Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-22
the INyErrIGArIoN FARCE.

That apostle Of the purity OF the bal
lot.box, and advocate Of Sammy Ill
dsn's preposterous claims to the Presi'
dency, James Z. Anderson. makes bis
appearance now in 4 new role. Before
the Committee on Revolution. he told
his story glibly enough. and tho iAe'
that he was proven to DO a perjurer and
blaskmailer. during his examination,
seemed not to abash him in the least.
He was in the house OF his friends /; and
he knew that Tilden's attorneys would
protect him from the consequences OF his
crimes, committed in the service OF their
chief. With the Senate Committee. to
investigate the charges against Stanley
Matthews, however. the case Is different.
Those charges must stand or fall upon
the evidence Of this man Anderson. lie
knew that II he committed perjury be-
fore that committee. and the cross
examination fastened the guilt upon
him. he would expiate his crimes Ind
mediate upon tho purity OF elections.
behind the iron bars Of a prison. and 1t
| is not to DO wondered at that his coward
ly soul shrank from the ordeal pre-
pared for it.
After much thought and consultation
with his friends" Mr.. Anderson con-
cluded that Washington was not good
place for his health. aud with the aid oil
his Democratic allies. he managed to
escape from the city OF tribulations. His
| Democratic friends managed to keep
him concealed until after Congress hal
adjourned, so that the Senate could not
adjudse him in contempt. and yesterday
be was taken back to Washington in
charge Of an officer. He appeared be-
fore the Matthews Convention, anu
began by refusing to testify to his name.
This i. the first praiseworthy thing that
Anderson has done since he was dragged
into dirty notoriety by the Democrats,
but, alas, he is entitled to no credit for
II. His action was not dictated Ny
shame, aud outside the committee room,
he makes no attempt to deny his
identity. But he refuses to testify be-
fore a committee which he knows in
advance will punish him for the perjury
which he must commit. in order to full.
I'll his promises to Tildsn. The com.
mittes, in the absence ofthe Senate. has
no power to compel him to answer its
questions. and so the Matthews investi.
CATION will probably be adjourned until
Congress reasssmbles in December.
The Potter Committee. more gsner-
ally recognized rs the Committee ON
Revolution. is sven moro unfortunate in
its witnesses. They do not refuse to
testify. but they testify too much. They
are dragging the Democratic fish to the
surface, and that is not agreeable to
Potter and his committee. Capt. jerks
was called to the stand yesterday to
o the so-called sherman letter"
Well, he didn't provo the existence OF
any such letter. On the contrary, he
anirmed that that letter was n myth. o
delusion and a snare conjured up by
Anderson to squeeze money out OF I'm
Gle Sammy Tlden. He proved that An
derscn is a seonndrel and n liar, and
shocked the Democratic members by de-
scribing the murders and intimidation
psrpetrated against the Republicans in
Louisiana. When. oh. when, to use o
slang. but expressive phrase, will these
Democratic patriots and conseryators OF
virtue " drop OH themselves ?" When
will they realize the fact that they are
the laughing stock Of the nation, and
put an end to this gigantic farce