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Foreman Crane has not helped himself
by submitting to be interviewed ON the
strange verdict which he and his fellow
jurors rendered yesterday. He shows
altogether too much animus and TOO
active an interest in the fortunes of Brady
and Dorsey. The National ReDubljc0i,
reports him as saying that he was con-
Vlnced THAT verdict of guilty would be
ioul wrong on innocent men," He did
not, apparently, confine himself to the
declaration that he had an honest
aouOt;a ne had no doubt at all, but
thought Dorsey and Brady persecuted in
nocents. This is going further than tbe
defense could ask. He also attacks the
government about as Dickson did at the
end OF the flrst trial, ,and accuses these At
torney General and all the prosecuting
0Incers with conspiracy against the Deo-
pie. This interview has shocked even
those who want to rejoice in the acquittal
OF Brady and Dorsey, and has made Mr..
crane an object of suspicion. 1t seems
from the same talk that Mr.. Crane also
took into consideration Dorsey's political
services, and thought it shame that Mr.
Arthur should pursue him. Politics runs
through the whole case, and almost
all Republican politicians here are
rejoicing at the result of the trial. The
administration organ, in which Mr.. Bliss
is large owner, is very mild, and thinks
the jury conscientious. 1t is understood
now that Dorsey intends TO rend the
memory of Garfield and to betrav in
terestlng campaign secrets. There is no
doubt that his political associations and
party friendships very greatly lessened
the governments chances for a verdict.
Mr.. Dorsey and Mr.. Brady are such good
Republicans and hold in their keeping
such damaging secrets that the party
is better off now that they are
good natured and unpunished. 1t is a
fact that escapes no one that the Repub-
ncan ofice-holders in Washington sympa-
thlZe with the culprits, and that they have
required an acquittal from the first.
whether the defendants were guilty or
not. That has really been the atmos
phere in administration and official
circles here, and the only time
that Dorsey has been generally 'frowned
upon was a year ago, when he at
tempted, through picnic and
free feast given to the best people
here, to make his way. into the sacred
bounds of society itself. He had more
success yesterday when he opened WaIsh,s
barroom and provided free rum for his
crowd of followers. In almost all Repub-
lican circles here the verdict is regarded
as party triumph. 1t is thought. from
Dorsey, at least, is poor, and that all the
money made by him through the con-
spiracy has been expended to keep him.
self out of prison.
There are many signs that the Republic
can party is to be controlled by stalWarts.
The result of the negotiations between
Mr.. Bliss and Whitelaw Reid, already
announced in these dispatches, is seen in
the New York Irtbune's editorials. The
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old enemy, the Washington National Re-
publican, copies its editorial utterances
with appreciation. The Republican
party is gradually coming under
stalwart rule through the prudence
of of the President, who has man.
aged his enemies very wisely. Its time
that the half-breeds prevented a RepubIi
can victory in New York, but the leaders
begin to fear the effects of such tactics ON
the fortunes of the party. Mr.. Bliss has
cOaXed away their organ, and the result
will be, next year, that the half-breeds
may have plenty of popular sentiment on
their side, but they will find that
the leaders have gone into the admin
camp, carried away bv
the gentle demeanor of the astute Presi-
dent, his growing popularity and a
dlstaste for longer remaining i'm the cold.
and especially for seeing the Democrats
again III power. Meanwhile the PreSi-
dent is out as candidate for renomina-
ton. lie has been unambitious and rather
anxious to retire to the elegant dignity of
an eX-President. He does not like the
labor and responsibility of an office.
He hates to do the perfunctionary social
work, and he knows that he can have
all the homage he wants, and, more
than that, all the pleasure he wants after
he has left the White House. But his
party friends have oYer-persuaded him.
They see in him the best man for a candi-
date, and he must sacrifice himself, 1t is
for his own success that Mr.. Arthur
wants to secure harmony in the Repub-
!ican party. He has at last yielded to
opportunities, and has promised to be a
candidate. The next announcement will
be to this effect, but that will not be made
until some more feelers have been put
out and some more haIf-breeds con-