Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-06-16
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE Ie. 1888.
The Mas.achuseIts Democracy.


The Massachusetts, wing of the great Nation
al Democratic party" appears to be in considera-
HE trbulation lust at this time, and indeed there
is cause for some grumbling, in view OF the one
sided and extremely hunkerish cast OF President
Buchanan's appointments in this State. 10
commence. the two most important and lucrative
Offices in New England, under the national Gov
eminent, were given, one-the Boston Collector
ship-to a leading member and master spirit Of
the little knot Of five thousand "Wales hunkers
who organized by themselves, and ran separate
candidate for Governor, against the regular Dem
ocratic nominee; and the other-the office OF
Sub Treasurer for New England-to the son-in-
law Of Rufus Choate, who has all his days fought
against the Democratic party, and never yet DE-
clsred himself in favor of a single Democratic
principle, except it may be the spoils OF oihce'
And to cap the climax, Wales himself has re-
Gently been appointed by Collector Austin, with,
Of course, the approval OF the President, to one
Of the most promineat posit ons under him, in
the Boston Custom House And now, as if to
add insult to injury, alter such repeated stabs at
the regular working men Of the party, in times
past, the accommodation comes on from the
Southwark, from sources having eminently the
confidence Of Mr. Buchanan-such as the N. Y.
Journal of Commerce and other Administration
prints-that R1fus Choate must be put forward
as the Democratic nominee for Governor at the
next election in this State
Well may the Democratic prints, of such long
standing and credit with the Massachusetts Dem
ocracy, in the past, as the Lynn Bay state, the
Taunton Democrat, and other organs OF the par
ty. in view of these things, exclam, "Have we
Democratic party in Massachusetts :" when
(as these papers justly complan) men like Girls
void, Davis, Butler, Childs, Cushman, &C., are
thus summarily overlooked in disposing of the
emolumeuts of Office and an old Wing renegade
like Choate, whose political life has been con-
slant warfare upon the Democratic party, is pro-
posed to be now honored by it with gubernatori'
al nomination. For some time several OF the Dem
ocratic papers of the interior have been discuss
ing the mattsr and giving vent TO their feelingsof
indignation. at what they charge the diotstorial
course Of the aristocratic nabobs and would be
leaders Of 1.-THE party, who reside in Boston and
vicinity, and do its wirepulling, as manifested by
the arrangement of Offices in this State under the
present dynasty at Washington.
President Pierce. when he came into power,
had not sufficient pluck to decide between the
two divisions Of the party, the forty thousand CO.
alition or regular Democrats, and the five thou
sand hunkers in this State, SO he took one who
looked with favor upon the coaliiiOnists, for col.
lector, but Mr.. Buchanan's sympathies with the
ultra bunker sectionof his party SO decided and
complete. that he had no hesitation in selecting
one Of the most inveterate leaders of the little
knot of Brad Wales hunkers for the collector.
ship at Boston, with the understanding, most
likely, that Brad himself should in due time
be selected for first deputy under him To such
a depth of humiliation has the party in Massa
chusetts calling itself democratic" been at last
sank, through the fundamentally Of its present
leaders. Well may the masses of the party, in
the country portions of the State, outside of Bos
ton and vicinity. cry for Reorganization" on
basis more in consonance with popular ideas and
Democratic principles, as taught and expounded
by the old leaders Of the Democratic party in
Massachusetts,.