Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-26
GOLDSMITH F. BAILEY, of Fischburg-
THE DEMOCRATS AND MR.. rHAYER

There are abundant signs that many of the
leading men among the Douglas democrats
have for some lime been in close communica-
ton with Hon. Ell Thayer. They have wish
ed to hide this fact, and seem indifferent TO his
movements and, in some cases, there has
been an unnecessary parade of this protested
Indifference. 1t has been amusing to hear their
talk. especially when fresh from their secret con-
situations with Mr.. Thayer. Meet them at such
times and they profess with special emphasis
that they "will have nothing to do with Thay-
err Their aim has been to keep themselves
out of sight until Mr.. Thayer could have time
to do for himself as much as possible among
the republicans, and then bring their forces to
the rescue. They have gone through with the
formality of nominating candidate, but some
of them say freely that he will be taken out Of
the way, at the proper moment, and by the
proper method.
Some of the democrats will not vote for
Mr. Thayer under any circumstances, but that
gentleman is not always successful in distin-
gushing them from the other sort. On meet
ing one of them, yesterday morning, we are
told, he said to him in confidential tone =
eve are sure to beat them by large MAORI
ty. 1t was a mistake. He was confidential
with the wrong man. That Dragging tone
was employed for effect on the democrats gen
orally but the gentleman to whom it was adj
dressed makes it understood that lie can Meth
er "be fused or used" For day or two the
bluff and brag of the Tbayer men have been
immense; but everybody has understood what
this meant The democrats hesitate, and init
mate that they must have promising compa-
ny Of republicans TO fuse with. 1t is the OBJ
ject Of Mr.. Thayer and his friends to make
them believe that everything is now all right
for them.
The democrats are quietly scheming to
support Mr.. Thayer, because they see in him
an instrument with which they hope TO injure
the republican party. And they have full
understanding with him, which is the result
of many confidential talks. We do not deny
that the Douglas democrats have right to
support Mr.. Thayer, if they please. And as
Mr., Thayer stands, it can make no difference,
so far as concerns the question OF slavery in
Levi Heywo d is elected to congress. Either
of them would vote steadily against prohibit
ing slavery in the territories and against
annulling New Mexican slave codes. Either
of them would always be found voting against
the republican party on such questions. The
Worcester Times was substantially out for
Mr. Thayer yesterday morning, speaking in
in his favor and predicting his election. Ii our
democratic friends of the Douglas persuasion
would be somewhat less subterranean in this
work it would be more to their credit.
But let them work in their own way. 1t
makes no difference. No combination to sup.
port Mr.. Thayer can bring him within sight
or hearing OF an election. If he could get
twice or thrice the number of republican votes
that are likely to be cast for him. and along
wi them all the democratic and Bell-Everett
votes in the district, he would still fall far,
very far short of an election. Let all the OPP
position elements i'll this city do for him the
best that now seems possible to them, and he
will nevertheless fall nearly thousand votes
behind Mr.. Bailey here. Mr.. Bailey's friends
have never before felt 30 sure of his cleo
ton by large majority, as they are at the pres
ent time The republicans of this district are
not to any great extent in favor of destroying
their party, please their enemies, nor are they
inclined to be represented in congress by any
man who cannot be relied on to support faith.
fully the administration of Abraham Lincoln
on the question of prohibiting slavery in the
territories.