The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-04-13
The Great Democratic Victory in
C0nnectiCut--A wholesome Lesson
to the Third farty.

The election in Connecticutisov
and has resulted in a glorious vic
tory for the unwavering Democra-
cy Of that gallant little State.
James q. English has been again
1electcd governor by over eight hun
dred majority. The Democrats lost
the State Senate by only one vote
and the House of Representatives
by only very small majority
They have come nearer having a
majority on joint ballot than at any
time before within the past twenty
years. It's loss at this time is Of lit.
tie consequence as there is no va
cancy in the United States Senate
to be filed. The election Of Eng
fish is glory enough for one day.
Taking all the circumstances in
to consideration this is the most as
tonishiDg victory on record. A
year and a half ago Grant carried
the State By three thousandsm major
ity. Six months afterwards Eng
lisb, whose name is a tower OF
stength, succeeded in reducing that
majority to four hundred, but lost
his election. This year every effort
was made by the Radical party to
secure Radical victory, because
the Radicals saw that the election
must have a very great influence
on the general Congressional cleo
tions next Fall. Apart from a
thorough canvass of the State, and
the furnishing of unlimited means
from the pockets OF the Office hold
ers, the proclamation of the ratifi-
cation of the 10Th Amendment was
hurried up in order to increase the
Radical vote by the enfranchise-
ment Of the colored men in Con
necticnt. 1t was openly boasted
that that Amendment had secured
thirteen hundred new voters to the
Radical party and that the Demo
cratic cause was therefore hopeless.
But the election is over, and Eng
glish, in spite of all these odds, is
elected by as large a majority as he
ever received before, except once.
In spite Of all the efforts to crush
the Democracy of Connecticut, the
Democracy of Connecticut still
lives, fourishes, and is to day the
subject of congratulation by all
Conservative men throughout the
length and breadth of the Republic.
All honor to the noble little State
All hail to her gallant chieftain
As to how the thing was done
there can be no question, and it we
lay the facts minutely and Dromi-
nently before our readers it is be-
cause we wish all Democrats and
Conservative men everywhere, who
lesire success, to win it by doing
LIKEWISE. In the first place the De-
of Connecticut did not dis
oand its organization, change its
lame, throw up its time-honored !
admit that the Demo
'ratlc party was dead and buried,
discard its party leaders, and 60
nto the campaign in new form,
With new principles, and new lead
IFS. On the contrary it boosted in
is Convention that the Democracy
If Connecticut occupies the same
position now as in times past" 1t
claims to be the same Democracy
Tow that marched on to victory in
he days Of Jefferson, of Jackson,
md of Pierce. 1t is proud of be.
ng the same Democracy which
'uled the country for sixty years in
,eace, harmony and prosperity
which protected the peoples rights
mi filled the nations Golfers; which
rave us security at home and made
he American name honored and
throughout the civilized
world. The evil done by the De-
nocracy, which the new pretended
Democratic lights in Mississippi
md Louisiana and Texas have dis
overed, cannot be seen and will \
lot be believed by, the Democracy
# Connecticut. They believe that
he Democratic party has only be-
'un to fulfill it's mission; that to
lit the country from the degrade
ion into which Radical imbecility
nd corruption have plunged it, is
mission worthy of the party which
Jefferson founded, a Jackson pu-
fled and Polk and a Pierce led
victory. Whether the party
hall last forever Or not we cannot ,,