The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-06-13

sented that ne could no longer reside in
Louisiana, as he would be murdered by
the Democrats, and Sherman, he saws.
IN words and writing, gave him an assrr-
ance that after the 4th of March he
should be provided for by some situation
that would enable him to leave New
Orleans. Regarding him as a man who
had periled his life to state an important
fact, Sherman's promise. In the LIGHT of
the then known facts, was nothing more
than any other man would have made
under like circumstances. IT. was q
promise that the party would take care
OF man who had periled his life for
the party. That is nothing uncommon
nor is itin any way discreditable. Ander-
son further applied to Republican can
dldate for Congress, and obtained from
him written promise to have him an
pointed Naval Officer at New Orleans.
He also appealed to the SYM
pathies of Stanley Matthews. and
got from that gentleman various letters
and promises for Office, and, after year
or more begging, imploring, threaten
ing, and swearing, and failing to
get an Office suitable to his own opin-
ion of his own fitness and merits. he
has unloaded the story of his own Off
cial perhdy, villainy, fraud and corrup-
ton to the Potter committee, showing
that he committed crime for both sides.
and has never been paid for it by either.
He does not now profess to act from any
moral motive, or to be inspired by the
prompting of 'quickened conscience :"
he presents himself as liar, periurer,
q vulgar, sordid trickster, bowling for
revenge against those who have refused
to pay him for what he confesses was
personal and official dishonesty. What
the Democrats thought of this man An
derson a year ago is recorded in the re-
port of the Morrison committee. which
then went to Louisiana to investigate.
The question at issue was Anderson's
veracity, and, at page SO of Morrison's
report, it is said
The proofs show that it was and is the better
opinion of those who investigated the alleged
attempt to take his life that he did the shoot
ing himself. Capt Benjamin H. Rogers. of
the United States army, Col Frank Powers and
j. 2. Monyhan, the two former Republicans
and the latter a Democrat and Sheriff of the
Pee44 SA4s save Ou0 buDlOCb d GdIGlul luNoSGlSd-
ton. Capt. Rogers sWears that he could never
fully satisfy himself whether Anderson was
shot or not says that, if it had been any other
man than Anderson, he might not have been
so much IN doubt but says s. L could not
believe him under oath, in any way, shape or
form" He further says: "I doubted that he
was shot at for this reason that he is such q
trickster that could not place any confidence
IN him in any shape or manner. think he is
a man who would be liable to shoot at his own
coat in order to make political capital out of
1t. Says that Col Powers expressed the
opinion that it was "put-up Job by Ander-
son himself, and that that was his (Rogers0
impression at the time.
Messrs. Morrison, Blackburn and Nc
Mahon, who signed that report, are now
members of the Potter committee.
They have the witness, and their own
Judgment of his veracity.
The point aimed at by the investiga-
tors is that Anderson acted dishonesty
and corruptly in his protest, and that
Sherman knew this fact, and promised
him protection and place, because he
had acted dishonesty and corruptly.
Not word of this mans testimony goes
to show that Sherman had any reason to
believe he was anything than what he
protested to be, an election-oficer, who
had fled an official protest against a
notorious and self-evident fraudulent
who swore that he had already
been shot at, and was certain to be as
if he remained in New Or
leans, and who was poor and destitute,
and who, by making his protest, had
deprived himself of the means of Iv-
ing.
1t was not until long after the election
had been decided by Congress, and until
Bfter this man had failed to get "big"
Office, that he began to threaten that,
unless his demands were complied with,
he would disclose his own infamy, his
own falsehood and perjury, and attempt
to connect others with it.
We do not believe the people of the
United States are prepared to resort te
revolution or civil war on the motion or
at the suggestion that confessed liar
and unprincipled scoundrel had falsely
an election-return in one of
the counties in Louisiana. The Potter
committee must produce some better
witness and some better substantiated
testimony before it can impeach the title
of the President or smirch the character
of any resDnctahla citizen