Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-28
For the Spy.
County Elections,


There is a distinct issue now pending be-
fore the electors of Worcester County. The
Republicans, after having issued call invlt-
ing all persons opposed to the Natioual ad-
ministration, and in favor of freedom in Kan
zas, to meet in Convention, to nominate
county officers, went forward and made nom
nations.
The Americans assembled at the same time
and place. and proposeda Union Ticket
This the Republicans declined to accede to,
and each party presented separate list. The
people are now called ppoh to say which tick
tthey viii sustain. Ii they like the Repub-
lican Platform, if they like the Republican
candidates, if they believe that in giving up all
the State officers and State patronage to the
Americans, or Gardner party, they conceded
all that they, as distinct organisation, could
fairly claim, then they viii 90 to the polls and
say so, by eleeting the Republican candi-
dates.
If, on the other hand, they think it just
and proper to resign old Worcester County
into the hands of faction like the American
party, they will show the fact at the polls.-
If they think it wise and expedient to surren
der all our political rights and interests into
the hands eff a SECRET organization which had
ruled the State by their mid might cuuspira-
eies for the year past, if they really prefer
that such an organization should govern the
State, instead of an open, manly and hon
orable mode of political action. they then,
will vote for the American candidate.
But by doing so they ought to understand
that they do in the mosFeffectual manner Of
fer a premium to any midnig ht cabal that shall
see fit to organize itself and then come forward
and claim share in TIE affairs, under threats
of mischief. Too many bargains have been
made with these caba!s already. The State
has been more demoralized within the last
two years, than for half century preceding
That, every body knows, and the cause of
such generalization all who understand the
nature of secret societies for political purposes
understands very well.
The time has come, when the issue should
be made, and it is made in this county. Let
us abide the verdict of the people. if they
will resign themselves into the hands of mid
night intriguers, so be IL Let them make fur
ther trial of Know Nothingism if they will,
and go on under it as long as they please, no.
body has right to complain. But such con-
spiracies cannot, in this nation, govern any
country great while. They are the machin-
cry of Revolution, not Of established govern
strike suddenly and in the dark but they new
er have, and in the nature of things never can
permanently govern. SRrh associations con-
tain within themselves the germ of self dis
truetion. They are pure despotisms i'll the
most odious of all forms hence they can not
long exist. They must give place to some.
thing better, for they cannot give place to any
thing worse.
Now, then, let the test be applied in Wor-
cester county. This has been the very heart
of the Free Soil and Free State movement
Here, if anywhere, we can grapple with the
monster. We have long and bravely con-
tended for free speech. free press, and free
men, and we are now to decide whether we
will have free electing, or will hire conspra-
tors to vote with us, under the threat that if
We don't do so they will destroy us!
The bold and manly course which the Spy
has taken, both before and since the Conven-
ton, has excited our highest admiration, and
called forth expressions OF the warmest appro-
baton. We feel that we have an able and
faithful press, powerful and united constitu-
ency let us have complete and efficient or
ganizdtion, and old Worcester county will
stand, where she has always stood, III the
front ranks of the hosts of freedom.
WORCESTER WEST.