Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-08-16
(From the Boston Telegraph, August 14th.l
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notice that there is considerable talking and
intriguing in certain quarters to bring this
about without much effect on the Republ-
cans, but with no abatement of anxiety on
The part Of those engaged in the business.
No good reason can be gwen for the course
proposed; the only argument employed is the
false end ludicrous pretense that Gov. Gard
ner has some mysterious power over the FIRE.
mont movement in this State, which must be
appeased and conciliated by grand holocaust
Of the Republican organization.
This pretense assumes astonishing de-
gree of ignorance and stupidity in the people
OF Massachusetts,, most OF whom have had
their eyes open for the last three months, and
shown a very earnest sympathy with the Ere
mont movement from the beginning. This
movement owes very little to Governor Gard
ner, who has been a Fillmore man until very
recently, and who continued to be so until
the general movement of the people fright
ened him from that position and compelled
him and his frieuds TO flee from Fillmoresm
as if for their lives. For one Fremont vote
that he can influence there are ten that would
be most dlsasirously affected by having the
Republican party now turn aside from its own
proper course to make him its candidate for
Governor. The Fremont movement in this
State is not at the mercy of any aspirant for
office, nor of any number of maneuyering
politicians. 1t is the peoples movement and
the people will take care of it. An electoral
ticket was nominated at Springfield to be used
ii necessary in some political " truck and
dcker" operation but the people do not re-
spect this nomination it has broken down,
not being able to keep upon its legs long
enough for any of the uses contemplated. All
concerned must be fully satisfied that the Ere.
mont movement in Massachusetts is not, and
cannot for a moment even seem to be at the
mercy of any political maneuvering or trad
ing. 1t will take care of itself. Those hon
estly engaged in it will unite on one electoral
ticket; and wo to that politician who under
takes to interfere in the matter with any slns-
ter Or selfish purpose.
1t might be better if all the supporters of
Fremont were unitedin single organization.
Gov Gardner and his friends might have in
tiated movement which would have brought
them all together; but they chose to do
otherwise; they chose to declare that they
would have nothing to do with any such
movement,and accordingly got up the Spring
field and Faneuil Hall conventions with what
results the public know very well. They
might still withdraw what they have done,
make clear field, and have measures taken
to secure a complete union of the supporters
of Fremont and Dayton. While they decline
to do this, peace and good feeling will be best
promoted by their pursuing the course they
have taken in State matters and leaving the
Republicans where they were left by the
Springfield and Faneuil Hall conventions.
They have chosen to have matters stand as
they do at present, and now they should be
content to let each party pursue its own
course in regard TO candidate for Governor,
without quarrel or dispute.
The course they propose for the Republi-
cans is entirely out of the question. It is
preposterous al full of mischief. We will
state two. or three reasons why it is so.
l. The adoption of Gov. Gardner by the
Republicans as their candidate for Governor,
would be the most disastrous thing that could
happen to the Fremont movement in Massa-
chusetts. 1t would disgust thousands of
Wings and Democrats in the State whom the
Kanzas issue and the name OF Fremont have
drawn towards the Republican party and
who will act with it if it shall behave in such
way as to deserve their support. These men
have nothing further from their purposes than
connection with either faction of the Amer
ican party. They have nothing to do with the
candidates of either of these factions, and are
not likely to follow the Republicans into such
queer places as that which Gov. GARDENERS
friends would provide for them. Such course
would disgust those Fremont Americans who
refuse to support Gardner. 1t would please
and aid nobody so much as the Fillmore
ties and the Buchanan party. They would
gain votes by the operation and the Repub-
licans would gain nothing but contempt and
disgrace. Gov. Gardner and his friends may
not care to have a regular peoples Fremont
party in Massachusetts they may not care
what happens to the Fremont movement
provided they can secure votes for themselves
but there are others in the State who do care
much about this, and who will not sanction
any arrangement so certain to lessen the FIRE.
mont vote in the State and repel from us
thousands who are now preparing to act with
the Republican party next fall for the first
time
Q. The thing proposed is impossible. The
Republicans of Massachusetts cannot now be
induced to accept Gardner as their candidate
for Governor. A very unpleasant quarrel
might be excited by an attempt to carry the
party to his support, if any among US were
disposed to make it, But such an attempt
would fail, and nothing but i'll feeling, dis
sension, and disaster would follow. And let
it he orne in mind that the party which is
required to undergo this operation is the only
party in the State connected with the national
Fremont and Dayton organizaton-the only
OF Massachusetts are connected-the only
party that accepts the Philadelphia platform
pure and simple, and is ready to support all
administration elected on that platform, with
out regard to other issues. 1t is unnecessary
to discuss the reasons why the thing proposed
is impossible. Those who make the PROPOSE
ton understand them well enough, and such
distraction and disaster to the Republican par
ty Is probably what they seek. They talk of
the matter as if score of leading politicians
could arrange it very easily meanwhile they
know perfectly well that it is not in the pow.
er OF any ten score Of politicians to do it they
understand very well why this is so and il
is because they are quite convinced OF the
impossibility, that they pursue the matter,
their principal object being to distract the Re,
publican party by stirring up disputes and
dIssensions in it. This may be DONE on the
principle that "misery loves company" and
with the hope of profit to those who do it but
they do not seem to appreciate what it is fol
men to be in earnest they overlook the fact
that the Republicans and those who are Join.
ing them from the other parties are not in
temper to be trihed with.
g. 1t would be preposterous for the Repub-
licans to do what is sproposed. They now
constitute the strongest and most permanent
party in the State. 1t is the only party that
has gained strength since the last election.
The American party has been bolted very fine
since last fall and even then, after subtract.
ing the $4,000 bunker Wing and Democratic
votes cast for Gordner to defeat Rockwell, il
had not as many votes as the Republican
party. Now it is wreck. Those who voted
together last fall Tor Gov. Gardner are divjd.
ed into three opposinp sectiona HE ,,ro.o,,,