The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-21
POLITICS IN CONNECTICUT.
THE HEIDQUdBTBRS or THE TWO
PARTIES IN HARTFORD.
Democrats Doing Quiet and Effective Work
Preparing to Bary the Graut Party Bevond
Resurrection - Jevp6 - 4 Heforn,cr.

Democrats Doing Quiet and Effective Work
Prepsr ring TO Bsry the Graut Party Bevond
Resurrection - Jewe6 - T. Reforn,cr.
UARTtoRD, Oct. 19.-The headquarters OF
the two political parties IN this State nre In this
CITY. At the Allyn House, In luxurious apart
ments. may be seen tho managing men OF the
Republican party. In a plainly furnished once
in one Of the public buildings the Chairman OF
the Democratic State Committee has his desk.
At the Allyn House there are good cigars. aud
usually gatherings Of clever fellows. Long lists
OF speakers are there arranged, and everything,
they say, looks glorious. In the Democratic
Committee rooms there Is plenty Of writing
paper, with good pens, and the little man who
runs the machine wastes no time 10 smoking or
gushing conversation. There Ia no crowd about
MIN he attends strictly to business, and keeps
II to himself. He Is a liberal patron Of the natl
bags. The difference In the two committees 10
tho difference between noisy effort and quiet,
determined labor. Probably Brother Brown OF
tho Democratic apartment would not feel at
liberty to disclose all the details Of his orncih
doings. but It 10 understood that he Is placing
his canisters Of dynamite and arranging his
electrical apparatus, so that by November 7
there will be an explosion In Connecticut that
will leave very few obstructiouists with heads
above land and water The Democi attic party has
few years back. but the design IL now to have
some system about II, and plant tho opposition
the Resurrection line. Allowing two ieet for
every vote making up majority, the depth of
this burial will not fall. probably, much short OF
over 5000 will be the ngure.
An earnest Republican tells me to day that It
,sorn,,sn, ~, wrong 10 'u., zoe. ...,i " not
fcrm. There is no doubt Of It, he said. because
the OK Post aster-G eneral has deep convictions
on the subject, and was bound TO satisfy them
before he consented to take the stump against
ltlden. Coy. Jewell himself" the man added,
went to see Hayes to ascertain whether he was
In esrnest about civil service reform, aud Hayes
said he was, and therefore Jewell consented to
make speeches but he would never have done
own m lips his assursnee" % Now % ,oS uHs zee % wSas
KIND Of reformers we have In Connecticut. You
cant TOOL 'em with platforms nor promises.
and be wanted to know how Hayes felt about II,
even u he wlnked one eye when be was Un:
course, TO know that the two leading American
Iefoimers understand each other. and should
Insist II II were possible for Hayes to 20 into the
Presidential chair that Jewell should go back
to tno Post Ofiioo Department.
That mau Jewell has done more for his coun-
try In the w0y ut reform thu the world will
ever know. To be sure when he was verdant In
politics he acted queefly. a.. for exsmI 10. when
he paid, through Thomas Murphy. 1880 to
Heddy the Bsc ksmith and gang vi rsughs ~
invade ConnecuCut ON erection uay III lo.l. un-
der the pretence that they were hired rufians OF
Iaminany; but when he went into Grants Cao-
met. he reformed, the associations being such
that there was no resisting them. and It is said
that the only slip he made outside the ere,t
progressive path OF duty was In giving 10 news
papers edited by his friends In Connecticut q
tbree-column advertisement. calling for bids to
run postal route OF six miles twice u week
somewhere In Litchheli county, the cost Of
which was only about $500 or 5000, while the
mall route Itself isn't worth over tDO = yeur.
But this was the only route In Connecticut to be
Advertised that year. and no man OF sound judg-
ment and true reforming instinct will blame d
man when he has good chance for displaying q
little State PRIDE and standing oy his friends.
Oh no, you never can make honest mon believe
that Jewell isn't the boss reformsr OF his tine.
aud when that next Centennial Exhibition
oomes around. the ngure OF " Reform In the
Art Gallery will bo simply bust Of Jewell.