four years war
10 destroy.
EuaEsr HALE, Chairman.
GEORGE @, GoRHAM, Secretary,