Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-10-19
THAT DEATH FORGERY.

Perhaps there has been no recent
event more characteristic and illustra-
tive of the copperhead spirit and tao
tics, than the forged circular of election
day, certifying to the alleged death of
Congressional candidate Hubbard, and
purporting to come from the chairman
of our central committee. A dispatch
from Des Moiaes to Chicago, some days
since, expressed fear that this vile
forgery had defeated Hubbard's cleo
ton. But all Tie recent returns indi-
cate, that he is still triumphantly elect
ed, the fraud not having had much eff
feet, except in Story county, where it
cost us some 200 votes, before the lie
could be corrected at noon of election
day. 1t was the keen pluck of Repub-
licans that rendered the forgery power
less; many seeing the falsity of the
fabrication on its very face, and hasten.
ing to obtain and spread the telegraph
ic correction; while many others went
forward to vote for Hubbard dead or
alive declaring that IA dead Republi-
can was worth more than live Cop
perhead."
No thanks to our leading opponents,
that their miserable device did not sue
coed, as they meant it should. They
turn the matter off now as '.joke -
but their willingness to. carry their
ends even by such base means, is
shown by the manner in which the
Dubuque Herald treats the ae'ir. In
its last Fridays issue ii ssys:
Somebody or other Prayed sad joke on
the poor fanatics OF the sixth district upon
sibly emfnating from Aldrich at Marshall
town, the chairman of the radical congresson-
over the district, and the result was that the
poor deluded ruinps cast their vote largely for
Woodbury., and it is probable he will get as
many if not more votes than Hubbard, and it
is to be hoped that between the two Major
Thompson will be elected.
OF course this was intended as a Joke on
poor Hubbard, who lives down in Indiana
and has remained there during the canvass,
and should it succeed in electing Thompson,
none will probably be more surprised thar,
thosesWho perpetrated it,
Thus does the Copperhead organ
make light of this serious business of
forgery. Thus does it show it's animus,
and indicate its desire for the success of
the outrageous fraud. Just as though
Thompson could be legally elected, ~
merely because a part of Hubbard's
votes were made by such fraudulent
means to scatter upon Woodbury.. For
Thompson to claim an election under
such circumstances, and moi at once to
resign honorably all pretences, would
be to make himself a partaker of the
crime. Would that be Democracy ?n
a submission to the will of The pcO.
pie to cheat them out of their votes,
and then claim an election which was
evidently against their will? Let lis
be thankful that such Democracy O. is
not in the ascendant.
How mnch better q spirit than This
of the Herald, was shown by our
townslnan w. II. Mcclure, who al
though voting for Thompson, has as
sured us since, that if that gentleman
were elected under these circumstan-
ccs, he did not believe he would or
should serve. That is the sort of senti-
ment that we honor in an opponent.
Let our truly conservative neighbors
join with us in ferreting out this ras-
cality, and bringing it to condign pun
ishment. Thus may they acquit them
selves Of participation in the crime;
and We may be good friends, respecting
each other for honorable intentions, al
though We differ on some political
points.
This matter Of the election forgery is
exciting much attention, both at home
i'll this district, and abroad through the
country. And well it may. For all
the sacred rights of the ballot box are
here at stake. If such things are to go
unrebuked, farewell to cur liberty,
farewell to all truce with the party that
connives at such diabolism. A large
reward has been offered for the discov-
cry Of the perpetrators; and all good
men must hope for their speelv and