Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-01-23


here. you Place ia position of Chief Clerk
in tho House. Mahlon Gore-orother TO
Rev. Albert Gore-one Of the principal
actors with NJ. NJ. Rich at the midnight
election on Sunday night previous to elcc.
ton o" the 6rss Monday in September,
1862. On the principle that men who
could stoop low enough to do Doctor
Jayne's "dirty work. must receive full
compensation for all such acts Of villiany.
Nor is this all, you must next take up the
cases Of Bo" IIomme county, where the
same principle is involved, with this diff
ference, that Mr.. Granger, the frst ap-
pointee, changed bis residence, and left
Mr.. Waford to act as his deputy. The
question Of the legality Of Mr.. Waford's
claim | do not decide but as Mr.. Litch.
field was not confirmed by the Council,
which convened since his appointment, be
was no longer legal officer. But what
Of this, three more minority members
must be admitted because they are in
sympathy with the Ballot Stutfing Party"
In Charles Mix the sitting members re-
ceived three legal votes, they too must
have their seats because they are known
10 be on the baIlo. stutfing side. One of the
minority members elect from this District,
IS man of too much honor to present
himself, and thus obtain q seat, had he
done so. three more minority members
would now occupy seats, only two, how
ever, did, and we can only name thirteen
minority members. The majority mem.
bers in this District did not even obtain a
hearing; hence We ore not favored with
report from these honorable Committees
in these cases. In view of these facts,
and the frauds of last year. let US see
what the Rev. gentleman Of the Dakotian
says on the subject in an article entitled,
"The Contested Seats-Reports Of the
Election Committees" in the Dakotian Of
the 18th Of December last. This is part
Of his language in the name Of the Un.
conditional Union Party, ut is BY such
Identification, only on a larger scale, that
the party has overcome the tremendous
opposition that has been raised against it,
and gained its presen. position in the Ma.
tion.' If this is the way the great Union
Party Of the Nation has obtained its pres.
ent position in the Nation, God save us,
9th H.,
may we'll expect he will not but rather
"scatter us as the sands of the sea- The
truth is Mr.. Dakotian you told what ia a
fact, that this is the way, and the only
way, that your bal'o.'s.utliug party have
any power in this Territory. The acts of
this Legislature are perfectly in keeping
with tho frauds Of last year and the trick.
cry Of this. Your Party only date back
to the commencement Of the crosses:
frauds that ever dissraced any country.
not even in Kansas, does history give US
a precedent where frauds were conducted
with so much delioeration and GOODNESS
without the usual attendance of violence.
am surprised the more, as l view the
history OF these things, to find clergymen
treating them with Indifference and even
more, taking sides and sustaining the party
and men who are the doers Of these wrongs,
God forbid that | should say anything to
discredit that profession; but certainly
we have clergyman in this Territory who
have chosen new provence. We have
the Rev. Albert Gore, Editor Of the Dako.
tian, spending all his time and talents in
the manner referred to. We have also the
Rev. Mr.. Hill, minority member from
Cole county, and the Rev. Mr.. Curtis as
Assistant Clerk.
Is it not strange that these men who
profess to be governed By moral law, men
who believe they are to give an account
for erery act-no excep,ion-so far con.
Meeting themselves As to become partners
and criminals in the eyes Of just Judge,
AS much so as the real actors themselves.
Why can you not see, gentlemen, as you
60 home with Jour one hundred and
twenty dollars, money rightly belonging
to other men, that you are acting the part
of highway robbers with this difference:
Ia the case oi the robber the contending
party has some show, his success depend.
ing upon his skill and ability to defend
bimself II you have any satisfaction,
Rev. gentlemen, in the use Of this money,
you are welcome to it; but am ono who
believes that money obtained by any such
unfair means will do the getter no good.
have . faint recollection Of the frst
crimes Of the nature Of fraudulent elec-
tons, namely the Plackamiu frauds of
Louisiana in 1874, believe. and never,
shall forget tho impressions they had upon
] nv mind ThA noAn.sanna nf AAa i;Lo