Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-02
THAT DUDLEY LETTER.
What IL Said About Prosecution on Both
Sidea.

The Dudley letter ID still csusing great ex-
element in political circles, ard y is probable
that the case win soon be brorza before the
courts. The New York Sun says that United
States District Attorney Wake, was not ready
TO say yesterday whether he intended to act in
the matter or not and that District Attorney
Fellows said: ''The Morey letter was a forgery
and the Sackville letter was q blunder but
when people are advised to carry an election by
means OF bribery and bloodshed the matter IL
dangerous, and deserves punishment Col Dud-
ley does not deny that he wrote the letter. but he
objects to the verbal changes in the letter as
published. will try to get the letter, and IL
1t Is q genuine letter as published shall GER
tainiy act at once with regard to portion Of il.
That part OF the letter which refers to Indiana
l think should be dealt with either in Indiana
or by the Federal Government That part of
the letter which refers to this state says practi
cally that the republicans are prepared to fight
for what they term their rights. I am in
clined to think that this would come under the
same law under which John Most was indicted
and convicted"
At the national democratic headquarters the
feeling was one of great satisfaction The ex-
posures OF the Dudley letter were regarded as
having completed the work that the Presidents
action in the matter Of Sackville-west 30 well
began. As for Mr.. Dudley's threat Of a libel
suit, Col. Brice was very indifferent, saying
that consulting lawyer, or even bringing a
suit, would not convince the country that there
had been any mistake or Misrepresentation.
If there had been, the production Of the genu-
inc letter itself would have been the quickest
and surest way Of discrediting the injurious ef-
feet Of the letter 'as published"
The Tribune says that Col. Dudley, as soon as
the article was published, placed the case in the
hands Of his counsel, Colonel George Bliss, with
instructions to begin legal proceedings against
The Times and any other paper that had pub
lished the hbellous production In an inter-
view Col. Bliss says: Il do not care to discuss
the case at any length now. 1t will all be be-
fore the public soon enough. We shall not have
the slightest difficulty in establishing the fact
that the letter is q forgery..the regulation DEM
ocratic campaign forgery that is certain to APP
pear sooner or later in every Presi-
Dental contest. They could not get along
without doing something Of the kind,
you know, though the novelty of the thing was
worn off years ago. As campaign card it is
we get about it even from Indiana, where it
was intended to produce great effect" Then
returning to the legal phase of the matter he
added: "Our case will take the form Of a
charge and proof that the forgery was really
concOcted right here in New York; yes. right in
the democratic headquarters in this city. That
is all care to say on the subject at present. ex-
cept to add in a general way that this will prove
the worst boomerang the other side has yet
thrown"
An Indianapolis dispatch to the New York
Times says that the Sentinel will to-day print
the following: "S1 900 Reward.-The Indiana
polls Sentinel Company will pay William W.
Dudley OIL 900 if he will come to indianapolis
and swear that the letter bearing his signature
and published in these columns this morning,
and Of which the original is in the possession
of the editor of the Sentinel, IL forgery. This
offer is made in good faith. The money has
been placed in the Merchants National Bank
Of this city, and will be paid over to Mr.. Dud-
ley the moment he swears that the letter is a
forgery"