The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-26

vote with q clear perception that the removal
Of slavery from the district was but the first step
TO its compete abolition throughout the country
and that t. c emancipation OF tie slave race would
naturally result In their eni1anchisemeat lie
thought that Democrats everywhere should accept
this result aud profit by IT, They had more TO gain
from the enlrunciisement OF the negro than the he.
luolcans The Republican is an aristocrat, and the
negro knows It. lie las no sincere friendship for
tue African only as lie can use him On the contrary,
tile Democratic party is composed OF the working
men OF tie country Tie negro Is thrown into close
relations with that class. We see
the WHITE DEMOCRAT AND THE NEGRO
working together In perfect harmony in the holds OF
ur ships, along our wharves In our streets, on
our farms. everywhere where labor Is employed.
lLc negro a.uralY has more confidence in the
White man that manifests lis friendship for lin By
WORKING with him, and Is influenced By him. He
a- sufficient sense also TO see that his interests are
identical with those Of the white abUrer. Thus his
vote viii be cast with the laboring mans party,
winch l. tile Democratic party. The Democrats will
therefore gain TINS element of strength by It's en-
fduChisCmcnt.
HALF THE CONNECTICUT NEGROES WOULD wore rHE
DLIOcRATiC TICKET.
Half the old co!otcd residents OF Connecticut
would to-day vote the Democratic ticket If they
we're permitted to vote. ant large m,iorty OF
tom would become Democrats soon ~ they
c"upre.chdcl the responsibilities OF ucir new
relation, and began To- vote on principle rather than
ia ul.c.
.Inc Governor was then lead to speak Of the affairs
OF tie STATE and tie hone u.s. ucs, ~ " iirE tie said,
Their, were really none involved in the contest. lie
Lao received assurances of support from sources he
htu Lui anticipated, ana when hdd hitherto ucCn
Rel ubiican, because of his record ~
FRIEND OF the PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
OF the state. 1, was under his administration that
;hc ,crools OF TIE state had been made absolutely
rec ~ lie abolition nj tie old rate bill system, aud
now IN none OF II g public schools was there any In
diNdual char e for EDUCATION rhs tact was giving
Inn powerful and Influential support. still, he
viewed all credit tor H. nut merely mentioned Il as
one ot the home matters that was working In MS
favor Ater some more ordin1r, cJny crsation luE
SuN rertescntative withdrew fully assured that Nj
English a, least was confident OF success.
1uE CANVASS THROUGHOUT THE STATE
Is very singular one Up to the present time what
work has been done has lccn principally In Com
mittee Tie Rel publican headquarters ntc Mt the
their Committee. B.rtlett Bent, E.q, OF Middle
town Is constantly ~ work directing operations
townships, shown the classification OF every voter
as Democrat Republican, or doubtful, ana directs
all available Influences at the doubtful ones. The
result as shown by tnis canvass Is constantly Chang
ing. and cannot lie known unt the hnHl close Of
registration next Wednesday. 1t Is, however,
claimed that the State will give Jewell about 1OOJ
majority But ths must be accepted ~ claim put
out something in the nature OF a brag to influence
wavcring voters.
THE DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS
are at the ONCE Of tie Hartford Times Alfred c.
Burr, ESQ tire editor OF that paper being the Chair
man OF tue Committee. Burr IL precise, metho heal
sort OF man. heavy on arithmetic, but haNns the
The ancient patriarcn OF the Navy Department. the
Hon. Gideon Nel,es, enlivens tue rooms with his
q.
counsel and advice to Burr In manufacturing De-
mocratic victory Mr. burr claims thlt his canvass.
winch Il equally careful with that of Bent and tue
keIuthc,ns, shows large Democratic gains, ospe.
ciay In the rural districts, where they expend
ng the most o. tucr influences. lie also claims that
tue New Haven troubles are satisfactorily arranged,
and that English will poll tie ordinary vote OF that
town, receiving majority OF fom 100 to 900,
which. with tue gains making elsewhere, will give
him not lag IRON 3O,J majority In the state.
There Is no Disgusting tue TACT tuat tie Republl-
"A % Ia Uur n
New Haven, by which tie majority OF English ia
tnat town last year tel "a $50 nom the previous
year. They do not stop to that tie aggregate
vote 80 less than The previous year. thus show.
iug cobc.usyeh that the voters renamed away from
tie polls. lnis was owing TO an unpopular nomi.
nation for Mayor. The Democrats claili that they
had GO idea that their failure to vote would result In
TIE
DEFEAT OF NR. ENGLISH,
otherwise they " ouj have voted They vii be very
careful To vote their fuli strength this gear Jev o
elected by only Al mlJoriy vita this disaaec.
claimed that 1t is, ami Ens isi gets bis vote IN
that city, that one viii uore tAan
OVERCOME JEWELS MAJORITY
OF last year against him. But the Republicans are
very sanguine that they can keep the breach open.
and are straining every nerve with Gallagher, the
OF last years trouble, to induce him tn irs,s-
on ru.ping tins year Ihs ivy .yeh,lon meess
ly settled
EITHER roR HARMONY on row,
though the Democrats will not admit that there
be a row IN any event
There was also trouble In the town OF Salisbury,
Litchheld county, last year, ana t.e vote OF that
town, which gave English 376 majority, was thrown
out. The year before the town gave English lsg
majority. Toe Republicans must take into their
for the present year THE town with it's certain
Democratic majority
From careful stuiy OF the situation, our repre-
sentative IL satisfied that the
VOTE WILL DE VERY CLOSE
this year. An incumbent II always stronger tlan
outside candidate, Whcl l. circumstance in IA.
NOr oi Jewell Both parties now throWlug on
their coats and going into tnc earnest work. The
Republicans vii stump tue safe curing the com.
IN. week with the Hon. A. X. Mcclure, o. Penney.
yania, the Hon. j. B,Ioid, o. Indiana. the lion
Thomas Fitch, Of Nevada the Hon. OeOrse C. Cor.
ham of California, clerk OF the United States SEN.
ate Gen Is. f. Bruce, Of New York tie Hon II
l.. Dawes, uf Massachusetts,, the Hon. VIM Williams
OF Indiana, Messrs. st4TkNeither. aud Strong
Connecticut Congressman, AID all the available
nome talent they can muster
The Democrats will have upon the stump at the
same time the Hon j, IL. Fellows, the Hon Rich.
ard OGorman, the Hon. James Brooks and tie
Hon. ., :. Cox, Of New York. Mir. Vail, Of New
Jersey, the Hon. h S. Cleveland, and other home
speakers. As an Offset TO Mi. Dawes they are
spreading his famous retrenchment speech broad.
cast throughout e. state these eforis OF the con.
testing parties Will unquestionaby Change the ap.
pearance Of things before election.