The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-31
KEYS PLEA FOR BREAD.
,uO WROTE THE LITTER WHICH
BEARS HIS NAME.
,., Criticism Upon the Course OF
Key and Lille Alexander
III. stephens.
,,,,IaIto the Register.

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WASHINGTON, May 80.
strange as it may appear, Key and
stephens have struck no terror to the
n,a,o,rstic heart with their letters
: rvsrybody is talking about them, and
.,s more so to-day because there
:. nothing new to talk about, but nobody
,,Tsv,s a second deluge is at hand.
Tbs,e sre one or two acts IN connection
With the Key letter which are material
in computing its value as campaign
document.
First, he did not write it. There is
r,,bing in it like him. 1t bresthes q
time Of threatening and defiance totally
mike anything that hss ever emsnated
f,m him. 1t shows that it has been
r,,rbed and overhsuled before 1t WAS
though. properly shaped for the public
sve 1t bears the unmistsksble ear
marks Of John Sherman, with here and
there little of McCrsry. Second, IL
sDpesrs 81 time when the air is thick
with rumors of Cabinet changes, and
Kew Is one of the men who has been
Marked for the sacrifice. Third, it
!: an epitomIzed edition of sll
The bloody shirt literature of the past de-
csis snd it does not profess to be written
IN the interest Of the Democratic party.
He hsd little to do with that letter eI-
a,p. to stand sponsor for 1t. He was told
what was expected of him if he wanted
10 -ensin in the Cabinet and lie did his
masters biddiag. Now he will stay in
The Cabinet he has relieved the pres
sure sgsinst him and Republicans no
sHger demand his dismissal. What Int
.s standing KEY had lett in the Demo.
ratio party, he has lost by this
u.ye to play into the hands OF the
enemy Il is = declaration OF war on
.1esou.h snd he declares in advance his
-asiiness to take hand against his own
people Tennessee men say that Key )
-..sr will blot cut any chance he may
aaye had to be nominated for Governor
.. hls State. Hayes, with lair knowl-
-l:e Of men, knew what be wss doing
s5sa he selected Key to play the role OF
tie -"arring brother in the cabinet.
While Keys letter provokes in
lg1ation Stephens letter needs only
oatempt Alexander Stephens has been
rsmpered and INDUCED by his Demo-
-s.c brethren in the House, although
Lii, lofty, patriotic policy OF running
.ssrsl lis party at critical times has
pressed hard upon their patience. When
be- was "howled down" in the days of the
.asl lock- it was, as a Western Democrat
gI.t, Ito keep him from making fool
himself" His letter Is being picked to
pieces, and be is accused of tOrturing the
..ns by suppressing the truth. lie denies
TIA. be had spoken to any Republican
sg.l.s Inst he had in his possession Of
Democrats Who would follow him in op-
posing the investigation, unless Mr.
Foster. Of Ouio, told al untruth at the
.mp. Just st or Mr. Stephens had been
.-.v.eI dow Mr.. Foster went to him
.a.s tie matter over, complaining that
lad relied on the support of the
>agl.ns m.a. Mr. Stephens, as report
. ty Mr.. Foster, when it was fresh in
b: l.ut, said: "Never mind Foster, III
give them b., yet, Cd d-n them
4- Stephens rarely swesrs, a-d this
7as oa.y under the strong provoca.ion of
-oc.-y..ion in beng foiled when De had
promised his support 70 the Republican
a.a Nobody believes that Stephens was
@aa.sI by other than pure motives in
T-l. he attempted to do, but the fact re-
mains .ha. he did make the attempt, and
.-'. be is now trying to shirG the respon-
saa.y. The investigation will 50 on all
@sssue.