, 1874-01-05
THE SPRING ELECTIONS.

There will be an election in New Hampshire
in March, at which State officers aro to be cho-
sen and one in Connecticut in April, at which
the Legislature in tho latter State having to
choose Senator in place OF Mr. Buckingham
The two States have been for many years very
closely divided. though voting for the Republican
candidates for President at every election since
1852. Last year, the Opposition elected Mr. Irger-
soil Governor Of Connecticut, and obtained ma
jo:ity in one branch OF the Legislature. There
is, Of course, serious anxiety amorg tho Office
holders and rarty-managers as to the coming
campaign in both States. 4 correspondent Of
tho Boston Adre,!iser, writing from Hartford,
says:
What is to come from the nations Capital between
now and April ia delightfully."- uncertain that the
average Connecticut Republican, while trembling with
forebodings, will not to eucumber his judgment
By any comforting assurances at this distance from
the eccne OF battle. II Williams is confirmed. Ben
Butler continues to ride rough-shod through Congress.
II Cyt!-serrce Reform Is pressed with the ygor which
has characterized a White House efforts thus fnr-i
these and other things the best manifestations we
to get from Warrington, then Jon may look foz =
loud keynote from Connecticut
A correspondent Of the same paper, writing
from New Hampshire, sayB:
Any predictions as to the result Of the election in
March would be premature. At present, the reesnt
absurd farce in Congress- the san1yrepeal measure
Is operating to drgus: multudes Of Republicans and
unlcsa that body does something Of Practical nature
md speedily passes measure ouch as the mnsee of
the people demand, FREQ to say that the Repub-
ncan ticket will lose heavily.
The old party hacks a1e, Of course, shouting
the battle-cry Of freedom. One Of them says
That the people OF Connecticut will not forget
the parry tint " averted war with Spain," aud
another thinks that State which yaliantly
opposed the rebellion of JEFF Davis and Lee will
not COW reject the andidates Of the party that
carried on the War. The Albany Ereni1lg Jour
nal, speaking Of these elections, thiuks that ali
that is necessary is to nominate good men. It
says:
These are times when grave duties =-e required Of
ncpubncans,-times when tae utmost cireunspect;on
must be exercised In the selection Of candidates. It
is duty great party itself to select tts best
and trucst meu,-alxayB and 1t al times duty,-and
now than before the obligntion Is impera-
tire. sha La d0na there Will DO uttlo desire TO 60
outside the Republican party for to do the work
the people are earnestly desiring To have done.
That kind OF talk may do very well to I'LL d
vacant newspaper column, but 1s, nevertheless,
pure bosh. Last fall, the Republican party in
Now York nominated its best and truest men,"
but the people voted them down. So in Ohio,
where the Republican candidate for Governor
was one Of the ablest and purest men in the
State, and yet Vas defeated BY the people, who
elected an antodiluyisa, Tor no other purpose
than to expreas their discomfort. So in W'iscon-
sin, where the Republican candidate for Gov
e1nor enjoyed the confidence OF every honest
man in the State; yet the people defeated him.
because they wanted to teach the Republican
party lesson, aud could do it in no other way.
They would have defeated tho Twelve Apostles
by as large d majority and for tho same reason.
Is tha Republican party likely to fare any bet
ter in New Hampshire and Connecticut than in
Ohio and Wisconsin We think not. The only
thing that can possibly save them is the fear
that the Democratic party offers nothing better.
Yet even this IL poor reliance. While the
whole country Is ringing with denuncia.ions Of
tho nalAt3-ezah aad o.har knArszisa Of lazt