New-York tribune., 1879-10-13

TBEDJIl- or FCONNECTICUT TREPCBLIC1NS.
Whatever motive may have actuaed the Re-
pullicaus If Connecticut who voted Che other
day acains. the amendment providing for
biennial elections. there is at least no doubt
as to the purposes of the Democrats Of that
State. They have already hcralded the result
ss n Democratic triumph. and have begun 90
take the stops necessary TO secure thc next
stake In the game, winch is the Legislature
to bo elected in November. Notwithstanding
,be fsct that, in both Legislatures which
approved tlc amendment in IFS preliminary
STAGES, the Democrats were unanimous in its
support. there 4, now no doubt that tLr
partv placed itself in practically solid array
AGAINST II at the polls. The Democratic State
Committee sent out circulars in opposition to
TO; the party newspapers all opposed it; and
j, was understood by the rank ana file that
the orders from headquarters were to defeat
IL as n measure Of party policy. With the aid
Of Republican votes they accomplished their
object. 4 new Legislature Is in consequence to
be elected In November, and both parties
have less than month in which to make
preparation for it. The Democrats we have
reason to know are already at work. The
PorubHcans ought to lose no time. In this
state OF affairs We ask the attention o. Con-
uecticut Republicans to brief statement of
the situation.
For obvious reasons the Democrats are nm
usually anxious TO carry Connecticut IN No
Yember, 1850. il Is the PFC sidcntial election,
and the vote of Connecticut may be OF the
last importance 20 them; and there Is besides
"a United States Senator to he elected in Mr.
Eaiou's place. Last year they lost the Legis-
laturc and Nh Bamum Lost li, seat in the
Senate mainly through unexpected Republican
.a,ns i'm Iitchfeld and Fairfield Counties. the
INth Congressional district. These are attrib-
med hy the Democrats to the popularity of
Nr Miles, the Republican candidate for Con
crr,s. and hi- personal work in the canvass.
with that factor climnateG--there being 10
Congressional election this yeor-they believe
t,,.v can recover their losses and secure the
mex Legislature. This is of the greatest i'm
.oltancc 10 them, as 1t viii give them
tue opportunity 60 alter the election
l,ws to suit their purposes for tie following
vear. In 1872 they had this advantage they
had altered the old laws 80 as to permit GER
tifcate voting, open the lower courts for pro-
u,i,crous and wholesale naturalization. ana
throw wide the doors for fraud Having
fixed these things to their mind they had no
difficulty in carrying the State for Tilden.
Their sole object as u party IN defeating the
amendment was 20 put themselves III posi-
tion to repeat the performance of 1872. The
next LEGISLATURE of itself is of 10 great cOnse-
onencc to them. There are not Offices enough
falling iii to rouse their patriotic ardor, and
the legislative patronage is AT best but triiiins.
They want this Legislature not for Itself but
rs IL .topping-stone a means TO an end.
We ask Connecticut Republicans to weigh
these things thoughtiully, and consider bow
mucA is at stake IN the election which has
becn mexpcctedly forced upon them 1t il
pecially incumbent upon those Republican,
who assisted in defeating The amendment to
see to il that the STATE is no; lost this year
and next hy their action. And we take leave
TO call personally upon General Joseph Il.
/ llawlcy-who is justly recognized as the
foremost Republican in the State, and who
must bear the responsibility OF having done
more than any other Republican to defeat the
aIueudment--tO see 10 it that Republican sue
cess and his own political future are not nut
IN jeopardy by this result. We hardly need
remind him that "all his eggs are in this ba.-
"ket." If the Democratic plan is successful.
and Democratic Legislature elected in No
vcmbel prepares the way for Democratic sue
cess in 1880, either Mr.. Baruum will succeed
Senator Eaton, or the latter will be his own
successor. With a Republican Legislature
elected in November and the election laws
left unchanged, an honest election Will be as
sured for 1880, and that will bring in Leg
lsature which IL Is safe to predict will send
Geueral Hawiey 10 the United States Sen
ate. Had he been elected Senator last
Winter, the choice of a Democrat TO
succeed him III the House would have
made tie in the States represen-
tation, aud, in the event Of the Pres-
Dental question going into the House,
given the Democrats the majority. 1t was i'm
puted to lack of prudent foresight and po-
htica sagacty that lie permitted himself TO