Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-10-30

Hon. GOLDSMITH f. BAILEY, the republican
candidate for congress in this congressional
district, should have the cordial support of ev-
cry voter. He has never yet failed TO aequit
himself with admirable ability in any office to
which he has been elected, and in congress he
will be one of the most industrious and useful
members Of the Massachusetts delegation. He
will also be very faithful, judicious, and reli-
able representative of the republican sentiment
of the district. Coarse, noisy, half-civilized,
and audacious egotism is not satsfac-
tory proof of ability, and it certainly
does not indicate that honorable and high
toned manhood which commands respect
and confidence If Mr.. Thayer and his
friends had preserved more careful remem-
brance of this fact, they would not have done
so mean thing as to speak as follows, in a
circular which they have distributed through
the district
''We wish to do Mr.. Bailey no injustice
We presume he has many excellent quail
ties, but it must have been painfully evident
to every person who witnessed his feeble at
tempt to make a speech at Worcester, few
evenings since, that he could be nothing but
cipher in congress, if elected. His friends
know his weakness in this respect, and care
fully conceal him from public gaze"
This circular, which purports to come from
the Central Republican Club" is signed
Charles White, President" and ct. j..
Nelson, Secretary" Mr.. Nelson is like Mr..
Bailey, member of the Worcester county
bar. He knows very well that this attack on
Mr. Pailav 10 falsa and unmanIv and we do
not believe that he will remember it hereafter
with satisfaction. The Thayer organ pursues
Mr.. Bailey in the same style, being still more
extraTagant, reckless and shameless. But
they hurt nobody by such assaults so much as
the mselves. " We presume he has many ex-
cellent qualities" How graciously condes-
cending GA cipher in congress p All Mr..
Nelson, you will read this circular, after the
election is over. You will remember it a
year hence, and two years hence, and much
longer than that The memory will not be
pleasant, for you know how unjust and unbe-
coming it is to speak OF Mr. Bailey in that
way. 1t was meanly, falsely done, and with
out the slightest provocation 10 personal at
tack of any sort.
1t is very likely that Mr.. Thayeris the most
audacious man in the district In ieats of a
certain kind, he may be able to Guido the ter
rible fellow in "Festus," who "fed on buttered
thunder" He may be able to ride through
the district with wonderful endurance, and
show himself to the people, the man who
never mistakes, never propheses false
ly, never knows that any thing las
been done which he did not do him
self Nevertheless, something more is need
ed to show the presence of strong useful
and reliable ability for the work of repre-
sentative. We are told that at the close Of one
of his meetings in the north part of the coun-
ty, a respectable gentleman of very quiet
ways, said to him, "Mr. Thayer, think the
peopler really ought to keep youin congress, for it
appears from your speeches that you do pretty
much everything that is done there" Our
informant could not say whether Mr. Thayer's
never failing egotism allowed him to feel tho
sarcasm. 1t certainly did not mend his esti-
mate of his own powers.
Our friends will remember that Hon. Gold.
smith F. Bailey, of whom Mr.. Thayer's organ
speaks SO meanly, is at the head of the Judi
ciary committee in our present legislature,
where he has quietly won respect and admira.
ton, by his ability and attention TO business
In congress he will do honor to his constitu.
ents, by showing himself equal to every de-
mand upon him, by recognizing obligation
to represent something more than himself, by
cultivating harmonious and manly relations
with his colleagues, and by that never failing
attention to business which his character and
habits make certain. Let him have every re-
publican vote in the district
A DEMOCRATIC JUDGMENT OF THE CASE