The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-02
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN STATE
ADDRESS.

To the Electors Of Hassachusetts-
FELLOW CITIZENS BY an amendment of your
State Constitution you have transferred your Annual
Election of Governor, Lieut.. Governor, Senators,
and Representatives from the Spring to the Fall
senson, and in compliance with this lie " Consltu-
tional provision, you are to assemble in your res
pectve Town and Ward meetings on Monday
Norembsr IA, for the election of those officers for
the political year, that shall commence January,
1882. In contemplation of this event, your Repre-
sentatives in the General Court, that assembled at
Boston in May last, met in CONVENTION, and
UNANIMOUSLY recommended to your suffrages for
reelection HIS ExCELLENcy, LEVI LINCOLN,
FOR GOVERNOR, HONOR, THOMAS l..
WINTHROP, FOR LIEUT.. GovERsoR.
Alter year o. almost unparalleled prosperity in
all departments Of business and employment, and
of satisfaction, apparently almost universal, with
the management Of your State concerns,-it might
reasonably be supposed, that the complaints of op-
position would hardly have been heard within our
borders, and that the irritating conflicts of party,
might at least be farther postponed. The talents
fidelity, independence and integrity of our dstin-
guished Chief Magistrate not denied Why
then oppose his reelection I From what quarter
could opposition be expected?
Il has, however, come from two quarters. The
Jackson party-whose rewarded leaders seem TO
consider an annual opposition to our State Admin
istration the necessary pledge of their party hdel-
ty, and the tenure under which they hold the
attempts and especially at the last election; hav-
ing then cast for their candidate vote considera
bly, less than at the next preceding election ;-have
again organized in oppestion-haye again set their
forces IN array-prepared to improve any contin-
gency which may Offer to defeat the election OF the
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
They already boast, that this contingency has
presented itselfin the unexpected alliance, prof
fered them by the leaders of the Apti.Masonic
party, who have, is believed contrary to the
wishes of the more discreet majority of the Anti
Masons, determined also to oppose Gov. Lincoin's
recollection.
The friends, then, of the present State Admins
tration have, at the approaching election in No
ysmber. a double opposition to encounter THAT o.
the Jacksonians and that OF the Anti-Masonic or
ganZation.
This CoMBINATI0N. if regretted is still to be
manuiiy met. and if it imposes upon the friends OF
the State Administration the duty of increased ex-
ertion, they will exert themselves with the satisfac
ton of knowing, that their exertions promise sue
CESS They have only to DO THEIR DUTY, and the
efforts of Jacksenism and of the AntiMasonic par
ty organization combined will be unavang against
the PRINCIPLES and CANDIDATES of the Ma
tional Republican party.
The reasons for the Jacksonisn opposition to
Goy. Lincoln and the State Administration, when
examined, found to be either unfoundcd in fact,
or unsonnd in principle Their late party mani
festo wherever read, has shocked the honest heart
nominated " libel on State and her invaluable
institutions" lts'prnciples are revolutionary
and its alleged facts are perverted statements
boldly put forward by political leaders who know
better, but who desire power, and to attain it,
slider 1t sound in morals and right in practice to
make the end justify the means.
In this Address tn you, Fellow Citizens, we pro-
prose TO examine the objections. which are urged
to Gov. Lincon's reelection and then briefly to ad-
vert to the claims, which he has to your confidence
and support.
!. STATE EXPENDITURES.
Great efforts have been made for three years nv
the " Jackson party" to produce the impression
that the Expenditures of the State extravsgant
the only remedy for which is the election OF Jack
son Governor, who should int reduce into the State
that kind Of . reform" which has disguised YOU so
thoroughly with the National Administration
For while, their efforts were unheeded; but fear
ing that round and reiterated assertions if uncon-
tradicted, might lead the unre fectng astray some
friends Of the State Administration examined the
subject, and The real state of the case was then ex-
hlbted to the people. The expenditures of the
state instead OF being extravagant and profiigate
were found to be judcious and paternal, and the
people instead Of being heavily taxed. were shewn
TO be less tdred than the people of the other Netc
Engtaad StGtes;-and probably as lightly taxed as
those Of any State in the Union
The mode IN which it was hoped to deceive you,
Fellow Citizens, was to state in round numbers the
whole annual payments, made by the Treasury =
Keeping out OF view the objects ofthe expenditure,
and above all-ihe great and increasing resources
OF our Furnishing and well peopled Common
wealth; A large sum thus presented-would natu-
rally enough alarm those, who could be made to
believe that it was raised by tax on tile people,
or that twas expended in the support of the Exc
cutiFe officers OF Government, or that it was con-
rolled or created by those officers; and such was
the impression, which with more cunning than
honesty it was assiduously labored to produce upon
your minds To show that this impression is de-
lusive and falacious, submit the following anal
ysis of the expenditures of the State Treasury up
to January last, being the last annual account that
has been completed
For the political year ending December 81, 1880,
the total expenditures for ordinary purposes may
be stated at 1921, 1000
Which sum is made up, viz: