National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-02
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION

Our private advices from Connecticut are
of the most gratifying character. The Re-
publicans are full of enthusiasm, and are
fighting the battle boldly upon the Grant
and Sheridan line of protection to the
Lives and property of American citizens
4" everywhere, at kome and abroad.
Judge Hoar and General Hawley at first
tried that cowardly policy of apologizing
for what the Republican party in Congress
had not DONE and promising to do better if
reelected Hoar was followed by Burrows
of Michigan, who gayly and Indignantly
tossed his cap into the ring with the remark
that he had no apologies to make for the Re-
publican party at all. He was proud of its
record, and would stand by it and fight it
out on the same line upon which Grant and
Sheridan had fought it in Louisiana The
mention of these names in this connection
was received with uproarious applause, and
when allusion was made to the ''all Of-us"
telegram of General Belknap as comprising
their Ex-Governor, Postmaster General
Jewell, the name of the latter was received
in a manner showing how very closely he
is entwined in the affections of that people.
Grant, Sheridan and Jewell are the men of
all others whom the Republicans of Con-
necticut like to honor
The secret of this lies in the fact that
most of her soldiers served under Grant
and learned to have faith in him: They
knew him as the FREUD of the soldier.
They knew him as the friend of the army
animals and soldiers to the extent of inter
fering personally for their protection and
comfort wherever he saw abuse, neglect
and suffering. These soldiers, nearly all
of them who survive, are Republicans.
They have been in the South and know
what estimate Southern white places upon
black. They know that he values him
less than he does a favorite brute. They
know better than Senator Eaton does what
practical Southern Democracy means. This
is shown by the fact that these Republicans
are now circulating Eaton's maiden speech
con the seating of Pinchback" as a cam
paign document in Connecticut 1t is con-
sidered by far the most effective of any
that they can get
We learn that the canvass of the Repub-
lican State. Committee REFLECTS the three
Republicans to Congress and handsome
! majority in the. Legislature, with, probably,
no choice for Governor by the people.
This latter event is owing,to the conduct of
some of the Prohibitionists, who as yet
stand out against Greene, but who, it is
possible, may be wonl over before next
Monday. We observe, moreover, that the
Herald of yesterday, with a wry face, con-
cedes this view of the situation. In doing
so it lectures the Connecticut people for
their obtuseness, when they have such
superior advantages over New Hampshire
in their proximity to New York and easy
access to the truth (Heaven save the markD
disseminated by the great Metropolitan
press. This acknowledgment of the Herald,
this virtual admission that the great indie
pendent press is without political influence;
that it is read for its news, and in spite of
its editorials, is pregnant of meaning. 1t
should admonish that journal of the neces-
sity of advocating well-defined principles,
and of adhering to them both in foul and
| fair weather, if it would have influence
with the staid and sober people outside the
giddy whirlpool of Wall street. In that
locality its readers live or die make or
break, upon fluctuations. They are ready
to make corners in everything. They gam
BILE in breadstuffs, provisions, freights, gold.
currency, stocks, politics and religion. 1t
is not so in Connecticut. Consequently
papers which cater to Wall street for cir
culation can expect to exercise but little
influence IN virtuous and industrious COM
| munities.
The people of Connecticut are aware that
the Metropolitan press has advocated the
interests of the railway monopolies as
against cheap transportation; or in other
words, high-priced -four for the million as
against cheap bread, has defended themas-
sacre of Southern Republicans instead of
demanding its prompt punishment and eff
fective suppression as required by the Con-
stitution and laws of Congress; and that it
has accused the President of procuring the
| commission of outrages upon colored and
white Republicans in the South for ambi-
tious purposes. Knowing these things they
CduAOI udhS oil ldll1 III TIC dOflCG duu H.
structions so patronizingly proffered by this
arrogant institution. They look upon the
Herald, and quite naturally too, as politi-
cal weathercock, changing with every wind
But we have depressed somewhat from
our original purpose, which was to bid our
friends good cheer, and to say as last word
to Connecticut voters that there is Just
now no safety whatever to person or prop
erty of American citizens at home in the
South or in foreign lands, under the Demo
cratic policy as announced by Senator Eaton
and his confederates. His views now are
the same as they were during the war.
They were in consonance then with those
Of Bayard, Breckenridge and Davis, and
they are so still. If the constitutional
amendments are to be annulled, and the
fruits of the war to prove utterly abortive,
then Connecticut should vote Democratic
on Monday next. The Democratic party is
now aiming to restore the Gnte-beIlum laws
and practices.