The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-06-12
ANDERSON.
He Regrets Going to Louisiana, But is Still a
Staunch Republican.
More Documents 10 Come That VIII
Create More Trouble.
washington Special to Cincinnati CONNER

Washington Special TO Cincinnati CONNER
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WASHINGTON, June 5.-Your correspond
ent knew Anderson, the now famous wit
ness, in New Orleans, and meeting him to-
day, after he came from the witness-stand,
we engaged In conversation. Your cores
pondent expressed regret at the whole affair
as calculated to do much harm and no good.
"You don't regret it more than / do" re-
marked he. 81 said in one of the letters Just
published, The devil take the day went to
East Felicana.' l now say, The devil take
the day l went to louisiana The whole
thing has been curse Some OF nv rela-
tives are sick in bed over this affair, because
they see my name pulled about in the papers
so roughly"
Yes" / replied, 1.-The newspapers are
bestowIng some attention upon you"
"They are calling me liar, periurer, ras-
cal, blackmailer, and so on. l suppose l have
TO take it. Again say, the devil take the
day | bad anything TO do with Louisiana
politics It's the d-dest nastiest mess down
there you ever heard of. and more rascals
are engaged in politics than in any other two
states in the Union
"Are you aware that your evidence some
what injuries the republican party?"
Eyes, and that's the worst part of it.
hate 10 be the means of injuring the republi-
pie, and can never be anything else, no mat
ter how badly certain republicans may beat
me. l want TO see our party successful in
the fall elections and elect republican pres
ident in 1880. | want the republicans to win
every time, but don't want John Sherman
and Stanley Matthews to run the next
administration, for they will run it to the
deviI.'
why are you so much opposed to these
gentlemen"
The manner they treated me when Hayes
came in, and could have done something for
me. was in Louisiana, without money
and without very many friends. My family
were sick, and the doctor said 1 must take
them north. The Kellogg crowd were down
on me, and could not look for help in that
direction. L expected Sherman, Matthews
and others near the administration to help
me out. Sherman told me candidy that he
could do nothing for me, and that had
better see Evarts. After much effort Egarts
gave me fifteen hundred dollar consulate
away of hellwards, where it would take half
of my salary TO get there. | wouldn't have
IT, Then they kept me moving around
among them, promising everything and doing
nothing until got mad | told Stanley Mat
thews one day that they were net treating
Louisiana republicans right and there would
be some history told and an investigation
the first thing he knew. He laughed and
said there never would be an investigation,
as the southern men were all afraid of it,
Here it is on them just as predicted. Some
of the Louisiana boys kept letting things
drop. and you see what il has led to. am
not the cause. Other republicans in LOulsi-
ana, who were treated as bad or worse than
l, told the democrats that an investigation
would develop richness. The thing was
started l was subpenaed and had TO comes
and nov | shall tell all l know l predict
that the committee which goes to Louisiana
will strike some rich things. Well, let it
come. Speaking for myself, l say freely that
[ have nothing to keep back"
Anderson says further tonight that he be-
ljeves that an attempt will be made to out
swear him as to the Nash document Nash is
a colOred man, aud Mr.. Anderson seems to
apprehend that he may fall into trap which
Kellogg and others will prepare for the coca
sion. He adds that he has other documents
and letters which will be forthcoming the
next time he takes the stand, and which he
thinks will not be got around very easily. He
refuses 20 state whom they were from, saying
that it would all be public in due time. He
, says he can prove by documentary evidence
that he was offered the privilege of namlug
the collectOrof the port of New Orleans if he
would procure and surrender the original of
the Sherman letters. Mr. Anderson will re-
turn home in the morning, to appear on the
stand Saturday.