New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-10
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II is clear that we have been altogether too
good-natulcd to Congressman Cox H. promised
us TO do all in his power to hunt down the rascas
who have been cheating the postal revenues IN
the interest of Clevelands election by means of a
frank resembling his. but denounced by him as
n forgery But all that he has done to keep
this promise, so far as we can see. is TO join
with Don NJ Dickinson, The Ncw-YorS World
and So The Evening POST in the dishonest and
diotic claim, obviously intended to shield the
swindlers, that the fronk was forged and the
whole thing wickcdly accomplished by Republi-
cans expressly TO enable us TO bring charges
against the Democratic managers. This Is cX-
ceedingy ungratcful in Mr.. Cox. Despite the
fact that he made signature in our Office almost
identically like the one he declared to be spuri-
GUS we received his professions and promises in
good faith, and expected something better
of him than that he would take any part, even
that of consenting silence, in the propagation OF
so stupid and contemplate a falsehood
We now call to mind, however, that the first
proposition Mr.. Cox made to US, when he saw that
bundle with his name upon it, was that he should
carry il of with him. He seemed to think that
nothing could he done toward The discovery OF the
forger until the tcll-talc evidence of the crime
was in some safer custody than that OF The
Tribune This idea, too, fixed and uppcrmosI
in Postmaster-General DlckinsOns mind In his
letter TO Dir. Cox lac said hc should seek to ac-
complish two things, and as these were the only
TWO he mentioned. 1t Is safe to assume thaJ ilcy
are the only two he cared about lie was bent
lrst, upon getting the package away from Us, ana
second upon finding out how we got IT, lie
employed for this puLpose an lndl\ iduai VINO
presented at The Tribune Office the name Of I. H.
Morris and the information that he posi-
Al, Il ia inSpp
here and some more in south Apa.achln, where
lives Mrs Susan Is. Bccbe, formerly postmistrcss
10 whom the package was addr, sscd. The re-
suits OF his inspections have not yet been sub
nhttcd to the Department, but IN al, ancc Oi that
they appeared yesterday in two Democratic news
papers in ,Lch shape compels us TO say that
detective Morris is either a INDUSTRIOUS Liar or a
monstrous Ounce. Postmast er General Dickinson
must be aware that this is true, and we cOurtcousy
Weld him the choice OF alternatives Mr.. Morris
claims to have seen Mr.. Wh.tclaw Reid when he
called at this Office. and he relates alleged con
versatlons IN which MIR. Reid promised 10 surrender
the package upon Mrs. Bccbe's order whereas Mr.
red never laid eyes On the man nor spoke word
to him. No pledges OF any description were made
10 HIM by anybody, but be was informed that he
should not have the package unless he could
show that IL was needed to assist
not needed and he couldn't show that it was
Wherefore he was sent away empty
That this sort Of investigation is nothing
but hypocrtical sham Is apparent to the dullest
That the feversh anxiety of these Democrats to get
that particular package in their grip has for ito
motive something else than the desire TO punish
swinders and forgcrs is equally plain. 1t is not
supposable that there exists on earth any fool
and we do not except even MIR. Dickinson and
his detectve-who Il - big fool as not to know
lust where to find the scamps who have cheated
the Government and forged Mr. CoA's name-li,
indeed, Mr. CoX's name was forged. 1t IS only
necessary TO raid No. 10 West Twenty nnth-st
to capture them, together with all the dishonest
and indecent stuff with which they are dis
crediting Mr.. Cox's fair fame. Mr. Dickinson
does not need the package to help him, or, If he
does, he will find plenty more like 1t there 1t
is only fair however, that the public should be
enabled to see it advantageousy, and it will be
found this morning onSiicuously placed IN Inc
Trbuncs counting-room window.
And since it has been stated in the Democratic
papers, with expressions of horror, that it came
10 us through the agency of Congressman Delano
we have no objection to saying hat tins par
ticular sample of great cargo of similar bundles
dishonesty sent through the mails from Station
f. by the Democratic National Committee hav-
ing been duly carried and delivered to the in
dividual to whom it was addressed was sent
by her TO Congressman Deiano and mat he trans
mtted it to US: and that Mr.. DicllnsOns detec-
tive did secure from Mrs Beebe an order for
its delivery to him, which order was disregarded
al her subsequent and repeated request on the
ground that it was procured under msappre-
hension What that means, the detective, prob
ably, knows better than We. But the pack
age is now before the public, together with
copies Of the Pub. Doc. Fro That II con-
tanned, and specimens OF Mr.. CoXs artistic
handwriting, which will be of great assistance
we are sure for determining the skill and in
measuring the villany of the wretch who, Mr..
Cox says. is forging his name and cheating the
revenues in aid Of Cleveland and Reform.