Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-06-05
lnderssn1 Retelatisn-vIews Of the
Press or the Country.

and even the Leading republican Jour-
mails are cautious about disput;ng its
trnth. We present below some sample
opinions:
Philadelphia North American, (rep.:)
1.-THE investigation by the Potter COM
mittse has just commenced, buts it has
gone far enough to bring anew to the
cheek Of every honest man the blush
Of shame that the fate Of the country
should have been held in the balance
by such fraud and corruption as existed
in the taking of the last ballot for
President. This is no time for repub-
licans to palliate or temporiLe. To
live the party must purge itself, and
Join in honest denunciation of wrong
wherever 1t is found"
WASHINGTON Post, (dsm.:) "Mr.
Sherman has reached the end of his
tether, and his downfall is at hand.
There is no more escape for HIM than
there was for his great prototype,
Tweed, after the publication Of the
fraudulent courthouse bills. If he is
wise In his hour Of trial he will no. add
perjury to his ether crimes, for the
evidence is at hand to convict him."
Ny. Herald, (ind.:) 1.-The vague,
hating and 1--WE regret 70 be compelled
to use SO strong a worD shutting testi-
nony of Secretary Sherman before the
Potter committee on Saturday produces
painful impression. 1t is not 30
nuch the contents Of the alleged letter
that excites this feeling Of doubt and
dlstrust as the previous defiant decla-
rations OF Mr.. Sherman"
Philadelphia Record, Gnd.:) 1.-The
strongest proof yet afforded Of Andor-
som, truthfulness comes from the man
most interested in proving him liar-
Secretary Sherman. His hating and
he,itating denial of the authorship OF
the letter imputed to hlm-of which
only the copy Of copy was produced
did more for Anderson than Anderson
was able to do for himself. The testi-
mony makes it pretty evident that the
votes that were cast out by the return
ing board in Louisiana should have
bsen counted, and it puts strong i'm
putation Of guilty knowledge upon Sec
rotary Sherman"
New York Tribune, (rep.) There is
the strongest possible presumption
however, that such man as Mr.. Sher-
nah is known 10 Inexperienced,
shrewed and wary even to the verge
of fault-would not have written
letter encouraging fraud if he
had known, that one had been COM
mitted. Until Senator Mathews has
bsen heard it would not be fair TO
comment upon the correspondence be-
tween him and Anderson further than
to say that it does not exhibit this par
ticular friend and spokesman for Presl-
dent Hayes as a shining reformer OF the
civil service
New York Times, (rep.) Enough Is
known already to show thin spots on
this tissue Il. c. Anderson's testimony
Of fraud
New York Express, democrat , No
one can read the simple statement OF
Anderson, and his answer to tho ques-
ton put to him in connection with
those tell-tale letters OF sherman and
Mathews, without a conviction that
conspiracy was entered into to
steal the electoral vote of louisiana
from the democrats and give 1t to
HAYES, and that John Sherman and
Stanley Matthews were parties to The
bargain
Philadelphia Times, Gnd.) The story
told on Saturday has been discounted by
press reports, foreshadowing its tenor,
but We venture to say that few demo-
Gratis, ifanJ, not III possession OF all the
facts, and fewer republicans who were
Of cogniEant sfths whole crime were
prepared for such a crushing revelation
Of rascality.'
Philadelphia Inquirer, Crep,o 1T IS
but fair to the Secretary to sayI that
while the letter may carry with it a
very bad construction, it may equally
carry with it perfectly harmless one.'
New York World, (dem.: 1T makes
it eminently necessary for the Senator
from Ohio to lose no time in explaining
| to the country the motives which indu-
ced him not only to write such letters
as he admits himself to have written to
Anderson, but to receive without re-
sentiment and indignation such commu-
nicatlons from Anderson as the latter
claims to have sent, and Mr.. Matthews
apparently admits himself to have re-
ceived.'
Wilmington (Dsl.) Every Evening
Gnd.:) We shall be glad to see even
John Sherman, for whom we have not
particle Of respect, demonstrate bis
innocence of guilty completely IN the
frauds practiced by such fellow as And
erson, but 1t cannot be done by attempt
ling to destroy the character Of the men
whom he so readily made his allies
when he needed their services, nor BY
such evasive denials as that he makes
of having written the letter read by
Anderson
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
(rep.:) Contemplate as this man
Henderson, shows himself to be- he
.;lI ,,locas both Mr. Sherman and Dir,