The New York herald., 1878-03-01
A LONG COURSE OF VILLANY.

From the Cincinnati Daily G ,zette, Feo. %
Dowling and Sherwood have contrivcd to got thell
statement oil the Toedo Post once case INTO the NEW
YORK HERALD II is chleny an arraignment Of Presi'
dent Hayes for appointing Alexander Reed Having
failed every charge against Reed, their charges
having been ovcrthrown in such way to convict
them OF the most desperate criminality in making
them, they now playing their case one against
Hayes and no hopes but in getting the sympathy
repuDiican Senators VINO are unirendly to the
Prcsideni. Tho only cuarge which this paper contains
against Reed is that Reed, while acting Postmaster
before Bowling was rcinstatod by the non-aclion OF
the Senaie Reeds nomination. locked the salaries
OF three Of the clerks and put the amount IN his own
pocket. rnis cnarge prstends support In three am
oavs anu rs sample Of the Character OF bowling aud
Sherwood and OF ali their warfare IN this case The
follows. as has been shown - the satisfac-
ton oil the Post Otice Committee
When Reed took possession OF the Office ho asked
Downg lor the payroll, ana Dowling handed him. In
his own writine, paper purpo!tIng TO be the roll
Reed paid The clerks by tins. subsequently, at Wash
ugton wnllc looking INTO The department Tor proof
other OF their charges, he discovered that
ID win, had given him ialse payroll ani that he haa
overpaid oil the clerks. Obviously this
plot desgnel TO make discrepancy in Reeds
counts with he department and get him into difficulty.
Reeu corrected tue overpay to the clorks Now upon
MS own crime, bowling sets up the charge that Reed
compelled the clerks to share their pay with him.
Sherwood uttered this correction OF tneIr forgery
In committee charge against Reed, aud Reed
threw in "A moment
Downing nav.ng these clerks in terror of discharge
makes them sign aidavits that after they had re-
certain specified amounts These aluavits he parades
In paper IN the HERALD as II they were proofs OF
the charge. Vany and crimc must have had ex.
traoruinnry cuuntensnce in the Post Office COMMITTEES
when these Two Ielons nave the enrontcry " como
before u and utter their own forgery against
Reed. And this succeeded an other exposure o tuer
OF forged telegrans from ctzens of Toledo against
Reed, making charges against his character, winch
those cllzens prom pity denied Aud yet these thrice
convicted clons are allowed standing before tho
committee arc encouraged TO concoct new crimes
to make charges against Reed to rasc scandal against
Hayes.
no cilzen OF Toledo doubts that Dowling forged
these tele2rams, nor that Sherwood knew that Dow
ling forged them. Dowings uttcring false payroll
on Reed is u icony for WHICH, We suppose, he cou'd
the renitentIary. These TWO persons stand
before tue Post Office Committee convicted iorgers
and liars. rno Washington correspondents know
tns very we'll yet Downing has contrived to got this
chargs created by his own forgery. pubished Ia the
HERALD Us by AN occasional correspondents what
were inc means useiy And there aIs persons In
lew newspapers, suffering IRON a sore head toward
or another VINO dectrc that Tor tho P-Ssideus 70
superseue tnls morally convicted ielon wjuid Dc
violation OF his professions oi civil service raAosin.