Worcester daily spy., 1858-01-01

The Transcript Of Wednesday, contains an ar
tiele in relation to the city election, which is SO
palpably, wilfully, and malicously false, in some
Of its statements as to require this notice at our
hands. The Transcript says:
After the nomination Of Mr.. Taft, the Spy
rsfsed to allOsO his name to appear in their col.
unins ill the day Of the election, and Hrep its
schole influence in 1gor Of Col. Davis and on the
jealous pattizan Col. Davis had at the polls,
and is said to havd srsonally brought twenty vo.
ters to his aid"
Il is false that over refused, at anytime, to
aAoso Col. Taffs n - to appear in our columns.
ltis false that the o.rple, or any portion of the
influence Of the Spy was thrown in favor of Col.
Davis, as every reader Of the paper can testify.
Nor was there ever an article or a word in the
Spy, which BY any fair construction would Justify
or excuse snch charge. On the contrary, we
published an article on the morning preceding
the evening when the "Citizens" meeting was
held, the object Of which was to deter Republi'
cans from uniting in that movement, and we af-
forwards gave the reasons, clearly and succincty
which would induce us, and which we thought
ought to induce every Republican to support
the ticket headed by Col Taft, and to OPP
pose the so called "Citizens'' ticket. Nay,
more, instead of refusing to allow Col.
Taft's name to appear in our columns,
we did, three or four days before the cleo
tion give to his friends the offer, without restric-
ton Of the use of our columns, to any extent they
might choose TO occupy them in the advocacy Of
his claims and in the support of that ticket. This
we are prepared to prove, and we have good reas
to believe that this fact, and all the others we
have stated, we're well known to the shameless
falsi6er who presides over the Transcript, at the
time he wrote the article from which we make
the above extract.
OF the latter portion Of the above extract, II is
proper to say, that, in relation to the election,
there was difference Of opinion between the
editors Of the Spy; but the Junior editor has al
ready publicly stated in our columns, that, in
case OF such difference, the senior editor, having
the principal interest in the paper, the right is
conceded TO him, OF controlling its course. This
being understood, leaves the junior editor at
liberty 70 act according to his own convictions,
without thereby duplicating the paper, or making
1t responsible for his action. Still, as we under
stand he vas not active partiEan At the pois
and the statement that he carried twenty voters
there, Is Of piece with the rest Of the article.
We might here close. having refuted the most
prominent falsehOods Of the article under notice !;
but by SO doing we should not do full justice to
the PioS deacon For the result Of the muni-
cipal election, be more than any other individual
irresponsible. is Before any nomination was made
and while there was, to all appearance, entire
harmony among the republicans Of the city, the
Transcript, came out with an article, in which 4
stIsmatssd Col. Dwight Foster as '.,he csndi.
date Of tAs liquor party last year" The deacon
when he penned that, knew that 1t was h,vi.
tous lie. He knew that he told Il for the purpo,.
Of exciting faise prejudice against Col Foster.
He fhns opened affssh the old sores Of last year,
when be and his associates sold out the party in
fhIs city 10 their biitsrest opponents. He thus
threw down the gauntlet, and II, in consequences
Of lie being taken up By some Of the friends Of
Col. Foster, honcster and better men than him.
sslrhsvs suffered, he is the last person who has
any right % complain.