The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-11

the reckless folly Of the party which year By
year has sunk National and State afFairsdeeper
in the rnire Of corruption, and driiled the
country steadily nearer the gulf Of National
disgrace and ruin. The triumph scomplete.
While the Senate Yesterday voted in favor Of
initiation, the people Of Connecticut voted in
condemnation Of tho whole policy which hes
eliminated in imitation. The voice OF Con-
necticut is ominous.
The Same paper Of Wednesday says The
overwhelming victory gained by the Democrats
in Connecticut on Monday is only another step
forward in tho political revolution which has
for months been sweeping the country from
one end TO the other. And il is probably the
longest step that has yet been taken. Other
and larger States than Connecticut had pre-
ceded her in casting of the shackles where
with the adventurers and cAmp.tolOwers OF a
successful party had bound them for spolia
ton aud outrage. But note Of them have
done Il more elfectually, and no New England
State nearly SO effec,ually as has Connecticut
New England has been learning gradually but
surely that the Republican party of to-day Is
not the party which twenty years ago ii began
to nourish into success. And many people in
New England also begin 10 see in the light Of
recent events the fatal errors of Republican
policy for which they once appalded their
chosen Republican leaders Last fall Grant 5
majority Of 1000 votes in Massachusetts was
reduced to a majority Of scarcely more than
1900. A few weeks ago New Hampshire
gave Democratic victory which was none
| the less real because the consummati0n of il
was transferred from the people To their dele.
| gates in the Legislature Aud Connecticut.
| the latest on the list, gives a sweeping Demo.
cratic victory at the polls in spite Of the large
| Prohibition vote which Republicans IN and
out Of Conneciicut hoped woald at least defeat
the popular election Of the Governor and De.
spite the detection Of the rascally demagogue,
Gallagher, in New Haven. For once Repub-
| licAns are denied the consolation which they
are accustomed TO draw from focal issues
when they need consolation for Republican
defeat. The efforts of the Republican mana
| gers in Connecticut have all been directed not
to the election Of local favorites nor TO effect
4 ing local reforms but to secure a majority in
| the Legislature for the purpose of returning
| Mr.. Buckingham to the United States Senate.
Their signal failure to accomplish that object
is proof that the voters of Connecticut are
convinced that they will be more worthily re.
presented in the Senate by Democrat than
| by Buckingham. To secnre perpetuation
OF the confidence which the people have re.
posed in them the Democratic majority in the
| newly elected Legislature have only to send o
man to the Senate who faithfully aud ably re.
| presents the State Rights, Free Trade, and
/ Hard Money principles of the Democratic
I party. Such man is not far to seek nor
\ hard to find; and such a man we do not doubt
| Connecticut will send
/ The series of Democratic successes which
I eliminated in Mondays work in Connecticut
should forever set at rest all question rs to
4 the future party Of opposition. The Demo.
cratic party is the only one that does or can
represent the wishes and the best interests of
all sections Of the country ON all the impor.
tant questions of the day. Hard money, Free
Trade, no monopoly, aud local selfgoyern-
"ment-by these signs il has worn ito recen;
victories, and by adherence to these principles
it will in the future win greater successes and
bring in new era OF prosperity for North,
East, South, and West.
The New York Tribune Liberal Republi.
cam says The defeat is simply oyerwhelm
! ing. The thoughtful observer Of current DO.
litcal events has not far to look for the causes
of this significant result Idle laborng men
and dissatisfied employees, who have waited in
vain for some sign of comprehension Of the
financial disturbance on the part of Congress
or the Administration, have registered at the
polls their desire and demand for change
The verdict of the people is not without Ma
tional significance. II means that in Con.
nectieut at least a halt is called When Re.
publcans, who have stood by the party from
the cradle, vote the Opposition ticket openly,
as was done in many instances with the re.
mark, swell see what effect this will have, -
it means something more than mere Temporal
ry disaiieetion. Connecticut is very tired Of
/ thu falga aud k.ntya,, -.
the Administration has held out to the conn.
try so long. 1t remains to be seen what use
will be made by the opposition Of their yicto.
ry. The responsibility for wise and beneii.
cent legislation, Tor the election of able and
competent Judges, and of United States
Senator who shall be an honor to the State,
remains with them. Their course will be
watched with much anxiety.
The New York Herald Administration, }
specialization legislation may not have been
II, ;ssary TO insure victory TO the Democrats
in Connecticut, for there was enough before
to make that result well nigh inevitable, but
| It came in time TO somewhat intensity the out
burst against party that has ceased to care
for the country and its honor, or the people
and their will, and that holds on to power
only as power is plumber and as it assists the
INSCRIPTIONS politicians to play pretty into
the hands OF their financial friends. New
Hampshire and Connecticut are sure forerun.
ners OF a great change.
OHIO.
CINCINNATI, April The Democrats
were triumphant in the city elections yes
terday by majority of about 1000.
They will have majority of about fifteen
on joint ballot in the City Council Mr..
Taple, candidate for Judge of the Superior
Court, for whom both parties voted, re-
ceiyed l6,5OO votes. The Gasette, refer
ring to the causes of the defeat of the
Republican party, says the old Liberal
Republican element, which last autumn
separated from the Democrats, united with
their old ally also the entire antitemper-
ance interest OF the city was arrayed
against the Republicans. On the other
hand the temperance people took no
particular interest in the campaign. The
Enquirer ays:-While we accord the
Democracy the fullest measure of praise
for this result, We are not unmindful OF
the fact that they were greatly strengthened
by moderate Republicans, who rebelled
against the fanaticism which is attempting
to regulate the personal affairs of citizens,
Adyices from Kcnton, Warren, Mount
Vernon, Lima, Logan, Dennison, Wooster,
Vanwert, Urbana, Mansfield, and Lockland
report temperance victories In Sidney,
Pomeroy, Bucyrus aud Shelby the anti
temperance ticket was successful. In
London the Mayor, Marshall, and one out
ofthe three Councilmen on the Crusaders
ticket were elected. In Xenia and Spring
field the Councils will probably be a tic
Hillsboro elected Democratic Mayor.
The election in Columbus resulted in a
Democratic majority Of about 500 on the
whole ticket.
The election in Evansville, Indiana,
yesterday, resulted iu a victory for the
Democrats.