Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-16

The Spv Enthusiastically defends the present
City Government. 1t should do no less, for its
influence elected that government. Que Of its
editors boosted last Fall that he carried twenty
voters to the polls to elect Col Davis. and the
other refused to admit single article into their
columns in favor Of the Republican nominee.
The reason for this refusal was that Mr.. Taft was
the temperance candidate. aud Mr Davis goes for
free liquor For several years the Spy has uni.
formly supported the anti.temperance candidates.
So decid has been its proclivity in this direc-
tion, that when the friends of the late Jesse W.
Goodrich met. with Judge Barton in the chair,
and passed series Of resolutions concerning
the deceased, the spy refused to admit them into
their columns. They could not bear to have
temperance man praised.
The above paragraph appeared in the Transcript
of Tuesday. 1t might, perhaps, be sufficient for
us to say, that, far relates to the Spy or its
editor, every statement, from beginning to end,
is unqusl6edly false, and without any founda-
tion, and to leave it there. But the reiterated at
tempis of the piouS DEACON to palm off his false
hoods on the public, perhaps justify little fuller
notice. In order to bolster up his assertion that
the influence of the Spy elected the present City
Government, the deacon asserts that tone of the
ed tors boosted last Fall that he carried twenty
voters to the polls to elect Col. Davis" This is
have good reason to believe that he never made
any such boast, particularly. as we know the fact
stated to be untrue. "And the other contin
the deacon, 'refused to admit a single arti-
Gle into their columns in favor of the Republican
nominee. The reason for this refusal, was, that
Mr.. Taft soas the temperance candidate, and Mr.
DaUis goes for free liquor" This refers to the
present editor. Now, every person who is ac-
quainted with him. or who reads the Spy, would
know, at first sight, that this is lie. The dea-
con knew 1t when he uttered it How stands the
fact
The nomination of Col. Taft made on Fri
day evening, December f. A citizens caucus was
held on the Wednesday following, at which Col.
Davis nominated. On the morning Of that
day, we published an editorial, written by the wri
ter of this, urging Republicans not to attend
that meeting, or to favor its purposes. On Fri
day morning, we urged them to nominate =
strong list for Aldermen at the meeting to be held
that evening, a means to insure "the sue
cess of the s0hOle ticket having special reference
to Col. Taft, who had already been nominated for
Mayor. On Monday morning, the day of the
election, we published two editorial articles of
considerable lbngth opposing the so called "citi-
zens ticket" and strenuously urging the support
and election of that headed by Col. Taft. And
never, from first 10 last was there line, word, or
syllable published in the Spy in favor of the ticket
headed BY Col. Davis. How does this square
with the deGcons statements
Then. as to the assertion that we "refused to
admit single article in favor of Col Taft the
deacon kpeO this also to be an unmiligated lie
We authorized to refer to Hartley Williams,
Esq, who was candidate for Alderman
on the ticket with Col. Taft, and one of his
nest active friends and supporters, who will
testify, that, on Thursday morning preced-
ng the election, we called upon him, saying that
the columns of the Spy were open to the friends
of COL Taft for the support OF him and his ticket,
to any extent that they chose, and expressing
the hope that they would freely use them for that
purpose and that, on Saturday, we again re.
newed the offer, and expressed regret that they
had not already availed themselves Of it.
10 every other assertion in the Deacon's arti.
Gle, we could make an equally conclusive reply,
but we have not room to extend our remarks, and
'the game is not worth the candle" When the
Deacon endeavors, in this community, to repre-.
sent us as anti temperance, he but exposes him.
self to the rdicule or contempt of every intelli.
gent man. When he supports the cause with
half the hrmness and consistency that for more
than forty years has marked our course, it will
be quite soon enough for HIM to cast his dirty
missiles at those whose practice as well as pre-
cepts he would do we'll to follow.