Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-25
To WORK.

TO WORK,
One working week remains before election,
We call upon the republicans of Worcester
county not to suffer that week to pass unim-
proved. In presence of the terrible fact of a
mighty civil war, there naturally is not the
same interest felt in the election as in ordina-
ry years. But let no one suppose, for this
reason, that it is of any less than ordinary inn
portance. We verify believe that every vote
thrown week from next Tuesday will be d.
rectly for or against the national honor, and
the chances of success in suppressing the
Shareholders rebellion. Thus believing, we
feel constrained to appeal to all patriotic
voters to see to it that the majority for the
salvation and future prosperity of the country
be made as large as possible.
The republican vote in the county will be
materially reduced by the absence of our gal
liant volunteers. Here, as everywhere else,
where the truth can be ascertained by compu-
ton or evidence, the great proportion of vol
unteers is from the republican party. But
this loss may be, to certain extent, made
good from those who, in default of any great
excitement, stay at home on election day, but
who, when voting at all, generally vote right.
Will not our friends in the different towns
consider it duty, at the expense Of some
time and little money, perhaps, to see to it
that such voters this year shall find their way
to the polls?
Then, again, there never was better OPP
portunity for argument and expostuaton with
that class who are now waVerng between the
course which their consciences cannot fail to
tell them is right, and that to which they are
prompted by some personal prejudice or ex-
ternal influence. Let such men be labored
with faithfully. If they honestly love their
country, they must see that whatever is true
of many who will be led away by the peoples
party, the tendency of the leaders is south
ward. Every man who used to vote with the
south will vote with the peoples party this
fall. Every man who secretly prefers the sue
cess of the rebels to the triumph Of what they
call abolition, will vote with the peoples party.
And the success of that party will be hailed
with reclamation at Richmond as an indica-
ton that the men through whom the south
and that through them slavery may yet win a
final though costly triumph. Is this a fit par
ty to command the votes OF any who heartily
wish success to the federal armies, and defeat
and destruction to the rebellion
If any are deaf to the remonstrances and
arguments of republicans quote to them such
men as Daniel S. Dickinson and Gen. Dix
If they think that the border states should be
conciliated, ask them if they are willing to
follow John Van Buren, and Fernando Wood,
when Hamilton of Texas, Holt of Kentucky,
BrownlOw and Andy johnson of Tennessee are
all anxious for success of the party of the adj
ministration.
There are some no-party men, who greatly
deprecate party agitation in a crisis like this,
and are inclined to the peoples party, because
it rebukes party spirit and excitement. 1t is
quite likely that the peoples party may be
no-party after election but it is just now a
very intense and bitter party. How any man
can fancy that he is rebuking party spirit, by
joining party that has no distinctive plat
form except the most extreme and undis-
guised hatred of two men, is more than we
can understand. The leaders of this party
dare not openly take issue with any Of the
principles avowed by the republicans. What
ever may be their secret feelings, but few of
them dare even to denounce the presidents
proclamation They differ from us simply in
that we love Sumner and Andrew, and mean
to exalt them, while they hate them and mean
to crush them down. If honest men can be
made to see this, they will not act with a
party whose success will encourage and de-
light JEFF. Davis, merely because of personal
prejudice against our senator and governor.
Once more then, friends, we urge you to 20
to work at once, and keep at work till the
closing of the polls. Let no votes be lost by
want of organization. Let no doubtful
voter be drawn away by the superior ac-
uvity OF our opponents. Let us prove to our
enemies that notwithstanding the absence of
so many thousand republican voters in the
service of the country, Worcester county can
still keep good her old majority for the prin
clples Of democratic freedom. Let every
man do his duty and the result cannot be
doubtful.