Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-10-31
SPURIOUS TICKETS.
A Loco Foco Trick.

One of the meanest and most contemplate
tricks Of which locolocoism has been guilty This
season, was played off by some of their party
in Srroudsburg last week. In order TO get up
a hue and cry against the Wings, by which to
arouse their men and ge, them to the Polls,
they imported package Of spurious Electoral
Tickets. which they say was addressed to a
prominent Whig. The Monroe "Lyre" makes
quite flourish about the matter, but with its
usual concealment of the truth, omi,s stating any
Of the PARTICULARS further than ,ha, The Tickets
were sent to S,roudsburg, for a federal counter
hopper. by Philadelphia Merchant named cox
He then publishes the spurious ticket, contain
ing the names of IA loco, and l2 Whig elec.
tors. Now why did not the Lyre," state all
the particulars. SO lha. The people could judge
of The matter for ihemselvesi Rafferty, was
afraid TO do il, for he well knew ,ha, it would
condemn their scheme, and make il recoil OH
themselves. The facts are simply these.
loco foco, brought the package of Tickets from
Philadelphia, and says it was addressed to
Wing in ,ha. place. But instead Of delivering
The bundle, as he should have done, had il not
been loco foco trick, he and another loco,
opened ii. without the knowledge or consen. Of
The person to whom they say il was directed,
and wilhou, having informed him that he had
bundle for him. As soon as the person 10
whom il was said to have been directed, heard
of the matter, he called on these locos, and
found the bundle open, whereupon he threw
the tickets in the stove. The Locos, however,
took them out, and are now distributing them
throughout the County; for wha. purpose, we
do no, know, unless it is 10 make capital out Of
them
This is plain statement Of the whole affair,
from which it will be seen that it is nothing but
a loco foco trick. A loco brought the tickets
from Philadelphia. The loeos opened them.
and are now circulating them through the Coun.
ty. The loco who brought the package says he
got 1t of Whig in Philadelphia, but what rel-
aucc can be placed upon the word of person,
who admits that he broke open package di.
rected TO another, we leave our readers TO Judge.
No Wing had any hand in the matter There
is not WHO in Suoudsburg or in the Coun.
ty, who has copy of the tickets, that we know
Of, and no Who would be guilty of circulating
them. The honor or disgrace, whichever the
locos please) of the affair, belongs entirely 10
them. The whole is such a shallow contri-
vance, that even child can see through il,
and many of the locos who have heard The
whole story, condemn it as 1t deserves And
now that the deception has been unmasked, the
loco who broush, the tickets and his compan-
ions. may enjoy all the glory their conduct re-
fleets upon Them. He has according 10 his
own statement, voluntarily placed himself in the
situation Of having violated the sacredness of a
trust which was confded in him. Not that he
broke open package which was in reality in
tended for Wing to open, for such was not the
fact; but that he broke open package which
he says was intended for Whig This we
suppose is The last card, loco focoism intends
playing off before the Election. III they had a
few more such, we might probably carry the
County.