Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-01-16
Abstrsct Denunciatie

And - II seems that Judge Woods, OF
ladiAna, II not quite % anxious TO con.
viet Dudley - he has been credited with
bslng. The judge il . Republican, close
- Harrison and It can hardly be agree
0hls TO The president-elect TO have the
Dudley case tried. There may be expla-
nAtaou here for the now construction a.
- the law which Judge Woods now
Ulvss 10 the grand jury. He holds
that The letter which Dudley wrote must
not only b shown to have been written
4 ~ him, and be an Indictment to bribery,
Z bat Il must also be shown that an act Of
beibsry followed ~ It's result. This lat
tor part Of the case has not been proved,
a1d probably cannot be. Bribery can
/ ooubtlea b shown, but bribery as
R1lroct result Of the Dudley let.
~ win be very difficult to prove,
{ Without . confession being had from
olene Republican politicians who 70.
eAved It; which u not likely to be had
now that the bribery was successful and
( Harrison was elected. All his Indiara .
&.iends Gwiil be a desirous as Judge
Woods ID to save exposure Of the means
~ which Indiana was carried.
And this backing down Of Judge Woods
tfom the exposure Of election corruption,
which he freely denounced few weeks
ayo in his court, is very suggestive. We
ne having free proclamations against
oSectlon frauds from Republicans OF high
oegree on all sides. Everybody is opposed
- buying votes, In. the abstract. All the
Republican governors, save Beaver, have
denounced 1t In their inaugurAls.
Gov. Fifsr, of Illinois, and Gov.
Hoveysof Indiana, have just got through
oeclaring that 1t IL fearful thing and
certain to upset the nation, IL 1t is not
STOPPED. They are all satisfied that, since
they have been elected, there should be
- ed to the bribery business. This is
al denunciation, however, like Judge
Woods', that does not bear fruit.
1he governors do not offer to lay
thair heads ON the block, as q
0cri6oe to the fraudulency OF their
o)ection. When the opportunity is at
Ind 70 afford convincing evidence Of the
sincerity Of their words, 1t is not warmly
emonced. The governor of Indiana does
not ask the Legislature to inquire
whether his election has been fairly
Won. Judge Woods is unwilling to
- Dudley be convicted, although his
guilty intent ia proved, until its
fruit y also shown. 1t may be good
lsw; but there is no doubt that it is very
to,venieDt Law for Dudley and ii Harrison,
na4 the whole Republican crew; and it
= clear that It does not come gracefully
from one who but lately loudly uttered
against election corruption, what is now
enown to have been very ineffective
STOUT.
Tho United States statute, section 5,5al,
declares
III any person aids. counsels, procnres or
oovleee any such voter, person or officer 10
~ eny 90 hereby made crime, or omit TO
~ eDy duty, toe omission OF which is
Aegeoy made crime, or attempt 70 do so,
- oeeli be punished by hns OF not more
- nve hundred doiisrs or by imprison.
nos not more than three years,or by both,
- mali pay the costs OF the prosecution"
1f Dudley did not "sdvise" or "coun.
-" ~ corruption of voters In "blocks
Il ave." he is not guilty but IL he did,
WAGein u 1t required to show for his
eooyictioo, that his advise and counsel
~ followed