Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-10-20
No man can accept or by silence consent tc

No man can accept or by silence consent to
nomination for an important official posi-
ton, without making himself responsible for
the principles and aims of the party from
whom the nomination comes. Feeling this,
and unwilling to hold an equivocal position,
Messrs Warner, Oliver and Reed, republic
can candidates for state offices, have made
public declaration of their unwillingness to
be used as candidates of the party that seeks
to overthrow Gov. Andrew and inaugurate in
Massachusetts an effective opposition TO the
policy of the president Their views were
already well understood; but, being honest
men, they would not be used to aid that party
by even seeming to be its candidates.
Would that we could have a complete union
OF the people in support of the presidents eff
forts to crush the rebellion! But the men
who held peoples" convention one day
and completed their work the next day in
democratic convention will not consent TO
such a union. They refused it last year, and
they conspire now to make it impossible. We
see them far more passionate against "radi-
Gals than against rebels. They denounce the
policy Of the president, openly in one conven-
ton and covertly in the other; and some of
them, like Gen. Whitney, declare al
ready that their aim is to re-establish their
old political alliance with the traitors by means
of a compromise. 1t is not pleasant to know
that there can be, here in Massachusetts, such
an attempt to organize hostility to the policy
of the president, and break down his most
faithful supporters, while the nation is strug-
Cling with armed treason for its life and
honor.
The editor of the Boston Post undoubtedly
thought it fine maneuver to have the ''peo-
pies" convention construct the state ticket on
which the names of Messrs. Warner, Oliver,
and Reed were used. He believed, not very
shrewdly, that it would draw support from
Gov. Andrew, and be an admirable cheating
continuance to use among republicans. Did
he ask himself how the success of his maneu-
yer Gould it be made successfully would be
be felt at Richmond and by disloyal men all
over the country? Did he ask himself how
such maneuvers disturb and distract that unity
of feeling and purpose with which we should
all support the president? We think not,
else he might have postponed them for the
present, and discouraged organizing hostility
to the presidents war policy against the re-
bellion.
In our political action at the present time
the foremost purpose should be to sustain tue
president in his efforts to crush the rebellion
Whoever fails 10 do this fails in duty to his
country All other issues should be post
poned. What we want now, and what men of
every political party should desire above all
things, is thorough and speedy triumph over
the rebellion; and to secure this we must sus-
tain the president and set our faces sternly
against all who seek to embarrass his admins
tration or plot to organize opposition to his
policy. This is our platform. Here we stand;
here we have stood since the war began; and
here we mean to stand until bloody treason is
subdued