The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-02

I Il also announces that p. T. Barnum will CON
test the seat of w. H. Barnum on the groun
of gross frauds n
The Herald ascribes the loss of the State
entirely to the nomination Of Barnum, "the
small swindling Snowman 1t says
'.The Republicans OF Connecticut have sunk
under the weight OF woolly- horses, Feejee meT,
maids, old Joyce Heth, learned seals, tI ray
women, living skeletons. dwsrfs, six-legged
sheep double-headed calves, and other mon
strosities as the Democrats OF New York went
down under the load of John Morrlssey and
Fernando Wood Hawley owes his defeat to
the self-convicted humbug and bogus snow
to the as prize.hghter, faro dealer, and Cop
perhead. The election of English is not
o Iri1mPn of EPonomon m Geeenoy and morality Rar
some years Connecticut has cast her vote against
the Democracy. That she has now fallen back
from grace is to be attributed, not 10 dnU dbdn
dOn2ne1lt or weakening Of Republican principles,
but TO the simple fact that the dominant party
made nominations not fit to be made and abused
the trust and confidence of the people. The
RESULT Connecticut may be productive of sub
stantial and important benefit to the country
at large. fits lesson shall be read Alright It will
teach all political parties that however great
the strength they may possess. they cannot
hope to outrage the selfrespect of a community
with impunity. This has been the case in Con-
nectcu; but II the defeat of Hawley through
the nomination of Barnum shall have the effect
of making all political parties more careful in
the selection OF their candidates, the result will
lican."
The World is wildly exultant. 1t is per-
fectly intoxicated with success. 1t thus pipes
unto its followers:-
"This result is In the highest degree crafty
ing, as indicating turn in the tide, and the
beginning of that great reaction which is to
sweep the Republican party out of power. No
attempts which the Republicans may make to
explain away this significant and foreboding
defeat can be of any avail. 1t is all in vain TO
pretend that the success of the Democrats is
wy fn fhni f,NHn Of afA fnutr
like the labor question; for the fact
that the inundatfng flood of fanaticism
has sufficiently abated to allow such
side topics hearing, is the most trustworthy
proof of q reaction. For the last two years 1t
has been dinned into the ears of the country
without ceasing that the Democratic party
rests under such load of odium, in conse-
quence of Its course during the war, that 1t can
never recover it's influence, and that nothing
remains for 1t but to disband, or to take refuge
in some coalition, with change of name This
victory In Connecticut Will dispel that illusion.
Connecticut bold, square, open battle,
under their own party flag, through their own
of any Federal patronage or dandling. So far
as the battle has been fought on national
party can meet its war record with advantage
in proportion as the passions of the last six
years spend their force and subsde. SO far as
the contest has been affected by the introduce
tion of side issues, the result proves that there
is no such invincible prejudice against the
Democratic party prevents the working
men rallying to It's standard when the country
becomes cool enough TO attend to other things
than the late war and its consequences"
The World concludes its excited article with
the declaration that
"The Republican party, whether for good or
for evil, has accomplished its mission. 1t must
die with the issues which gave it birth and
have kept 1T in power. The nineteen months
which intervene between now and the Presi-
dental election will witness the decline and
fall of party which has done more mischief,
shed more blood, squandered more treasure,
kindled more diabolical passions, and inflicted
deeper wounds constitutional government,
than any other political party that ever existed
in the world"
Such dolorous prophecy needs no COM
ment. Time is the only criterion by which
false prophets can be judged.