New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-15
POLITICAL MISCELLANY.
CONNECTICUT.

HARTFORD, March 1l.-Mr. fTancls Uilc''o'
the candidate the socaled Temperance Reformers,
has unfortunately done anything for the cause OF
temperance As one OF the original Abolitionsts he
seemed TO care fully as much for Francis Gillette as for
the enslavcd negro In the South. Many OF his anti
Slavery speeches were paid for He Is man VINO loves
money and has been earning some the past winter by
ecturng upon Birds" to convince sporsmen OF the
snulness of game excursions There Is no DOUBT that
he is a person whose sympahies are strong but not
strong enough to entirely his selfish leannSs'
Within year he has said, in conversation, that tne
Temperance laws OF this State we're asuicent TO
control the rum traffic, though he himself never TOOK
occasion exercise the right which the law gives MN 10
suppress the sale of liquor AT any time, he could nave
become of three compainants and closed any run
shop in Hartford or, least, have subjected the pro-
pretor to costly prosecution Hsexcusc for not doing
40 is that public sentiment such that the law cannot
be successfully enforced and yet he processes That
additional and stringent legislation Is necessary 10
overcome the evil Mr. GillOe's trouble lies Win MN
self and not with the law and II the temperance men OF
the State, who innocently supporting him. could
understand that instead OF contributing to the
cause Of Temperance by sustaining the thlrd
party, they are merely Gattering Mr. Gillette's
personal vanity, they would be less anxious
keep up the ISSUE Some years ago. by coalition OF
Democrats and FreeSOcrs Mr.. Gillette was elected 10
the IT, s. Senate for a short time At that time the Free
Soil party had strength, which it could control In
certainly the most antSlavery but Mr.. Gillette was
trading for himself and did consider effects upon
the cause OF Freedom thereafter by combination he
could make for his benefit There was no election
Of Governor by the people and here was his opport-
nifty. He barganed with the thoroughly pro-slavefy
party elected Thomas II. Seymour Governor aud went
himself to the Senate The Democrats knew what they
were about. and willing to suffer Gil
lette Temporarily, for thereby they not only Sc
cured their own man for Governor, but sent Isaac
Toucey the Senate. and kept him there long enOngh
TO make him an available for James Buchanan ana
the secession party OF 1860. That Is what MT Geue
did for the cause Of Freedom Since then he has had
of insane idea that contingency would arise IN ths
State between parties at time to give him another
chance in Washington He does not know exactly how
IT can be done, Is hoping to-day that he may get
lift somewhere out Of the Temperance party III this
party has strength enough to 80 Alone and carry It's
ticket in single town even. there might DO posi-
bility OF securing balance Of power in the
| Legislature; but it has not the ability to
elect q Senator or Representative, not one and can
only at its very best the election of Democrats
in doubtful towns districts 1t cannot, OF course,
being thus without controlling influence get any hold to
advance Temperance legislation; it can do nothing but
assist the anTemperance party by securing the pas
sage of License law to which Mr.. Hubbard, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor Is pledged and the repeal
Of the Pr0hibory law provided its detection should
give the Democrats control of the Legislature. 1t is
something of risk for honest Temperance men to vote
solely to crafty Mr.. Gettes Micawbersh incnations
The Rev. Mr. Hlard Of the leading advocates OF the
movement looks beyond Gillette and says the design l.
| to "punish the Republican party" That is a manly
avOwa compared with any other claim that has yet been
But the movement will fail altogether 1t will neither
TO give Mr. Gillette place nor prevent the success
of the Republican party Iho Nominations NAV !, Is
ricts OF candidates for Senators viii amount To notng
except possibly in single district. II do nothing
ticket, because its followers are confined To few loca
ties. 1t has strength i'll Southinson and Enfield
in Hartford County than anywhere else. In Sonthing
| ton the Democrats had 81 majority last year. so
changed In Enfield the Republicans had 1873 majority:
The Temperance asttors claim that they VIII poll 100
II is believed that the Republicans will surely secure
Ged. Mddlesex County. there has been threat that
Temperance ticket would lie run for Representative hut
as s enT ont Of aS Voe Of 7s
present. these three towns are the only ones whore
there will be any divided local contest on account o. the
T6e Labor Rcformer, are making good deal of noise
which is not by any means unpleasant music 10 Rcpuh
can ears This movement will neutTaliZe. undoubtedly,
all the iii effects upon the Republican party Of the Tenn
neraucc ascO II is not very formidable organizaf iOn
though this year it has the stimulus Of considerable
strike in the quarries at Portland, where about 800 men
are idng 80 Of whom only voters. The Labor ticket
will be acceptable then, and II WILL so far a. Is poed,
| take good Democrats with 1t. In NeT-Hayen and
| Hartford the principal strength OF tie party Is
made up Of men who have acted with the
oTs@a into being The Labor are very
be pursued by The HdrUord itnos, when only
| a few weeks ago had long leader condemnlng the
strikers in the Patterson quarries at Westerly L. IN
severe terms and now undertakes to defend the Port
land strikers, mainly because Portland is in Connecticut
and election is pending THIS Inconsistency Is Iid
the labor journals with having suppressed strike among
Union men in their Office by the most summary pro-
The Woodruff party last ont openly for the
Democratic party. Mira. Beccher IIooker, who calls
Woodruff her darling queen went to New-fork last
| week and at a meeting OF Is sympathZers, presided
over by Mr. Charles Atwater the Democratic candidate
| aliV The
of organization to r. d. Hubbard and his associates
Mrs. Hooker TO her friends that Mr. Hubbard has
assured her of his sympathy with the movement The
Woodruff people have been urging Tor the past week al
women who desire to vote to file applications with the
Hartford there 16 applications. the united ages Of
the women applying, The Coura says, being 7OJ years
making an average of "A. The names Will be registered
but the Selectmen WILL Of course, throw them Out as
| being those OF alien persons.
though committees Of both parties have not been idle
II is noticeable that the enthusiasm predicted for the
Democratic ticket has never displayed ITSELF Ii must
surprise even Mr. Hubbard himself 10 observe how mild
| ly the people view his candidacy.
100 O and ought to with four tickets in the eldt IL
not improbable that Gov. Jewell will be elected by the
| of the Legislature will be Republican. 1t will be OBJ
by the following recaptulaton OF the vote OF
1870 1871 that increase OF the popular VOTE the
Republicans gained, and some further comparisons may
be made: ,.o go,
KsT1. ;.: sS55 RS Si re
NewLoHdOn''''''''' 34T 4 s5i 2t; Stsa5
$. i::;: "a If; "A; "a; Is;
1925 ana 95aI5 1888
T TssS ' e Jsi o9sl English: ''1 100
THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.
WHY GRANT SEEMS TO LEAD TIE LISTS A RE-
VIEW OF THE FIELD.