The daily gazette., 1874-10-31
"JNe Dicine Right to BOlt".
THE MEANING OF RECENT ELECTIONS
AND THE MEANING YET TO COME

The Smyrna Times prints with ap-
proving comments an extract from an
article in the New Haven Journal and
Courier, concerning the recent elec.
tions, of which the following forms a
part
The people, by these elections, have
asserted their freedom to vote as they
think best, regardless of the action OF
packed caucuses and hack politicians.
They have asserted and proved the di-
vine right to bolt. They have served
notice on both parties that they must
mend their ways, give up their trick
cries and dishonesties, and nominate
better men than they recently have, or
they will suffer defeat"
The Times refers to this as "onc of
the most truthful interpretations of tie
meaning of the recent elections.
In this State as elsewhere honest Re
publicans who are tired of the organ,
zation and efforts to reform it, corrupt
and corrupting tendency are quietly
boiling in scores and hundreds and
the only hope the Radicals have is in
making up the difference by importing
negro voters. This, however, will be
stopped by the police force arresting
every man who makes an attempt TO
vote who has not the right to do so.
Tho law is clear on this subject--the
man who ATTEMPTS to vote ILLEGALLY
Is GUILTY, WHETHER HE VOTES OR
NOT
But the "divine right" to bolt seems
to be very popular at this time. We
find by the Philadelphia Telegraph, u
Republican paper, that in some places
in that city, it appears TO be the "order
of the day" In yesterday evening s
edition, that paper, in referring to the
Fifth Congressional District, where
there are two Republicans running and
one Democrat, says;
MANY disgusted Republicans will
| decline to vote at all, and many others
will vote for Mr.. Robbins, in the hope
of teaching the Republican leaders that
they are indisposcd to encourage such
trif1ing. Then there are hundreds
yes, thousands-of workingmen out of
employment in this great manufactur-
ing district, and these voters, who are
deprived of a chance to earn an honest
livelihood, lay the blame of their en-.
forced idleness upon the shoulders of
| the Republican party. The party is
/ ,af raopnnuil1n 60 hnt
that fact does not alter their views of
the case. And the Republican portion
of this class will vote Tor the Demo.
cratic candidate, in the vain hope of
thereby mending their unhappy lot.
Thus the matter stands, with a certain
prospect of the loss of n strong Repub-
lican district through dissensions in the
Republican ranks.
Both Harmer and Myers have been
faithful servants of ther present con.
stituents, and true Republican in the
strict sense of the term. But-and
here comes the rub-Myers found him.
self the under dog in the fight, and then
he sustained shock. SO he became
righteously indignant, and forthwith
bolted. And now he doesn't care a
straw as to what he pulls down with
him in the political ruin in which he 4
enveloped.
The Democrats have made gains ou,
West, and these gains are not mere
drop in the bucket, as blind party man
ayers profess to believe. The contro
of the House of Representatives in the
next Congress is seriously imperilled
If Mr.. Robbins become the next mem
Der for the Fifth District, even Myer
will realize that he and his friends
alone are responsible for the result.
/ Now that the Radicals have got t.
fighting over the spoils, there are hopes
that honest men will be elected and til,
government once more be made eco
nomical and safe for all classes, by tn
election of honest Democrats.