The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1870-04-16
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THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
NORTHERN DEMOCRACY.

III VVASNAS AASS
NORTHERN DEMOCRACY.
The Democracy of Connecticut
are entitled to the Fluctuations OF
their comPatriots throughout the
country. In the late election, II
they did not achieve complete
revolution in the politics OF the
State, they won such victory as
gives assurance that the eid OF
fanaticisln and prescription is at
hand. They elected their candl-
date for Governor by majority
Of $40 votes, which is a gain OF
1921 votes on their poll OF last
year, Jewel, Republican, having
had a majority in 1869 of All
votes. The Democracy has also
reinforced it's strength in the Leg
|islature, leaving tho opposition
but bare working majority, and
that only on submission to the
strictest party discipline. In the
House there is Republican ma
|iority of Is, but in the Senate
parties are about equally divided:
This is not a reversal of the poilt-
ical regime, yet comes so near 1t
as to make the situation anything
but comfortable for Radicalism.
It must be conceded that the
Democracy put out their strong
est candidate for Governor. In
deed, Gov. English is. since the
death of Thomas Seymour, prob
ably the most popular public man
in the State.
But after making due allow
ance tor his undoubted influence
with Conservative Republicans as
we'll as with his own party, We
cannot but feel assured, from the
heavy vote polled by the party
this wear, that the Connecticut
Democracy are consolidating a
III ajority OF the votes OF the State.
The political struggle in that
State for the past half dozen years
has been very holly contested,
the winning party coming in only
by a throat latch, to use the par
lance of the turf. In the contest
Just closed the Democracy win by
the decided majority of $40 votes,
a gain since last year of over
twelve hundred votes.
This is a triumph from which
all Conservatives throughout the
country can take hope. 1t has
not been won by fraud at the
ballot-box, by corruption of the
electors, nor by ignoring one sill
gle principle in the Id Constitu-
ltional, State Rights platform
of the party. The Connecticut
Democracy, unlike the s'unterr;-
lfied'' in other Northern States,
have never compromised with ex-
pedicncy, never bartered pcinci-
pie fer place and public plumber.
In the darkest hour, when Demo-
crat was SYNONYMOUS in Radica!
shibboleth with traitor and cop
jperhead, the conventions Of the
party never hesitated to assert, i'll
bold and unequivocal terms, its
ancient creed-the constitution
and the reserved rights Of the
States. There have been no But
|lers, nor Sickles, nor Logans, in
their camp. Their. Democracy
was and is the Democracy of that
old Roman, Thcs. II. Seymour.
!
so much significance to the late
triumph of the party.
In the present condition of the
country, we consider it of more
importance than even the late
political revolution in the great
State of New York. In the little
State of Connecticut it is a tri-
umph of principle, over destruc-
tive, fanaticism, Of the party of
the constitution, still trne to the
ideas and practices of the caller
and better days, over revolution
airy raticalism, while on the other
hand, the Democratic triumph in
New. York promises to be but r.
barren sceptre in the grippe of
place-hunters and politicians with
out convictions. 1t is the tri-
umph Of clearly enunciated. prin-
ciples, not of heavy majorities, at
the North, that is of any signifi-
canoe, or give any hope to US of
the South.