Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-03-09


When the commonwealth shall have paid its
debts, and reported handsome surplus in the
treasury it will be early enough to consider seri-
ously whether we can wisely give away large
sums of money TO satisfy such demands.
The New Hampshire Election.
The relations of the national parties TO the
New Hampshire election, which takes place next
Tuesday, are peculiar. 1t is conceded by all
that the issue of this, the first state election pre-
cedng the presidential struggle of this year, is
important as an indicator of the present state
of political opinion, and for its influence upon
other political events and combinations. II
would not have this importance if New Hamp-
shire were not a closely contested state, steadily
republican, ii is true, for an unbroken series OF
years, hardly interrupted by the partial success
OF the democrats last spring, but always by ma
lorites so small as not to deprive the other party
of a stimulus TO continued eXertion. The result
of the New Hampshire election, therefore, is al
ways watched with an interest greater than the
relative consequence of this state among the 9th
ers would seem to warrant. Usually, ofeourse,all
republicans wish for a republican victory as an
assurance of present strength and an aid in fu-
ture contests, and democrats for similar reasons
desiie the success OF their ticket. But the as
pect Of parties toward this election is somewhat
changed this year. In New Hampshire, OF
course, both are working with their might TO
carry the state but elsewhere politicians regard
the strife with varied and conflicting emotions.
The great mass of republicans, no doubt, are in
INV ba as ugual and
would hail the customary triumph of their
friends in New Hampshire with as much enthu-
siasm as ever. But there are a few, politicians
and editors chiefly, who take different view.
The contest in New Hampshire will turn
wholly Oh national questions. The republican
state organization is in favor of the renomina-
ton OF Grant; the orators from abroad are his
friends, and the arguments addressed to the peo-
pie most frequently, are proofs of the general
faithfulness and success of his administration.
This is the very reason why certain protested re-
publieans hope for republican defeat in New
Hampshire. They believe that if the reDubli-
cans carry the state on these issues Grant will
be renominated at Philadelphia, and if not, some
other candidate will be selected They reason in
this way: if The attacks upon Grant and his adj
ministration prove effective enough to ALLEVIATE
a considerable number of New Hampshire re.
publicans, and thus cause the defeat of that
parry, shrewd politicians will take care that
solne less Objectionable person is nominated ar
Philadelphia; but il, on the contrary, the New
Hampshire election proves that these attacks
have made TO serious impression, then there
will be no reason TO suppose that Grants re
nomination can be prevented. Now, as the cher
ished purpose ofthese people is to "beat Grant,
they prefer a result which, in their opinion,
would secure his defeat in the convention 10 the
less hopeful undertaking of putting up a so.
called "liberal republican or compromise candi-
date against him. Thus it happens that some
protested republicans, not numerous in proper
tion 10 the noise they make, hope for demo-
cratic victory in New Hampshire.
Among the democrats also there is not entire
uuanimiy Of feeling in regard to the first of the
state elections in this presidential year. The
Old fashioned democrats who believe in the vi
tality of their party and in its future, of course
hone TO see it succeed in this contest. But the
passivisls o. "possum'' democracy, like the dis
affected republicans, have policy which makes
them wdnng 10 sacrifice immediate for re.
cdoter objects. They have two reasons for wish
ing the republicans 10 prevail at this election.
In the first place they fear that h democratic
success, by exciting the hopes OF the imPract-
bles of tier party at the south and elsewhere,
who have been somewhat subdued of late, would
lead them TO bring again into undesirable prom
inenee their extreme and obnoxious theories,
which the country has emphatically repu1iated,
and is sure to reject again whenever au issue is
made upon them, and thus temporary success
in the spring would lead to a crushing and ire
trievable rout in the autumn. Besides this they
have in view an alliance with the disaffected re-
publicans, whose numbers and influence they
considerably over-rate. They agree with the
latter that the result of the New Hampshire
election VIII decide whether Grant is to be re-
nominated. If he should be nominated they
feel confident that the Justification will proceed
TO an open breach, and that the seceders will
support their candidate for the presidency, or
VIII make a nomination which the democratic
party in general can be persuaded TO adopt. For
these reasons many democrats could be well
content 10 see the republicans carry New Hamp-
shire.
The New Hampshire people do not seem to
be influenced by these divisions. Both parties
are apparently in dead earnest, and the canvass
is most vigorously carried on. What founda-
ton there may be forthe charges of fraud made
on both sides we h2ve no means of knowing.
No doubt every legitimate means, and probably
some OF questionable proprieiy, will be employed
by both sides. The allegations Of proposed
sharp practice by democratic committees made
by The republican papers are so definite and
persistent that we are led to believe that they
have some foundation. The sources from which
democratic leaders in New England have been
accustomed to derive counsel and suceor are SC
corrupt that il would not be strange if theii
theories Of political morality had received some
deirment or the result ii is impossible Il
speak with much confidence. Both parties arr
unusually cautious and reserved in their prog
nosncations. We can only say thatwe hope TO
the election of a republican governor, and a re
publican legislature, and believe there is a gOot
prospect OF both.
The proposal 10 secure the grounds now Oecu.