Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-04-01
THE PROSPECT IN CONNECTICUT.

The prospect grows brighter as the
day of election approaches. The Democ-
raey, after masking themselves in stol-
en- platform and putting forward a man
who had never given his talents for the
help of his party, set out jubilantly for
the victory they anticipated. The de-
velopments of the canvass have disap-
pointed and discouraged them. Their
new uniform has not attracted the re-
cruits they hoped to secure. No Repub-
licans are found so dissatisfied with their
party as to be willing to go over to the
reactionary Democracy.
Mr. Hubbard has proved to be totally
lacking the personal strength he was
supposed to possess.
Old-fashioned Democrats, who have
for fifteen years looked to Mr.. Eaton for
the key note of the campaign, have miss
ed the voice of their leader and are dis
gusted with the officiating they are ask
ed to perform. Many of them will not
go to the polls to vote for ticket run
on a platform so nearly like that of
their opponents. Many others will vote
and SILENTLY steal away"
For a time the Democracy counted on
good deal of help from the new tenn
perance party. They hoped enough Re-
publicans would go into the suicide
movement to open the door for Demo-
cratic victory. They regarded that di-
version just as they looked to Cincinnati
in national politics-as the forlorn hope
of the Democratic party. But as the
smoke clears away it is seen that the
temperance vote is not likely to materi-
ally affect the ISSUE A good many men
who favor prohibitory law do not see
their way clear to obtain it by so voting
as to first bring the Democracy into
power, and secure the overthrow of all
existing temperance legislation. The
temperance vote drawn out of the Repub-
lican ranks will be about balanced by
the labor vote lost by the Democrats.
Then again, this is Presidential year,
and the vote is almost certain to be I'M
usually heavy. The reserve vote of the
Republicans will come out. The party
is in the ascendancy. and its future is
bright The Democracy are on the eve
| of dissolution. and are still in doubt
whether they will have Democratic
ticket to vote next fall. 1t is difficult
to keep an army or party we'll in hand
on retreat.
The new voters are largely Republi-
can In all the cities this feature has
proved unusually encouraging. In New
Haven, where the Democrats had last
spring nearly 1900 majority, they have
secured less than half the new voters
Over four hundred of their men were SC
Indifferent that they did not take the
trouble to 60 before the Selectmen. II
was only by the most persistent drum
ming and the employment of carriages
that those who did appear could be in.
duced to present themselves. This in.
difference will prove fatal to the party
on election day.
The fact is, there is nothing to give
the Democrats heart in the fight. Their
papers and speakers all confess that the
party is doomed to defeat next fall, I'M
less the Republicans obligingly divide
among themselves. And the prospect Of
any such tomfoolery recedes day by day
into the dim distance. Individual Dem
ocrats do not hesitate to confess private
ly that they are satisfied Gov. Jewel
will be reelected Its in the atmos
phere Connecticut will do her duty
What is to become of the old Demo
cratic party whose principles never
change p Well that question will b.
definitely settled on the first Tuesday il
November.-Neac Hoce,s Journal ant
Courier.