Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-02-25
The Infamous Police Com mission.


pretty rough time. The condition Of
things here would, in such countries as
France and England and Germany, have
produced revolution. There the outlet
is through revolution. Here the ballot
box is the safety-valve, and citizens will
endure great deal with the spring or
fall election ahead. This prospect kept
people quiet 1t suppressed feelings of
indignation. But the thieves understood
this quite as well as honest citizens.
They knew that a free ballot and an hon
est count would defeat their schemes.
Hence the raid upon the ballot-box;
hence the stupendous frauds committed
last spring and lost October. The fnnn.
dations Of rascality having been laid in
the city, the chief cornerstone being the
infamous Police Commission, the mex;
move was to capture the Legislaturet
first to elect fraud to the U. S. Senate,
and next to protect and extend the
schemes for robbery in Cincinnati The
thieves, however, overdid the business
1t required more frauds than could be
safely concocted to overcome the MAORI
ty honestly cast against the rascals last
October. The job, however, was under
taken, but the devil himself was not able
to secure agents shrewd enough to con,
ceal the infamous performances. The
book of fraud has been opened wide, and
it is now read of all men. The Supreme
Court was prostituted in an effort to
shield the perpetrators of the frauds, but
it was not able to conceal the frauds
themselves. Matters had progressed so
far that the fraudulent figures could not
be covered up. The extent Of the latter
is known. The methods of the perpetra-
tors are asccrtained, and the people know
where they stand There is a feeling,
too, running away down to the bottom of
things, that can not be quietcd; that will
not be satisfied with anything short of
thorough and sweeping reform, and a
clearing out of the heads and tails of all
the infamies by which citizens have been
plundered and the city disgraced. The
methods that were adopted to make rob-
berry success and rascality popular have
led to this great awakening. 1t was rath
or slow in coming, but il has come to
stay. And now there is one thing more
to be done. On the New York Stock
Exchange, if an intruder obtains admis.
sion to the floor the members withou,
saying word, one after another, give
him shove toward the door until the
individual at last finds himself on the
outside. This is the way, figurativcly
speaking that the members of the Gang
should be treated by the decent people Of
Cincinnati, on Change in the streets aDC
wherever they may thrust themselves. Ir
every place where honorable men congre
gate they should be black balled, so ic
speak. By reason of certificate OF
membership the well.dressed ballot,b bo,
suffers may 60 on Change, but no de,
cent man on the floor is bound to recog.
nize them. They may ge; into hote
and take a seat at table. but no one il
bound to take seat at the same table. L
the exposed scoundrels should be treated
in this way they would speedily disap
pear from public view. and would bother
Cincinnati no more. There is duty un
der the law to be performed in relation tt
the class of criminals to which we refer
but still higher duty rests upon society
and having called attention to that i
need not be dwelt upon except to say
! give the rascals shove wherever you
meet them until they are clear outside Of
respectable society.
This would teach lesson of great val
ue. 1t would not only aid the city il
getting out of the slum but it woulC
keep it out of the associations. .-Cincin
matt Commercial Gazette.