Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-18
A FRAUD EXPOSED.

Horatio G. Sckel, having offered himself to the
democracy of Philadelphia candidate for city
Treasurer at their approaching election, was charg-
ed with being know-nothing. An examination
was therefore entered upon by the Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee, whose questions were not salts
factoriy answered. Sickle acknowledged himself
to be member of a secret organization whose OBJ
ject was the exclusion of JeUs from office, which,
taken in connection with his prevarication upon
other points, led the committee to pronounce him
a suspicious and dangerous candidate, and 10
commend the democracy not to vote for him. The
following comments by the Pennsylvania are sig
nifcant:
"Mark the policy of the Secret Order They
have one positive candidate for each public Office,
who is elected in the several lodges Every MEM
Der of the Order is bound by his oath not only to
vote for the candidate on the day of the election,
but TO every means in his power to procure his
success. With the latter object in view, other men,
pers Of the Order are directed by the Lodges to OBJ
tain the nomination of the democratic party, and
also the wing party, in the event of the regular
know nothing candidate not being able to secure
an adoption by the wings. If they succeed in
either of the two old party Conventions, great
step has been gained towards the election of the
regular know-nothng candidate, with whom they
have been in COLLISION from the beginning. In the
present state of party strength, such movement
makes the nominee of the Lodges certain of an
election The member of the know nothing order
who can get the democratic nomination and should,
by any unforeseen contingency obtain the election,
is compelled to share the profits Of his office with
the regular candidate OF the order, whom he has
accidentally defeated. But should the latter sue
coed, which is the object OF every member of the
order, the treacherous rascal who has imposed on
the democracy, has his expenses refunded by the
successful kDow-nothing and is granted an annuity
during his continuance in office. Collision, fraud,
lying and even perjury, are the political implements
by which the whole social fabric is in danger of
pollution Should the fraudulent candidate who is
placed on the other party tickets be suspected or
discovered, he is directed by the Lodges to pre-
varicate quibble promise every thing, aud even
commit moral perjury rather than jeopardize the
interest of the paramount candidate OF the Lodges.
The other parties must be batled until the tickets
with the name of the fraudulent candidate upon
them is printed and in his own hands, or those of
his friends for circulation, when the Lodges be-
come jubilant with Joy, and hail it as the certain
orerunner of victory. They declare that there are
always fools enough in every party but their own
TO vote several thousand of the tickets containing
the name of the know nothing which they have
forced the other parties, and hence they
fident of success But even should their scheme
be detected and the member they have imposed
upon the antagonist party be rejected after nomi-
nation his disgrace is expected to enure to the
benefit of their regular know-nothing candidate
and the other partys demoraIZ alton. In fact no
contingency is expected to arise which they have
not made subservlent to the interest of the Order
and their system may with propriety be entitled
rascality strengthened, by being smphfed, and
sustained by perjury. Against such a power has
the democracy had to contend in darkness; but
now that the system is understood and exposed to
light, we can meet and thwart their Vaccinations"