The daily gazette., 1878-06-05
The Matthews LETTERS

When man turns States evidence IL
Is competent for the defence to assail his
credlbility; and this is what the defend.
ers ot the Fraudulent President are do
ing as respects The testimony of James
II. Anderson before the Potter Commit.
Tee. But there is one part of the evi.
dence produced by Mr.. Anderson which
cannot be assailed in this manner. We
refer To the letters of Stanley Matthews.
inc intimate friend and agent of Ruther,
ford IL. Hayes during these Louisiana al
ialrs. These letters are in the hand
writing of Mr.. Matthew'S, and it is i'm
possible to misunderstood their purport
vi 70 mistake the character of the tran
sactions to which they refer.
by way of Introduction to these docu-
inents, the following contract was in
troduceu us part of the testimony in the
case:
Agreement between Anderson and
Nash, Representative in Congress, New
Orleans, Nov. q, 1876:
by an agreement entered into this
day between James Il. Anderson. Super-
VISOR of Registration for The parish of
Fast Felciana, La, and Charles Il.
Nash, member of Congress from the
sixth Congressional District of Louis-
iana,it Is agreed that said Anderson shall
suppress evidence showing that the sa d
parish of East Feliciana was fairly car
ried oY the Democratic party at the cleo
tion held Nov. 8, 1876, thereby electinp
the entire Democratic State ticket and
congressman, in consideration of which
the SAID Nash agrees to secure for said
Anderson the position of Naval Officer
at the Port of New Orleans, La.
JAMES f. ANDERSON.
"The above agreement was signed in
our presence this 2lst day of November,
1910 ID. NJ. ToMLINsoN.
40. B. MORGAN"
This agreement, as Anderson testified.
was long since put into the hands of Mr..
Matthews, and was in his possession to
Andersons knowledge until the middle
OF April last. In fact, in letter written
on March u, 1877, Mr.. Matthews him
self acknowledges that it is in his hands.
ms letter we here reproduce along with
another to Gen. Harlan of Kentucky,
since appointed by Mr.. Hayes to be a
Judge of the Supreme Court:
"Mr. Anderson: You are at liberty to
use the note ON the other page as an in
PRODUCTION to Gen. Harlan, who is one of
the commission, and you can talk to him
ls freely as to me. You should saw to
Nash, If inquired of, that | have the
agreement. STANLEY MATTHEW'S"
"CINcINEATIJ March %, 1877.
"DEAR SIR: This will be presented to
you by Mr.. James e. Anderson, who
may desire to communicate with YOU
confiaentially. Yours truly,
STANLEY MATTHEWS"
The agreement which Mr.. Matthews
here refers to is that with Nash, which
appears above. What is its character :?
1t is an agreement to "suppress evidence
shoUrng that the said parish Of East Fell
ctdnd Dds fairly carried by the Democra-
tic party at the election held Nou. 8, 1876.
in consideration Of ,ohich the said Nash
agrees to secure for said anderson the
position Of Ndvd Officer Of the Port of
Neoo Orleans" If there ever was cor
Iapt and criminal agreement this is one.
The one party bargains to falsify the
true returns of the election, by suppress
sing evidence respecting it, and the
other party bargains to secure for the
talsifier a valuable office by way of pay
And yet, here we have this United
States Senator, this bosom friend and re-
preventative of Mr.. Hayes, introducing
one of these parties to another friend and
agent of Mr.. Hayes, the same agent
whom Mr.. Hayes has since rewarded by
making him Judge of the Supreme
Court