The Van Buren press., 1873-03-11
NO. A.
Connecticut.
A Li6erol DsmocroGc Tie,ory Isevitotls
The Kepubiicaa Parry Wedkesed
By Creds AoJilisr and L0caI
UisssnsioRs

A Lt6er0t DsmocT0Gc Itctory lRevttdCtt
The Repubiicaa Party Weokesed
5g Creds MoJasr and Local
Uisssnsions.
fHar,fsrd Cor Of the New York SUM-
Credit Mobllier and Addition. Di-
vision and Silence" have done the busi.
ness for the Republican party in Con-
necticut The people are thoroughly
disgusted with the pretences OF poliii
cal party manipulated by proven roguss,
robbers, brbe givers, and -ribe receivers.
Credit Mobilier transactions may be very
well for Washington, and the mathe-
matcal game Of Addition, Division and
Silence" may pass current in Psnnsylva'
MIA, but you cannot make the honest yeo-
manry Of the land Of steady habits be-
lieve it is quite the right thing, nor in
duce the masses of the people longer TO
| give in their adherence to party which,
in its roit,Dness and corruption, apollo
gizes for the dsgraced congressman, and
cndeavors to smooth over and efectuai-
ly whitewash all sorts Of robberies per-
petrated by officers Of the government,
whether from Secretary Robson and
Smiling Skier, or whether from some
obscure village postmaster or interior
subdivision deputy internal revenue col
lector.
The Democrats will carry Connecticut
in the State election. This result is in
cvitabIe. The reasons are various, and
they all point to that result In the first
place, the Jo llawley faction have for the
past year been waging an unrelentless
warfare on New Haven and Fairfield
counties, directed principally against
New Haven. a city with 5000 Republican
voters. This war is waged by Hawiey
and his claqueurs, to punish New Haven
and Fairfield counties for the part thsy
successfully took in returning the Hon.
% s Ferry to the United States Senate
by the Legislature last year. Hawlev ano
his wire pullers have now revenged them
selves on New Haven, by defeating tho
nomination Of the Hon. Henry b. liarri-
son, the ablest man in the State, for the
position ot Governor. in the recent Rs.
publican convention and New Haven
now proposes to retaliate by defeating
the election Of the Sunday School Con.
vcnton candidate. Henry +. Haven,
whose nomination was effected oy the
liawley partisans.
The New Haven Republican newspa-
pers, the Palladium and Courier, refuse
TO support the nomination. and like tho
Sun, the Cincinnati Commercial, the Chi
caco Tribune, ard other great and innu-
ential Journals, have taken an independ-
ent position and refuse longer TO DO
manipulated at pleasure by partisan wire
pullcrs and Official Ggureheads In Meri-
den, also, the second place ofimpertance
ia the county. the leading newspapers,
the Morning Call and the Evening Re-
corder, are conducted en the iadep' ndent,
non partisan principle. and although
published by Republicans. make vigor-
Gus warfare on the notorious corruptions
of the government and scandalous thiev.
inps which are prnctsed in all its branches
aud in Congress by leading Republicans.
Not only is there general spathy in
the ranks Of the Republican party in all
parts Of the State, but in New Haven and
Fairfield counties large majority OF
those who have formerly acted with the
Republican organization. openly declare
that this year they will not support the
Republican nomination for Governor,
but that they will vote for the Demo-
cratic candidate. Mr lngersoll.
The repeal OF our usury Laval job got
through the las. Legislature in the in
terest Of cut throat money lenders--is
paralyzing business in oil sections OF the
State Money which formerly was plen..
tiful at per cent. can now be obtained
only by paying 10, Is and opsr cent on
drst.class mortgages, and savings banks
have raised their rates ofinterest to per
cent, and taxes. under pain offoreclosnrs
of mortgages thus distressing thousands
Of poor men. A general howl has gone
ND from all parts Of the State, and the
universal demand is for the re-enactmens
of the usury law BY the next Legislature.
This the Democratic convention made
prominent plank OF their platform, and
they will keep faith with the people; bus
the cawardy Republican convent on re-
fused to report a resolution In favor 70.
enactng the usury Law and also retnsed
TO report in favor OF constitutional
convention Both OF these measures arc
populary demanded, and on the strength
of them alone the Democracy ofConnec'
ticut would march onward to victory
were there no other issues In their favor
in the approaching election