New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-28
TIE CONNEC UCUT DEMOCRATS.

The Connecticut Democrats who are pro-
posing to divide up the offices that have come
to their disposal by the recent election with
out consulting anybody but themselves, as one
of their minor organs recently expressed it,
will do well to consider the future little be-
fore making too hasty q division. Especially
will they be wise if before electing either Mr..
Barnum or Mr.. Eaton to the United States
Senate they consider the effect of such a
choice upon their prospects as a party in the
State and the nation. An analysis of the of
fetal vote of the State published last
week discloses the fact that sweeping
as the victory was, it was not
by any means 30 overwhelming as
to Justify any relaxation in discipline and
watchfulness nor any wild debauch over the
plumber of the captured camps. Governor In
gersoll's vote was but 1896 more than the pre-
yious year; the Administration vote showed
no falling of, but an increase of 73O. and the
Prohibition vote, which was drawn almost
entirely from the Republicans, was 1850 in the
aggregate, being an increase of 2,419 from last
year.
The 1890 majority for the Democratic State
ticket is not so large margin that it cannot
be readily accounted for by the temporary
causes of disaffectiOn which separated men
who still call themselves Republicans from the
ticket labeled Republican. Take out of the
canvass the dissatisfaction with Grants ap-
pointments, the unpopularity of Senator Buck
ingbam on account Of his course
in the Senate upon the Custom
house abuses, the Simmons confrma-
ton and other things, the bad blood
engendered by the uncalled for attacks of
Gen. Hawley's friends upon ex-Gov. Jewell,
the disgust excited by the disclosures which
were thought necessary to be made to injure
Jewell, and the weak management of the
canvass by the Administration State Com
mittee-take all these provocations out Of the
case-and none of them are permanent or
abiding-and the victory is pretty much
accounted for. They deceive themselves
who suppose the vote for Mr.. Ingersol
or for members of the Legislature rep
resented purely Democratic strength. The re-
suit was brought about by hundreds of men
who are not Democrats voting the Democratic
ticket. In many cases they voted open ballots
with the remark, ave III see what effect this
"will have" 1t was sheer desperation on
their part, determination not 80 much to
ter their protest against the folly and weak
ness and crimes of those in whom they had
confded. 1t was the last desperate resort TO
teach the Administration party lesson it
could not learn except through defeat.
1t will be greatly wise for the Democratic
leaders who will have tho direction of affairs
in the Legislature and in the State to consider
the effect of their action upon these their
temporary allies. They may win them per-
manenty by wise and conservative
choice, OF they can drive them away
by using the success which has been
thrown into their shands to reward mere
partisans or ambitious capitalists. The choice
is before theml There is certainly no lack of
examples and warnings, and they have not to
go far back or far away to discover them,
from the fate of parties that have allowed