The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-13

WASHINGTON. ID. c., June z, 1873.
CONGREaa

doing Injustice to the subject, and
we, therefore, refer those of your read
ers who may be particularly interest
ed to the regular proceedings. Both
Houses have accomplished q great
amount of work in anticipation of the
quick coming adjournment. The
House Judiciary Committee got an op-
portunity to make their report, and
quite number of bills as presented by
them went without debate. The Pot
ter investigation has been the all alb.
sorbing topic here, everything and
everybody else sinking into utter in
significance as the foulness of John
Sherman, Stanley Matthews, and the
rest of the President-stealing revolu-
tionists is unbosomed. Sherman's
young man, Aderson, occupied the
stand most of the week, and all efforts
to shake his testimony were fruitless.
In answer to Radical questioner, Reed,
Anderson replied: "Your smile will
be on the other eide OF your mouth be-
fore this investigation is over" which
was such sumner that Rad Reed has
kept very tame ever since. We have
seen nothing SO amusing as the panic
that has Oyertaken the Radicals since
the opening of the einvestlgation. Mat
thews seems to be the only one of the
whole gang afflicted with a sense of
shame, and so kecnly feels the stabs
to his reputation that he hides his head
while John Sherman falls back on his
attorney and endeavOrs to brass the
thing through. In the meantime Ruth
erford Is. Hayes has the records of the
State Department doctOrcd up, so that
he can crawl through some small crew
ice. The fact is the whole crowd arc
on the ragged edge of despair, and
their only defence that Anderson is a
"little red-headcd scoundrel, pcrjurer
and blackmailer," is u little too thin.
1t is one of those providential protec-
tiOns of honest folks, that scoundrcls
fall out and destroy each other. 1t is
the iron hand OF fate that is after Sher-
man, Matthews, and all others con-
nected with the electoral frauds.
sHRINKAGE OF VALUES,
the most astounding of which is the
diminuaticn of John Sherman's cheek
between the date of his defiant letter
to Mr.. Potter, and the time he left the
Committee room. 1t fell Off SO per
cent.
ANOTHER TELL-TALE LETTER AGAINST
SHERMAN
was produced by Anderson and put
in evidence. 1t was letter from one
Mrs. jerks to Anderson and its con-
tents are even more damning against
Sherman than the Anderson letter.
THE LEADING RAIDS
accuse us of assailing Mr.. Hayes on
account of his endorsement of Ander-
son. We don assail Mr.. Hayes on
account of the little note. The "spec-
ial case 'cndOrsed thereon don't amount
to much, but the considerations that
made it special is where the shoe
pinches, and the suggestion of a swarm
climate" to send Anderson, was per-
haps only a atcmpUrary cffervescence or
Mr.. Hayes sunny temperament we
have heard so much about.
PIECE OF ADVICE
to our Democratic friends who are al
ready defending Mr.. Hayes title in
their different State Conventions, is to
let mp for the present. If he has any
title it will not be attacked, and if he
hasn't any how can it be. Wait till
the jury bring in the verdict before
you bother yourselves about the sem
tence. Don't be quite SO previous
brethren.
THE ADMINISTRATION
is busily engaged in cancelling its sum-
mer camp-meeting engagements, by
sending his regrets and requesting the
prayers of the faithful in his behalf.
THE RADICAL BLUFF
that the Democrats would get sick of
the investigation before it was over,
has verify come to pass. The fact Is
we are already sick of it, for the Rad
ical foulness and rascality displayed
upon the first days trial was enough
to turn our stomachs wrong side out,
and we have not delicately develop
ed abdomen either.
THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS
of Potter's investigating Committee |
are all unusually lively and happy,
while their Republican colleagues,
look as if they were suffering from in
digestion. The testimony SO far has
soured on their stomachs, and they
can't get it up. Ben. Butler in order
to get even with certain gentlemen
who are obnoxious to him, begins to
show his hand and will sacrifice Hayes
and Sherman, and the whole Republi-
can party to attain his cnd.
OUR GOVERNMENT SECURITIES,
the war, the wrath
and rampant ruin promised us by the
RAIDS for the last three weeks, have
serenely firm, which un-
show an abiding faith in the
of our Republic, and we
cannot too strongly recommend the
steady nerve, cool courage and firm
purpose displayed by the dealers in
gold and Government bonds is gener-
al. The Potter investigation has cer-
tainly stiffened the financial backbone
Of our Government, if it has weaken
ed the neck of the Administration.
DEMOCRATES.
On May Nth, 1877, Senator Stanley
of Ohio, wrote a letter to |