New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-05

campaign seems TO be frustrated. Perhaps the
most perplexing feature of the affair to the
Tilden Democracy is that itleaves them so de-
fenceless If they intended to reorganize the
Police Board at railroad speed and put an
unfair number of Tilden men on guard at the
ballOt-boxes, every good citizen must admit
that the defeat of such a plan Will be pub
lie benefit if on the other hand, they had no
such scheme. they cannot complain IT the
whole controversy has been merely postponed
for fortnight. There are two undeniable
horns here, and very sharp horns, too.
Probably the mathematical process does not
exist bv which the exact limits of human i'm
pudence can be computed, but now and then
we seem to get glimpse Of that faroH hOri-
zon. Yesterday for instance, citizen Of
New Brunswick made demand upon the p0-
lice for aid under most edifymg circumstan-
ces. He had come TO this city in the expectation
of buying a large amount of genuine Canadian
bank-bills for One-tenth of their value, and
hoped to get them at this figure because, ac-
cOrding to the story that was told HIM, they
had been stolen and the thieves were AFRAID
to pass them. OF course he was merely the
victim of a clumsy and venerable swlndlej ;
he parted with his money and got nothins'
But instead Of retaining sufficient selt-respect
to sneak back to his home as quietly as pos
sible, he actually makes an indignant demand
upon the police for the. apprehension of the
men who have "robbed" him. Mankind
rather enjoys seeing robbers robbed"
swinders swindled. biters bitten. The New
4 ,,rl,,Y h ina l
at the earliest possible moment of his own
hospitality.
Senator Herman has put his foot in It,.
Among other grave crimes against the ballot
which the Wallace Committee was to investl-
gate was the despotism of Davenport. a score
of Democratic orators in the last Congress
reared themselves hoarse over this tremen-
dous theme. Senator Thurman, the chief OF
them all, denounced Davenport and all ms
works in terms which would hardly have
been inappropriate if the venerable Senator
had been puiverizing the reputation OF R0-
man Emperor, or acting as counsel for the
defence in the well-known case OF Gesler v.
w. Tell. Davenport was committing Slgan-
tic crimes, casting hundreds Of Demo
Gratis INTO dark and awful dungeons
putting thousands under arrest, and so
mtimidating the Democracy that free
and fair election could not be had. The Wal
lace Committee gathered here to look into
the matter. Senator Mcdonald made jour
ney of thousand miles to come; Senator
Plat abandoned the repose which a recent
severe accident no doubt rendered very enjoy
able, to say the least Senator Blair came
oil
himself from PENNSYLVANIA. The only thing
lacking was the attendance OF Senator ker-
nan, which, 1t is understood, he had promised
within a day or two; but suddenly, TO
the surprise of most of the Committee
and of Mr. Davenport, who was to be
investigated, the announcement is made that
Mr.. Herman will not be present at all. The
investigation is thereupOn adjourned until
after the November election. In other words,
no attempt will be made by the one Demo
cratic Senator from New-YOrk to expose
before the next election the crimes and out
RACES which, Democrats allege, attended the
last election. Davenport can oil his thumb
screws and racks, and air his dungeons and
make all things ready, without so much
as q word of protest from Mr.. Herman, for
another of those series of prosecutions which
by spreading a terrific pallOr over Democratic
countenances have driven the blood into the
tips of so many Democratic noses. In other
words, Senator Herman knew that the stuff
talked in Congress about Commissioner Dav-
export was mere puerility and nonsense, and
has quietly reueated. Personally, he has
done wisely, but politically, he has made a
confession which will damage his party.
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