Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-10-29
Hudson Heroes-Pierce County Cow
ards.

/ Il
ulent nomination of John Comstock by
the republican papers Of this district, out
side of the city of Hudson, calls it a
little the meanest exhibition of cowardice
we ever saw" After charging us with
boiling the regular { y nomination, and
supporting sub rosa democrat, it goes
on ss follows:
We pity the instin cts that dictate such
cowardly doings. Men p'ating of polit
ical honesty, and yet resorting to such a
cheap and dishonest subterfuge to deceive
the people, and hide their own treschery.
The Pierce Co. Herald and the Prescott
Journal, both pretend to be in favor of
FifeId, when they know he is not can :
didate, and will not receive vote.
The charge that we are towards i'm
plies, that the supporters of John Com
stock are heroes. Let us see, gentlemen,
where your bravery comes in.
Was it brave in you to send your spies
sneaking around Ellsworth, while tie
Pierce county convention was in session,
to learn the names of the delegates and
the possibility of bribing them to vote for
Comstock! Was it heroic to closet Fl
field delegates, and attempt, by bribery
and threats, TO induce them to vote for
Comstock, against their own convictions
Of right, and contrary to the express in
structions of the convention which they
represented?
Was 1t courageous to refuse the upper
assembly district member on the com
mittee on credentials and put on Hud-
son man instead, because you had the
power TO do it?
Was it honest as we'll as brave, TO bring
before that committee bogus proxy
from Ashland county, and claim vote
for Comstoek thereon, when at the same
time Comstock delegate carried in his
pocket private letter from that section,
expressly stating that the proxy of Ash
land county could not be secured for
Comstock, as it had already been given
to Fifield?
Was it brave TO steal the report of the
Committee on Credentials aud thereby
prevent IFS publication?
Was it brave to refuse the delegates of
Pierce, Polk and other counties the priv
ilege of casting their full vote upon
single question except the ballotting for
senatora
What matches heroism was display
ed to tamper with formal ballot and there
by defeat FifieId!
Was it not really cbivalric in the Hud-
son Ring" masters to refuse the urgent
entreaties of the Fifeld delegates to give
them another ballot that fraud or treach
cry might be exposed and the right pre-
vail?
What sublime courage these Hudson
politicians showed in adjourning the
convention before the business was COM
pleted, and publishing to the world that
John Comstock was duly nominated,
which every man present knows TO be
false!
So much for the courage Of these pot
house politicians.
Brave boys are they"
Republicans, these are facts, and yet
these pretty pinks of political purify call
us cowardly because we refuse 10 support
the fraudulent nomination of John Com
stock, and will net play second fiddle to
them in their heroic deeds.
They call us towards. 1t is true, we
are too cowaraly 10 defend Wrong and
swear it is Right. We are too cowardly
20 initiate the heroism of these corrupt
political satraps of the city of Hudson.
We are too cowardly TO sugar-coat fraud
and call it fair play, at their will and
pleasure. We are too cowardly to swal-
low rot;euness because it is wrapped in
greenbacks.
Yes, Republicans of the 2sth senatoli
al district, we are too cowardly to do
these things, but there are leading polit-
clans in thu city OF Hudson just coward
ly enough to do all we dare not.
They have placed in the field man
nominated by bribery or fraud.
Republicans, if you wish TO set the
seal of your condemnation upon the un
warrantable act, scratch the name of
John Comstock off your ticket.
NEWSPAPER CHANGE. w. L. AB.
BoTT, who has for some time been con.
nected with the editorial management of
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