The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1881-02-17
Correspondence Of the News.
LETTER FROM CINCINNATI.
AN INSIDE VIEW OF HAAIIL-
TON COUNTY POLITICS.
STANLEY MATTHEW'S AP-
POTETMENT AS SUPREME
JUDGE.
THE LATE L S COLLECTOR
AND HIS SUCCESSOR
THE SCRAMBLE FOR DEAD
MEN S SHOES"
The THIRD STREET RING"
AND ITS ADHERENTS.
CNcrNrarr. Eel. u. 1881

CINCINNATI, Feb -, 1881
DEAR NETs:-Agreeably to prom
ise, I viii try and write you some
thing from this busy driving city,
with its myriad interests, both com
mercial and political. I viii not this
time attempt to write Of general
topics, but confne myself to the DO
litical pot, which, by the way, is just
now boiling terrifeally.
As your readers well know, the
most conspicuous figure at present
is Hon. Stanley Matthews, whom
Ohio may well be proud to claim as
her son. I find opinion here to be
somewhat divided upon the question
Of his confirmation, but all admit
his pre-eminent qualifications for the
ermine The only argument ad-
vanced against him is his position
upon the Pacific Railroad Bill while
in the Senate, and his wavering upon
the financial question. But what
man is there to-day whose record
upon the currency question has been
consistent and unWavering? Not
one! Even our great financial
statesman, John Sherman, was at
times undecided, although his sound
and discriminating judgment finally
brought order out of chaos. Take
nine out of every ten business men
Of this city, and you will find them
heartily endorsing Judge Matthews
for the Supreme Bench. It is IN
fortunate that the President should
have aroused the ire Of Senator
COnkling and his followers, by some
Of his recent appointments, notably
thatofU S. DistrictAttorney Forster,
in New York, thereby endangering
one of the best appointments he has
made, that Of Mr.. Matthews. Suf-
fee it to say, that the information
comes from undoubted sources that
if the confirmation of Matthews is
defeated, it will be due mainly to /
President Hayes course in striking
back at Senator Conkling, through |
lis friends, like Ex-Gov. Woodford, /
Of New York, whom the President .
recently removed to appoint Forster,
an avowed opponent OF Conkling. /
However it is the sincere hope Of by |
far the largest portion of the party /
here, that Matthews will be confirm
ed, knowing full we'll that he will re- /
fact honor upon our State and upon
himself
Poor Stephenson, our late Col
leator Of Customs, is no morel The
INCIDENTS connected with the most
dRgroceful and disgusting scramble
for the place made vacant by his
death. are truly siekening 1t is
charged openly that one of our
county officials busted himself to OBJ
tain signatures to the petition favor
ing D. W McClung (who has been
by the President, but not
yet confrme6 before Stephenson
breathed his last! This is almost
too shocking forbelief, yetit is urged
with so much persistenoy as to force
one to believe there is some truth in
the charge. Mr. Wartman applied
for the appointment before the fu-
neral, and for time believed he
would pluck the plum from the pie.
of course, overlook
him, and he at once commenced to
trim his sails for what was supposed
to be the coming breeze. Mr.. SAINT
myer, who is at present holding the
position of U. S. Customs Appraiser
at this port, attended to the wants
Of the stricken family, and not IN {
til after he had assisted at the last
obgequies of his friend, did he make !
a move toward obtaining theposition.
lTr. Santmyer has filled the position /
Of Appraiser for many years with {
ability, and the records at Washing !
ton will indorse he'fact that not one
complaint, either by the Government
Or by the importers, has arisen l
against him. He has shown himself :
TO be a man of ability and Judgment, T
and one well qualified for the posi- /
5ion of Collector Of Customs. He :
has the support Of the heaviest i'm !
DOrters OF foreign goods, because
they know they can expect nothing
but justice at his hands, that all
viii be treated alike, and no undue s
will be tolerated. {
To those unacquainted with the s
political personnel Of Hamilton coun- c
by, it will undoubtedly be a surprise
10 know that the ''Third Street
Ring" rivals the old ''NIiami Tribe" a
"a their greedineas for office and IN
Eupulous efforts to obtain it. Tt
IS their object to defeat every man f
Who will not pledge himself to ad- b
7nce their selfish interests, and use
he power accruing to him as their t
.hief sachem may dictate Every p
MINOR position is filed with their ii