Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-09-02

Gov. GARDNER ON THE STUMP,-For the first
time in the history of Massachusetts politics, we
have the anomaly of Governor mounting the
stump to promote his own re nomination and cleo.
ton. But we do not so much complain Of this,
notwithstanding his officially declared intention,
last January, not to run again, of the bold and
audacious recklessness and disregard of truth
which marked his speech at Dorchester on Fri
day evening last. He opened his speech with the
declaration of falsehood and reiterates stale
falsehoods and exploded charges against Mr..
Banks all the way through. AS to the correct
ness of one statement, that Mr.. Banks is Re.
publican, and stands squarely on the Republican
platform, in his acceptance of the nomination for
Governors there can be no disposition on our part
to dispute it, is it any the less true because
Gov. Gardner says so, however full of falsifca.
tons of fact may be his statements generally.
For the Governor to pretend, (when the meet
ing is of his own getting up, and is the result Of
his second effect to that end, the first meeting
called, being a failure,) as he does, in the COM
mencement of his speech, that he was reluctantly
drawn by others into the making of it, is one of
the coolest of His Excelencys audacious fbs
The Governor talks Enthusiastically of the
gentlemen put into Office to look after the inter-
ests of the American party" as if that should be
the highest aim of men charged with official posi-
tion in the old Bay State, and it has been so,
truly, during his administration as far as his own
adherents holding Office under him are concern
ed. Here is specimen of His Excellency' talk,
in this strain, judging of the qualification of men
for office by the consideration in which they are
held by, or the relation which they hold to, him
self or the little coterie of the State Council, Of
which Cobb adorns the chair. Says Gov. Gard
ner -
81 would like to ask the State President maj
Cobb, who sits behind me, whether during the
last three years, Mr.. Banks has ever advised with
him or his predecessor, or with myself, or with
any pro minent American, regarding the interests
of the party, the measures that would benefit it,
or the principles which we desired to carry out
Has he ever maj. Cobb-'Never.) And he
has never advised with me- Almost every prom
inent American has been kind enough to express
his views and wishes to me, from time to time,
with regard to the course of the party, but Mr..
Banks has never said word to me upon the sub
ject. Again, many of you know DR.. James W.
stone, one of the most accurate statsticians in
Massachusetts one who knows the political
standing of every man in Massachusetts, as no.
body else does. He prepares the political lists
Davis as an American. And he is American.
He puts down James Bufinton and Linus B. Co.
Minis as Americans, and l have no doubt they are
Americans, and trust and believe they will vote
the American ticket. But Nathaniel p Banks,
Dr. Stone, his most intimate friend in Massachu-
sets, in 1856 and 1857, puts down as Republi.
can. Why, gentlemen, have in my pocket
leading Republican paper the Boston TraUeller
published within day or two, which uses the fol.
lowing words THAT convention (Republcan)
saw fit to nominate Mr.. Banks. He was made
the leader of the party in Massachusetts and the
embodiment OF its principles AS such, he is re-
cognized all over the Union"
The Governor then goes into criticism of Mr..
Banks's letters of acceptance, proving what eve
rybody knew before, that although he may favor
the main tenets of the Springfield platform, yet
that he is identified with the Republican party in
its principles and objects
His Excellency cuts ludicrous figure, in view
of his own antecedents, in questioning those Of
Mr. Banks, and makes out poor case for him
self. He expresses desire to have an opportu-
nifty to assist in executing the fugitive slave law,
if called upon so TO do and winds up by declaring
that, although ironically opposed to a re-nomi-
nation, yet he will accept, if nominated again.
and thinks he shall be elected in which latter
opinion vast number of people differ from him.