Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-06-11
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THURSDAY, JUNE IL. 1857.
who Shall be Governor!

The Springfield Republican of Tuesday goes
into an elaborate dissertation on Massachusetts
politics aid the Republican party, and winds up
by answering the above query, in proposing Ma
thaniel P. Banks as its first choice for candi-
date, at the approaching Republican State Con
yen,ion. We do not look at the matter Of can
didates in the light in which the Republican
views il, Mr.. Banks being the last man we should
propose, for reasons repeatedly given. Yet we
have no hesitation in aEowing our readiness to
support any candidate who shall be nominated on
the 9th. who shall put himself squarely upon the
Republican platform. and accept of that nominal
ton as the Republican candidate, and none other
He eaanot do this, and suffer his name to be used
beforehand by an antagOnistic body, to make cap
ital out of it to advance the selfish schemes of
political adventurers and aspirants for power.
We ave happy in being seconded, in our views
of what kind of convention that on the Path
should be, and the kind Of candidate it should
put up, by the press in many other of the country
portions Of the State, besides those we have al
ready quoted from. The Northampton Courier
Of June says;
1--WE consider that this convention will be a
lIeDlf0t1cU}G COftOe1tttO2t, Win no aQmlXlure OF
Hindooism, or rag-tag-and- bob.t tail of any sort
The Republicans of the State demand a clean
convention where Adventures of all sorts shall
be distinguished only for their absence The day
of mixing little good with little bad, as a sac
rifce to the god of harmony, is past. The peo
pie are tired Of it, and will not tolerate another
attempt to harmonic what in their natures can
not xi / together in peace.
For candidates, we want none but Repu5 beans
out and out. man who is not willing to avow
himself to be Republican, and only Republi-
can, should be kept from the ticket BY the term
: Republican, we mean man who maintains an
org inization founded upon opposition to slavery
as OF paramount importance to all Others I'M
der this rule, Know Nothing adhering to anti
Irishism as the test of his actions, is not Re-
publican.
We have no particular preference as to candi-
dates. We are only anxious to secure reliable
man-honest, prudent, wise. MIR. Banks has
been mentioned. His prospects for receiving the
nomination were very good two weeks ago, but
since the Know Nothlngs took him up he seems
to have shated something of the odium which at
taches to thatrenowned party. Now, can man
serve two masters Can he be Republican and
an American at the same time : This thing was
tried last Fall, with not very gratifying success
1t will hardly be safe to attempt it again We
free 10 say, thatif Mr.. Banks can accept the
nomination Of the convention Of next Tuesday,
he should be left to look to that faction for sup
port II tue hepuDlcanS should take MN alter
his nomination by the Know Nothings they
would take him as the Know Nothing candidate,
and if elected, his election would be hailed by the
Hindcos as victory of their party, just as they
heralded the election Of Gardner last Fall, as
purely victory of their organization and pecu-
liar principles Better is defeat in Just cause,
than success with such a stigma. say we and
thousands in the State, we are confident, will re-
spond to this expression.
The Lynn Nesos of June says:
Whatever may be the confidence of the Re-
publicsns in Mr.. Banks, if he accepts nominal
tlonfrom another party, previous to their con-
yention, they have no further need of him. There
are other men, and, we believe, better and more
acceptable men, in the party, who, if nominated
on an independent Republican ticket would car
~ the strength of the party, and whose election
would be secured an immense majority
Let us be done with this miserable truck and
dicker business. Let US have Republican party
based on the principles under which it rallied in
support of Fremont. Let us have Republican
candidates-men whom we can honorably and
earnestly support; and, regardless of what other
parties may do, let us support the right men, the
right principles, and in the right manner.
There is but one course for the Republican par.
" to pursue. They are to have convention.
They should select the best candidates, indie
pendent of the action Of other parties; and then
without turning aside to listen to hattering pro-
posals from other MISUNDERSTANDING in view
the great principles of the party-they have only
to work faithfully and earnestly, aud they will
secure for Massachusetts, next Autumn, Re-
publican government and triumph of Republi-
can principles"