Litchfield enquirer., 1844-10-17

is sealed beyond ell hope Of change, and yet they
hrag as if they really expected to succeed. They
did just so in ls4O. They would not allow that
IS granny Harrison" could get more than three or
four States. They would not even allow him Ohio,
which he carried by an overwhelming majority
We propose to compared little Of the Register bragg
ging in ls4O with that which is now daily witness
ed in that paper. VI a'
From the Register Of Sept. 17t6 1874.
POLK s. DALLAS will be elected to the high
est offices within the gift of the people of this Re-
public next November as surely as the day Of cleo
tion comes. ~ t..E ...|
Now behold what this same Register said of the
prospects of Locofocoism in 1910:
From the Register, Feb. 18Th, 1s4o.
Strong Re0sOns.-Among many others there are
two strong and unanswerable reasons why Gen. Har-
rison cannot be elected President, which are these
first, he is totally unfit for the station-and Sec
ondly, he is not the candidate Of the democratic re-
publcans. These reasons weigh like mill stones
about his neck, and he cannot swim with them,
but they will certainly, yes, CERTAINLY-sin
him. There Is no mistake about this s~' ec
Do the men Of that party love to be duped: If
not, what confidence can they put in print that
will SO egresously deceive them. But this is
not all. We copy again from the Register of 1910,
as follows: h.. al ..-
From the Register, March 14th, 1910.
Il False Phyophet.-The Palladium sees through
the medium of its magic lantern. Mrs. Harrison
snugly seated in the Presidential chairl and its
dupes are again dancing with delight.
From the Register Of the same date.
Since granny Harrisen's last nomination. the
universal federal family have all had the idgets.-
The poor fellows see nothing in the perspec-
tive but defeat ands hard cider.' --
So much for the Registers Dragging in general.
Now let US look at its Dragging in particular. That
paper of last week made the following bold asser-
ton:
From the Register, Oct. 3D., 1874
Every thing looks we'll in the Empire State. We
have no more doubt that Polk and Dallas will car
ry New York, than zoe haze that the sasas aciu rise
to-saoyT0en +
Now observe what this same Register said ofthis
same state of New York in the Spring of 1910:
From the Register, .Aprl 18th, 1910. 81
-saa TURNING OF THE TIDE.
The town elections of the State of New York ex-
hibit the most gratifying results. There is hardly
q county in which the democrats have not carried
majority of the supervisors. We have not in five
years seen the signs in the State decidedly favor
able to the democratic cause as they now are. "
There is not State in the Union more safe for any
candidate than is the State of New York with its
AZ Electoral votes for Martin Van Buren, in Novem-
Der next.
Instead Of giving her votes in the way so boldly
predicted, New York gave them to Gen. Harrison
by 1928 majority But we have not done vet
Behold what this same Register said of Ohio in
1910:
From the Register, .4pril 1871, 1910.
Notwithstanding all the exaggerations and fool
cries of the British Wings, as to the State of Ohio
they are destined to be acofsslly disappointed in
that quarter. H. ...
Comment. Ohio gave Gen. Harrison majority
of 1925 votes! Now observe what the braggart
Register said of the Green Mountain State in March,
1s40:
From the Register, March 21st, 1870
VERMONT
Is coming to "the rescue" She will give her
electoral vote to Martin Van Buren,. In Montpe-
Her at the late town election the democrats have
completely triumphed. The feds have long styled
Montpelier "the Gibraltar of Vermont'-but the
fortress is taken, and the guns spiked. Other parts
OF the State have also declared against the superan
nuated sold gentleman of North Bend.
of North Bend" l4,1o2 majority What prophet
is this Register. Who among the locos are willing
to continue among its dupes. But cruel as we may
seem, we have not yet done with our exposures
See what the Editor said about Connecticut:
From the Register, Feb. 18Th, 1910.
The federal papers have again commenced their
old game Of orag Mr. Tppecsnoe sis certain to
ing to do some great thing-but never make it out.
The vote Of Connecticut sciN be gioen to Mr. Pan
B,tren. III. -u
Comment Connecticut instead of giving her
vote 10 Mr.. Van Buren,, gave it to "Mr. Tippeca-
noe" by majority of6,394! One would have sup
posed that the Register would have profted some
by the experience Of 1910. But not is either
perfectly ignorant of public sentiment or perfectly
reckless in its misrepresentation Of it See what
1t said only last February in regard to the last
Spring election:
From the Register, Feb eth. 1874.
The question is settled now, even to the satstac-
ton OF whiggery. The spirit of 1910 has been cal
led from the vastly Deep but 1t wouldn't come. The
people have repudiated whiggery and its dry bones
may rattle. but they cannot live in Connecticut -
The federal fires are going out, while the democra-
TIC beacons are just beginning to fame from every
hlli-top! We tcere neuer move confident of v;c-
tory than Toe are at this time. And we assure our
friends every where, that there never was finer
spirit in the democratic ranks than there is now!
ana that zoe shGiIcertaiRiy skin the coon in .aprl
Con,ment.-Governor BALDWIN received a piu.
rality OF more than twelve hundred votes, and two
thirds OF the Senators were Wings, and there was