Litchfield enquirer., 1877-10-04
me Tmporeant october Elections.

The Hsup0Ttmnt October Elections.
 Ths mouEh of October TT will be dis tinguished by two elections that may prove of vital importance. One will de- tsrmine whekher France is to be a repub-' lie CT an empire-s mere kingdom there seemz 6dt of thef question-while the oth-| ex settles the question of woman suffrage ia Colorado. It is true, indeed, that here in the United States great measures ike thak aisampssd in Colorsdo can wait. uhTae repabIicanism in France cannot wmit. Hence the French elections may
 befzirly eonzidersd the most momentouS of this or many years. Never in fact in the history of representative government, have che ruds demands of military power and the claimso of the people to control their own government. been placed in sharper contrast there in the issue made up between the domineering Marshal President and his reactionary cabinet, on ths one side, and the Republicans of Frznee ou the other. It is glorious chance for the descendants of the patriots of Ss of 90 and of 'zS. to show the stuff that is in them, and there can be but lit- tas rsuublicanism in the heart of the Amexicmn which does not warm towards the ReuablicAhs Of France in this their life and death struggle with bigotry, feuda' Iism and absOlutism combined. E@-
 nws can trust the views of the leading Eaeiish newspapers. and of American newspaper correspondents in France, the election VIII result in an overwhelming Republiean victory. The pressure that is put oa the people by government; the threats of further violent and perhaps rssolutiOuary measures in opposition to the popular will, no matter how plainly expruzsed; all these, it is believed. will Ouly make the defeat of the Ministry the moEs overwhelming. And it seems most uruhabIs that the absurd prosecution of Gambetta, for the temperate expression of visws such as anyone familiar with the woskings of parliamentary government would expect from an opposition leader, will only have the effect of increasing his power and popularity. While therefore we cannot but be anxious. till the Repub,, Iicans of France get full control of the republic. there is every reason to hope for their success-a success that will be great victory for the party of progress throughout Europe. nGqa
 We wish we might hope equal success for the final extension of the suffrage pro- posed in Colorado. It is a conservative measure. and therefore calls out little of the general enthusiasm excited by former radical enlargements of the franchise. Yet the quiet October election in the first state of the second century of the Amer ican republic may be more important in it's results even than than the exciting contest in thsgrander field of our sister re- public in Europe. If the friends of re- ally universal suffrage fall, it will not be for want of strenuous effort on their part, bus bccadse the people of hefyearling, Centsnnial state have not yet grown wise enough to appreciate the blessednsss of their opportunity. aa sa aoaf r'v
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 The only protest against the new law giving minorities representation on town .---- D.mocratic Morris to the Winsted News: 1.-rf f-r-.
 Town meetings are near at hand, but our late laws ars so embarrassed for sel. N5mk smA~ 1-S~ oh 0rAAaa and how much, is about tho same as to tell a man after he had paid for dinner at hotel, how much and what quality of food he could eat. It is plainly abridglng our constitutional rights, but another year may see the law repealed. Our laws as well as c6nstititutions are tinkered quite too much, the object being to secure par. ty power, while the welfare of the masses is hardly considered. But there is evi. deiItly healthy change going forward shortly, and the future of our country will finally give us honest rules, which we have sadly needed a long time. sa III
 The Waterbury American sensibly re- marks about Senator Conkling's diatribe against Mr. O ". Cuttiss: ahL .h,Iows w,s
 When ali were done. Senator GOnkiing, fresh frOm his European trip, rose and said ,tlis was not an administration, but a Republican convention, and administra- tiOns do not make parties, but parties ati. manifestations. Proceeding with like plat. itudes. he emptied his scorn on Mr. Chr tase as the man milliner. the D iletante and carpet knight in politics. d hypocrite and wolf in sheep's clothing. Of course Mir, CaFtiss' name was not mentioned, but every one knew he was meant, as we'll as when he said that, ''when Dr. Johnson sAid patriotism was the last refuge of a sconndrel. he had an idea of the ppssibili. tis4 of development in a modern reform. err More directly he pronounced Mir. Cartiss' articles in Hafper's Weekly as falAa. and classed hum among those who mispFesens and villify those differing with them. In q techniat sense Mir. Colkling carried Che day, bat in reality the honor able Senatcr disgraced himself by his vul- gar exhibition of spite toward noble man, who had courage enough to stand mp and face him and his lackeys, and to do Il in manly. brave way. ay..1a.,. s-a.e s. v.
 Says the Springfield Repsbsjean on the Presidents return: .1,--. Y. -''i pop.
 The littla Southern tour, short as it vass through Kentncky and Tennessee, t0uehing the corner of Georgia aud back through Virginia. makes Q real date, in oaF nstional history. It has, revealed and seslsd the close of sectional strife, the re- al end of the civil war;, and the end as well of our old party divisions. The franks plain speaking on both sides, the hearty mntual acceptance of each others opiuiDns and pledges. shows to North and S0mth alike that they no longer misunder. stasd each other. that they have reached the eommon platform of a new nnion and fresh nationality. and found basis Ifol mutual faith and trust and e new, depart ure9 ai n.--. ] Issaasdw llI P sai 'Ths New York Republican convention which met at Rochester, last, week, was completely under control ofSenator Oonk. ling. The resolutions, and the speech oi Mfr. Plat. the temporary chairman. were in a6eagonism to the Administration. Nev. ertlseissa. on motion of Mir. Conkling, Platt was chosen permanent president. Mir. (&nn.e VI Gurfiaa usnvod a roao1nkion fovor.