Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-04-25
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SATURDAY, APRIL q, 1857.
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The awful squirting of the Democrat
State Address, recently issued toward cooper
alton with the I" Plunket Clubs" for the purpos
OF reforming" the State on account Of the pres
ent grossly mismanaged condition Of its finances
seems not to meet with the favor of our straight
cut Democratic contemporary Of the bay Sfate,
which has always boosted that its democracy, Is
of the simon pure border rufian stamp, unmixed
with anv secondary or side issues whatever, In
its issue Of Wednesday, in commenting upon the
State address of its party, the Bay State utters
the following protests and significant hints:
"As to its subject matter, it is unexeeptiona-
bic. But il. by the reference to the finances of
the State, aud the frequent illusions 10 the i'm
peratlye necessity of reform, it is intended to
countenance or in any way encourage the enlist
ment of Democrats in 'retrenehment clubs, or
in any other old or new-fangled Organization ad-
verse to the preservation of Democratic foree and
unity. we desire to be counted out Our highest
ambition is satisfied by maintaining the efficiency
of that gallant army, which upheld the banner Of
the Union, and marched, forty thousand strong,
to the music Of the Laws and the Constitution.
Others nl1y aim to aiUe1t The Of the party;
zoe still remain unchanged IN Ge ia tn, thai &c
cursed IS he tohO remoueth landmarks Oilers
may seek to sell and get gam By Delldlng the Dam
OcTacy ne open market ,ge prefer to look on and
which vitiate the title. Henry J. Gardner may
seek to curry fdUOrby Ueto of an unconstitutional
ths5t for Kansas. We applaud the act of the En-
ecattiUe but decline to TeDOse trust an one tohO
tc0ud degrade his ,ote fetiOio citizens beneath the
british and GebaSed negro. In our own ranks are
many ADLER and better soldiers Our political
friends in New York finch not from a majority of
a hundred Thousand. Shall we be daunted by the
ghost of an organization, which merely agreed
to disagree, and which only held together after
t. H.. A..,N Ill AF.
tribution Of merited fault-hnding and rep zach.
If the Democracy toish to play bob to the Kno'o
Nothing Kite, they can soar alott aoith0ut our an
caSn1braace. But if they incline to engage in
free fight, against their legitimate antagonist
if they are willing to wage battle with the pro
scriptive forces of spurousl Amerlcanism, as
we'll with the unhung traitors of Massachu-
sets notification, why. then, aud upon no other
condition, can they expect our cooperation"
We have always admired the open holiness Of
speech Of our outspoken contemporary, how much
soeYer we may have been shocked at the sad in
humanity Of sentiment with which its columns
may have at times abounded. There is nothing
in this world like frankness and candor, in put
ting forth ones ideas, and the Bay State certain
ly has the merit of the possession of these quail
tiles. On this score, it is on par with its CO.
adjutor Of the New York Day Book, which does
not hesitate to avow openly its advocacy of slave
ry, as wise institution, and that Democrats
could not say anything against it. or its extern
sion, without opposing the policy Of their own
party.
For this reason, we take it that in the above
extract our neighbor has put down his foot deei-
dedly against any political utilization with any
class of men except regularly " dyed-in-the wool"
Democrats of the Buchanan and Toucey stamp,
in the ensuing State canvass. We trust its CO.
temporaties of the Democratic press throughout
the State will be equally honest and emphatic in
characterization on this poiut, and SO express
themselves, and adhere firmly to that determine
ton.
The Springfield Republican makes the follow.
ing apt and Iacy remarks on the Bay State S com
ments, quoted above, on the State address -
There is something about real out and -out
border rufianism which, by the side of the tenn
porizng tricks of ofics-seekers, is the legitimate
object Of respect. The N. Y. Day Book and the
Worcester Bay State are about the only straight
forward Democratic papers we have in the North.
They understand and promulgate the real Wash.
ington Democracy. They believe in the Demo-
cratic party and in slavery. They go in for
them. They pursue the vllainously honest
course, and we like them for it. We know ex-
actly where to find them. They bow TO no OPP
posing sentiment, consult no human preiudices,
and yield to no temporary expedieuts. This char
acter of the Bay State will show why, at this
time, it slurs the retrenchment clubs got up
Cor the convenience of those who are tired OIL
standing ont in the cold, and for the accommoda
ton of those redoubtabe haters of Republican.
ism in the American ranks, who anxious for
quiet opportunity of allying or identifying them
selves with the Democratic party.
We have indicated by italics, in the quoted par
agraph above, such vague hints at the programme
of 1.-THE Democracy as the Bay State found neces
sary in stating its position. We leave them t
be interpreted by those who delight in becoming
the tools of their enemies; who content tt
see good cause Slapped of their support to aid il
lifting demagogues into power. continuing
them in it We have no idea that the Bay Stat
represents what little Of Democracy there is il
MASSACHUSETTS, or that its frank and open-handed
border rufhan virtue is very general. But it un.
dsrstands the State Committees address, and
knows what Mr.. Plunkett is driving at"