, 1890-01-09
BLOCKS OF FIVE"
The Senate Discussing the In
diana Election Frauds.
st. Louis Makes a Talk for the
Worlds Fair.
Washington's Claims Will Be
Heard Friday.

voorhees, called up the resolution Of
fered by him yesterday in relation to the
illegal interference by Chambers, United
States district attorney at indianapolis, to
prevent the arrest of w. W. Dudley on
a charge Of violating the election laws OF
Indiana in the presidential election, and
proceeded to address the senate. He
spoke of the crime rs having Inflicted an
indelible stain on the memorable elect on
and impeached the integrity of the polit-
ical result that followed. The fact of the
crirue was open and universally known
and practically confessed by its perpe-
traitors; and yet, by constant vigilence in
obstructing the law and denying and
preventing justice. the crime had thus far
gone unpublished. The beneficiary of the
polluted ballot box, now IN a high place,
had felt compelled to shield the corrupt
instrument of that success from penalties
due such a notorious guilt.
Voorhees, sent to the clerks desk and
had read the notorious blocks of five"
letter and went on to say that days and
weeks which Immediately followed the
publication OF that polluted and polluting
campaign document would always be
recommended for the rapidity, audacity
and fecundity with which the most self
evident %falsehoods were conceived and put
forth by the Republican press to avoid
odium and escape legal penalties of an
organized attempt at wholesale bribery.
This document. maintaining officially from
the national committee had pointed out. he
said, that an ample corruption fund was
ready in hand and gave explicit directions
for its use by agents selected for their
skill in such rascalitY. He spoke Of
Dudley as the immediate personal
representative lin the national Republican
committee) of BENJAMIN Harrison, then
candidate for the presidency and now
president of the United States.
He had been put upon that committee
at the earnest request of Harrison, and
between them were most confidential re
lations. They had been political Siamese
twins in the state of 1ndiana; when. there
tore, the scheme of bribery and corrup
ton was exposed on the 3lst day OF Oc-
tober, near and far as lighting carried the
shameful story, was it to be supposed
Dudley would be left without advice. in
structions and assistance? Senator Quay.
chairman of the national Republican
committee. and senator from the state OF
PENNSYLVANIA, arrived at Indianapolis and
held repeated and protracted conferences
with those who held the fate of Dudley
and the interests of the Republican party
in the hollow of their hands.
Edmunds offered au amendment for
the preamble and resolution so as to
strike out the preamble and make it read:
That the attorney general be and is
hereby instructed to inform the senate
what instructions, il any, the department
of justice has given District Attorney
Chambers for the district OF Indiana on
the subject of the arrest OF w. w. bud
ley, or his exemption from arrest; and by
what authority OF law any such ~instruc.
tons have been given; and that copies of
all such correspondence be transmitted to
the senate"
He expressed (sarcasticallyJ his admira.
ton and concurrence in the beautiful
tribute OF the senator from Indiana, to
the value of political morality. He also
gave his adhesion to Voorhees, denun-
cistion of political immortality. If Dudley
had done the thing imputed to him he
had committed Gf not a crime against the
United States) a crime against that class
of public morality which the senator had
80 beautifully described and which las he
said) was SO essential to the safety and
prosperity of Republican Institutions.
1t might have been forgery. There
are instances of political forgeries about
the time Of presidential elections-such as
the Morey letter, but he was glad the
leaders of the Democratic party had ap.
parently reformed, and that now at least
on the anniversary of the battle of New
Orleans there was some evidence of al
leRlance to the principles of the only
real Democrat he had ever heard Of
General Jackson.
Voorhees-If the Dudley letter is a
forgery why is it he has not brought the
libel suits against the New York papers
to trial?
Edmunds-If Dudley has any libel
suits and does not prosecute them the
defendants are entitled to have them dis
missed. This letter assuming it to be
genuine) was an offense II take i) against
the laws OF Indiana, and if this letter of
Dudley was used or attempted to be used
to corrupt voters, where is the majesty Of
the law in that noble state?
Edmunds then t ook up the question of
the recent political crimes in Indiana and
spoke of the forgery of tally sheets in
the Indianapolis election in 1886 for
which Coy, a member of the common
council, was sent to the penitentiary for
eighteen months, and how democratic
members OF the common council refused
70 vote for his expulsion and be drew his
pay as q member OF the council at the
same time he was serving his country in
the penitentiary.
Voorhees, said the senator from Yer
mont held a brief for the attorney general
and spoke for him. The senator had been
coached very thoroughly this morning by
the attorney general in person. As to
to the Coy case he had been sent to the
pepiientiaay for eighteen months in the
worst. most partisan, unfair and malicious
court organized since the days of Jeffries,
But Coy had returned with a pardon so
far as fine was concerned, which public
opinion had forced upon President Har
rfsou. 30 infamous were the rulings of
Judge Woods which sent Coy to the pen
Itentiary that people. irrespective Of par
~. spst upon them and pnt their ban
upon them the first opportunity they had.
At the close of the discussion Mr.. Ed.
n,,nds' amendment was agreed to bv n