The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-09
BLOCKS OF FIVE
DUDLEY SHARPLY kRRAlGNED
BY SENATOR DAN VOORHEES,.

CIal. senator ffNeH steamship ouurl"l
bin. pro, idine for paying AN average OF -
per mile for carrying the transatlantic
mail, is shrewdly concocted TO allure the
greedy and s00th the suspicious. The de-
sign Of Offering this fat bounty TO ships
capable Of war service. is calculated 10
catch the gullible. But the fact is, if such
O. law succeeded IN getting fourth Of the
present ocean service, still the cost Of the
subsidies would Doe in a short time about the
same as the cost Of the same number Of
regular war ships.
So at that point the adroit New Englander
may find himself halted whea the debate
becomes general on his proposition.
EXCITEMENT OVER THE RACE PROBLEM.
The resident Washingtonians. as well rs
the host Of tfransient-' and strangers thai
dwell within the gates, are quite Wild over
the rack problem. since 10 was precipitnted
I'm Congress bv Mr. Morgan. Between tine
idea Of dep0riing the negro and educating
and lifting him there are many dlueieht
theories. the most important Ot which is 20
limit his blind voting capacity with iiir
qualification. Senator Vest has been pro-
claimed as the advocate of the extreme OPP
nOsite view 90 that OF Morgan. for he says
that the South Is the negroes home. where
alone ha can yet work, where his work Is
needed and where the white man wishes
fo keen him.. This District, when 10 was
the Republican model farm. and had q
Legislature, Governor and other such pfiNi-
leges. had an experience in negro politics thal
eliminated i'm ubrogailng us i,epuDlie"h
form of government. stopping all voting,
o. Ilf.frflf If f'UlImHIU fnUl
three aut0cratic friumrii called commits
@ioners. one of the incidents that led 10
the change was sOmwhat cOmical. DICK
Norrick was running for Congress against
Tom IlOyd and Fendall. and these three
worthless were having triangular tourna-
ment OF Grating before large crowd ol
motley voters.
Merrick went for an enlightened policy
but FLOYD swOre Justify against All sorts Oh
negro equality and illustrated bis bill by
saving that he had taken cOlored citizen
up 10 vote at an election and the RepuDii-
cans had declined 10 let him vote ON the
ground that he was a monkey.
And that said Mr.. LLOYD, Is Just what
mean by demanding an educational quaiih.
cation. II my monkey had been brought Ia
the test IL would have been fair TO throw
him out. but otherwise he ought to nave
been polled.
"BLOCks OF FIVE DUDLEY ARRAiGNED'
Senator Dan Voorhees, drew full an
dience to-day 10 hear his Impeachment o
the Republican party. Tor such lt was. Nliri
calling up his resolution. Chambers nnc
Dudley. and introducing the subject with q
sclthing denunciatiOn Of the crime com
E mItted I'm his State. he sent tO the Clerh
and had read the blocks OF five letter
The Republicans had WINGED undel
fha rasping denunciatiOn Of the crime
and the still worse shielding oil
the criminal by the highest authority
bnt when the burning words OF that lettel
were heard In the august senate chamoe
- and the crowded galleries sat spell-bound a'
if bv the scene Of "a melO drama. the bigges
chiefs of the g.. %. Z. failed 10 make show
OF Indifference. The tall liOOsier Statesman
wound uO as ho got q good hold on The nspi
ration Ofhis theme and be fired on his re
sounding paragral IA, with fine effect. sal'
! he:
..The day following the publ ication Of tina
infamous and pOlluting campaign lelte
will be- remembered for the audaclty ana IL
= cunditv with which the most selt-eYden
nlseh00ds were put forth by the kepuDl
can press. I'm order 10 avert the Odlum an'
escape the legal penalties for their organ
led attempt no wholesale bribery
y Then Dee designated the personal organ
p izcr of the crime as the intimate friend am
AGENT o. Ben Harrison, candidate Tor th
presidency. The two men were polltica
-nmese twins ia Indiana. Dudley was pu
on the National Committee at the insianc
of Harrison. and the Blocks Of Five letter
came officially from that committee.
Here he referred 10 Boss Quay's part M D
after the exposure had been mace w Ninc
- brought QUAY tO his feet. eNclaiming ina
.he had nothing 10 90 with the matter..Nc.
, Nr. voorhees, simply replied mat 10
Il QUAY. had called ON Presidentelect Han
A. ri,On under such time and circumstance
!, AS made the public believe that the object %
% the conference was 10 stop the prosecutlo
of Dudley.
#. lie concluded with a terrific diatribe o
n judge Woods and District Attorney Onan
n beers for shielding the criminal. and, ON D'
( half of the people Of Indiana, demanded @
H. ihe AttOrney-General % inform the senat
p what action had been taken IN the case.
J. EDsfuNDs TO THE RESCUE.
i. Senator Edmunds. who bad been awai
+ ing the close Of Voorhees, speech, with
cold. sardOnic smile. offered an amendmei
m fo the preamble and resolution, intended
T. modify the cha racter of the attack. II
+. safiricallv expressed his admiration for NJ
b. Voorhees, yirtuOus Indignation at CORFU
le pOlitics. but said that the "bl0cks-oi-n't
letter might possibly have been iorger
lis ms be had heard stated about a cerIa
De- llorey letter. There was also lett
be- like the "bl0cks-of-iiye' cplstle tD
li was claimed tO have been WRITE
=. bv a Democrat. and the two might be twin
M Mr.. voorhees, quickly retoried that Mr. J.
,n munds had been "cOached' by the Attorne
d. General. who was am interested party an
le one we'll acluaintel with the facts h'
pt certainly been In Mr. Edmunds' commute
h. room that morning, and upon an erfdnd IN
be- the result showed was as worthy Of "a hil
Official as the other acts charged. The Ii
H. publicans had applauded 20 Edmunds' u
"a but Edmunds himself set the example Of
m lonce this time. and all he did was % suDn
d. his amendment. which. Of course, the m
er i0rity passed. Additional interest attach
of 10 this strike Of Voorhees, from the fact Oh
the Democrats I'm the House are striving
no push similar inquiry, and the subject
be- becoming sensational.
n The AttOrney-General Will DE forced
nm explain or stand convicted, ana as the ~
m. era belief is that be Is guilty Of shieldi
,d Dudley there Is likely 10 be an OdOrO
N. scandal In the G.. A. X. Dudley, Mile
ne Woods. Chambers. Ben Harrison. and all.
~ The tobacco interest was ally champion
he to-day before the Ways and Means Comm
M Tee Nf @EhfItl -fItifAhNA VIM tN't'N'
so the protection OF our home product by "a ni
tax on Sumatra tobacco. Messfs. tarA'
ou and Flower argued various points In 20
ir. part the former being particularly the ben
4, iciarg of protection this time.
.re As indicated in these dispatches "a
A. week. the tone Of the Republicans b
r. changed and the ultra wing OF the par
m has carried the day as usual. The skirml
over the rules Yesterday showed this, a
the fact that the proposed code Of rules
p cludes section giving the Speaker pow
90 count quorum arbitrarily l. conclusi'
NJ. IL remains now to see how far the major
will carry their high-handed purpose Of co
pletely gagging the minority and acting
ys though il were through the personal pow
ie- of the Speaker. This is simply revolution
u, rs. and il viii alarm every thoughtful m
~" IN the country.
10 senator Hampton told the TINES tod
Iai that the south Carolina law was the b
~ and fairest that a State could have Wh
no an educational qualification Is requir
'n, II was i'm force m south Carolina before
'lH war. the time when Rhode Island. Mas
so chusetts and other states had qualiiicat