St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-01
WAYS THAT ARE DARK
Harrison Managers Have Sue
ceeaed in Digging Their
Own Graves.
In Pitfalls Dug for Democrats
Will Be Buried Repub-
lican Hopes.
Chairman JeWett Vouches for
the Authenticity Of the
Dudley Letter.
Some Of These Eminent Plot
ters May Land in Sing
Sing.
Special to the Globe.

SpcCldl 10 the GlODe.
NEW YORK, Oct. Silt is now plain
to every one in New York that the Re-
publicans some time ago ceased to rely
on the votes of the people to elect their
candidates. They realized before the
campaign approaching the final stage
that, accident apart, they were beaten
on fair record of popular sentiment.
Hence, they have resorted to
every kind of trick and device
to prevent free poll Of
interrupted votes. The astonishing
letter of William NJ. d udley treasurer Of
the Republican national committee,
which was published to-day, having
been autographed from Indianapolis to
Col. Brice, chairman of the national
Democratic campaign committee, by
Mr.. levitt, chairman of the Indiana
state committee, described infinitely the
Republican plan of action Oh election
day. The scheme is SO Infamous that
Dudley, while unable to deny the truth
of the communication, has endeavored
to cover his tracks up by commencing
libel suits against two or three city pa
pCios uC oCiClllC CONGlo wv Poiiioo'
TO buy the election in Indiana, and to
incite trouble in New York. For
the first purpose what Dudley calls
1.-THE f1oaters" are to be divided into
squads of i've and ten in charge of
agents OF corruption well supplied with
money to see that the votes are system
satically bought. On the second hand,
Dudley says that the Republicans are
prepared to fight for New York and
prevent
''REBELs AND COPPERHEADS"
from taking the election as they did in
1884. The scheme is a very elaborate
;one, but these are its two salient feat
3ures. Of course. exposure ruins 1T. es-
,pecially as every one at this end OF the
line understands how utterly ridi-
5eulous it is for the Republicans
to attemrt to make trouble at
the polls in this great Democratic
city. There will be ne trouble, but if
the minority should undertake to stir
up difficulty they would be. the vic
tins of their own riotus plans. Indiana
won't be fought and New York will not
be bulldozed and the future of the
Quay-Dudley scheme of corruption and
violence will simply add another ridicu-
lous feature to the Republican finals of
the campaign. Chairman Jewett of the
Indiana state committee this evening
telegraphs again to Col. Brice as fol-
lows:
vim S. Brice: The Dudley letter IS genuine
and is in our possession. We this morning
asked the civil authorities and citizens COM
mittee of 100 to inspect it,
[Signed1 c. I. JEwETT.
That the circular is absolutely gen
SC toin
Dudley dare not deny it except in an
evasive and hair-splitting way. He says
he never signed such Il paper, and
on being repeatedly asked in each
answer repeats that he never
signed it .sas published Evidently
seeking to cover himself under some
slight verbal or telegraphic error, it is
more than likely that the Republican
concoctUrs of these schemes will find
that the law of New York can reach
with alacrity and force the highest as
well as the
LOWEST OF POLITICAL CRIMES.
The cases of the half-dozen poor
wretches who have already been sent to
Sing Sing for false registration ought to
serve as warning to the master spirits
of fraud who concoct the schemes of
which they are the petty instruments.
The excitement over the presidents
action in the Sackville case
has settled down to universal
sentiment of quiet satisfaction and
pride in the dignity and decisive vindi-
cation of the honor of the American
flag. The Republicans last night started
out to propagate the truth that. after all,
perhaps, the president had overdone
the matter, but they are utterly con-
founded by the report of Blaine's speech
at Troy. in which he declares that
Republican administration would have
sent the ambassador out OF the country,
but that Cleveland and Bayard did not
dare to do so. The fact that at the very
time Blaine was making this address
the British minister was receiving
his passports made the position of
the stuncrowned king" even more ride
ulous than any he ever heretofore occu-
pied. All the Republican managers are
cursing themselves for having allowed
Blaine to come back from Europe and
spoiled all their plans. Senator Evarts
also was nearly caught in the same
way. He spoke at Cooper Institute last
night, and by evident prearrangement,
was saying substantially the same thing
that Blaine was uttering at the fair
grounds near Albany. In the midst of
his harangue a reporter took pity on
him, and sent to him copy of the dis
patch that Sackville had been
DISMISSED BY THE PRESIDENT,
whereupon the senator was for once
utterly at a loss for words. He stam-
mered out something about it not MAX
ing any difference to the principal of
the case, but sat down in utter confu-
sion, to the amusement and wonder
ment OF the audience, who were una
ware of the reason of his diScomfiturp
The significance of these two incidents
lies in the fact that it was evidently a
general scheme for Republican speak |
e e to devote themselves to the Sack
vile affair and nothing else. If the |
presidents action had been delayed |
even another day the opponents of the |
administration would have claimed |
that it was the speeches of Blaine,
Evarts and the rest that forced |
the president to decisive course. but |
as usual with themain this campaign, |
they were "a day after the fair" and the |
president was on time to the minute, |
and they realize how helpless they are
struggling at the bottom of the |
pit they had dug for Cleve- |
fand Closely connected with the !
Sackville case as developed by the |
Murchisen incident is the revelation |
regarding the eytradition treaty intrigue |
of the same inscriptions diplomat, |
which, as appeared to-day, in accord |
sance with the announcement tele-
graphed last night. Fifteen of the |
foremost of the Irish-American
citizens certify to facts which show
that the Republican senators and, |
especially the members of the |
committee On foreign affairs belonging |