Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-28
THE DUDLEY LETTER.
indian Republicans Vigorously Arrsigned
For Their Attitude.
Indianapolis Sentinel

Indiana Republicans Vigorously Arrsigned
For Their Attitude.
indianapolis SsRtEsL
A most extraordinary editorial appeared
in Benjamin Harrison's newspaper, the
indianapolis Journal yesterday morning,
entitled Failure of the Dudley Raid"
By the Dudley raid" Mr.. HsrIisOh's
newspaper means the efforts that have
been msds 10 procure an indictment
against a particular personal aud political
friend of Mr.. Harrison, for organizing a
system Of wholesale bribery at the recent
election in the interest OF the said Hsrrl-
SON. whether or not this righteous
raid" has really failed, as Mr.. Harrison's
paper says il hsa, we do rot know. The
Federal grand Jury, which has been in
v~eaiigsting the matter, has adjourned until
the l4th Of January, without returning an
Indictment. This, Mr.. HarrisoD's paper
assures US, with an air OF triumph, "prac-
tically enlg the matter" This may be
true, so far IS the grand jury is concerned;
and il nav not. We have no
means of asCsrtGiuing what the sentiments
or purposes Of that body msy be. But we
think tits q little premature to assume
that the raid" has failed, and we also
think that the reiOicirg5 OF the newspaper
whose editorial columns are controlled by
the PrssidentFlect of the United Stats,
based upon this assumption, put the ipdl
vidual in an attitude before The couotry
which no honest man would be willing to
occupy, and is not only discteiitsble to
himself, but to his party, and to the Stste
of Indiana, in so far ss it is in hlS~powec
to compromise the State.
Whether Dudley ahall be indicted or
not, the RAID against him is not a fail
ure. Is mas stripped the cloak from the
! Republican organization in Indiana, which
has been m~ssqueradieg as the champion OF
honesty and purity in elections. 1t has
revealed il 20 the world in its true char
scter Of an organizatinn OF fraud and
knaye,v. 1t has developed that the
Republican party in this State is rotten
IRON skin to C)ce.' 1t has IN
masked the hypOcrites and pharisess o.
the committee of 100. 1t has demon
stratel thai from Benjamin Harrison down
TO Rhody Sbiel, there is not n single Re
publican in Indiana, high or low, rich oil
| Door, white or black, lawyer, minister,
phylician or journalist, who will denouHct
| a fraud when committed by a Republican,
or assist 10 brig a Republican rascal &c
Justice. Ii has been proved that ell the
fiery Indignation that was expended IN
this community = ysar or two ago over O
petty electiuu fraud charged upon come
| Democrats Of only local prominence wa
"mere sound and fury, siguifying nothing
Indte tina "Dddley raid" has cleared th'
political atmosphere in Indiana wonderful
ly; hos made plain 2 good many thing
| that before we-e only suspected; has shown
thai tue ,oudest prof ssiOns OF political viz
tue may be coDiOined to the practice of tn,
most Odioas political vices; and that j
there is political honesty and pOlitice
manhood in tue Republican party in 10
diana it would require q searCh-warrant t
find it.
As to the Dudley letter, it was "thel.t
ter Of 4 scouadrsl;' ard the suthCr Of
was william Wade Dudley, treasurer o
the national Republican committee Gnt
bgsym frisni OF the predict clect OF til
United States 1t was manual OF lnstruc
lions for the men who were engaged /
buying votes in I0dianI for Be- jamil
Harrison; it WA sent to ptominens Re
oubiicans al oyer the State, many of then
men of high social positions, its instrrc
tious were carried out in nearly ever,
county, and it was by this means that To
electoral vote of Indiana was secured 70
Harrison aad Morton. The lstter Wa
printed in he Sentinel precisely al sen
ont by Colonel Dudley; aud we will pa
him ST, 900 to come to Indianapolis an
take oath that be is not tie author CT ii.