Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-11-03
State Nominations.
FOR GOVERNOR,
JOHN A. ANDREW, Of Boston.
THE THAYER DEMONSTRATION.

THE THAYER DEMONSTRATION.
There was loud flourish of trumpets.
There was great preparation There was ex-
ulting promise. There was inspiring expecta-
tions of magnificent things. The Thayer
men of Worcester and vicinity would make
such demonstration, last evening, as would
take the city by storm and entrance the whole
district with JOY fnl amazement. There were
to be innumerable torches and countless
throngs of enraptured Thayer men, and
beautiful marchings, and a sublime show
of the gur-e-a-t purrinciple and its
upholders Well, there waS demonstration
and we do not believe there is a Thayer man
in Worcester who is very aAxous to see an
other like it. 1t may be that some Of the dem.
ocrats would like to reproduce it; but, we feel
very sure that there is not one of the few re-
publicans and Bell Everett men who have
thought of voting for Mr.. Thayer, who desires
to see another like it.
The demonstration was Overwhelmingly
democratic in character, The democratic ele-
ment was freest in expression, as well as most
abundant, and it must have given some men
in the procession the sensation of being in very
strange political company. Groans for the
Spy came from the procession, as matter OF
course, when it passed our Office. But there
were also groans for the Lincoln and Hamlin
flag, and cheers for the Douglas and johnson
flag. The first call for groans for the Lincoln
and Hamlin flag came from place in the pro-
cession not very far behind those who carried
the Webster transparency and, when the pro-
cession passed the first time, cheers for the
Douglas flag came from six different places in
it.
There were in the procession $50 torches,
according to a count made by persons standing
on the sidewalk near our office, and lover
800," according to the claim of some of the
torch bearers. And there was cayalcade of
1876 horsemen, whose riding 'made an impress
SION" There were many who did not carry
torches, and large proportion of the process"
sion consisted of boys. Most of the democrat
ic men and boys in Worcester, and the region
round about, appeared to be on hand, and,
we hear, they cropded all other sorts of
Thayer men. In fact, the flood of de-
mocracy overwhelmed everything else in
the Thayer ranks, and nothing was wanted to
make this inmitable demonstration perfect but
characteristic speech from Stephen A Doug
las himself A portion of this marching and
shouting company of Thayer msn remained on
the street until nearly one O'Clock this morn,
ing. The last manifestation of their enthus.
asm was made in front of our office, where
they gave three groans ''for the Spy" and
three more "for Lincoln and HamIin."
There are some sincere republicans who
have allowed themselves to be drawn
after Mr.. Thayer into false position.
They are arrayed with the democrats
against the republican party, and lending all
their influence to aid those who seek to de.
stroy it. If the present tone and bearing of
the democrats, and the present attitude of the
Thayer question in this district do notopen their
eyes and make them shrink from such associa-
ton, we shall be disappointed. Mr.. Thayer is
to be used to "stay fanaticism," and break
down abolition republicanism." Those who
lead the democratic party in Worcester know
very well what they are about, and the oppo.
sition to the republican party in this district
was faithfully symbolized by this demonstra-
ton. The groans for Abraham Lincoln were
appropriate for Mr.. Lincoln is one OF the most
illustrious champions of the principle against
which Mr.. Thayer and his democratic sup
porters are arrayed. His brilliant and power
full advocacy, against Douglas, of the right and
duty Of congress to prohibit slavery in the ter
ritories, made him our candidate for the presi.
dency 1t is proper that he should have groans
from those who denounce that principle. Re.
publicans cannot turn against their own party
and train along with Douglas democrats, without
learning at last to groan with them Nothing is
more certain than that "evil communications
corrupt good manners" 1t is the first step
only that costs, and lie who does NOT oppose
and renounce the beginnings Of questionable
course of conduct, will very easily 90 on and
astonish himself But we shall be the last 10
complain Of this Thayer demonstration. 1t
did more to make votes for Mr.. Bailey than
could nave been done by any meeting. pro.
cesslon, or other movement of the republican
party itself
AT the close OF the street parade there was
an lmpromptu meeting in the City Hall, which
was presided over by Mr.. Lowell Baker and
where speeches were made by Col. A II
Waters of Millbury, Amos A. Lawrence Of
Boston, Bell-Eyerett candidate for governor
and Judson S. Brown Of Fitchburg. Gov
Robinson Of Kansas arrived in the city by tn
express train from the west, and took lodging
at the Lincoln House lie was called out, an
made brief speech from the balcony, sayin