Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-11-26
POLITICAL KNAvERV.

POLITICAL KNAVERY.
Election is over, and it may not be entirely
interesting or improbable to look back
r., the contest and note what means people
aiming to be honest and respectable, will
-esovt to, to carry out political ends.
Nr Hanchett is elected TO Congress. We
"a .oublv glad of it. First, because we be-
4vs him to be the best man at this time; Sc
,,1lv. on account of the reckless. unprinci-
a.ture Of the opposition to him. There
politician of any note in the District
supported Mr. Hauchett, who has nol
yiIlifsd BY the press opposed to him.
.rr one vas charged with being bought
j" Take the Hudson Star. tor Instance.
,ha, paper PIT up Mr.. Hanchstt's name by
p direction of s. S. STARR-as honorable
nan and politician rs ever cast a vote. Yet
very paper in Stoddard interest, boldly and
.tamefrllv asserted that the Star was bought
pwith " green backs" 1t was claimed to
Lat the editor Of this paper was bought up
" the portion Of Assistant Assessor-an
FIRE which will not pay 275 a year-and
-vsssits:es expenses which amount TO all the
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&c did not aIlude to these things during
I'd contest, but it is well enough to give them
notice so thst people may know how poll
,lcians viii sometimes stoop to dishonor.
One paper in this District. whose editor is a
worthless, disyipated, drunken fellow, opposed
NJ. Hinchett on account of his incorporate
/ habits, and always spoke of him as the brandy
\ -,rdldats
The meanest trick OF all was done in La
4 Casss A portion of the last issue of the
Ysklv Republican was stolen, a column of
we taken out, and another column of gross.
I ,.1se Of Mr.. Hanchett interpolated. and this
lgc. issue was circulated in counties remote
i hom La Crosse, and sworn to be the bona 61e
4 ,suy Of tie Republican. The thing was too
\ grossly done and failed TO deceive many, bat
the ,rick Ras darnnable one.
In the Eau Claire Assembly District, Q
hrgery was committed by the same style o.
politicians. Col Thorpe was the Republican
,anIuee. VIM. Smith the Democratic. The
4 before election, private letters and printed
cTlars signed by Col. Thorpe were freely
11lted, stating that he was satisfied shat
ESmith would vote for sound Union man
III. S. Senator and so he withdrew in his
aTa'. The trick won. Enough of Col
Ilopcs friends were deceived into voting for
u. Smith TO give him the election, but the
aa who committed the forgery viii steal.
there is not hell for him there is no use IN
'rng one.
similar forgery was committed here. IL
Is known that the vote between Messrs.
'eenan and Gibson for Co. TREASURER would
e close. 1t was also known that the soldiers
.om this county in Camp Randall were gen.
gslly going for Mr.. Gibson The day before
5sciion some person here telegraphed 10 Camp
ssRdall that Mr.. Gibson had withdrawn and
lyman Powell was running in his place. and
10 that Dispatch the names Of John Dale and
'nFselt were appended. The result was that
large number of Mr.. Gibson's friends voted
Tor Mr.. Powell. 1t may be thought by some
nat such trick is smart" ssharp practice"
We prefer 10 call it downright rascality. The
nan who done it would banter with a poor
.%ohnd apple woman on the price of her
'SF and then pay her off in counterfeit
Money.
Fubhc opinion has come to look too lem
Snuy on political seeundrelism. A fraud
md deception which would damn man in
private business is esteemed oassable in rol;-
les. The standard of politics can never he
approved until public opinion shah a. richly
4smaRd honesty in political is in other vans
letiOns
candidate for office has certain sacred
aghts He has right 10 fair treatment-h'
asa right to the support OF his friends. anc
ne man who steals him out of this is no bet
ct than any other thief.
he moral of this is that people can safely
alss TO believe sensation reports on the eve o
action. 11-n o-t ~