The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-06
NOTE AND COMMENT.

IT makes the blood Of w. (. Chand-
Ter run cold 70 learn the INSCRIPTIONS
way in which Stanley Matthews went on.
If Anderson's testimony is good
specimen Of the evidence the Democrats
are going to offer in this investigation,
they will be made to feel before they get
through what q thoroughly contemplate
position thew have put themselves IN
PitSJurgh Dispatch.
We don't know exactly about this
thoroughly contemplate position"
which Is to play havoc with the Demo
Gratis, but il Anderson keeps on in the
way he began, Sherman u Co. will be
able to Judge as TO the truth OF the lines:
"Stone walls do not prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage
THERE has been a good deal of indie
pendencc manifested by the Democratic
newspapers of the country ard bitter
deuunciatiOn of the Potter cOnspiratOrs.
Chicago Inter- ocean.
This is = great deal more than can be
said of the Republican papers. They
yelled ''reyolution" and "MeXlCsnlze'
most Justify until the investigation be-
came en- accomplished fact, and then all
at once they discovered two things. The
first was that al "honest investigation"
was the one happiness which the Repub-
lican party lacked, and the second wss
that man could "Iie, and lie, and lie,
and be Senator from Ohio"
STANLEY MATTHEWS has broken the
eleventh commandment. He has been
found out. Such men need expect no
mcrcy-N !. World.
SECRETARY SHERMAN's very guarded
denial Of having written the Anderson
letter inclinCs some people to suspect That
he has been protesting too much IN adj
vance. -,Sp' sngieId Republican.
AT the recent Democratic primaries
held in Greene county, Hon. Morgan Il.
Wise received l.76l votes Tor Congress.
His majority over Inghram was 479, and
over Crawford, 9jO.- Washington (Pa)
ReUlslO.
The Pittsburgh Southern railroad,
from Benteysviile t. Taylors on the
National pike has been let to SCanlon x
Bros, of Pittsburgh, to be completed
October lst.- Washington (Pa.) Rcrlew.
STANLEY MATTHEWS occupies very
large niche, OF his own construction, in
the gallery of knaves and fools disclosed
by the raising cf the invest CATION cur
tain. A more luCklcss wight never played
q part in politics, and still the wonder
crows how such q man should have been
so lorg the next friend and conscience
keeper Of Candidate and President Hayes.
Philadelphia Times.
IuE TrjJuac in Washington dispatch
attempts TO defend Stanley Matthews on
the ground that ne is u !oo who is TO be
held irresponsible on account Of his po-
litical stupidity. As Mr. Matthews is
spoiled for all future uses hc should re.
fuse to have his innocence assumed at
the expense Of his intelligence There
should be still bright career before him
at the OHIO bar.-N. \. WorLG.
AMID the panic and Generalization Of
the Louisiana crowd, the calm resigna-
ton of Kellogg stands out like hem
lock stump in mill.race. Mr.. Kellogg
resem bles the traditional Individual who,
being observed to bet heavily on draw
poker, Was asked il he had good hand;
to which he responded that he didn't
l,4 ,,,,s,,,.l -,
so long as he had the deck on his lap
WdShiHgton Post.
THE testimony Of James E. Anderson
before the Potter Committee on Sstur-
day, will 90 far to confirm the strong
conviction already entertained by the
public of the utter worthlessrcss Of many
OF the most prominent among the men
who represented the Republican party in
the South when the party was upheld
against q hostile Republican sentiment
by the support Of the Federal govern
ment.- brooklyn Times (ReD).
In but one way can President Hayes
be affected by the Potter investigation.
If it shall prove beyond reasonable
doubt that Mr.. Hayes was personally
Cognizsnt Of and direct participant IN
the electoral frauds, which gave him the
vote of State or St.tes that had voted
against him, and, after his inauguration
as President, he falflled corrupt and
criminal contracts made with his knowl-
edge and consent, by th. corrupt appoint
ment Of Criminals to public Office as re-
ward for their frauds, he could be i'm
peached for high crimes and misdemean-
ors in office, and removed on conviction
by a vote Of two thirds OF the Senate