Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1859 — A Forgery Detected. [ARTICLE]

A Forgery Detected.

[From the Monticello Spectator.

A Highhanded Forgery Detected—A Base Attempt Made to Defraud the Voters of Jasper County — Democrats at their Old Tricks — Jas. Ft'. McKicen a Counterfeiter! — “Leonora's" 1 Spaniel Tup no longer a Donkey Watchman , and the Guardian of this Com--7 nunit if s Morals—A Dastardly Trick JVipped in the BudWe learned, while on a visit to Rensselaer last week, disgraceful rumors about the election in Jasper county, which have since been verified by the perusal of a Rensselaer Gazette Extra. The Republicans have honestly carried the elections in that county, with one or two exceptions, for the past four years; while the well-whipped Democrats have been as unremittingly dishonest in their skuldugery to wrest from the people their convictions of right in the election of honest men to fill their county offices. The last under-handed piece of cunning they had though sufficient to meet their emergency, and balHe the high minded Republicans of that section, is the following, which, it is to he hoped, ihey as signally failed in accomplishing as they wickedly planned and have since been timely caught at: Some three weeks ago there was a secret caucus held in the honorable David Snyder’s office in Rensselaer, and a few very unexceptionable gentlemen calling themselves Democrats, were “recommended” as suitable persons to lill the offices; but they were; not nominated. It seems some others not so suitable, “’ere secretunderstood to occupy high positions on the’ spurious ticket, so that all classes might be represented; but they were not “recommended.” Thus the matter rested until last week, only the Republicans had great reasons to suspicion that “something was rotten in Denmark.” Last Friday there was pending a very critical case in our Circuit Court, in which Jacob Markle, and several other gentlemen of Jasper county, were interested to the tune of several thousand dollars. Mr. Markle, however, whistles for the music. While this important trial was being heard, one of the witnesses (whose name we don’t like to read out) busied himself in cultivating the acquaintance of our much-esteemed friend, Bub McEwen, and favored him with some of the “filthy lucre”—in earning which we fear he has brought the crimson blush of shame to every cheek but that of Democracy. During a good part of last week we heard the press in the Democrat office running! night and day, but could not for a moment think that Bub McEwen was engaged in counterfeiting. Yes, citizens of White county, Christains, honest men and women, Judge “Leonora’s” spaniel pup Mackey,] last week, notwithstanding his professions, as a Christain and a man, published and sent to Jasper county, tickets headed “Republican” after printing Democratic tickets for that county, with the same names on each, with one exception. The puppy’s lie was discovered shortly after the arrival of the ,felonious package; and as a result, the Republicans prepared for their reception in every township. This is no new thing, we are aware, among Democrats, for the like was enacted in the northern part of this county at our last fall election. The tickets were ground out by the same old smooth-bore press, Jiuffe “Leonora” acting as door-keeper while they were being struck. Such work is a felony, and ought to be puniseed as such by law. Consistent cat’s-paw McEwen will attempt to clear his skirts by saying that he merely did the job of work, as any printer would do, and received pay for it; and we, with the same propriety, might issue counterfeit bank notes from our office, not furnishing the dies or plates upon which to pr'nt them either, and might receive, in return for a little dastardly meanness, a fair recompense; but we opine the law would not extend to us any I such a version of justice. We do not know how the election of yes-i terday resulted in Jasper—whether to the honor of Republicans, or, if possible, to. the ; further disgrace of the Bogus Democracy. ' At all events, we are willing to rest our in-1 terest, and that of the Republican party, up-; on the issue of right. We advise the Democrats of that county, when they have another dirty job on hand, that the pup Mackey will do it for them; but he can’t keep a secret. A puppy that can’t look you in the face on the street, won’t do to be trusted, The term “Judge Leonora” in the above, alludes, we suspect, to the fact that a member of the Legislature, residing in the town,! has been writing political communications for the Monticello Jacksonian under the. female name ol “Leonora.” The Judge may be old-womanish in his characteristics. OA> Carroll county, always Democratic, has elected the entire Republican ticket.