Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-05

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Mrs. E. F. DRAKE, Treas.
THE LEGITIMATE RESULTS.
4 Change tn Public Sentiments in Wash
tagton as to the Electoral Inquiry--4n-
dersOn's Position ImpregnaLle-- Tietrs
of Prominent Public Hen.
[ Washington Special June y Chicago Tmes.]
There has heen revolution at Washing
ton, but it has been revolution in public
sentiment. The investigation is no longer
derided. The story of Anderson is not yet
understood in all its dramatic completeness,
because the poor Sunday newspapers have
not had enough enterprise to reproduce it.
Every one anxiously awaits the arrival of
the Sunday New York papers, which como
on Monday morning; but the broad effect of
the Anderson story is established upon the
mind of nearly every man whose opinions
are worth having, although public men in
general are chary of expressing opinions for
publication until they have the full testi-
mony before them. No one has yet made
any very earnest effort to discredit Ander-
son. He was honored by the administration
people only as recently as last November
when he was appointed consul to the Ma
deira Islands, and as late as last February
Stanley Matthews was writing to him and
trying to do all he could for him. Stanley
Matthews admits that he has the original
Nash and Anderson document, and will pro-
duce it before the committee is called
upon. The document, brief epltolne
Of the fraud to which Anderson was a
silent partner, has revealed to all the civil
service reform sham. The Louisiana vii
lainy and Anderson's reward is an act that
should cover with infamy both the President
and the men who urged Anderson's appoint
ment for services rendered. A new light is
shed upan many Of the Presidential acts.
lnvoluntarily the mind runs over the long
list OF men, from Stoughton and Sherman
down to smaller rascals of the conspiracy,
who have been rewarded with federal ap-
pointments. There have been men simple
and partisan enough to believe that the
White House Pecksnif was really ignorant
of all the crimes that had been perpetrated
in his name. The intense morality end
atmosphere of religious affectation at the
White House deceived small number of
persons; but to find that Hayes himself
knew of the forged protest in Louisiana,
upon which votes enough were thrown out
to count him in, has come with rude shock
to even the most cordial enemies Of the
bland, smiling, ever good-natured, hypocrit-
itai President, who has rewarded crime as he
sang pensive Sunday school hymns. There
is such hatred for the pious sneak
that one hears in Republican groups
this evening hearty satisfaction expressed
at the exposure of Hayes crowd. AS one
Republican Senator said tonight, ~ think
after this when man hears the words civil
service REFORM his hands will involuntarily
go to the protection of his pocket books
Indeed, the extreme red Republicans must
be credited with large share of the respon.
sibility for this exposure. Anderson is backed
by Morton McMichael, proprietor of the
Philadelphia North american, and one Of
the strongest friends that Gen. Grant has in
this country. Anderson claims that he is 6
Republican, and was oyerawed in acquies
cling In the great fraud, and was not its
guilty perpetrator. William E. Chandler has
been another active general, and is still pur
suing, with the tenacity and intelligence Of
Cuban bloodhound, every trace of informa
ton that will bring ruin and disgrace to al
of the powers that are now in high Office.
Anderson's testimony IS pronounced by
eminent lawyers to be impregnable. Strong
corroborative evidence upon every point car
be had, even to the production Of the orig
inal Sherman letters.
Naturally there are some inquiries pro.
voked since the exposure that will be asked
throughout the country, and they are WHY
that he was allowed to talk when an offic,
would Hova Eor% hi,,o ~,
| appear that any of Hayes cabinet knew O
the nature of Anderson's services excep
Sherman, and he has from the first pursued
a selfish, cold-blooded policy of ignoring al
the men who participated in the returning
board frauds. It was John sherman's ide;
that if none of these men were appointed
much public criticism of an unpleasant ma
ture would be avoided; that to ignore al
claims of criminal character was the only
safe one. Had this policy been strictly pur
sued, an absolute refusal to have anythins
to do With the smaller fry would have piver
the administration, in case of any expose
an opportunity Of claiming immunity from
censure through lack of personal knowledge
of any unlawful means employed It is vel
known that Hayes himself is man who ha.
not much influence with his cabinet, anG
one can understand how he would hardly bf
inclined to tell the real reason to Evarts O,
his associates for desiring Anderson to be
appointed. What more could he say than
"this is special case?''
Then it is said that Anderson has DELAYED
q long time telling his story; but it must be
remembered that it was not very long
ago he gave up hope OF being rewarded, and
second that the red Republicans have had
him in waiting pending their resolution tc
make open war upon Hayes. Packard and
Pitkin both will confirm Anderson's testi.
mony, which, with the documents vet to be
introduced, stands well enough Some OF
the men who are to be worst shaken up in
this whole affair are Democratic representa-.
tive IN Congress from Louisiana. It will be
shown that they have all along known the
Anderson story, and used it first to force the
success of Nichols government and latter
to their own personal advantage. This is
only another chapter in the dirty, infamou.
history of Louisiana political hucksterinq
Not man breaths the air of Louisiana pol
tics who is not tainted with the bargaining
spirit. By dirty intrigues and shameless,
underhanded counter plotting do they aim
to accomplish success. The end, always to
them, justi6es the means.
So great is the disgust felt for Hayes that
one hears very strong talk already.
One of the most conservative of Western
public men, who has steadily opposed this
investigation movement on the ground of its
stirring up needless disturbance, said, this
evening: 81 want to see this thing 80 on.
The investigation has already brought
enough to justify it before the country
"But where" said his interviewer, sis the
revolution-the Me1icanism?''
"Well," replied the first speaker, 81 am
frank to admit that my mind has entirely
changed. If our government can only be
maintained by condoning fraud, then it is
time it should be Me1icanized. But Won
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