Litchfield enquirer., 1876-05-04
momgV IM POLITICS.

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 The marked characteristic of the his- taEY of political parties in Connecticut within the past few years has been the grOwth of the money power in politics. . develOpement in no wise peculiar. we are sorry to say. to Connecticut politics.
 Going back a few years, MT. James E English first came into promi- ne0ce in State politics in 1866. His con- Rrezsioaal career had been creditable. He was a liberal Democrat and a man of wealth; and, relying both on his liberal record. and on his hberality in the matter of campaign expenditure, the Democrats nouinated him against Gen. Hawley, a man not ~eaIthy enough to compete with Nr. EnglIsh in the latter particular. In 'S7 Mir. English was successful; and. in the following year. recognizing the neces- slsy og lighting fire with fre." the Re publieans nominated Marshall Jewell, an able and thoroughly honorable man, also weaIthy and liberal in the vital matter of campaign expenditure. Messrs. Jewell and EaaAiSh fought each other with vary izx fortunes, and no doubt with heavy persoaal expenditure, for a number of ysarA They are both honorable and es- tinMbIe men. but they both contributed largely to @aking money the controlling power in Connecticut politics.
 Ia the meanfime, in the smaller field of the FOarth Congressional District. poli- tSsa had been rendered infamous by nozrse and corrupt contest between the two Bax1ums. compared with which the aeearuzs dueI of Jewell and English was partly itself Still. though so different Ia degree. the controlling influence was sAe s4ze in kind It was the money power szseEsing Itself in politics; m the one case deexmsfy and m order, in the other inde- esukls and Ia defiance of the law.
 Ca@iag down to matters of recent oc- saErwses. ozr readers have not forgotten that d shs IazE Republican State COnven- tssa, the Hoa Sasphsa w. Kellogg pro- Pss~d resolution instructing our dele vgAs5sa 60 support Mr Jewell for the Presi- s1ezry. The motion encountered immedi- zte 4n.a ssrpuaOas opposition. and had to b-. ah4n301ej. the fact being that large p<opaxsiOa Of the Republican, rank and EIs Ta this sszse wOa'd prefer Gen Hawley ta Nr Jewel for that position. Failing n thss az&aeuvrs. Mr. Kellogg and the uzszt= eAairz.n of the Republican State su1mEkte@ gathered the Republican de- tzsxMs<s to the national convention togeth- <E. and ObEAHnsd an expression from all exr~p< NE. HEwley m favor of Mir. Jewell. Gs<a- HauB<y. 1t Is said. will vote for Mir. BesSssx. srSt. last and every time. We d. uok imAgIne that either Gen. Hawley ur Nr Jewell has the ghost of a chance suS tAs aO1fRAt5Oa; and the use our Post master Ge1zE4I has made of the politicians za3 political machinery of the state to se- ezre the s4pty honor of a few votes at . uakSazzl eozSeatlOn. strikes us very dis 4<vssahly. Of course no one attributes sz~A a rssals to any direct use of money, hzs Is savers h2tef1lly of the self assertion ss SAAEzrtSEl<tsc of the money power in PSIlaszA
 TAs most disgusting exhibition of the ssrezgsA saa utter unscrupulousness oi the political money power in its worst es- s@se. however. Is to bs found in the shame buas eEOrs MT. William H Barnum is mak. Ezx fer an election to the term left vacant by the death of SeSasor Ferry. Ills plan oi epe<xksOGs ls shrewd and characteristic Ta 1874 Mfr BAEnun contributed largely 9-d Eh4s legsslatare elected Eaton over kS@- TAa blnAaer he did. not repeat. He s1S~ea Mr. English to ele$t legis. I4s=rs sAs< year. and nOw proposes to gel SS@z1assoa eat of the very Legislators Mr EAgssshs kber~lity contributed ss 1azxsay se esecksng. We give on another p@ge sxsrA<ts from our state papers pre- 4<szzg sAe saorexs of this movement. | nss1sszzfal il Is merely a victory of tn, @z~xzF3lous oEer the scrupulous none, Ps~<r n p0llsie~- Neither of these mel sS~A a person ss Connecticut ought t. sez3 ta the Cuitsi States Senate NeSEA%r sa the real choice of his party Tk~ e1s<3Soa of the former would b, ws~As the eAecEsOa of the latter, infamous and ~e szarerely hope the incoming legis t4szre v7n 3v0s1 any sach unnecessar, sA~SSe Of esIHA. that they will select | Czlse3 SAztez Senator for the honesty tAzre 6s Ea has character, and the brair, xA<ss are Ia kss head. and not for tn, @u@<T thsre Is in his pocket
 A=zsSoaa Poaitcs &reapparently becom Esg . @AEssr of finance in more sense sA~@ ~@e- The modem politician is apt t, Ae sz=Sse sxszs@esy poor CT extreluel, F1sA hla ths ed story of Lazarus feedin, s2 sAs ex~nhs iron Dives table; only it i sA@ @zHA nod the pAyAical Lazarus that i sswx=ra wsGh sore& He packs caucuses e~m SAassAss sO cOaventiOns. and buy vSezs eAsezsu1 day. for the senior membe @F the Ez1s aai there is no denying tha mses. L4zarz&. .nd Co. are politica SsSmhSzmsso1 that is not easy to beat. an, @mR t&zG pretty much controls these Uni, su3 SMMses In tAia tAeir Centennial year.
 The New Haven Palladium calls Ioudl Bsr sa izSss1igzsioa Q; the Reform Schoe a MwS1sm-