The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-06
THAT POTTER INVESTIGATIONS
WHAT THE PRESS SAY ABOUT


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The new investigation has but just be-
gun, vet the testimony Of the first day
amply virdicates the action of the House
in ordering such an investigation.-BU
fdlO Courier.
Indeed, he (Anderson) is about as
dangerous and dishonest a puppy in q
small way, as it would be possible to
find. Mr.. Matthews knows this, and yet
Mr.. Matthews, in order to reward the
man for political service in Louisiana,
has persistently pushed his claims for
positions of trust and responsibility,
where he would act tally have the honor
of the country in his keeping'-Inter-
OCeun.
The testimony at Washington of Jas
E. Anderson, one of the Louisiana regis
tration officers, proved a bonanza in the
way of fraud developments, connecting
with the crime by which Hayes received
the vote of that State, some of the prom
inent visiting statesmen. The disclo'
sures, however, simply confirm, as to the
main points, what was already the con-
viction of every unbiased person in the
country. There is no fact more fully es-
tablished in history than that Mr.. Til.
den was cheated out of the electoral vote
of Louisiana, yet Anderson's evidence
shows in a detailed manner how the
conspiracy to cheat the Democracy out
of the electoral vote of the State was con-
ceiyed and exeCuted.-St. Louis RepubR
can.
So far as it appears, Stanley Matthews
poCketed all these affronts, accepted
these insults, and continued to tolerate
Anderson. For eight months afterwards
we have him writing letter from the
Senate Chamber, marked personal and
confidential" ;" to this fellow, wherein he
styles him my dear sir This leek-eat-
ing letter also speaks of its not being
convenient not at all but wise" for
this U. S. Senator to 60 to meet his in
sulter, but adds, if the latter comes to
Washington, he "shall be pleased to see"
correspondent who, morally speaking,
has kicked him.-N Y. World.
The investigation has proved first,
(what every one already knew that the
present administration is somewhat hyp-
ocritical in its civil service pretensions,
and, second (what every one knew a
great deal better), that Stanley Matthews
is man without political principle or
sagaCity, and mOsa unfortunate weight
which could never have been tied about
the neck of the Republican party, save
by the president" himself Gin. Times
The Democrats are naturally elated at
the developments of Saturday, and the
promise of even more important testi.
mony to come. They say that now it is
shown that the investigation was proper
and necessary, and they very generally,
and now, in the face of AndersOn's test
imony, are ready to repeat that they
have no intention to disturb the Presi-
dental title. They are satisfied to show
to the country the electoral frauds and
their results, and intend no proceedings
beyond this.-M Y. Herald Wash. Special
The vague, halting and 1--WE regret to
be compelled to use so strong q word)
shuflling testimony of Secretary Sher-
man before the Potter Committee on
Saturday produces painful impression.
1t is not so much the contents OF the al
legged letter that exCites this feeling of
doubt and dstrust as the previous def
ant declarations of Mr.. Sherman. He
said, not long since, to the special Corre'
spondent of the Herald in Washington,
in language as positive and emphatic as
it was possible for outraged innocence to
employ, that if such letter as he was
accused of writing existed at all, it is a
forgery and fraud. He based this EN-.
phatic and defiant disclaimer on his clear
and positive recollection that he had
never written any letter at all to persons
connected with the Louisiana returns,
Now, if that statement made to our spec
ial correspondent at Washington was
true, it is amazing that Mr.. Sherman did
not repeat it with the same strong en-
phasis in his testimony before the COM
mittee. Why did he halt and shuttle in
matter wherein his unsworn state.
ments had been so positive and absolute2
~ Y. Herald Editorial.
Secretary Sherman does not think he
wrote the letter to Weber and Anderson.
The rest of the country will generally
think he did. Make no mistake in
weighing the testimony of James E. An
derson. No man oCcupyinga position Of
honor and trust ever risks making him.
self the target for obloquy and vitupera-
tion for the pleasure of lying. His story
is not pleasant one, but rest assured
it is true.-PhilG. North american.
The truth will be revealed and right
made manifest. There will be no revo.
luton nor violence, but the good sense
and self poise of the masses give evidence
by their restraint, of their capacity for
self-government as they did when this
mighty wrong was perpetrated by the
minority against the majority of the
people. Truth is mighty and must pre-
vail.-PiH8. Post.
There was deliberate proposition to
get up a presidential stock company in
Louisiana, with a capital of one million,
ten per cent to be paid up, and dividends
declared on the spoils to be picked
Gin, Commercial,
Mr. Sherman was called by the Re-
publican members of the committee, in
the full expectation he would deny the
authorship, and the denial would 60 forth
with the ugly epistle. Imagine their
CONSERVATION when he halted and hesi-
tated and refused to deny. Does any
one want any more convincing proof that
Sherman did write the letterP-Rochester
Union and Adverti8er.
If these facts are not enough to damn
John Sherman in the estimation of all
honest men, then there is no hope of
any evidence to convict him of his share
in the shameful drama. His anxiety
ever since this investigation was mooted
betrayed the restlessness Of guilty con-
science, and now that the proofs are sub
mitted, the question uppermost in every
mind is, "Will he step down and out?"-
N. Y. Star,
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
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