The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-13

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II. Republicans g.ils - votes ~ ths
r.dsn. e,scsise h Mo- Dpwnshiy over the
GshaiseieEsl opfeef last Fall.
3vss - I,a4sel q this gain is accounted
for ~ a. lairIa "a i Ne vote in the gee.
ond prse;sekssssfipe frop ths fact that ths'
IridA % IS xe;lse,j vsrs divided this fslk
and : pfysp}t hlA eset ts,a a aepysr - o
the road 10 vote. And still epnther portion
Of thsfl6H, II III fsniih pefssrssion, votsd
the Rep.sl1can ticket at the NM esecsion;
thu reducing the Copperhssa sas6esies, with
other changes that occurred, about two hun
dred in that precinct. .sgs;i. ss.-
III the Fourth precinct the Germans, who
last year went OF on aide issues, this yeaf
stood manfrlIy By taen principles and their
party, increasing our majority nearly hun
drsd and Fifty in that precinct.
Add in Tie Eizse and Third preciscn, the
increased interest in the election brought out
fuller vote, and the enthusiasm for the cause
and the ticket secured the earnest Efforts IF a
number of soldiers who last year were hum
plugged into supporting the Benton Copper
head ticket. ..s-ses
All these influences were known to sxis.
before the election, and q large gain was
counted on in consequence, but we failed to
appreciate the full effect of these influences
and our gains turn ont 70 b. twice as large a.
We expected. 's----
The old Aboiitionists, CLAerrT, DAs MIL
Ter, EDWARDS and McDowrLI, who are now
the leaders of the Copperhead party, pro-
claimed that they would carry the county by
1900 majority. No doubt they expected to
do it, and hence the malignant rage at their
woful disappointment.
Instead of accepting their defeat quietly
and bowling gracefully to the verdict of the
people at the polls, they are csvosting around
the street and denouncins the German and
Irish, the Saloon keepers, the Democrats and
the Republicans, snd the rest of mankind,
and threatening vengeance against them in
the future. sss'rF
The Constitution has devoted iu-' headers
since the election exclusively 10 rsuting and
lbellous abuse of those who voted against its
ticket and with the usual brazen etfrontery
Of the reckless concern, charges that the
Democratic voters were bought up BY money,
supplied in unlimited quantities by Eastern
manufacturers, to secure the election Of the
Republican candidate for Congress. Thus
the majority Of the people Of Keokuk art
charged by that vile sheet with penitentiar,
he - M
receiving brides to influence their votes.
Aside from the fact that the gentlemen
who constituted the Republican committee
and canvsssers in this city have reputation
sufficiently well established 10 shield then
Arum the suspicion Of the commission Of
penitentiary crime and aside also from th
fhct that our people generally have not sun
50 low as to be guilty Of the crime of receiy
ing brides for their SURFACES, the entr
foundation of the libel is utterly baseless an
absurd.
Aii the money used at the recen, election
And It was not much, was raised by contri
button amongst ourselves and expended "a
music, printing and other incidental expense
Incident to the public meetings, as could b
very readily proved, f,he Constitution woul
make specific charge of penitentiary o.
fence against some individual or indisidna
BY name, instead Of charging the majority
the people with crime.
The Eastern manufacturers are not qui
10 liberal Of their money as Copperhes
politicians would have the people believe
aud they are too smart to believe that the
money could have produced any change
this District And beyond al this, a. Il
defeat Of their tariff bill at the hast sessit
was mainly owing to the opposition and effe
tive influence and efforts of WILSON OF
GRIxEs, it is not likely tina. they felt di
posed to take any stock in Mr.. WlLsos
election.
To our people, who know the unreliahili
and shameful untruthfulness of the reh
organ, it may appear snperauous that we q
attention to its rawlings and falsehoods in e
planning its recent overwhelming defeat
our people these charges need no refutatc
and we notice them here no further than
denounce their untruthfulness, so that peoI
abroad may estimate nightly the honesty a
loyalty of our voters, and the dishonesty a
=. recklessness in assertion of the Constitute