Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-29
where Do You stand

Where Do You stand!
The "peope's" democratic party has not
been fortunate in its attempts to use republi-
cans as its candidates. The gentlemen of this
party began by putting on their state ticket
three of the republican nominees, Messrs.
Oliver, Warner, and Read; but these gentle
men, unwilling to have their names misused
by an organization hostile to the president
and hispolicy, declined. Self-respect, as well
fidelity to principle, would not allow them
to aid that party, even by silence. 9th
ers have declined their nominations; and
a letter which we publish this morning shows
that Hon. Charles Francis Adams made pre-
paration in advance to forbid the use of his
name in their service. Hon. Charles II.
Train, they believed, would surely go with
them, and Judge Thomas, with too much
haste, wrote a iubilant letter on the sub
ject But Mr.. Train disappoints their ex-
pectations He will not lend himself to a
party whose success would strengthen OPP
position to the president throughout the coun-
try, and cause shout Of satisfaction at Rich
mond. He says; "Sympathizing entirely
with the president and the republican party
in his policy of emancipation, and knowing as
do, that many OF those who placed me in
nomination, hold opposite opinions, l cannot
with propriety accept the honor
By accepting nomination, candidate
makes himself responsible for the principles
and aims of the party from which it comes.
BY that act he makes it dishonorable for him
to claim connection with the opposite party.
He can not belong to both sides; nor can ne
seek or seem to do so without sacrifice of
self respect and honest dealing. These con-
siderations are specially important at the pres
ent time. The issue between those who sus-
tain the president and his policy, IN order to
make the war prompt, powerful, and short,
and those who advocate policy that would
lengthen and aggravate the war, and finally
end in a complete disruption of the Union,
is one of the gravest issues ever pre-
scented in this country. Who does not sec
how the war against treason is hndered, en-
barrassed, and heightened by those who assail
the presidents policy, and talk about COM
every man who understands the question,
knows to be both inadmissable and impossi-
sible? This influence, in and out ofthe army,
has done more than anything else to hinder
the war and make it inefficient. And yet it
is proposed to organize this rebel-comforting
policy in all the loyal states, and give it con-
troll of the government. This is what is
meant, at the present time, by the fierce and
unrelenting warfare against the presidents
most earnest and reliable supporters.
A nomination for any responsible official
position was never so little a personal matter
of the candidate as it is in this controversy
The question to be decided is this,-will we
encourage hostility to the president and 90
into political association with Fernando
Wood, Vallandigham, the Boston Courier,
and the most partizan of the old Buchanan
democrats? Or will we sustain the president
and act with those who would save the repub-
lie by making the war as prompt and short as
possible! Look at this from the report of a
recent speech OF James Brooks of the New
York Express
If there was any one guilty of disloyal
practices toward the federal constitutional
there was any one who by sowing the seeds of
destruction and confusion is the country. had
discouraged enlistments, that man was A bra
ham Lincoln. (Cheers.) The south was
looking in apprehension and in terror to the
election about to take place. The true way to
restore peace was to put the democratic party
in power"
So think and mean the orgnators and man
ayers of the peoples" democratic party in
this state. This is why so many who at first
favored that party are now deserving it. This
Is why so many faithful friends of the pres-
dent will not accept its nominations. This is
why some Of those now acting with it are pre-
daring for themselves a most disagreeable
memory, And this is why every loyal voter
should sustain Gov. Andrew and the republic
can candidates at the coming election.
Read also the following from the Augusta
(Georgia) Constituencies:
There is however, evidently in the west,
and particularly in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois,
strong opposition to the present war upon
the south. The tone Of the press in those
states, the public meetings and the democrat
ie conreatioRs, all prove this conclusvely.
This feeling does not display itself as
ooluly opposed to the war per Sc, but as
SHnss the form Of opposition to abolition
ls1'' coercion and su5jUgatioa. 1t would not
be safe to exhibit it otherwise for in that event
the individuals giving expression to it would
soon md themselves incarcerated within the
walls OF some Yankee Bastile, and their opno-
siuoh thus speedily and efiectually crushed
out. But By protesting depotion TO the Union,
me constitution, md the administration of
Abrahdm Lincoln, they can organize thor.
oughtg for work, aud thus secure acay to
triumph IN the approaching fall elections"
The Richmond papers all talk in the same
strain. Well may the Baltimore American
and the southern Unionists denounce the OPP
position party in the loyal states. They see
what it means, and feel deeply the danger
that would attend its success. Shall Massa-
chusetts be controlled by that party? No!
The signs all show that the people will come
forth, next Tuesday, and oyerwbclm the at.