The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-04
WHERE THE BATTLE Is FOUGHl

Of the Clearing House.
WHERE THE BATTLE IS FOUGHT.
There Is no good reason to doubt the
success OF the Democratic party in New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut and In
diana next Tuesday. All the signs are to
that effect. The campaign in each Of
these States has been well managed, so
far as the National and State Committees
are concerned, but luck has also been
with the Democrats almost continuously.
The hottest contention has been in In
diana. The Democrats there were in
no way discouraged by the fact that
tho Republican candidate for President
was citizen OF their own State, but from
the beginning OF the fight have shown the
most enthusiastic determination TO win.
Blaine proved TO be glarng failure, his
presence not being welcomed by the
Republican managers in the State. On
the other hand, Thurman and Hill set the
rivers alire. All through the campaign
the Republicans have been suspiclously
yociicrous in demanding q fair election,
and in declaring against bribery. II
has been found that this policy
was adopted as cloak for q
a scheme Of vote buying that Is unparal-
lccd in its audacity and rascality. II will
be remembered that the electoral vote OF
the state was secured in 1880 for Garfield
by Dorsey and Dudley, who sowod tho
State on election day with - bills, fresh
from the presses Of the Treasury 1t was
the most disgracciul episode in the history
Of American politics. IL so happens that
this same Dudley WA this year made
Treasurer OF the Republican Ma
tional Committee This meant dew
iltry, Of couHc, and tho Indiana
Democrats have kept close watch upon
him. This has resulted in the discovery
Of letters written by Dudley to the Chair
man OF the committees giving them in.
strucIions as 10 the best method OF buying
votes. Ono of these letters has been
printed and Dudley has been forced to
confess TO the authorship. ne hdiunap-
oils Scntid has deposited $1,000 in bank
which it viii give Dudley II he will sim
ply come to Indiana aud swear he never
wrote the letters. This exposure will
make immensely for tho Democracy in
both Indiana and New York, as Dem
onsIrating that tho Republican party is
still controlled 10y the corruptionisls. As
Dudley Is Gen. llarrispn's personal repre-
sentative ON the National Committee, the
scandal comes directly TO his door. In.
decd, Harrison could not win now without
being liable to the charge OF receiving
stolen gools 10 that all the palaycr about
the ''momltics" that Deacon Harrison
was TO inject into the campaign goes
for naught His personal newspaper
organ and the chairman OF tho re.
publican State Committee have been
compelled TO resort 10 the desperate
cxpcdicni Of regulating Dudley, who has
Tor eight years been the cause Of every
victory tho Republicans have gained in
that State. Clcveland's plurality in In.
diana four years ago was over $500, and
there Ia every likelihood that he may
double tho figures next Tuesday. Tho
party, even In llcndricks's time, was mol
more united than now. Only good r.
ports come from Connecticut and
New Jersey. Cleyeland's personality ap
pears TO assert itself ~ positively In
New York City that the Hewitt. Grant
middle has the character Of sidc.issuS
solely. The President Is In no way com
plicatcd with Il, and the heavy registration
below the Harlem bridge Is a prognosii,
OF Democratic success.