Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-11

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lodge opened in ample form, with the following
officers, part being pro tempore: W, G. NJ,
VIM. 5. Gardner; d. G. NJ John T. Heard; S.
G, W, S. c. Lawrence; J. G. W., Chas w.
Moore; G, S., II. Endicott; G. c., J. II. Titus;
G. NJ, W. 7. Grammer; G. r., F. f. Jones. The
officers Of the new lodge were then installed in
their several stations by the several grand
officers, as follows w. NJ, H. c. Wadsworh:
5. w, 5. NJ. Richardson; J. W, j. Marcus
Rice; T., R. NJ. Gould; S., VIM G. Strong; c.,
John Gregson; S. D, E. P. Halsted j. D., II.
B. Wilder; S, s., James L. Burbank; j. s., Al
fred d. Warren; NJ, o. L. Hatch; |, s., Sas
w. Goddard; T., L. 5. Carpenter A supper at
the Lincoln house followed the exercises in the
hall.
Ratification speeches AT Mechanics Hall.
The people and the speakers and the band o!
music were in Mechanics hail early Saturday
evening to rltily the nomination of Mr.. George
Crompton for mayor II. G. Rice, Esq, called
the meeting TO order and announced the organi-
zation, J. H. Walker, president, and II, A.
Marsh and O. L. Hatch, Notwithstanding
the long list Of vice presidents, too common on
such occasions.
Mr.. Walker made a brief speech on taking
the chair, expressing his wish to identify him
self with the party which had nominated Mr..
George Crompton. He maintained that the cit
liens movements have never proved a success,
and proceeded to compare the republican with
| the democratic party, assuming that the latter
controlled the so-caed citizens movement The
| power Of the republican party, he said,
grows from the bottom upward, begin
ming with local organizations and cuI-
miuating in the national government,
| hence the necessity Of supporting the republican
| nominations here in this city He then gave
the audience figures showing the success OF the
management OF the city's finances during the
year 1871, as the result of thorough nvestiga
ton made by the finance committee Of the city
| council, OF which he is 4 member. He had
| found, he said, that a new system was necessa-
| ry; but that did not prove a mistake in the adj
| ministration. The present system of managing
| the city's business was calculated for the city
| when its population was fourteen thousand; but
now that it has sweed to upwards OF forty
| thousand the old system will no longer answer
methods must be adopted which will produce
better results He did not believe any better re-
suits could possibly be produced than were last
| planned several progressive movements, includ-
| ing an endeayor to procure an act to enable the
| council to insist upon proper gates and guards
| at railroad crossings, and a movement to re-
duce the railro I'd tarffon raw material for man
ufacturers use. These measures, he assured
the audience, would he carried forward if the
ticker headed by George Crompton is elected
The name Of the republican candidate was
greeted with applause
At the close of his remarks, Mr.. Walker in
PRODUCED eX-Goy. Bullock to address the au-
dience.
GOV. BULLOCK SPEECH.
FeilO5C Citizens: My words shall be few
| For have come 10 your meeting rather with a
| purpose to show my good will for tine excellent
| selection which has been made for the highest
| office in the city, than TO make any prOtracted
remarks, least Of all to indulge in any passion
| ate appeal to the voters. We all have one COM
mon interest in supporting the growth and adj
vance Of the city, and in maintaining its whole
| some moral tone, for our benefit ut home and for
| our good name abroad and we ought to confer
| together without being misled into any undue
| excitement or unbecomng personalities towards
| the candidates.
In certain peculiarities of material progress
| and development there is no other city in New
| England like ours. We are building larger and
| better than the founders knew or imagined. We
are Ou5growing all the original designs and con
| ceptOns. Old landmarks disappear like dreams.
| We are constantly obliged to discard that which
Ten years ago was deemed adequate TO the pub
| lie necessities and the public convenience, and
| to strike out upon new enterprises of larger
! proportions, from year TO year. Starting with
| live thousand, as first knew Worcester, it now
| has more than forty thousand pc0plc-and is
| still advancing. This is not misfortune, il
| is rather the evidence of good fortune cast
| upon us by Providence. Out of this comes the
| mo- Dt h1T n lln NJ OWN Df-
| lures. And these must be conducted by wise |
and discreet men at the head of affairs, |
| who can draw the line between extravaganza, |
| on the one hand, and paISmOny, on the other |
| with sagacity and Judgment, men who win |
not seek their personal distinction by estab- |
! fishing 4 contrast of their own administration
| with other administrations by stopping eXpen- |
| ditures upon necessary public improvements |
| men, in short, who will carry forward the city |
| in its career by that lberaliy in expenditure, |
| and that economy in applying it, which is the |
striking characteristic of the highest style of
| business men, such as you profess to be. ! |
| think we want at the head OF such Il service as |
| this-anl it is very large service to expect |
| of any One-l think we want tue best, most |
successful and most energetic business man we |
can find here. And think, further, that our
observation and knowledge OF his character,
| enterprise and intelligent comprehension OF |
| the business wants of the town, war |
rants me in saying that Mr.. Crompton is |
| not only truly but is emnently that kind of man |
among us. ii any man ntu up 10 IHlS TIME Dten
| nominated, or if any man shall before Monday |
| morning be nominated, answering to these re- |
| Quirements better than Mr.. CrOmpton, would |
| give my vote for that candidate. But not hay- |
| ing as yet seen such candidate placed before |
the public, | shall support Mr.. CrOmpton as on
| the whole the best exponent of the system OF
| liberal and economical progress for the city. He
| is fair type of the class OF men and the class
| of interests which have made Worcester what it
| is. He knows what public spirit and public en-
| q n he VA nj q
| dollar. HE has grown up in his own enter
prises in constant harmony with those of the
city side by side with Them part of them, in
| sCparable from them; and we shall be safe in
placing him in charge of them. | think it a
| point gained to have a mayor whose life has
been passed. amid these enterprises and activ-
ties, and who himself has been in constant and
| lively sympathy with them.
Then again, we want at the head of the Gov
| crnment OF this city man of high, manly,
robust moral tone. All our own traditions and
experience suggest the importance Of this, and
the present time requires it. There is rising all
over the country a spirit that demands reform
in the style of civil administration The neces-
sty for this demand has eliminated, you per-
maps would say, in New York. But the same
necessity eXistsslsewhere. 1t exists under dem
ocrNtie administration, and it exists under re-
publican administration. Human nature mani
tests the same infrmities, the same weakness
before temptations, in democratic officials and
in republican officials. In all cases, what is
wanted Is the lncOrTupllDle anu SUPERINTENDENT
Mantle man who has no sly winks or side
way glances, but who has an eye that is single,
lulLorbed, and wide open for the public service
and for every public trust he assumes II in
any OF the men holding the offices, there be any
irregularities, impurities, Orparticipations in the
profits OF public contracts. however considera-
bleor however trihing they may appear to he,
let them be rooted ont of their places, and be
thrust back into their private relations with
their fellow citizens, where their fellow citizens
will know how TO protect themselves. Ii You
can show me acandidate for any enc Of the Of
fees who is Justly suspected of such rregulari-
ties, it matters little with me whether
he be called democrat a republican, for in
either case he Is an unworthy and dishonest
| public servant, and denounce him as fl only
to be spurned when we approach the polls |
especially deem it Of the chief Importance that
| the head of the government, the mayor should
bring to his high Office character of his own
such character as win furnish guaranty and
security against any of these temptations. The
government of this city is nowadays discussing
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