Evening journal., 1888-10-01
NEWSPAPER OPINIONS.
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Honorable sunset Cox
New York Tribune
II was only the other day we discovered
that lot Of Democratic campaign hocu-
ments had been inserted In wrappers con
tanning The Tribune after they had been
mailed at the New York Post Office. II
there were any decency in the Depart
ment management, the rascals who per-
petrated that fraud would be hunted
down and punished. And now we hold
in our possession large bundle, weigh
ing nearly four pounds, addressed to an
interior resident, postmarked at Station
T. In this city, and bearing in one corner
these words. "Pub Doc. Free and in
another the signature, rs s. Cox, NJ G.
The law which gives Congressman the
franking privilege provides that they
. may send and receive through tbe mail
All public documents printed by order Of
Congress- nothing more and nothing else.
Let us look at the "Pub. Doc. Free,
printed by order of Congress, which Mr.
Cox is sending all over the State in four
pound packages. They are:
l. One copy of Cartoons From Puck, "
being series Of the works Of Mr.. Kep-
piers artists devoted largely to the rep
resentation of Mr. Cleveland as q sort Of
demigod and of Republican statesmen as
clowns dragons, snakes, and creatures Of
those sorts. There is no mark on this
Pub. Doc. indicating that it was printed
by order of Congress.
2. One copy Of 1.-THE Cartoon. a Demo.
cratic campaign paper, some features of
which render Mr. Coxs liability to the
penal statutes against circulating lewd
and immoral pictures through the mails
a question which District Attorney Wal
ker may perhaps think it necessary to
consider. Nor does this Pub. Doc. bear
any evidence of having been printed by
order Of Congress.
g. Nineteen copies of q circular CON
tanning twenty-five lies about General
Harrisons Chinese record, together with
n disgusting picture representing him in
The embraces Of Chinaman. We hardly
suppose Mr.. Cox capable Of circulating
such stuff as this circular contains,
though, of course, If he would consent TO
cheat the Government and to tell false
hood as he has done by declaring these
papers to be public documents printed
by order of Congress, it may well be ar
gued that it is not much worse to bear
false witness against General Harrison.
a. Forty-five copies Of lie addressed
TO farmers, declaring that 'the Republi-
ran party favors free whiskey and the
unrestricted manufacture of bogus butter
O. Ten copies Of card entitled Facts
to consider, including several that are
not facts at all, among which is state
ment the inference of which is that "The
Christian Union has declared for Cleve-
land and Thurman.
G. Ten copies of the Democratic plat
form.
z. Ten copies of Mr. Millss recent har-
angue at Tammany Hall.
3. Eight copies of "The Louisville
Courier-Journal.
3. Fourteen copies Of Mr.. Fitchs
speech, ten Of Mr.. Springer's speech, and
nine Of Mr. Scott's speech, these being
the only public documents in the entire
bundle
As member Of Congress Mr. Cox has
great advantage in committing frauds
on the postal service over the ordinary
Government employe. Had a clerk in one
OF the departments abused the penalty
stamp as Mr.. Cox has abused his frank
ing privilege, he could have been indicted
and sent TO Jail. Mr.. Cox win not fail,
We are sure, to see the impropriety Of q
law which permits him to cheat the rev.
enues with impunity.