Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-01
THE POTTER RESOLUTION
WHAT ALEX. n. STEPHENS THINKS
OF IT.

rChicaqo Times
Alexander. Fl. Stephens, in on
interview tonight. said
'tThe Potter resolution g one Of
the etupidest, most lextravagantly
foolish. most suicidal pieces Of
Acknowledgement which has ever
come under my notice. It is cal.
culated to reopen all this unpro6-
table strife over the Presidential
title"
But even M. Potter says the
investigation is not to bear any
positive fruits in the direction Of
unseating Hayes =" ~ II Il
Why. Bless you. it is another
case of Joiner Snug in the play,
who, when he discovered that his
mpersonation Of the lion was like
to he too terri6cally realistic.
bewlcd out, Good people, do not
be afraid it is not: a lion that
roars. but q Joiner Snug Mr.,
Potter roars like a lion. but takes
good care to assure the startled
public that no harm will be done.
I'VE will not unseat Mr.. HAYES,
good people !; we are simply play.
ing lion we only want to investi.
gate for own. amusement. What
l object to is the effrontery of the
caucus. 1t meets, forms it's, de-
crces and then tells the party to
obey Them to the letter or be ostra.
cised. The man who allows him
self to be scared by srch clap trap
in this particular case will, in my
opinion, be elected to stay at
home, mark my word. It IL the
coward who is bitten by the dog :,
turn your back and run and you
will inevitably be bitten. The
only course is to face danger and
do it in a manly spirit +.
DO you think, Mr.. Stephens, that
there ia any considerable dissaaffec-
ton among the Democratic mem
be:s I? 4' 20 s''' - so t@
Yes 1T least one-third iof
them. Their are thirty Democrats
who are almost persuaded not to
be .criven by the caucus managers.
They think as do. that this. moYe.
ment is ill.advised, foolish, and
revolutionary. The only true
course is to admit the Hale amend
ment, and make tho investigation
broad, full. fair and free Sin short,
what it processes to bean. inves-
tigation into the Eeuds by which
the late. election faiisd @tosepte e.
sent the views ~SE ma
iority OF the 6unts +
lay the blame at Sor OF
the causus system, NJ 10 cans
Ger eating into the Try ert Of
American politics sd King
Caucus which: raised ,supas The
Dantons, .Marats 4. andsT R6ba
espierrs int F'ranoeE during
the revolution. 1T was. the
pareot of the guillotine and Dor 3 q
rich fruitage of'blood and death
and wasted BONES, the traces Of
which a century has scarcely slffis
ced to wipe away. Insthis coun try
it has begotten knownothingism
and is responsibleesin part for the
spirit of communisna.sgvY gia
s'sDo you think Mr. Stephens.
that any considerable number Of
Democrats will sgoswith- ycu?' 3!
= 'I!doR'ts knowsSbstsIe shall be
grea tlyssurrrisediif nine or9ten Of
them do metz Tomorrow / mean to
appeal to- the honor and fairIess
of the HouseR to shea r0mes a few
nonents;r whenI will nrge the
House to accept al anendments to
the Potter resolution. looking to
the widening OF the Investigations.
The country will 'notSbe wsa tis6ed
with anything else. Nothing else
will be fair or honora ble,s and no
party can bear the disgrace Of legsl
isIation, so narrow and unpardona-
bly, partisan. The origin of this
Investigation is not very creditable
to the Democratic party. 1t was
set on. foot by Sthe Sdead-beats and
disappointed Sbangers.oRaafter Of
fec who infest Washington as rats
infest the sewers of Paris. It is
planned to give them employ m ent:
Scores of them will be appoin ted'
to places as experts and stenogra.
pliers, and the Investigation in all
its ramifications will not cost less
than million ~doltars-a million
dollars, sir just think Of, it! sslss
sMr. Stephens, it issrumored on
the streets tonight that the. Dem.,
ocratie residents OF w ashiagtons
l,ovo thraateped that they will burn