The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-10-09
Let Ne Clean ont the Court House
Clique.

Let Ne Clean ont the Court Hous,
| Clique.
Union men of Lee county, it is in you
power to clean out the Court Hous,
clique. You all know that the Copper
head county officers constitute a corrupt
secesh-sympathizing institution, and tha,
their influence has been baneful alike to
the interests of the county and the cause
of the country. They constitute the
nucleus of the Copperhead power in this
county. Through their influence and
labors Lee county to-day stands arrayed
on the Copperhead platform in opposition
to the Government and the gallant soldiers
who have gone forth to battle for the flag
of the country.
Hedges and Allyn are now the leaders
of this Copperhead clique, the head and
front of the opposition to the Union cause
Defeat them, and they will be compelled
to seek other occupations. aud the ene-
mics of the Union cause will thereby lose
the most indefatigable and efficient opera.
tors. Defeat them, and tho Copperhead
presses Of this county will no logger be
sustained, as they have been heretofore
to..the great detriment of the Union cause,
and to the injury Of the Union presses Of
the county by their exclusive patronage.
Defeat them, and you give the death blow
to Copperhead supremacy in Lee county.
What we here assert must be plain to
every Union man, and, in view Of such
facts, We cannot for the life Of US see how
Union men can hesitate to strike the blow,
once for all, by casting their votes for
Anderson and Lowry We assure you
Che contest in this county will be close
one, and your votes, your single vote, may
decide the issue in favor of the Union
cause. or for the Copperheads Of Lee
county, If.you can rejoice with the Cop
perheads, shout and throw up your hats
with them after the election over the iri.
umph of their ticket, help them TO elec.
it by voting for their candidates or
scratching the Union nominees; but if
yeu are not prepared for that, stand r.
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your friends asd aid them IN securing a
complete victory to the Union ticket in
Lee county.
More Nice than wise.
There are some Republicans who set
up higher standard for themselves than
suffices for their neighbors. They can't
abide the verdict of the majority in Con-
vention. The candidate must be of their
own selection and up 20 their standard.
The fact that he is up to the standard
laid down in the Union Platform, won't
answer their purpose. II he acted with
the Copperhcads nine months ago, il
matters not how thoroughly he repu-
dates them now, they prefer to see Cop
perhead leader elected, rather than man
who has left the Copperhead ranks it
may be but nine months sgo.
: They can't go Israel Anderson for
sheriff, although he was Nominated BY
the majority af-the Convention and fully
tke Union platform, but would
prefer to see. Hedges, the most iuyeterate
Coppethsaa il The. eJdnty, elected. If
these ms6 teadsd "a ,Qaios to-day, they
would be just SO nice tLasahey would no.
vote for Jack Brough,. but would set
upon their superior party vir-
tue, scratch Brough of their ticket, and
let Isllansigham be Governor Of Ohio.
3. BAD FoR CoPPEasEGBs The Val
landighap leaders tell the people that all
that is necessary 10 secure the "recon.
slruction of.fhc Unign," is for US to
g Withdraw the invading armies" and
invite the rebels back. The folly of such
talk has been frequently exposed, but
never more clearly than in the following
from the Richmond Sentinel Of
lhe Goth ul.. That paper says:
" The House of Delegates yesterday
in most summary manner disposed of
resolution fer inquiring into the tone
aud temper Of the people Of the United
States on the subject Of peace, with a
view to responding. if favorable The
House know, what everybody knows,
that such resolutions are both idle and
for they will only be taken
BY our enemies as evidence of more or
less readiness on our part for reconstruc-
lion. The House, by unanimous vote,
put its foot upo this resolution, and
without word of discussion or moment
IF delay. In this they but fairly repre-
,ented the manliness and unauimity of
,ur people,"
So they regard it as "idle and mis-
,hievous to even talk about peace, lest
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