At one point in this story a crowd breaks into a tune from The Mikado with altered lyrics, concluding with the line "
One character in this story sends out two thousand bogus double-eagle coins stamped with the likeness of his opponent three days before a election.  At one point in this story a crowd breaks into a tune from The Mikado with altered lyrics, concluding with the line "But the Symbols are here, you bet!" supplied by Jack Halliday.  These Symbols are 18 of the 19 heads of the best families in town, the sole exception being Edward Richards.  They are publicly humiliated as part of an intricate plan for revenge hatched by the title character.  FTP name this story set in a town that changes its motto to "Lead Us Into Temptation" after suffering the title humiliation in a Mark Twain story.
One character in this story sends out two thousand bogus double-eagle coins stamped with the likeness of his opponent three days before a election.  
"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg"