Year: 1878




Law, but Baby in Politics.


An intimate personal friend has Just |
made public the reason why Stanley
avails himself of mis- official
and declines to appear be-
fore the Potter committee, he says in
explanation:


"You see Anderson ia, like great
many other good, bad, great and
small men who have pushed forward
into more or less prominence of late,
an Ohio man. He was editor Of
little paper in St. Clairsville, in that
State, and had been in Louisiana only
a short time when the election oc-
Cured. When he left New Orleans
he came up the Mississippi and Ohio
to Cincinnati, and, with good letters
of recommendation called upon Stan
ley Matthews. The latter read the
letters, listened to his story, which
was, in short, that he had been driven
away from the state Of his choice;
that his companion, Weber, an ex-
union soldier, who had charge of the
other Feliciana parish, had gone back
about six weeks after the Grant in
vestigation had taken place, and had
been shot in cold blood. He further
stated that he had been compelled 10
to seek something to do for liveli-
hood, and was obliged to ask the Sem
ator's assistance. The latter was ta-
ken with his appearance and the let
ters that he bore, and in his usual
frank and almost gushing way, told
him that he would do all he could for
him, and proceeded to write strong
letter of recommendation Anderson
was apparently go overcome with this
kindness that


HE SHED TEARS,


and said that he would always re-
member the kindness conferred, and
would keep the Senator constantly
posted in regard to his movements,
and thus they parted.


"Anderson was as good as his word.
He continued to correspond with
Matthews, and the latter continued to
believe in him. But, as is well known,
he failed to get anything satisfactory
from the government, and finally re-
turned, a good deal depressed, as he
claimed, on his way to New Orleans.
He told the Senator that he had got
tired of trying to get place.. and
was going back to New Orleans, not
caring what became of him. Finally,
upon leaving, he said that in regard
to the election down there, he had
been led into little business which
he would give anything in the world
almost, if it could be blotted OUT
Here said he, lis the only evidence
that exists of the matter, and now ]
wash my hands of the whole bushes!
by giving it into your hands for safe
keeping


"Here is the point where our Ohio
Senator, whom his friends know tt
be all right SO far as his intentions ar,
concerned, and who is great man il
the courtroom and before q jury
here is the point where he failed
where he showed himself, as he ha
often been called,


| ABABY IN POLITICS.


He showed himself lacking in the es
sential qualities which go to discern
hypocrisy and deceitin men, and pre-
vent one from being imposed upon
He took the document, as he claims
not knowing exactly what it was.-
He took the fraudulent forged ycon
tract, and laid himself open to tn
attacks Of this unprincipled rasca
while what he should have done wa
to kick him out of his presence.


"This was, of course. only trick G
Anderson's TO carry out his ends. III
now soon began to make demand
for places, and Mr.. Matthews bega
to write letters Of recommendatio


for him, thinking some minor plac
might. perhaps still be given him an


thus quiet his talk.


"In all this know that Hayes kne,
nothing at all about what the wor


that was being carried on by the Obi


Senator, and Matthews himself di
not intend anything wrong in th
matter. He felt, he told me, that b
was being blackmailed, but he didn


see how he could avoid it.


'sThen came


THE VERY ABUSIVE, THREATENING LEI
eI TER


which Anderson wrote when he ws
drunk, and for which he afterwarG
professed sorrow. Matthews agai
| foreave the scoundrel, and again al
piled for some minor place for hin
8 and so the matter has gone on unit
, the present moment.


. 81 really do not honor the Senator
judgment in refusing to go before II
g Investigating committee. think /
g had better have told what he know
q and made clean story of it even as
q have to you. You see there is not
I ing gained by keeping these matte
I in. Matthews is no politician, an
/, never can be. He is great man
3 his line, but his line is unmistakab
r the law, and his failure only demon


strates the fact that all great lawye
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