Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-01-18
JUSTICE BALKED.
Judge woods PrOstituted the Court to Save
Dudley.
Indianapolis Selliinel

Indianapolis Sentinel
Justice has bsen baked; election cor
ruption has been encouraged, and Dudley
has been saved from punishment for his
debaucbery of the ballot by the intsrpOsi-
ton of Judge Woods. The time has come
when nothing but Standardization and
the most object rstraction Of his former
utteranees by the Federal judge could
cave the chief vote-buyer from indictment
and the Republican managers and candi-
dates from On exposure of the wholesale
corruption by which they secured a victory
on the 9th day of November Last.
Ga every point which, il his first in
struciions TO the Federal grand jury Judge
Woods said il was necessary 10 cover 10
find an indictment, tie most explicit evil
denCe had been obtained. TIE vote buy
ers, tie coiIu ptionisis and the beneficiaiies
Of their crimes against free government
were panic stricken. The UeDitentiary
doors swung inward for daley; tie deep
est humiliation awaited the President
elect; disruption stared the Republican
party in the fac
Nothing but q mandate from Judge
Woods to the grand Jury. ordering that
body TO dismiss the Dudley case could
avert the ampending disaster. Judge
Woods came TO the rescue and, TO all in
texts and purposes, issued the desired or
ders to the grand jury.
Yesterday he delivered 3 supplemental
instruction in effect notifying the men,
beers OF that body that they must not re-
turn an indictment against Dudley. II
this were not its sole aim and object, the
supplemental instructions would have
been wholly unnecessary and irrelevant
Ia thus lending himself 10 the service of
tire election br;be5s, Judge Woods has Cean
compelled to eat his WO-ds uttered in his
original charge 10 the grand jury, and has
placed himself upon a level with TIE worst
sDenies Of hall0l-tox purity, within the
ranks OF that political party to whose
services he Is devoted.
The history Of tire conspiracy, which
eliminated yesterday in Judge Woods
charge, practically ordering that the Dud-
ley case be dropped, is readily tracesble.
FRS came Dudiey's letters, instIucting
tie managers Of Berj amin HarrisOn's cam
Dsign IN the nefaIious science Of vote buy
iUg
The csme tie publication Of the letter,
and Dudley's admission Ct it's genuineness.
The third sep preliminary 60 the actual
formation Of the conspiracy was the meet
ing Of the grand jury, and the beginning
Of it8 investigation Of the famous letter.
Judge Woods original instructions 10
the grand jury gave TIE friends o. hOrest
elec,i0ns-posib Ggajnst their better
Judgment in view ef Judge Woods past
recoId-sOme faint hope that the chief
promoter Of the wholesale yOte-bnylng
praciiced at the last election in the interest
Of Beujsmin HsrrisOa-that chief promoter
bsiUg roue other THAI Benjamin Harrison's
bosom friend ana person nj representative
on the National COmmittee-would be
brought to justice.
Judge Woods offsnse is rs much greater
than Du6ley's as the judicial Office is
more elevated and sacred than the Office Of
treasurer of IN extra legal political com
mittee.
Under Judge Woods revised instrue-
lions it is easier for a camel TO pass through
the eye of reside than for an election
cOrruptioniet 10 break into the peDiten-
tiary.
Thrice armed ia he that has his quar-
rel Just, " but thrice, thrica armed Is he
who hiss the court or his eiLe Isn't he,
NJ william, Wade D0dlavp