Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-09
BLOCKS OF FIVE.
The Letter that Col. Dudley
Wrote.
FRAUD TO CONCEAL A FRAUD
Voorhees, Caustic Arraignment OF
the Administration for shielding
the Ballot -COrrupter.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

I Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, January SIN the Sem
ate today Voorhees, called up the resolu-
ton offered by him yesterday in relation
to the alleged interference by Chambers,
United States District Attorney at In
70 prevent the arrest of w.
W. Dudley on the charge OF the viola
ton of the election laws of Indiana in
the Presidential election, and proceeded
to address the Senate. He spoke of the
crime as having inflicted an indelible
stain on the purity of the election and
impeached the integrity of the political
result that followed. He said the fact OF
the crime was open, universally known
and confessed by it's perpetrators, and
yet by constant vigilance in obstructing
the law and denying and preventing JUS
tice, the crime had gone thus far unpun-
ished. The beneficiary of the polluted
ballot.box, now in high place, had felt
compelled to shield the corrupt instru-
ment of that success fr N the penalties
due such notorious guilt.
THE DUDLEY DOCUMENT DISCUSSED.
Voorhees, sent to the Clerks desk and
had read the notorious ''blocks of five"
letter, and went on to say that the Gays
and weeks which Immediately followed
the publication of that polluted and pol
luting campaign document would always
be remembered for the audacity and
fecundity with which the most self
evident falsehoods were conceived and
put forth by the Republican press to
avoid the odium and escape legal penal
ties of an organized attempt at wholesale
bribery.
This document, emanating officially
from the National Republican Commit
tee, had pointed, he said, to the fact that
an ample corruption fund was ready in
hand, and gave explicit directions for it's
use by agents selected for their skill in
such rascality.
He spoke of Dudley as tho immediate
personal representative in the National
Republican Committee of Bepjsmin Har-
rieon, the candidate for the Presidency
and now President of the United States.
He had been put upon that
committee at the earnest re-
quest of Mr.. Harrison, and between
them were the most confidential and per-
sonal relations. They had been political
Siamese twins in the State of Indiana.
When, therefore, the scheme of bribery
and corruption was exposed on the 31st
of October far and near, as fast as
lightning could carry the shameful
story, was it to be supposed that Dudley
left without advice, instruction and as
sistsnce? 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 in
terests of the Republican party in the
hollow of their hands.
QUAY, THE SILENT, SPEAKS.
Quay-.I say it is not true that in In.
dianapolis conferred with those who
held the Republican party in the hollow
OF their hand, or conferred with any one
in regard to Dudley's case.
Voorhees-Does the Senator deny that
he called on President-elect Harrison in
indianapolis?
Quay-I called on President elect Har-
rison.
Voorhees-The Senator will not blame
me if draw the inference that he wanted
the prosecution of Dudley stopped, and
that he went to Indianapolis to see him,
and that he did say certain things in
quarters where it would do most good,
and with an emphasis which was not
forgotten.
Voorhees, went on to speak of Dudley's
threats to use the dynamite which he had
in his pocket in case an attempt was
made to inflict punishment upon him,
and also criticised severely the part
which Judge Woods was represented as
taking in preventing the finding of a bill
of indictment against Dudley. In view
OF the indignity, injustice and open out
rage inflicted upon the people of Indiana
in the name and by the authority of the
Republican National Committee, aided
and abetted by the action of the Federal
courts, it should not be strange that as a
representative of that insulted people he
should like to know by whose instruc-
tions and by what authority of law the
responsible law officer of the Government
in Indianapolis felt himself warranted
few weeks ago in ordering the United
States Commissioner not to issue war
rant for Dudley's arrest when he VEN
tured to return to indianapolis for the
first time in more than year. In be-
half Of the people of Indiana he desired
the Attorney. General of the United
States to inform the Senate whether the
action of his official subordinate was
inspired by his instructions, or met with
his approval. No better opportunity
could present itself to President Harrison
than was now presented to define his
connection with Dudley and Dudley's
crime.
In conclusion Voorhees, declared bribe-
givers, bribe-tskers, and all endorsers of
bribery, should be regarded as pirates
and enemies of the human race.
EDMUNDs OFFERS AN AMENDMENT.
Edmunds offered an amendment to
Voorhees, 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, if any, the De-
partment OF Justice has given District
Attorney Chambers, for the District of
Indiana, on the subject of the arrest of
W. w. Dudley, or his exemption from
arrest, and by what authority of law such
have been given; and that
copies of all such correspondence be
to the Senate"
He expressed, sarcastically, his admi- |
ration OF and concurrence in the beauti-
ful tribute of the Senator from Indiana
to the value of political morality. He
also gave his adhesion to Voorhees, de- |
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