The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-07-10
AChaIIge In the wind.

in the wind that has been blowing
from two points of the starboard bow
of the ship Of State from the mouths
of the Radical "revolutionists," The
cry Of revolution" is no more heard.
1t has gone to meet the bloody shirt
and the outrage MILL Clearly, as is
now apparent, it was revelation, not
revolution, that was dreaded; and AT
the first puff of the Potter investiga.
ton the whilom shriekers are silent;
and the Republican party is at once
placed in its natural position-on
The defensive. They now have their
hands full trying to break the force
of Anderson's evidence, which at the
first blast wipes out Hayes "right
bower" Mr.. Stanley Matthews, SO
that there is none to do him rever-
ence, and at the same time doubles
up John Sherman, Hayes Secretary
of the Treasury so that he crawls
away from the Investigation room a
pitiable picture Of lame duck.
They tell US now-what we knew all
along-that Anderson is scoundrel
self.confessed scoundrel. If he was
not Just this he would never have
enjoyed the honors and emolutions of
Republican ofiice-holding, and es.
pocially would not have been placed
in position to know and be q part
of the true inwardness of the great
conspiracy to wrest Louisiana from
the Tilden to the Hayes column. 1t
was because Anderson marlborough
paced knave that he was given an
Opportunity to turn now and put to
shame and confusion high priests in
the Radical synagogue, They now
charge that he peaches because he
did not get what he wanted-his
share Of the plumber. Nobody denies
the charge. Everybody admits it.
But the question is not as to the
character Of Anderson-which is ad.
mitted on all sides to be as bad as
bad can be-but as to Anderson's
testimony. The character of this
testimony, backed and sustained and
corroborated rs it is by undeniable
facts and results, is such thati causes
the revolutionary" shrickers to stop
their silly shrieks at once and to turn
their whole attention to defeating
the "best and purest." Before the
first touch Of investigation-before
the halfgiven evidence of a confessed
scoundrel who follows the examples
of scoundrels in our courts every
day and turns States evidence
against his co.conspirators-they
blench and with one accord begin to
make excuses. Their great paper
the Neg York Times, which has long
shown an. ability at patching up and
defending Radical villainy which
despite its barefacedness, compels a
certain kind of admiration, is now
forced to admit that "cvery decent
Republican in the land will blush
for the party management sshh"t made
such a creature its instrument in any
service Whatever if the creature
Anderson, whilom in radical eyes
one Of athe best and purest." "The
faci 81 ses@as.,ia, y sa tho qitiH'ec,.
"that this c0nsummate scoundrel was
once an active participation in Re.
publican affairs, holding confidential
communications with prominent
members of the party, and sustained
by them in applications for the re-
ward of confessed dishonesty" We
quote further from our New York
contemporary:
"Whatever infamy may be heapcd
on Anderson's character, and how
ever effectually his oral testimony
may be riddled, the documentary
evidence he produced must receive
careful attention. Mr.. Sherman is
placed in an unfortunate position.
lie had proclaimed himself so eager
to meet every accusation TO prove
non-intercourse with Anderson, that
his evasivc answers when the copy
was produced damaged him exceed
ingly. They raise a presumption
against him that will not be easily
overcome. AS to Mr.. Stanley Math-
ews, there can be no doubt us to the
effect of his letters upon his own po'
litical character. The little that was
left of him, after his senatorial dis
plays, is utterly destroyed by these
proofs of his-intimacy with Ander.
son, and of the solicitude he display.
ed in that persons behalf. With all
his scoundrelism, it is evident that
Anderson was in Matthews opinion
worthy of consideration at the hands
of the Administration and its friends,
1t is equally clear that the willing
ness to reward Anderson at the pub
lie cost was not confined to Mr. Mat
thews. The Department of State Of
+fered him the Consulate at FunChal.
fTheTrcasltry rendered him an in
spectorship Of customs. Within Ger.
tain limits, both departments were
prepared to recognize his claim; but
tile limits We're too narrow for his
ambition, and he carried his griefs to
the DELINQUENCY
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