New-York tribune., 1880-10-28
CONNECTICUT CAMPAIGN.

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| frrou A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEI
| NFw-HAvFN. Oct. 2G.-Thcre can be no better
! illustration of the madness which the gods sehu
| upon those marked 10 be destroyed than i oneIe''
! Just now by the Democratic managers everywhere,
! from Chairman Barnum. nngiug his hthograPne"
| Ibols and torr.rles broadcast over tine Continent
| down IN the last man on the Ward COMMITTEE sea
soning with slanderous chaH the beer "i'h
| which he tries to buy hs neigh bors vote Ihey aro
| closing campaign. which they have nade HUN
first 70 last the most reckessly mendacious and
filthy within the memory of the present gohe'''i'n'
with sort of opening of the lood-g ties of scnrnl-
| lity and general drenchng OF everybody WIN"
reach Tho Democratic newspapers OF TINS o'a''
are not exempt from the coGtagon. They also are
! palnfully waddlIng and padding IN the prevailing
and peryading mud. The effect of 1t -. presume
much the same elsewhere in the State as nave op-
served II to be m tins city. where IN the past le"
days they have betaken themselves to ridiculous
personal attack, upon the character OF Mr. bIgeo"'
| the Republican candidate for Goyrrnor' anu u"'0
! so II sou,ted the more decent and self-rcspcctng
! members Of their own party as to IalfIY
| drive them over to the Republicans. | have already
heard of several such cases and If the business Is
| kept up undl election have no DOUBT IL VIII m"-
terially diminish the Democratic ANA increase tu'
| Rcpublican vote. Some of these indignant Demo
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protests against this manner OF conductinga cam
! palgn and have openly announced ther purpose ~
reDuke 1t in the only practical way, by voting
against the party in whose interest It IS carried o''
| cannot think thlt all this slashIng ana s!ah--
whanpug Is done with Governor EnglisPs previous
KNOWLEDGE consent thOugh he IA gentleman
! whO when once embarked In political contest IS
liable to carry plrti,anshIp to e,cat lengths. bu'
it remains true, whether he ADVISES it or not, that
! he could check II at any time he saw ut. worn
from him would undoubtedly put stop To the
.cnsc.css attacks his organs are making upon prom
| Iucnt Republicans, or nj least put rea'ouab.e re-
siraints uDon them. The wonder is that he Goes not
do II simply to stop the damage % is dong bis own
candidacy. if from no other mot yc. RpnbhcaA-'
However. have no fault to find with tactics 50 man
l,c,.ly advantageous to themselves. The mme. .r
objects of assault take the matter with great c''
ncs. and philosophy. and there j, general wiling
ucs, to have the j mocrats contribute in this n"l-
rect way TO their own defeat.
ESGLIsIIs GENEROUS BtE'L.
The report that Governor English would pay
100000 II necessary 10 carry the State, seems TO
have good foundation. and 10 viii not be- strange II
his disbursements reach that figure without accom-
plshiug the object sought. Tlu- far in the CAM
paIsn money has been poured oui Ike wafer on ,Ae
Democratic side. There has been 40 complaint 40
| any time of lack Of funds Large sums have been
evpcrded an the orcaniz ton aud equipment If
torch-bcarug companies. and The professions ana
ouf-loor demonstrations have been rs imposing as
money could make them, OF the voting and march
inc material m tine party permit. Slll there are no
.,cns of the barl giving ont. ISenty-dve thousand
dollar. cam. rom Ncn-Yorl 10 % single remittance
la.l week, and TIN. sum, WITH D Ike mluut raised
| bc.c has gone INTO the hand, of committees In the
the shape ol small bills convenient for dHnbntIon.
lhc unusual step has been taken of appointing "a
committee OF seventy Democratic workers f]' each
ward. io be1n Attendance at th' polls on election
Ga,. The purpose Of $40 large % force is to insure %
r.,riaI suueryI-ou of every Democratic voter who
il, suspected of an intention 70 vote f'r Boclow or
any other Republican. and either BULLDOG or
coax hun back into tine Democratic ranks.
The amount of money to be pad out for tins
single item Of service VIII gye some idea # the
cnormou, total u ihe clmnlI-u. These committees
will be nj volt iu twelve wards. seventy iHr clci
ward. OF 3 40 workers In all Not one o. them "lIi
receive less than - ilr hs dly', work. 50 here j,
single item OF sl.2u) aud t,3l for not very inn
variant brauch %. service. I. there any doubt that
,h,y nave money in abundance,
Another sign of thc pcntiulUe-s of funds is tie
orI,r. tcy ere making at TIM. early dIy for votes
Two co ored walters ln one OF the hotels here were
apfrolcned one dly list week with an offer of so
,p.ecc TO vote the Democratic tcaet. Must uot
money be- plenty at that rate II certainly looks q,
ticugh they needle! votes a great deal more than
monet There Is one ic tWre of ths bu-ine,, that
commend 10 the special attention cf D'ao ratc
y.rk,uallrn. and that u.s. that while tbcy-vLo have
borne ,hc heat md burden OF the day have crre1
torcIcs and marched in professions, have hu rIhcd
FIR Hancock early and late, and perchancc have en-
du~ol NJ . oratorv of the local celcbrtles-cct u0tI-
inc for their time their eucrIy, or their tatuouSm
n,n coIored man who hasn't done thing
for the cause or even hIIahcd for the can
didates. is offered $50 for lis vote. II
vote, are gong for $40 apiece. why should not the
irish aborer wlo Is expected TO give a much OF his
fine. his aror aud his enthusiasm to the cause. be
p,id a. much at least for his There Is such manife>
uustice IN tins DIS rbutOu of funds that the work
ng Democrat ought to raise hisvoice IN earnest pro
test against IT, Lcavin. ont of the question the
morality al the transaction. 1t Is obviously unfair
Wlv should the lrishmen give Governor English foI
nothing that which Is worth to the Governor, and
for which he pays 10 the coOr ii man, $50
njROUGH REPUBLICAN CANVASS.
The second or final canvass OF the Republican
State Committee Is making far progress, but will
hardly ,r complete before Saturday or Monday
II viii comprise the voters made since the fir Il
canvass aud viii classify more closely the large List
of doubtful" The changes SO far as heard from
IN the towns already canvas,ed, very decidedly
IN favor OF the Republicans. The proportion of Re
pnb leans among the voters IN this city Is mucl
larger than wa- expected. The time for making
and registering new voters expired yestel-
day. The whole number made was 2,100
or these l. 100 claimed Democrat,
and $40 as Republicans. giving the former {
majority of 220. instead Of the 800 they had
counted on aud confidently expected. Taking all
the towns together the proportion of Republican,
among the voters Is probably about three out
of five.
The full vote next Tuesday is expected to rcach
and perhap, exceed. 12S. 600 The vote m 1876
the largest ever yet cast-waS 1872 .O6i divided n.