Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-06-08
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE CAUCUS,

WHAT HAPPENED AT THE CAUCUS.
The Gazette Endorsed and Two Sore
heads Regulated!
VIM. H. Mcclure and A. +. Brown Test
their Popularity.
The Result Satisfactory to Everyone except
Mao and A.. F.
The Political History Of Two Renegades,
AT the Republican caucus held last
Tuesday evening, w. HI. Mcclure offer
cd the following resolution, and moved
its adoption:
Resolued, That the course pursued by the Ce-
upon the President of the United states, his
CABINET, and upon all Others who agree with
the Union men ec city, the aS"pp'0vai OF
The motion did not receive a second.
Mr.. Fitzroy Sessions moved that it be
laid under the table, which was second
ed, and upon being put to vote was car
ried unanimously, whereupon much
cheering, stamping and other jubilant
demonstrations were INDUCED in, to the
utter disgust of poor Mac, who slid out
as soon as possible. The substance of
the motion is lie, and the pettifogging
trimmer who presented it knew he was
psnning lie when lie wrote it. The
GAZETTE has made no "personal at
tacks upon the President of the United
States, his Cabinet, and upon all others
who agree with him in his policy" We
have differed from the President in GER
tain questions of public policy, and
have been free to state our objections
We have in some things opposed his
political action, but have never indulg-
ed in personal attacks, as stated in the
resolution. Perhaps it would be we'll
to glance at Macs political record, and
see if he is proper person to attempt
to regulate the political action of the
Republicans of Cedar Falls. In 1861
Bill Mcclure was blatant Copperhead,
and was expelled by an almost unani-
NOUS vote from the Governors Greys,
a home military company, organized
before the breaking out of the rebellion,
for uttering reasonable sentiments,
such as, he hoped the rebel flag would
wave over Washington" &c. Soon
finding out that copperheadism was not
popular hereabouts, and that the pro-
mitigation of such traitorous speeches
as the above was decidedly unsafe, he
suddenly confessed himself convert
to the popular side. BY his loud pro-
testations of loyalty, and the help of
Union men whom he succeeded in de.
luding into the belief that he was really
all that he professed to be, he succeeded
in getting commission in one Of the
Iowa batteries. He was discharged for
disability before the close of his term of
service, and came home to seek civil
honors at the hands of Union men. His
ambition at one time vaulted rs high
as seat in the Senate, but finally de-
scended until Mac finally consented to
take the Office of Justice of the Peace
because he could get nothing better.
AS soon as he found out that he could
secure nothing more in the Repub-
lican party, he commenced working
back into the ranks of the so-called De-
mocracy, where his heart and preju-
dices have been all the time. In the
disatfection which unhappily exists be-
tween Congress and the President he
thinks he sees an opportunity to crafty
his inordinate greed for Office, and
therefore suddenly discovers that he
has q profound admiration for the pub
lie policy of Andrew Johnson. That he
is actuated by principle in this matter
no one believes, for he has no principle;
and he would tomorrow betray the
cause of Andrew johnson if thereby he
could secure to himself any petty exal-
tation, even as he has betrayed, reviled,
and misreprescnted the very men in his
own city to whom he owes all the polit-
ical and social standing he ever enjoy
ed. A beautiful piece of consistency it
is for such a renegade to force himself
upon Republican caucus, and seek to
dictate the political ground their local
organ should take. But the Republic
cans of Cedar Falls repudiate him, for
they have reason to know that to-day
he is no sounder politically than when
in 1861 he was expelled from the Gov
ernor's Grays for disloyalty. The sting
ing rebuke he received at the caucus on
Tuesday evening must have satisfied
him that his room is considered better
than his company in any Repu blican
gathering, and the Inundated look he
bore when he crawled toward the door
was really pitiable.
A. +. Brown also tested his populari-
ty on the same evening. He made two
motions and failed to get even a second
to either one Of them. The first motion
had nothing obnoxious about it, but no
one cared to second anything emanat-
ing from that source. When the name
of our Junior was presented as one of
the delegates to the county convention,
A. F. moved that it be stricken from
the list, and suggested name to be
elected instead. A. +. waited for Sec
ond, and waited in vain. Though the
name he proposed was popular one,
the object of the motion was so appar-
ent that no one supported it, while
Brown skunk out of sight, with his
ideas Of his own Importance and influ-
ence very materially lessened. As Mac
has well-deflned political record, 30
has A. F. Some seven or eight years
ago, by intrigue and in spite of the
strenuous opposition of the delegates
from his own county, (who knew him
for what he is WORTH, he succeeded in
getting nominated for State SENATOR
the District then comprised several
counties. He served one term without
credit to himself, and still less to the
District. He came home a candidate
for Congressional honors hut the neo-