Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-09-30
County and Di.trict Nominations.

An Indian and Kentuckian went out to hunt
in company. A turkey and crow was all they
shot At the division of the " Spoils," said the
Kentuckian to the Indian, you may take the
crow, and I'll take the turkey, or I'll take the
turkey and you may take the crow" at all
sounds very fair said the Indian, "but some
how or other, you always get the turkey and 1 al
ways get the crow"
This well-known story affords a very excellent
illustration of the "gum game" that is being
played off in this State, by the faction of the
American party, that is under the lead of Gov.
Gardner
They go in for hunt in company" but when
ever it comes to a division of the spos, they
always propose to take the turkey. and leave the
allies the crow. AS the Indian said to the Ken
tuckian, their tall all sounds fair enough"
but when it comes to their acts, by which test
alone, can fair and proper judgment be made,
the same old gOuge game that was practiced up
on the Indian, is perfectly illustrated
In previous articles, we have shown that the
"union and harmony, " Of which the GaIdnerites
pirate so much is only peryersion Of terms, and
that with them, applied to the Republican
party, it means nothing else, than that the last
named party shall make an unconditional sur
render of its organization and its candidates,
whenever the former makes the demand.
The present condition of the Republican party
in this state-as party without candidates, re-
framing from the nomination Of State ticket,
under threats that the rrem ont ticket should be
defeated ifthey did and that Mr. Gardners friends
would vote for Fillmore or Buchanan, in case the
Republicans should spurn the Infamous terms of
their proiiered bargain is proof sufficient on this
point, and we will not dwell upon topic so hui
initiating to all true Republicans, at the present
time That die is ireyocabfy cast; those threats
have had their effect, and under them. the Re.
puolean party as an organization, in this State,
was sold out," for the present year at least
Some people, even some members of the Re-
publican party, were foolish enough 10 sunnose
that, after the concessions made TO the faction.
lists, at the Republican Convention held in this
city on the 10th, that the matterwas TO end there
that having agreed to stand out of Gov. Gard.
ner's way on his third heat over the gubernatorial
race course, the Republicans of the several dis.
trcts and counties would be allowed in political
matters, to act as free, moral agents. But we
were not Of that number. We did not believe that
the most AFFECT and Illuminating concession OF one
party TO the most unjust and insolent demands Of
Another,was the best way to preserve the independ
ence and just rights Of party, or the self-respect
Of its members and we regarded the concession
Of the entire State ticket to the Gardner party on
the 10Th, aJ8nding to the entire surrender ofthc
lesser organizations, in towns and counties, into
the hands Of the knayes and demagoguos who
have controlled Massachusetts, for the last two
years, and subsequent events have justified our
worst approximations Of the designs and purposes
Of this inscriptions faction. We never believed
that they intended TO be fair towards those they
proiessed desire 70 act with, as allies, against q
common enemy and that they have not been let
the record, 80 far as il j. written show.
In Mr.. Boiington's district (No. % their Con.
rention was called without the slightest refereno,
10 the Republican organization. and that gentle
man was nominated for recollection solely upo,
party grounds, and the cooperation Of the Re