Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-05-21
Who Is President :

Who Is PreSideRtY
The latter part OF the year 1876, was
spen, by the people OF this country IN
controversy, 50 bitter in It's character, and
conducted with suca feeling. that all nA-
tons looked 10 Us for another exhibition
OF "lralricidal strife Bloody conflicts
were avoided by setting par'isanship
aside. and by the establishing OF \ Tn
bupal which was to decide the matter 10
dispute-yiz the Presidency. /; was
decided by that tribunal. in good faith,
tha, Rutherford b. Hayes was elected
President Of these united States By viz
tue of that decision lie has n.lct The oN-
ecutiye chair Tor nearly two years. Coz
hic, was avoided; the country settled
down 10 business; aud We were compile
meuted abroad as 8 people capable o.
sell-gOyerniug, because Ne cid uoi IuSh
in arms to settle our disputes. Every
person who hss Inc good OF his country
At heart wss pleased that the question
had been peaeeably settled. OF course
those whose candidate and friends had
been defeated, experience emotions
natural 70 d,iested parties; but all were
willing to await justice At The hand OF
history.
To-day. all this work has been uudone.
The forty fifth Congress. totoyiOus Tor IT'S
stupidity, psrsimouy and peculatigas.haS
taken upon itself The odium OF endanger'
ing peace 5y Bringing Tie Presidents!
question again before the people. Instead
OF passing appropriation bills and per
forming routine business. as u should.
his Congress has tudeayured hrsi 10
destroy national hnancia. credit, and now
il threatens to destroy lbe nation Nse.t
Daring he past week, afeso.utiou has
been introduced inIo the House, which
proposes Tue appointing oil committee
to investigate ihe proceedings IN Florida
and L9ui-is.a during Tie Presidential
contest OF &c. Mr. Haze Of Maine pro
posed an amendment 90 This resolution,
authorizing he committee 10 Investigate
The whole Presidential question. TINS
was done a. test The sincerity O.. The
House. when IL doclSIod a purpose g. ub-
tain ruth in regard % this m~.ter. Tie
majority shew that tn preteuse OF find
ing truth vas "a simple cloak 20 cover rs
real object, VIZ: TO find some irregular
nc, done 10y Republicans, in order to
make political capital for The coming
campaign Il promptly refused Co allow
Mr.. Hale's amendment To DC presented.
The Republicans say they arc willing that
al impartial inve s,igaIion ct al matters
connected with the election should be
made. a. they are prepared 10 prove
mole fraud by their opponents than oaa
be brought against them They have
therefore refused to vote on the original
motion. thus leaving the House without
: quorum; and all public business Is
Ibereby neglected oy hat body. The
Democrats hope 10 bring all their men,
bers together at al early day, and carry
the resolution over al opposition.
1t The Republican party committed
fraud in the matter. it has given itself a
death blow; bat nothing cau be gained
BY raking open The embers OF an old ire
~ tbs late day. Il can be proved that
the Democrats.i in several Southern States.
intimidat the blacks; would not allow
them 10 vote; broke uP Republican
meetings; made false returns; stuffed
ballot boxes in New York sud Brooklyn,
and committed frsnd IN many other ways.
All lhese charges have been allowed To
slumber since the electoral commission
gave rs decision Every mention Of
them has ben greeted with Reproduction
By Democrats and by a majority OF the
Republican party. Because Ne have
beeh thus lenieGt. the Democrats propose
70 take Us at disadvantage and put Us
upon the defensive. This they will find
no easy task. Hamburg has not been
forgotten il its hero Is 10 the Senate
neither has the Chisholm murder been
avenged. These murders cry for justice
snd that cry must be satisfied before the
Republican party is driven to the wall.
Talk about fraud in making election re-
turns, will you, Democrats. when your
hands are still red with human blood
This act OF Congress will probably re-
suit in an attempt 10 unseal President
Hayes, and We shall take rank with third
rate powers for stability, as We are now
ranked hnsncially. all By the wan,onness
OF this cursed House. Ii is time for the
people ge, up and SIT down on it.
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