The Portland daily press., 1871-04-03
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NAauc INuthOndAs
Erie and Tammany are twin prodi9ies-
equal yet diverse. All the world knows how
there was an alliance effected between them
last fall when Fisk, in public meeting, fol-
mally announced that heDceforth he was
a good Democrat, "ready to vote MS
six times a day with the best OF
them" These two empires,
fore, have identical interests ana Tue eaino
aims-to enrich themselves ana i1ahe 'nen
swsv universal. Fisk turned over ms thirty
III ,nsand employees TO Tammany, and as
mart consideration Tammany gives Erie few
convenient State legislatures where they are
needed for the purpose Of making that road
absolute in its authority. Both are extend
ing themselves Irapidy by different means,
the one aspiring to monetary the other topo-
litical despotism. Erie made the conquest of
New Jersey last winter, and Tammany made
that Of New Hampshire this spring. Both
now want COnnectcut,-the one with view
to the Presidency, the other with view to
the lead in the future railroad empire OF the
United States.
How Tammany is to secure Connecticut
for self and Erie is told as follows by the
shrewd Hartford correspond ent OF New
York paper:
The only question now is this: Can Gov.
English deliver? Upon this the betting books
are made up. Can the sale just made at
Albany TO Tammany be consummated? And
that depends very mnch upon whether the
good people of this little Commonwealth get
s'prayieg mad" as it is called For ii the
State really ris es up to sense of the shame i'm
pending over it, and fights as it did in 1860
half thel time on Its knees-it is irresistible.
But to-day, it does not half comprehend its
danger, and we fear that it will not realize it
until too late.
A careful survey of the political field of the
State, with access to the best sources OF in
formation, discloses some things not generally
known outside. find that the Republicans
expect to carry the State upon a fair poll. And
this expectation is based upon the actual state
of the canvass. The party was never in better
working order. Its local committees were never
more active. The result in New Hampshire
had stimulating effect, after the first sur
prise was over, and it was understood. The
efforts of the Democracy to get the negro vote
was miserable failure. They wont any
where get two per cent of it. And aside from
this new element, the Republicans have al
most everywhere made a majority of the new
voters. In We ars before we have had
nothing like IT, Here in Hartford the Re
publicans count nearly two to one of the new
o large majority, also in New Britain, &C., &c.
Upon facts and figures the State is Republican
Both parties know this. II lett to itself it is
morally certain that the Republicans would
jorty. This is on the State ticket. There is
absolutely no disaffection. Here and there
you hear a man growl at Grant, but there are
not baker s dozen of such who will prefer
Eoglish to Jewell. There is developed here a
KnOw-NOthing party which will show itself a
little on local tickets, hut it will not manifest
itself in the Gubernatorisl vote this time.
OF the Congressional districts the cores
pondent predicts that the Republicans will
carry the first and third, while the Democrats
carry the second and Mr.. Barnum buys his re-
election in the fourth by the free use of rum
and money. OF the latter district he says:
Mr. Barnum would rather buy his election
than stay at home. 1t is simply business
operation with him. His interests in iron and
railroads and land grants make it profitable for
him to be in Congress, and the manner in
which he gets there is an open secret He has
the aid of Tammany, but he needed it less than
any other Democratic candidate. He began
long ago to debauch his district. "Litchfeld is
drunk is the report we hear from his County.
1t IS disgracefnlly true. Money has been put
into the bands of the grOgselers, and the ma
chine OF bribing voters with liquor is in full
operation. 1t has been found that you can
more firmly attach loafer to Democratic
principles by treating him ten times than by
giving him dollar. 1t is necessary to debauch
the man as we'll as to buy him.
Gov English went to Albany and sold the
State to Mr.. Tweed, the great Tammapy sa-
chem. The reasons for the transaction are
given as folows
You, of course, know why Tammany wants
to carry Connecticut, and why Gov. English is
willing to be its tool. Tammapy is extending
its New York tactics to national affaiis In
order to keep up the impression of the stidal
wave of Democracy" it is necessary to follow
the New Hampshire victory with one in Con-
necticut, and for other reasons-railroad and
money-making schemes-Tammauy finds it
convenient to own this State. Gov English
is fattered by the leaders of your Ring with
the notion that if he can carry Connecticut be
IS the most available man Tor the second, il not
for the first place on the next Democratic Pres
idential ticket. Comical as these pretensions
are, be has them, and they have led him to for
get his honor as a man and a citizen of Con-
Decticut. Of course your shrewl politicians
laugh at him, but they are quite willing to use
his vanity to make Connecticut tributary
slave of Tammany.
You will see that this is a game that will de-
velop this week. And it will win unless the
Republican party is reused into such a relig-
jous and patriotic enthusiasm as saved the
State in 1860