, 1879-03-07

is SO confident of carrying it TINT he will
make dissolution. II he succeeds, ho will
undoubtedly not only carry this, but hia
| nnti-Socialist schemes also. II ho fails. wo
may look for now man at tho holm, for It
is doubtful whotlor, nfter such successive
lossos of prestige md influence, ho would
caro- to rornnin longer Mt tho !load Of af1aira.
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1.-THE OTHER SIDE" OF THE POTTER
COMMITTEE.
Tho Ropublioan members of tho Potter
Committee wcro N1essrs. If1scocK Of Now
York, Cox Of Ohio, mud REED of A1nine.
They wore hopoloss1y in tic minority, for
ono Of tho Committee whom Spoaker RAM
DALI had ironically appointed as II Republic
m (BEN BuTLER) acted throughout with the
Democrats. In spite Of tho discouraging
fact TINT tho Republicans could hopo for no
fairness from Committee thus organized,
Alossrs. H1scocK, Cox, mud REED followed
evory step In the investigation with keen
scrutiny, and succeeded in exposing tho
Democratic theories md witnesses to tho
ri1cule which thoy maritotl. Thoso gentle
men have presented II minority report which
is in striking contrast with tho partisan state
mont maae by Mr.. POTTER. The work OF
tho Republican mombors was necessarily
confined to n restraint as far as 1t was possi-
bio of tho pnrtisAn inclination Of tho ma
1ority of tho Committee, and tho report
which they have submitted has similar pur-
pose. That tue Democrats determined tho
investigation should DO tr-radrte WIS evident
Mt tho beginning, when they refused the
reasonable requeat of tho Republicans TINT
tho alloged frauds on tho bal'ot-box should be
examined In tho Florida election caso ~ well
as those charged upon tho canvassers aud tho
Returning Honrtls. The Democrats woro
ntraia to go go deeply into tho Florida oleo-
ton, bnt voted to gather together what evil
denco they could impeachipg tho honesty Of
those WHO counted the votes. Materially
the samo couryo was pursued in Louisiana,
and tho Republicans were not permitted to
expose aud run down tho Democratic frauds
in Oregon, South Carolina, Mississippi, mud
other States, on the ground that tl,e scope
Of the resolution unler which the poE4En
Committee was organized was not broad
enough 10 admit Of this latitudo.
Tho investigation, thon, WINS .onc.aidol
throughout; but, in spite Of this fact, tho
Republican members aro ablo to show TINT,
out Of 5000 printed pages Of loarsay and
suborned testimony, thoro is not tho slightest
proof Of tho charge Of corruption which tho
Democrats llavo brought against tho moln-
bers Of ths Returning Boards. "No mau,"
say tllcso gontlemon, l" has come forward to
say TINT any bribe was accepted, or that any
member Of any oanvassing Board indicated
any lesiro to botray his truss," a,,d
they ada: Every intilnntion OF TINT
kind las beon tracod to some Democrat, aud
there ends, mud TINT Democrat has never
boon brought boforo thoui." These gontle-
men Elbow tho spirit Of fraud and intilnida-
ton that prevailed among the FloriA, and
Louisiana Democrats both before tho election
aud during tho canvass Of the votes, md
make it cerlatn that 1t was courage and cou-
yiction, aulnotfraul mud corruption, TINT cur
rlcd tho Republicans through al1 tho suares
mud dangcrs with which they woro threat
encl.a
Tho treatmeut of Meaars. SHERMAN aud
MOVES by tic majority report Is tho most out.
rayeotls portion Of lhat partisan doc,l,ueut.
Tho minority report, III q aneakiny sort ot
fashion, does not say whushof tho Charge
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t,,ut no ,,o,,as ,.,raso n,' ", ' ~,
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N7 ..o''ooA, 0oa' "''a ''Iso ahsu1"'1y
uTAW ATTENTION to tito At}5l1f1tkY OF tho ,ln{or.