The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-14
STANLEY mA11HEws's AY1ECEDESTs.
Railroad ststesmnn-hip -. Illustrated In the
Career Of n Turncoat.


Prom d, CnnanaH TINES
We give here, by request, brief summary
~ that which. In our e.slnal ion. renders SenH.
tor Matthew'S unworthy Of public trusts and II
further details are desired. we hold, oursclvcs
ready Mt any time to furnish them. First. then.
we doubt the wisdom ~ elevnting to prom-
hence in the Republican party n man whose
first appearance in pubic life was as editor 81
public advocate Of, the beauty. Justice. legality.
and divine right OF human bondage. IL not ono
whom we love To support But man who stands
by his convictions, ns Hayes snd at Atlanta. is
entitled to respect. oven though his convictions
be damnnble What then shall VIZ say Of ono
who. few months after ho had ceased elo-
qucntly to- ndvorntr slavery. appears rs the cdi-
tor ~ n rahid abolitionst organ2 Shall we char
itably credit him with sudden conversion. or
shnll we suppose that his opinions and cOnvic.
tons are 20 he purchased with dollars and
cents II Is we'll for the cause of justice, to
know that the abolitionist paper went down I'M
der his bands
Mr.. Mntthews's abolitionlst sentiments dis
appeared with the demise Of his paper. Shed
ding his skin like n snake. md like snake
crawling into place. we ind him next MEM
Der Of The Ohio Legislature. advocating non
extension. Sweeping down to the year 1857,
we find Mr.. Matthews back once more to his old
position OF an ardent pro slavery man. The
mnistration, and Of course he shifts his prn-
ciples to suit the weather. His conversion Is
aom s pcoG o IT hTT S r s%d p nsG
though the iilss went With NV Eloquent is Il
not His change IN not without reward-Bu-
chanan. IN 1853 makes him United States Attor-
ney for the southern District OF Ohio. The man
was well chosen for network he Ind to do
never bloodhound pursued fugitive slave more
nercey than he did. They tell us that he did
but perform his official duty IT may be so but
akethis case: An old and respected citizen is
about TO- be prosecuted for assisting n fugitive
slave. II has been an assistance Of the most
triiing charactcr-perhaps crust of bread or
Stanley Matthew's Is The prosecutor The a..
cused writes him deprecHting letter-writes "
in perfect confidence AZ 10 an honest man and
and how he happened 10 do II. Stanley Mat
thews introduced that letter in court ms evil
the man was convicted. Words fail us fifty to
characterize the act
y has been common TO uphold to public scoorn
what .nre known rs . railway statesmen;" We
fear Mr.. Matthews is such an one. He has
long been and We believe yet IL. in the employ
OF Tom Scott. There are peculiarities connect
ed with mail contracts that II is supposed he
might explain. The work which he endcavor-
ed 10 do for the railway rings In the Senate-for
But there ia another railway transaction OF his
not SO we'll known. He was attorney for the
Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton road, which
thought Of purchasing the Junction road. The
latter had out some bonds say SljOOOO-wlich
they wanted tho Cincinnaii. Hamilton and Day
ton To assume. Mr.. Matthews quietly became
attorney for the Junction road also; Then
Stanley Matihcws attorney for the Junction
road, persuaded Stanley Matthews. attorney tor
the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton that these
bonds were n good thing To- buy. So Stanley
Matthews. attorney for the C.. u. and ID. road
bought those bonds OF Stanley Matthew'S attor-
ney for the Junction road. and nut flO.OOn in
his own pocket as fees ior the transaction. rms
Is why the em ployees ~ the G.. IL. and ID. turn
ell out in force to beat Mr. Matthews when he
ran for Congress in this city.
Returning to his more public career, we reach
the ouening Of the war. He WAS bright enough
to SEE then that Northern man must be- with
the Union n lie hoped for a political future.
Shedding his pro-slnyery garments once more.
- a of "a Eetla Bf 4
little over yonrs service answers his pnr-
pose-therc begins. for him. 10 be- no place lke
home. His friends get him nominated AS j udge
OF the superior Court OF Cincinnati. aud ho is
elected. Ohcdi-nt TO duty's call. lie leaves the
army. though the herceness OF the war isright
upon us-G"ttyslurg not yet lOught. NickS-
burg not yet fallen. The Judgehip having an
swcrrd the purpose OF getting HIM home, he
resigns that ns soon rs decorously may be. The
war passes. Grant comes ia. and Matthews fails
70 meet from him that recognition 10 which he
fanries himself entitled. He shifts his Repub-
liranism. therefore. rs he has shifted every
thing -se. anu appears MS temporary Chairman
OF the Greeley Convention. II was then that be
mentioned the slow poison of corruption Is
1t necessary 10 add that he deserted tho Greeley
party. IN turn, 80 soon as he saw that 1t was not
lrnfnhle'
But richer In illustration OF the character Of
the man than any. than all OF these, is his "a
Teer during the present ADMINISTRATION. We
have no space even to outline il now. We know
man In be n Republican senator came about.
We know that there were not ten men in the
We know how the word went out from Wash
ington that the Pres dent would have 1t so. We
know how the Federal officers We're gathered at
Columbus from all parts of the State-how even
the Cincinnati gaugers were ordered there TO
help the Presidents Candidate. Lot the inves-
tigatng committee OF the Senate look into this
matter. Let them demand the despatch hes
that passed To and fro between Column
bus AMI MashinLton, invading Tie very
precincts Of the White House ITSELF Lot thom
probe this matter 70 tho very bottom, and
they viii discover such an outrage upon the
freedom and purity Of eleetons-such AN afro
clous use Of the Federal patronage 10 pur-
chase the election ~ n man obnoxious 10 the
whole State-a- never WAS before known in pn-
litcal history. We speak carefully and we
speak from a place OF unohstruolcd Ohserva-
tinn, when W. deuounce the clectiOn vi stanley
Matthews t. the United States Senate as with
out u parallel In it, d"basement Uf. and lis out
rage upon. the principles OF representative
government.
True 10 nothing save his own selfish advance
nlent. and 80 inherently false as 10 ruin even
that; without any political principle worthy Of
Oh" name. an1 holding no cause too sacred for
betrayal. hr has been elevated by direct lohhsry
e. a Mgr office. winch he has filled only To the
diselare of himself oi.the Senate. and u tho