The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-06
Corrupt Methods Of Republicans.

/ The statement is published that William
W. Dudley does not intend TO go 20 Indiana
before the election. He is a resident of that
state and is treasurer OF the national re-
publican mmit;ee, but it seems that he
thinks he can do more for his party by
renal ing in New York.
Is it not probable that Mr.. Dudley is
afraid to go to Indiana at this time! The
famous circular to which bis name is
signed, directing the republican workers in
that state how TO buy the floating voters
there has aroused indignation throughout
the country. If he were to go to Indiana
the probabilities are that he would be ar
rested at once The reward which the
chairman Of the democratic state commit
tee las offered for his arrest and conviction,
on the charge of attempting to bribe voters,
is sufficient to make him think that he has
no urgent business at his Indiana home at
present.
1t is estimated that there are . 900 float
ing voters in that State, and that they are
| about equally divided between the demo-
cratic and republican parties The PROPOSE
tfpn which the Dudley circular contains is
That the republican workers on election
day shall not only hold the republican
'6oaters," but shall capture as many as
| possible of the democratic "hoaters' by
corrupt means.
| 1t seems that the "foaters" are very well
known to lndianas small fry politicians,
who are instructed by the circular to collect
them into groups of five By means of the
money, which, it is promised, will be fur
nished in abundance. and to see that they
vote the republican ticket.
Nothing SO Infamous as this circular has
made its appearance during this campaign
| The proposition to bride 5000 voters is
IN de as coolly as if such a transaction YVES
matter OF common occurrence, and, it
seems, the men who furnish the money for
| buying votes, and those who are expected
! to distribute it, regard the brlbing If voters
rather in the light of joke than as great
| crime
1t is doubtful if there is in any other
state so many purchasable voters as in
| Indiana. Until within lew years ago the
| state held elections in October for state Off
GERS, and as the state was always close, extra
ordinary efforts were always made by both
| peA' Iit9 ~ bai = ~ IOi GLt tILeCt d NlCbOTy
would have upon their respective presi-
Dental campaigns in other states. In these
state elections the republicans were never
wanting for money to influence doubtful
voters. In this way the number of those
| who expected to be paid for their votes
steadily increased until the number who
were anxious t. be bribed became worry
large.
Mr.. Dudley says that the famous circular
which bears his namc is forgery, but it is
worthy Of notice t al the republican mana
gers have taken no steps to discover
tie author of it. This would seem to indi-
cate thet they are well acquainted with it
history, and that if Mr.. Dudley is net the
author of it, some other republican is.
The chairman of the democratic state
committee, however. has acted SO energet-
icaliy in his efforts to fad cut beyond
a question Of doubt, the author. and to
bring the guilty party to account for his
| criminal conduct, that there is not much
probability that the Doodle intended for the
"foaters" will be distributed sufficiently to
materially help the Republican party.
MIR. Dudley should be arrested at the
earliest possible moment and required to
show, if he can, that the signature to the
circular is forgery, and if any person is
found acting in accordance with the in
structions contained in the circular, he
should be put into prison and kept there
until the violated law is satisfied
The republicans in this campaign have
charged repeatedly that the democrats
were committing frauds, and that they in
| tended to perpetrats frauds en- election day,
but they have never produced any evidence
of their charges.
On the other hand, the Murchison letter
was a republican fraud, and the Dudley
| circular is a republican document that justi-
| fies the belief that The Republican party is
ready to resort to any scheme, however
! corrupt it NAV be. to carry the election.
In New York city about ali those who have
been arrested for attempting to register
| falsely have been republicans.
The Republican party processes to be a
party of pure methods and high purposes,
but its practices destroy all confidence in its
professions
Let Every Democrat Vote.
Every democrat in Chatham county, and