The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-20

HaRrreRp, Oct 10, 1876.
Paragraph on Publications IN Gensrai-One a6ou
Connecticut Democracy One about Connecticut Whig
gerry.
The din and preparation for the next Spring contest
Is being sounded by the political parties of Connecticut
Whilst the parties in New York State prepare in four
to six weeks for State and Congressional election
takes the politicians of Connecticut many months On
the 4th proximo the wing delegates will meet in this
city to nominate State candidates. The democrats will
soon follow suit, but will meet at Mddletown, per
vote of last democratic State Convention, held at New
Haven to meet the before the goth Now 1896 which
vote their State Central Committee will. Of course,
comply with. Whether four times as long before the
election is necessary for Connecticut political parties
make nominations is for those of the Empire State
is owing to the hard and stony soil of the former ts
corrupt politicians, Its greater size than New York
leave for abler minds to decide Give the politicians
hereabouts their way and they would have business
done from years end TO another but in elections and
preparations One thing is certain, and that u.s. if both
parties will follow my advice, of them will certainly
both parties. mean democratic and whis The abolI
tonsts, alias liberty party are faction unworthy the
Of party and should be treated with silent contempt
and left in the worse company In the world them
selves"
The democrats last spring. although their gubernato
rial candidate had GIG votes less than the whg TO which
add % abolition and 40 scattering and he lacks 1855
votes of election, out OF 81 264, STILL owing to the
rotten borough ystem of Connecticut where town Of
l40 voters sends two representativesjust many
towns giving 1000 voes-merely because it was
town when the constitution formed, the dis
which s. spring ruled them. The same thing has hap
pened TO the wings and placed them in against
the win Of the people although not by such majority
a bill granting the right to build bridge across Connec
ticut river at Mddeiown, by the talked of Now York
and Boston Air Line Railroad This bridge was not asked
q v MildletOwnteG
road for the benefit OF our State citizens but for the
benefit of the long travel For its passage the demo-
Gratis held responsible because they had the
ty and because all of their leaders In the House and the
Senate mot only srenuously) advocated its passage
But when it came their Governor he vetoed it
sttutiensl grounds But majority can, in Connect
cut make law in spite Of veto, they re-passed it
by the same vote. lacking two or three. Now in
what light stands the associates, who have for years
heretofore made the welkn and halls Of le-
down with exclusive priviieges"e" down with the
banks'-"down with corporations down with none
Polies"who have also thrown every possible obstacle,
by laws and otherwise in the way of banking insurance
and other corporations-who have proclaimed war to
the knife against "the lords Of the loom"who have she
votes by their mock sympathy for the poorpoor labor
who oppressed by the rich arstocratsl And
leaders-leaders whose only principles summed up
by the leaves and fishes Are they ono year to follow
the cry of down with experimentation with ex
elusive privieges"-"down with monopoies"- and then
presto wheel right about and sanction their grants OF
the most ubheard Of powers to AIRY" corporation
not for the benefit of State citizens they call
it. he long travel between Boston and Newly ork And
will the democracy Of Connecticut sanction the move
ments in certain quarters to immediate their faithful and
unlinchiDg Toucey-a man who stood by their long pro
fessed principles and vetoed the esresy
whsanng tho threats by other than above named loud
mouthed Drawing democrats and democrats TOO some Of
they bear the cognomen amongst their political kindred
of political paupers
We shall see by the decision Of their next convention
whether Connecticut democracy is going TO wheel out
ofthe democratic line and enga Anew article into their
political creed to run somewhat thus ;IWhereas we
have heretofore from principle opposed the granting OF
exclusive privileges to corpoations-ths creating of obi
Gus msnopoliss to the injury Of public right: we now
ciples-Toucey the bchest of sundry corrupt party
leaders, and presto change" go hereafter only for
letter and dam up the nsVrsSe
created by power above all earthly powers" Besides
look at the votes at the last election Toucey far
viz Toucey, Gov ~ 90s; Billings, Lieut. Gov ,26,Isi
Bradley, Secretary 2749s Birge Treasurer, ~ ,453
so popular il i'll be political suicide in the democrats
elect him only for one year The ides OF November will
decide.
der the superstous belief that hve to six months
nomination secures them the victory They will learn
select Ever since the formation Of the whig party,
three things have been requisite for gubernatoal and
lieutenant do candidate well as all other Offices in the
gift of the party viz list. He must be a lawyer I'd
He have been federallst of the 1912 stamp and il
any of his friends had hand in the Hartford Conven
on SO much the better for him. 3D. He must be allied
to the first families in Connecticut With these Qualif
cations any has open sesame" to all the honors
and emoluments to the wing party Of Connecticut II
and il when candidate he would contribute nothing 10
help elect himseso much the stronger his Claims
because the exclusives say, he is an
candidate opponents cannot accuse him of being
a politician" &c. Thus the voorhees, the merchants,
manufacturers and mechanics of Connecticut are dra-
gooned year after year. by the federal lawyer clique
who assemble in conclave to pull the wires at
each session Of onr Supreme Court in the several coun
ties and made to y to DO The the
expenses attending eection-and then candidates are
selected not their devotion to wing principles
but for their done nothing qualities Truly may we
unto thsm-wo unto you, ye lawyers for ye bind bur
dens mems shoulders grev0us to be borne and "
in be
pooned1 Look at your last years ticket Your Gov
ernor Lieut. Governor and Comptroller lawyers oil
lawyer also. could Baptist lawyer have been found
the Baptiss holding mortgage Of that Office as admitted
formed BY lawyer ricksry, and will ys be thus caught
and cheated again Are you ready to assign all your
interests, and that Of your children in Official sta
tons, and declare yourselves incapable and unwor.
thy public honors, because you we're not bred
to the tricks and cheats Of awyersm Are you thus
water to lawyers who do not thank you for your
money and time, but treat you just as you did only
what your bounden duty to- do for themthat the Of
fees their birhrght iand that the T. f. the
only capable Of filling themhat to be mechanic
and ones daily bresdto add thus.to the wealth Of
country is degrading. that such is not fit for
office Are you willing to continue TO be all this II
not up man and put veto upon this long
submittedto dictaton Show to the laboring men, whs
have been induced to vote with the democrats by the
truthful accusation that you arstocratis party
Judging you by your candidstes that you are pro
gressing-that you now are reforming. and are
WITH OF and for the people. This will ensure you vic
tory-this policy viii crown your efforts year after year
with ard is the lack Of this course of action
which has often lost you the State. Every two or
three years those who do the work and the giving get
Disguised with the ppeaid, packed conventions, and
say, let the recipients do their giving and own
work You may lay to other causes but this s the
only true Of your often being defeated II the
workies Of reward, upon the principle that
the lsborcr is worthy Of his hire you would have one
perpetual reign. Wing freemen OF Connecticut think
of these things Act-decide- judge whether you will
longer fall down at the lawyer Baal, or be men, and
choose the practical commonsense from midst
to rule your State and national affairs. Out Of
your entire Congressional delegation all lawyers
one, and he IL 10 be thrown overheard to make
room for New Haven Co lawyer See to these things
you have long enough been bamboozed Your vote,
polled last spring, shows you had miserable match
ed ticket; and il you would succeed this spring insult
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