Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-03
AnlerSOn,S Story.

The story of Anderson before the inveSti
eating committee Saturday had certain
dramatic effect, but in the light of its diScrep
ancy with his previous testimony, and the
fact that he has been VIGOROUSLY ION the
mai e." the public will give credence to his
statements only so far as they are confirmed
by unchallenged documentary evidence. In
regard to this documentary matter brought
forward Saturday, and the light in which ii
should be construed, (if it Is genuine), the
editor of the Cincinnati Commercial, who was
in position TO know something of the true
inwaIdneSS of the southern business, has the
following TO say:
Secretary Sherman says that upon his re-
SpOnSlhlllty and oath, he believes he did not
write the letter upon which the Fraud in
yeSligatOrs limited have bulls their hopes of
bringing him to grief. STILL there are things
IN IL he would have said under certain cir
cumStanceS. The point of the letter is the
statement that he had long conversation
with Hayes, and that if Anderson and those
associated with him stood firm, they should be
provided for, even if they had to leave the
state. In order to estimate such letter as
this, We must understand the circumstances,
the state of public feeling the atmosphere in
whlch-l1 it is to be treated as real letter-it
was written.
Now there is no doubt about it-nOt the
least in the wOrld-that there was an ex-
tensive organization of armed ruffians in
Louisiana, whose duty il was TO raid the heavy
republican parishes before the election, to ter
IOr1Ze the blacks, so that they would not dare
TO come out and vote. though all tcas Quiet on
election day. They did this upon the preSump
ton that the republican parish and state
officers could not certify intimidation and
throw out the vote accordingly, under
the laws OF the state, unless the intimi
datlOn took place on election day and
at the polls. 1t is right here that the sensitive
Anderson was troubled in his mind, and
wanted assurances and had bad dreams al out
forgery and perjury; and, whether promises
were made that if he stood firm he should
be provided for, il is certain that satisfactory
provision has not been made, and hence these
brlny tears and this anxiety to uncover
fraud in all its horrors, SO far as il does not
reach good and stout democrats.
Republican officials in Louisiana were
Threatened with death if hey threw out the
bull dOZed parishes. We were informed by
personal acquaintance i'm that State that
board would not live twenty four hours after
they gave the vote of the Stare to Hayes No
one doubted that there was a genuine major
ity of republicans in louisiana. The only
question was whether the State law, prOvid-
Ing Tor the reparatiOn, so far as pos
Sible, of wrongs done by intimida
ton should be executed, SO that the
will of the majority of the people might be ex-
pressed in the electoral vote of the state, in
spite OF the terror produced by the bloody
ulldoZers. The officers of the law were
threatened with ASSASSINATION if they did not
permit the intimidation to stand aud that is
why-whether Sherman wlOte the letter
charged TO him or nOt-there were urgent
calls to stand firm, and promises that those
who performed their duty should not suffer
Tor ii in body or estate"