Litchfield enquirer., 1873-03-20

give Conservatives control of the House of Commons. &
 The census statistics of manufactures show an enormous increase during the decade of 1S6O-7O, especially at the West. Minnesota, Missouri, Illinois, and Michi- gan have quadrupled their manufacturing capital Iowa and Indiana have trebled theirs; and Ohio, New York, Pennsylva- mia, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, have doubled both capital and products. The amount of capital invested in manu- factures in 1870 throughout the country was over two thousand millions; the num- Der of operatives employed, over two mil lions; and the yearly wages paid, $775,- 000,00 The total products of manufac- lures in 1870 were valued at over four thousand millions, of which New York produced $7S5, 900, ,0O0; Pennsylvania, $712, ,O00, 900; Massachusetts, $554, ,0O0, GOO; and Connecticut, $161, ,0O0, ,OO0. It is to be observed that the number of establish ments and of hands employed does not increase in proportion to the increase of capital, products, and wages. In Connect icut, for instance, the number of establish ments has only increased from 3, 737 in 1850 to 5. 128 in 1870; the number of operatives, from 50, 731 in 1850, to 89,523 in 1870. Capital in the same time has increased from $25,OOO, 900 to $95, 100000; wages, from $12, 1000, 900 to $39, ,OOO, 900; products from s4OO, ,OOO, 900 to $f, 600, ,OO0,OOO .
 Flattering as these figures are, the fact that there is an increase of wages and of value of products greatly out of propor- tion to the increase of hands employed, shows that much allowance must be made for imitation of currency, and the increas- ed prices consequent upon protective tariffs. Farm produce has fallen from war figures, whereas over-stimulation keeps manufactures up to nearly war prices. Revenue reform and railroad re- form are what the agricultural interest chiefly needs just at present.s 'laf ~.Esl The mass meeting of persons favorable to Constitutional Convention meets at Middletown, this week. We hope it will propose satisfactory measure of reform and bring it before the people so that the matter may be considered in time for ac- ton by the next legislature. Minority | representation should form leading fea. ture of it's programme ;and, in this connec- tion, brief reference to one of the ad- vantages to be.hoped from this measure, seems in order rf a17t5 51fit tp9a t'. #
 One of the greatest evils of majority voting consists in the fact that the voter is confined to a choice between only two nominees. Hence the country naturally divides into but two parties; and the best candidate is he wh9 is least known, and has the fewest enemies. Men whose mer- its are negative, therefore, are almost | sure to beat men whose merits are of the positive kind likely to arouse opposition. But were it possible for voters to show their preference of one over other names on the same ticket, by cumulative voting, the advantage the cunning man now has over the strong man in politics would be at an end. Suppose, for instance. ou1 Congressman were elected on general ticket, and cumulative voting allowed, this year. Enough positive men would vote tJoe Hawley,' and nothing else, to lput him first aon the list. Gov. English would probably come next. Things might seem muddled to the ..shrewd pol. itician" who works the present machinery so beautifully. It would be & muddle
 however, in which the strongest mar
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