Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-06-04

| not-claim the credit or he charged with the re-
| sponsibility of putting him in nomination
| In regard to the second office, the convention
as a whole is left TO its own guidance, although
! most Of the delegations are instructed in favor
Of one or another candidate. The two who will
at first receive most votes are, of course, Mr..
Cofax and Senator Wilson. The former will
probably lead on the FIRST ballot. II he had not
sometime ago repeatedly declared his purpose
to retire from public life at the close of his pres
ent term OF office, he would no doubt be renomi-
mated without serious opposition. The prospect
now is that of those who are instructed to vote
at first for candidates from their own states
enough will change their votes to Mr.. Wilson,
as their second choice, to give him a support
nearly as large as that of Dir. ColfaX, or
perhaps, and not improbably, to nominate
him. There is also reason to believe that in the
event of the failure of either of these two gentle
men TO secure majority after two or three bal
lots, General Hawley, of Connecticut, NAV be
adopted as a compromise candidate and receive
the nomination. 1t is gratifying to be assured,
as we are, that there is no such personal rivalry
between those aspirants as will in any event in
terrupt their friendly relations or prevent either
from giving his cordial support to the party in
the approaching canvass. Its very satisfactory,
also, TO know that the nomination and election
of any one of these gentlemen would give us a
vice president whom the whole country could
trust and honQE
1t isSthe fashion toridicule political platforms,
and some of them deserve it for their evasion of
II ;ssua nd +boir hot us4 10
gard TO matters on which there is general agree
ment But the republican party in its national
conventions has not exposed itself to reproaeh
on this score. 1t has ayowed its distinctive
principles in language which no man could
mistake and, as its aims and policy were modi-
fed by events, and one Issue after another came
into prominence, it has spoken learlessy to the
questions of the hour, and by its actions when
entrusted with power, has justified its pro-
fessiOns. 1t has thus earned the right to
be trusted. Its declarations through the
| convention now about TO assemble will deal
with the questions of public policy which now
agtate mems minds and, though they will not
of course command universal approval, they will
be accepted as the expression OF the beliefs and
| purposes of the republican party which it will
surely carry into effect, so far as the people by
their support give it the power TO do so. We
have had from various sources of late abundant
criticism of the acts of the party and its repre-
sensatiyes, sometimes acrd and malignant,
sometimes fippant and cynical, very much OF it
unjust and founded on Misrepresentation and
falsehood. The executive department of the
| government has been the object of most
of these attacks. SANDER stoutly and
something will stick" is an old saying
and true one. Some people, who cannot help
hearing more or less of this incessant reviling,
| are persuaded that an administration so vigor-
| ously abused must be unworthy of confidence
For them we make at present only this sugges-
ton: Look carefully at the true record of this
administration on that matter in regard to
which it is oltenest attacked, the appointments
| to Office, and we are sure this administration
will be found to compare favorably with any
We have had for the last twenty-five years.