The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-09-14
A SOUND LETTER.
The Only Soldier On the Coppsr-Johnson
Ticket Declines his Nomination.
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As will be seen by the following letter, the
name of A. N. York, of kichland township,
was appended to the tail end Of the Copper
johnson ticket, nominated in Sigoarney,
August 25th, without his knowledge or con-
sent and to use his own language, they were
very much mistaken iu their man." We are
also informed that we we're mistaken in stating
that Mr.. York voted the Democratic ticket
while in the army; at all events he has no
notion now of entering upon a political asso-
citation with the men who denounced him AS
"Lincoln hireling'' while bearing muskes
in defense of his Governments neither does
he think it would be regarded as a very great
promotion to step out of the ranks of the
Union army and take up his line of march in
the rear of three cdpperheads for county
office. Read his letter:
"RIcnrASp, Iowa, Aug. 9th, 1866.
"EDIroR New s:-,Sir take this method
Of informing the good people OF keokuk
county and the so-caled National Union
! Convention, held in Sigourney, August 25th,
| of the impossibility of my accepting the honor
| (?) conferred upon me by that grand and i'm
posing assembly. It's well known by these
| who are personally acquainted with me, that
| | am and always have been q bitter opposer
of Andrew Johnson's policy, consequently
| / cannot permit my tame to be used as q
candidate for Recorder on their ticket, or
4 upon the principles which called them to-
gether, and which they are pledged to sup
port. Support johnson and his o-styled
my policy 7 Is that what you ask, gen-
tlemen? If it is, let me tell you that you are
mistaken in your man. fer one never will
support man, or the principles of . man
whom believe to be mean sneak. Having
deceived the people and worked his way into
the affections Of great but still generous
party, for the purpose of gaining power and IN
1uence, and after succeedinu beyond his most
sanguine expectations, he meanly attempts
to betray that party and its most cherished
principles into the hands of q thieving and
murderous band Of traitors, and the friends ot
traitors. Yet after all this you ask truly
loyal man to support him in his Mosaical
pilgrimage. This, certainly, is the result o.
we'll. gentlemen, your ignorance in regard
to the principles of truly loyal man shall be
some excuse for you. If ever should wan
an Office in this, or ahy other county, hop<
to get it honorshly. aud not at the hands ofs
p,ottled mass of dying Democrats, disbsndee
Skunk River raiders, and bread and butter
Republicans; the last of whom have dWindlet
away until they have become SO weak in ths
knees that they are afraid Of johnson and hi
|. clique. consequently have fallen into the same
wailow of political filth and nastiness alonl
with Dean, Clagget, and host If other,
ofthe same species, men who always have on
posed everything good and honorable pro-
posed BY our Government for the benefit ans
advertisement OF mankind. God help me from
ever supporting or mingling With part.
composed Of such material.
"Nov, gentlemen, hoping ron viii no
mistake me in the future, | subscribe myself
'.Yours Radically, A. N. YoRK.n