Ellsworth American., 1874-07-23

At NV j OI n lI4nAICs Al4tll !hE lllt
past two years has been constantly crti-
ci,ing the republican party, and practically
urging it, readers 10 Try democratic rule to
secure reform. confesses that thi, cNper-
iment in Connecticut and New Hampshire
i 10 much. The Tribune says -
In New Hampshire these gentlemen
are showing their appreciation oi the trust
repo,ed in them by the people by cn:ag-
I iug in 4 Wild and drunken scramble Tor
place and plunder. A. il the object of
/ political parties WAS political plgndcr. and
/ the only effect oi elections 10 turn one set
+ Of men out OF Office and give another set
F their places and salaries, these people
/ have devoted themselves to up-c;tlnr
everything and every body in the State agd
dividing among themselves the official
pluuder. And these poor. hungry wretch
- pretend 10 believe that the party they
Z represent and lead has come fully into the
public confidence. and that the people
looking on this hoTrid debauch Will not
revolt from such spectacle. but viii be
ready TO open the whole country to it,
z They learn nothing from experience. On
4 small scale, % far a they had the power.
/ they did the same taing in that State in
ISL, when a cOlilion OF democrats and
labor reformers was able 10 work its viii
to a limited degree. The taste OF power
f LHfk lAtil ODkAltltu ll4AbA4GdlEl lilElIl, ana
their selfish and senseless attempts, to grab
the Offices disguised the people, and gave
the State back 10 their shreWder and more
sensible opponents the following year.
This year they are again drunk with power
and repeating their old excesses.
In Connecticut it has been pretty much
the same. Last year the democrats were
only held in check by All opposition senate
which prevented them using their victory
10 reward mere partisans with high ju-
dicial positions. This year they have had
things all their own way, and though the
scramble for Office has been less tumutu-
Gus and little more decorous than In New
Hampshire, there has still been 80 much
of it and of such character a. to dis gust
. sensible people With a little more regard
for appearances and little more discretion
than the New Hampshire politicians have
shown, there has been still a very manifest
, disposition to make the most OF the victory
by dividing the spoils among party runners
aud small politicians. There is SO much
uncertainty with regard to the future that
they are eager to make the most of what
they have already secured. A short life
and a merry one seems to be the sum of
their philosophy"
In conclusion the Tribune thinks that the
} triiing successes of the democratic party
have set them crazy with the desire for
spoils. instead of steadying them with "A
sense of responsibility while on the other
; hand the republican party have shown
t themselves superior to their opponents in
discretion and prudence.
New POSTAL CARDs.-The Post Office
: Department have, for some time, contem-
plated radical change in the design and
character Of the postal cards, and p-epara-
tions are in progress which will insure the
: change during the present quarter The
design selected retains the vignette nearly
as on the old card, but the words United
States Postal Card" will be printed in plain
letters, and there is to be no scroll work
on the card. The direction, Write the
address only on this side-the message on
the other" will be printed in white letters
on the narrow border. The ink will be a
: handsome analine or black and the color
!. of the card will probably be lighter. The
new cards will be ready, probably, in Sep
tember. Circulars will be sent to every
, Postmaster in the Union notifying him of
the change, and to sell all old cards before
ordering new, and the manufacturer intend
to have 20, ,OO0,O0 cards ready for the first
rush OF orders.