The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-04-15
The Connecticut Election.

There is mourning in the White House,
and Republicans here are sad and solemn
over the Connecticut election. The Re
publicans We're beaten at all points. Their
candidate for Governor was avowedly a
thlrd-term man, while Gen. HaWley rep
resented the anti-thrd term and conserva-
tive element Both We're rejected by the
people.
1t is quite safe to say that at least one
hundred thousand dollars We're sent into
the state from Republican sources Post
master-G General Jewell himself contrib
uted literally out Of his private resources,
and at least half dozen campaign speak
ers had their expenses borne by the Post
Office Department. The feelings of the
friends of the Administration can, under
those circumstances, be readily under
stood. But after all, Grant is the most
affected by the result OF this contest A
Republican remarked that night, before
the returns began to come in, that a
Democratic victory in Connecticut would
leave Grant as dead as a door nail. :
But those who know the President well,
think that this defeat will. only drive him
to resort to more desperate means for
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a belief in his popularity with the people
that il is doubted whether he can be made
to realize the significance OF this Connec-
ticut election.
WHAT MR.. JEWELL SAYS.
A poor excuse is said to be better than
none: but it is u very poor excuse indeed
which Postmaster-General Jewell gives
for the Republican defeat in Connecticut,
from which State he has Just returned
He attributes the defeat of the Republi-
cans to a lack Of organization. With
thorough organization he thinks the Re
publicans could easily have carried the
State Now the facts are that the Repub-
lican speakers We're the earliest in the
field; that they were picked men; and
that the Republicans never before made
so thorough canvas Of the State OF eN-
pended 50 much money The lame and
impotent excuse that their party was not
organized, is therefore really an admission
that it j. in rapid process of disntegraton
II a party cannot be organized with the
lavish expenditure of money and the aid
Of all the talent OF its wisest and most
sagacious leaders, it certainly must be
very badly disorganized indeed.
THE PRESIDENT CHARGES TIE LOSS OF
CYNNECTICrT To BLAINE AND IAwLEY.
The President and his confidential friends
unite in charging the loss of Connecticut
to the unwilingness of Blaine and Haw-
ley to give cordial support to the policy
Of the Administration The defeat of
HaWley brings no sorrow to any OF the
immediate supporters Of the President,
and most Of them do not conceal their
qualification at the result Instead Of ad-
monishing the President that the party
csnnot succeed unless relieved Of his
third-term ambition, the prescription OF
all Independent Republicans will now be
more merciless than before 1t was gently
limited to 4 trusted friend Of the President
that now he could ne longer excuse him
self for not, in the most unqualified terms,
declining the candidacy tor 1876, but 1t
was resented as IN insult to Grant, who
was declared to be the only available Re
publican for the next national contest
His candidacy has been only limited at
suggestively heretofore by his organs, but
now they will declare their purpose I'M
mistakably, and the issue will be dis
tinctly made by rewarding its supporters
and relentlessly Furnishing those opposed
to it. llaWley is treated us being of little
moment, now that he has been beaten.
and Blaine will hencetorth find the hottest
sort of fire in his rear from the Admin
stration batteries. The journals which
viii be stricken from the lists of the de-
paltments for public advertisements.