Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-12-01


MI. Dudley Of the Republican
National Committee previous the
last campaign had q big reputation
as i keen and INSCRIPTIONS political
manager. IN 1880 il will be rtmem
bered that Dudley, Dorsey. New &
Co., notorioIsly bought Indiana !;
crisp new 50, bills did the work.
In the last campaign more money
was required but the same method
carried that state. Dudley's infam-
Gus circular, the authenticity Of
which was denied as long as denial
was possible, did not reach the
Democratic managers until few
days before the election, else the
result in that state probably would
have been different Dudley dared
not 20 home to vote had he wished
to do SO, as he would have been ar
rested promptly.
1t is gratifying to know that the
first court convened at indianapolis,
a Federal count al that, proposes to
investigate these violations Of law
and Budley's in particular
Judge " Gods in his charge to the
Federal Grand Jury in reference to
The Dudley letter said;
Il have already stated that it was a
violation of section 55ll of the Federal
paws for any one to counsel or advise
bribery. Ordinarily your investigation
of crimes is confined to those commit
ted in Indiana, the territory compris
ing this judicial district; but under
section 731 of the United States Re
vised Statutes any violation, beginning
in one State or district, but by mail.
messenger or other agency, continued
into another, may be prosecuted i'll
either. therefore say to you that il
any offense Of such character be
brought to your attention and sustain
ed by proper testimony. it will be yonl
duty to indict. It would be impcssi-
BILE for me to call your attention, in de-
tail, to the numerous i'll dividual elec
ton violations Of which there has been
much rumor in the past few days, but
there is Que of which | feell it my duty
to speak. A prominent man in one oil
our great parties has been charged in
the public prints and on the streets
with a crime against fair elections,
which, if true, is most widespread aud
terrible in its effects. Individual of.
lenses should, Of course be given proper
attention, but such election violations
become wholly insignificant as com
pared with the outrageous influences
contemplated by the scheme under
consideration and I, therefore, especi
ally instruct You that, if these public
charges be sufficiently sustained in
your presence after the most searching
inquiry, to iDdict the offender without
delay. You should, in these matters,
free your minds absolutely from par
tisan bias and proceed to perfor-
nance of your duty without fear OF
favor"
The effect of Judge Woods thorough
view of the law touching the different
trades of elecsion violations will cause
the dismissal of large number oil
prosecutions for attempts 10 bride, y
which the Court holds is no offense
againss the Federal statutes Tt is the
general opinion That the pointed refer
ence to the Dudley" letter episode
will result in an investigation, if not an
indict mem, of that gentleman, as the
United States Attorney claims to have
indubitable evidence of the authorship
Of the letter and is receipt aad circu-
lation in Indiana.
1t is well known that Judge Woods,
once started. will establish Dudley :
gnilt or innocence before the public
oonclusively. If guilty he need expect
no quarter at his hands.