The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-10-07
COLD COWFORT.

IRON ne TItbufe.
1t Is almost 100 bad to expose the humbug of
the loud growing OF the Democratic papers over
the election the other day in Connecticut. They
were in such distrosstul need of something in
way Of a tonic before going into the Pennsyl-
vania contest, that we are half disposed to let
them pass unquestioned with this poor comfort.
But still, something is due to truth, AMI for the
sake of truth We state-what very few people
remember-that at this season about half the
towns in Connecticut hold elections for Select
men and smaller oSn officers; that the result,
30 far as reported IN the local papers I've take
papers Of both parties is--shall we confess it -
al emocrauc gain Of three towns!
Derby has gone DomocTatc-a gain; Bridge
port, for years the very citadel Of Democracy,
but recently Union by about 100 majority, h IS
gone DemOcratic-anOther gain; AndOycr, which
gave us five majority last spring, is now Demo
cratic-slill another gam. We believe tbs World
manages to figure out one more as a gaia,
making four towns in all. yerthis, In stunning
doubc-leaded article, the World tries the gamo lt
practSed in the Of VI line, when 1t boaStei of
having made immense gains in every county but
two, and cut down the Union majority by more
than 5000.
That story was made 10 affect a ratification
meeting, this about Connecticut to work upon
the elections next week. One was a lie direct !;
the other of the sppDrsSSl1 reri ssrt; for the
party has gained three towns the UniOnsts
have gained nine, viz South Windsor, Suileld
North Brenfurd, Hebron, North Haven, New
Milford, Barkhamstcld Redding aud Woodbury.
(and we believe Portland aso). The fullest list
we eau find gives SO Union TO 40 Democratic
towns.
Ihe World prints the Democratic, but not the
Union list. Is lhiS fair, when pretending to en-
tighten the people? That there have been d.
mocratic gains in some few places we do not
doubt that there have been more important
Union gains in other places the World kno VS.,
but conceas that the relative strength of parties
in Connecticut IL pra3ticaly unchanged every
sensible reader will admlJ--the vital issues OF
November are not settled, nor even Affected by a
merely local canvass for town officers.
Another Democratic paper sings song OF re-
iOicng over Delaware, where an election for
Judges and Inspectors of Election was held last
week. There was very little interest taken $50
says the Associated Press despitch) by the Union
men, who carried only the city Of Wilmington
The Democrats claim u majOrity of li0S In the
State in 1860 they had 800. Tue "grCat vic
tory" in State so inyeterately Democratic, is
not much to boast Of; indeed, If the State should
throw her three votes for Mcclellan, we d)ub. 1t
anybody would be much astonishGd. For our
own part, we admit that the Democrats have car
red Delaware; also, that it is quite possible that
they may carry il again; aud ALSO f1fther, that
they could not well avoid carrying it, when the
other party refused 10 make contest.
If rgjoicingS over such victories does them
good, let them indulge their joy, but common
fairness requires that setting forth the result of
an election, one should publish the figures for
both sides, accompanied by such facts as may
give the reader proper understanding of the
case. This we endeavor TO dO-this the Demo-
cratic papers generally avoid with scrupuIous