The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1878-02-14
Pendleton and Matthews.

To the Editor of the Dispatch
The telegraph informs Us that Hon.
Stanley Matthews was among the first to
congratulate Mr. Pendleton that he had
received the nomination of the Demo
cratic caucus for United States Senator.
Supposing Mr.. Matthews capable of sim
cerity and political principle, his words
of cheer had as much heart in them as
those of Mr. Pendletons s warmest politi-
cal friend, who smiled on him and
shouted "Hurrah, GeorgeW T. when the re.
suit was announced. Neither Ewing
nor Morgan, nor Ward, nor any one of
the honorable competitors Of Mr. Pcndle-
ton for the Senhtorship, would come as
near doing what the massacreers of the
Republicans in the South want done, and
what Mr.. Matthews is doing and would
continue TO do il re elected to the Senate,
as will Hon. George II. Pendleton. OF
the States Rights politicians he is the
straitest of the sect While a member Of
Congress he denied the right of the peo.
pie to adopt the 18th Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States. In
his estimation, jurisdiction of slavery
pertained so exclusively to the State
where 1t existed, that the power Of all
the non-slave- holding States combined
could not in law impair the master 5
right to his slaves, destroy slavery, or
prevent its establishment in any SOW
ereign State Whence it would seem to
follow that IL a measure were started to
reimburse ex.slaveholders who lost any
thing by the adoption Of the 18th Amend
ment, Mr.. Pendleton must give it his
support
Mr. Matthews, an old anti. slavery man,
and warm supporter of the 18th amend
ment. it would seem might have with
held his congratulation of Mr.. Pendle-
ton on his return to public life, until he
had renounced his political heresy. This
Mr.. Matthews is the gentleman who has
our Republican President under his
charge, shapes bis Southern Policy and
Civil Service Reform. No wonder he
has played out the Republican party in
the south, and knocked it higher than
Beecher's life Of Christ, in the North. IL
Il wonderful, however, that manifestly
the cause of a great part OF our party 8
woe that he for himself, or his friends
for him. should have the hardihood to
exact of the Republicans Of the Legisla-
ture their endorsement for the Senate,
with the threat that unless they do en-
dorse him. he will, in the future, act with
the Democrats in the Senate. God be
praised the Republicans Of the Legisla-
ture refused TO endorse him and endors-
ed "Blank" rather. Thus have they re
pudiated him and instructiyely he adopts
the language of the fallen Woolsey
NAY, they, farewell; have touched the
highest point Of all my greatness, And
from the full meridian Of my glory |
haste now to my setting; / shall fall like
a bright exhalation in the evening, and
no man see me more"
Alas, poor Stanley l could weep for
him If anything suffered by his fall, but
for his high reaching ambition, which
has over-leaped itself Will not our mis-
guided President, who has been led by
this man to his ruin. be admonished and
slough him off and whistle him down the
wind2 He must. and speedily. or his
Administration will sink into contempt
and himself set down, if not a corrupt
man, at least the bosom friend and dupe
of one. Respectfully,
FRED B. ROONEY, Jr.
Columbus, Jan l6. 1878