The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-04-18
NOT ! a LITTLE THING.

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The Radicals are making light Of
their overwhelming defeat in Counec'
ticut. They say the State is not much
bigger than good sized potato patch
that the Democrats bought mp the
working men, and make many other
equally lame excuses to conceal the real
cause Of their defeat, They try to hide
from themselves the fact that the true
reason for the change is to be sought
and found in the good sense and the
sober conviction of honest and consci.
e1tioas voters.
The people have been forbearing
and long. suffering toward the men
now in power. They have given them
a fair trial, but have found them
utterly unfit to manage the affairs Of
this nation. The masses love the
Union, and do not desire to see the Con-
stitution destroyed and the form OF free
government bcqueathed to them by
their fathers overturned. They see the
tendency of the wild and impracticoble
schemes of the Radical leaders. Men
Of political sagacity are alarmed at the
recklessuess displayed by Congress the
capitalists of the country see that tinan.
cial ruin will be the Legitimate fruit Of
their legislation the holders of Govern
ment securities have sense enough to
know that their investments can only
be safe under a stable and equitable ad-
ministration of the Government; bust
ness men are assured that they cannot
prosper so long as the States which
produce the great staples Of the country
are kept in an impoverished aud de-
pendent condition and the masses, di-
rectly affected by all these considera-
tions, and borne down by a burden Of
taxation which is being constantly in
creased by reckless expenditure Of the
public money for partisan purposes, are
having there eyes opened.
The triumph of the Democratic party
iniConnccticut is the Legitimate result
of returning reason. 1t is not little
thing. 1t is "no cloud the size Of a
mans hand" But, if it were, it would
be like that'spoken of in the scripture,
which spread until it overshadowed the
whole land. 1t is the beginning OF a
glorious end, now.not far distant. We
have no doubt that Radicalism will be
speedy overthrow. To doubt it would
be to lose faith in mans capacity for
self. government, and utterably to despair
of the republic. The people have re-
solved to rescue our free institutions
from the hands of those who would de.
stroy them, aud the Connecticut ele c.
ton shows that they are IN earnest.
Never were more desperate efforts
made by any party than were put
forth by the Radicals to carry Connec.
ticut. Theyimporled the most. distin'
guished speakers of their party from
distant States, flooded every election
district with documents, expended i'm
mense sums of money, hurried home
every clerk from Washington and every
nan who was absent, and poled thcil
last vote, only to be overwhelmingly
beaten. They felt that they could no
afford to lose New England State, be
cause they knew that it would tell will
tremendous influence against them
They were we'll aware that all mel
would regard it as a sure indication o
their coming downfall, and the stamp
ing of their destructive policy with the
seal of popular condemnation. Beia!
everywhere received and recognized a
such, the triumph of conservatism il
Connecticut is no little thing.-LancGs
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