The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-09-30

Union County Ttskst.
One week from morrow the election
takes place. 1t is the solemn duty of ey-
cry voter to go to the polls and east his
vote In such manner as to assist i'm uphold
ing the Government in its efforts to save
the Union and the Constitution from de-
structlon and all of us from utter ruin
Whatever may be the differences of opin-
Ion about other matters, ii seems to us
there can be no difference among the loyal
men OF tins county as to the ticket we
should support for county Offices. 1t can
not be that any but the regular Mahony
ties can be induced to aid or encourage the
efforts to defeat that portion Of the Union
ticket composed Of Republicans. Ger
tainly good faith and fair dealing require
that all Union men should give their
hearty support to the whole ticket. Re
puhhcans and Democrats in good faith
agreed TO have no party conventions in
this county and to lay aside all party
questions and united upon a common
platform IN favor of supporting and sus-
tanning the Government.
Oh course ticket nominated under such
circumstances ought not have been taken
ent1rey from either of the parties. and
hence the Offices were divided, notwith-
standing the Democrats had majority of
the delegates in the Convention. Not a
candidate was Nominated upon the Union
ticket without the assent Of Democratic
delegates, and yet the Mahony clique,
with Garry Lewis at its head Is endeayor.
Ing to induce loyal Democrats To repudi.
ate the Union ticket SO far as the Repub.
hcans on that ticket are concerned. Shall
they succeed Have Democrats who uni
ted IN, or assented to- the Union move
. ment IN this county any reason to repudi
ate any portion of the ticket Let us see
The Democrats get the two principal off
ces-Sherif, and Recorder and Treasure,
These two Offices are worth all the balanc
peeuniarily. Each of them have sey
erai deputies. Since the Mahony nom
nations Republicans have understood
very well that they have strengt
enough by taking advantage of tn
division Of the Democracy to elect
Sheriff, and probably several other officers
by making nominations or running indie
pendent candidates. Yet the Rcpubli
cans have, IN good faith, stood By tn
lnon nominations. They have called n
'onv ention, and have brought ont no in
dependent candidates, This is right
We approve of il most fully, and furthe
We urge every Republican in the count
to vote for and work for the Union count
ticket We believe the candidates {
the Union county ticket are ull good al
true men and sound on the only qucsti,
which divides the people Of this count
at tins time, and WE wish 10 be understo
as giving them a hearty support All,
ask i that loyal Democrats who have 20
into this Union movement with us sh,
support il a. cordially as the Republica
do
Again, the Mahonyitos endorsed /
Union movement by nominating part
our ticket. Their position now is abe
this they 90 .for the Union ticket SO
as Democrats are nominated, but agatt
those candidates who are Republicans.
Men who are honestly III favor Of layi
aside party, for the time being. cannot
thus deceived The thing is thus
transparent. Besides all these things,
would be burning shame and an ey
lasting disgrace if Lee county should,
this time, elect 10 office any man who
brought out by tile crew Of sympathiz
with treason aud rebellion, who are led
this county By Garry Lewis 4 Go, and
the State by Dennis Mahony. II w
b. verdict against the vigorous prose
ton Of the war il would cause the me