Litchfield enquirer., 1873-02-20
CARlCATURES.
BY AN OLD HAND.

we udu UceA uAu0T GA0 lApEcSS4Ou tAAt MT. Bromley, late of the Post, had van- ished from this earthly sphere end had become mere blazing carburetted hydro gen in the photosphere of the Sun. Yet we see description of our late State Con- vention that savors strongly of the old Isaac. He was once famous as the his. torian of the Democracy. He used to attend all their conventions, record their doings, and his reports were widely circulat- ed and generally believed. Since he became a Liberal and has been writing about as, doubts have arisen regarding the ac- curacy even of his former histories It is a question whether ex- Comptroller Lo- gan, for instance, ever permeated Dem ocratic Convention as thoroughly as we used to believe. MT. Bromley's present reputation with the Republican party in fact is very like that of MT. Froude with the Irish American who doubts whether gentleman who knows so little about Ireland ever knew anything about Eng land, either. 4f
 It is not considered the duty of Repub
 lican journals to copy jokes at their own expense Still conscientious editor does not wish to be troubled in his last moments with the reflection that he has kept so funny thing as Bromley g sketch from his readers for partisan reasons. Of course the description of the personnel of the Convention is caricature by man who quarrelled with Grant about post office. The likeness of Postmaster Sperry will be satisfactory everywhere outside of New Haven. The sketch of Brandegee may not describe the man, but hits off the Convention style of eloquence admirably:
 aIt was made up of the old stagers of the party, and was pretty much a stereo- typed affair. Of revenue collectors, as- sessors. postmasters, tide walters, and such. there was more than a sprinkEng; they were the majority. The average Connecticut ofice-holder is 6 serene look ing person with lifted eyebrows and point ed nose, usually a tri1e bald headed, and that sort of pointer dog look on him which marks him as patient and prayerful pur- suer after the main chance. In this Con- veution they wore 8 look of contented patriotism somewhat resembling that of regimental sutler who has got his sup plies well in the rear when doubtful movement is about to be made. None of them have heard that anythingis the mat ter at Washington. They are aware that Grant is reelected, that the republican party has a glorious past and a magnifi- cent future, and that is about all. They don't know anything more about Credit Mobilier than Colfax or Patterson did last summer. They have the same views about the use of money in elections that Brother Harlan has, and do not differ from the Kansas philanthropist about the wickedness of using intoxicating drinks and buying State Senators; and from the stage they look sleek, beautiful. and fat. ?
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 1.-The grand conspirator of the New Ha, ven Ring, for whose scalp the friends of
 Hawley are reaching with vigor and de- termination, does not appear in the hall. He sits over. the way in the Post Office and hopes everything will be harmonious He feels kindly disposed toward everybody. Postmaster Sperry is one of those gentle dispositioned creatures, who, after he has assassinated his little man in graceful
 and becoming manner, is disposed to be forgiving and generous, and offer hls ser
 vices to the widow of the deceased to set-
 tie the estate, so there won't seem to be any feeling in the. matter. He's a very neat one, Sperry is. He runs the Repub-
 ican party in Connecticut, and when his