Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-10-21
Political.
neutrality-suspicious..


ST. LOUIS, Oct. 20.-The republican state
committee yesterday adopted resolutions inyt-
ing the liberal republican state committee and
the colored state committee TO meet with them,
and form one state general committee, thus
uniting all in one committee; they also resolved
to hold meeting on the 9th of December and
asking the national executive committee to call
the next national convention at st. Louis.
MISUNDERSTANDING
SAN FRANCIsCO, Oct. 2O.-The republican
majority in the state will he larger than in Sep
TENDER, though the vote is lighter.
MISUNDERSTANDING TALK
MONTGOMERY, Oct. 20-Gen. Blair, Of the
sub-kukluX committee, in speech, last night,
alluded TO the proposition that, in the next
democratic national convention, the south de-
cline to be represented, but accept whatever
candidate for president the democrats of the
north offer He disSented from the proposition.
as did every democrat in the west and north
The triumph of the democratic party is the safe
ty OF the south, and who should guard its safety
but southern men. If they fail, may not others
fail. The south has no question Of personal IA
vOrites, but their choice will fall on him most
likely to carry the banner in triumph. If the
south fails to send her prudent and wise men.
it will be claimed as Il refusal to 90 with the
northern democrats because of the new depart
urc, and because the spirit of rebellion still
burns under smOulderng ashes
He was no friend of the new departure but
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of those who had chosen that faith While he
would never yield his own convictions as to the
conStitutlonality OF the uSurpatiOnS OF the radi-
cal party, he was willing to fight the radicals in
any shape the democratic party may determine.
He believed the new departure policy has failed
to bring success in elections this summer and
autumn, for the reason that it was a confession
of inability to carry elections upon their own
principles. In that confession the party failed
to place candidates before the people in bar.
mony with the platform. Thus, while some
democrats are dsgustei at concessions made, no
republicans were coucated. The future does
not look gloomy, even under tie losses Of the
summer and autumn. The republican party
contains in itself the seeds Of discomfort bitter.
ness, rivalry and disatlectiOn
The denomination Of Grant could not, in his
opinion, be defeated. He is now dictator in the
republican party, and aspireS to be in the coun-
try at large. He will dictate his own nominal
ton. Some of the most conscientious, able and
courageous men, standing highest in the radical
party will leave it when Grant is nominated:
will burn their ships when they fail TO defeat
the nomination, and take good pains to defeat
the reelection. Instead Of going for the new
departure, Blair preferred to give Il guarantee to
disatlected republicans by the nomination Of
republican who would draw to us, by Il much
stronger guarantee than the mere words of
platform, the support of those disalccted with
Grant and the radical party. We could all vote
and is against kukuX bills and military laws
Virginia has adopted this policy. Shall the
democracy of the south fail to follow her eX-
ample?
We have taken hold of it in Missouri, and
Missouri would, he believed, give larger ma
jority in the presidential election than any
other state for the candidate of the democratic
party. The men of foreign birth are the men 10
whom we are to look in the coming struggle.
They come from countries where despotsm is
practced, and know its badges and signs. and
are already recognizing them. Their leading
man and ableSt representative is now proclaim
ing his opposition to Grant and his admnistra.
ton; he has taken his departure, and burned
his ships. 1t was Carl Schurz who led the en-
tire German element OF Missouri to break down
the DISTINGUISHING clause of her constitution,
and arrayed his fellow c0untrymen, as one man,
against the administration and to dcspise its
officers, patronage and power
They stand fairly and squarely, to dav, solidly
to the last man, against all acknowledgements
and for universal amnesty. They are opposed
to kukluX legislation and against the suSpen-
sion of the habeas corpus, and if the democratic
party put forward a man, or accept onezwho
may be put forward by Others who is sound
upon those principles, he will receive the entire
German vote in the United States, numbering
100000 to 800 900.