Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-09-02
Political Notes.

AT Clinton, Thursday night, Gen. Butler said
Wendell Phillips and Mr.. Trask were "dryer
out of the republican party, because they &C
cepted prohibitory and labor reform nomina
tions. He deals quite as badly with facts a,
with figures. Mr.. Phillips was never in the re
publican party, and, therefore, was not in pc
sition either to go out or be "driven out" Mr.
Trask, who is not of much consequence any
way, declared at the time that he went out 10
form ga new political party" The man who
accepts nomination for governor or lieutenant
governor, against the republican party, does all
that is necessary to place him out of the party,
even If he fail to announce that he goes out to
form new party.
The Boston Times says, ''There are now the
gravest symptoms of disease in the republican
PARTY of this state" II evidently mistakes
Gen. Butler and his speeches for natural pro-
ducts OF the republican party. They certainly
indicate that something is "rotten in Denmark :"
but ''Denmark," in this case, must not be con-
founded with the republican party. 1t gives
another symptom of disease" as follows
aThe Concord Patriot (democraticl says;
There is said to be a secret understanding be-
tween the friends of DIR. Loring and Gen. But
Ter, in Essex county, to unite their forces in
favor of the latter for governor, and permit DR..
Loring to take the vacant seat in congress-
This, probably, moves the Times to weep anew
over the diseased" condition of the republican
party, which is supposed to have in it prominent
candidates for the office of governor, capable of
such secret "truck and decker" understandings.
Hon. James F. Wilson, of Iowa, has consented
to be a candidate for the office of United States
senator. Heretofore, he has refused TO have his
name used in the canvass for this office; and
the candidates discussed were Mr. Harlan, now
in the senate, whose term is about to expire,
and Mr.. Allison, known to readers of reported
congressional proceedings as a member of the
house. Mr.. Wilson is every way superior 10
either of these gentlemen, and will, very likely,
be elected without serious opposition. We can
not believe that many republicans in Iowa will
support either of the other candidates, when it
is known that they can have James F. Wilson.
The political canvass in Wisconsin has some
peculiarities. The democrats have nominated
for governor, ex-senator Doolittle, who, like
Senator Dixon of Connecticut, got terribly and
fatally mired in the slough of Andy Johnson
ism. 1t is curious to notice how confdentialy
all such wrecked and befouled repub-
licans 90 TO the democratic party,
very much as rogues, twenty-five years
ago, hastened off 10 Texas. Mr.. Dooittle
has correct personal character, and considerable
ability. As politician, he has no convictions
which can interfere with any calculation of self
interest. He followed Andy johnson because
he believed great party would swiftly rise up
and follow him. 1t was a mscaculation; he
could not see that the people were not as desti-
tute of earnest convictions as himself. Now
the Wisconsin democrats are trying to make use
of him, and he has told them that the supreme
court will follow the political power" and null
lily those amendments Of the constitution
which all copperheads hate if the democrats
carry the next presidential election. Gen. c.
c. Washbum, man of superior character and
ability, is the republican candidate for governor.
lie is true man in all respects, and will make
a successful canvass.
Somebody calls Virginia the American
Spain" The conservatives" as they call
themselves, who seek to rule that state, by
means OF victory over the negro, may have
something in common with both Spanish BOur-
bonism and Spanish lack of industrial enter
prise. They profess, however, to be politicians;
and they held convention, a few days since, to
consider the situation. They found this difficult,
and dared not propose political platform.
Some of them regard the 'new departure as
clever and promising trick but they could not
endorse it and did not like to declare against it,
white men of the state against the negroes
Meanwhile, they will condescendingly allow ne
groes to vote for their candidates, and appear in
their conventions. They took measures at this
convention, to make their organization very
stringent, aud to make sure of the support of
all the secession Bourbons. They sometimes
call themselves "Walkerites;" but they will
not beguile as many republicans, at the next
election, as they led astray when Walker was
elected