Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-07
THAT TIDAL WAVE,


 For the last year or so we have been read ing and hearing about a tidal wave of pure and unadulterated Democracy that was going to sweep over this broad land, and especially Ghe State of Connecticut. This wave was going to make everything bare and clean so 4hat the Jeffersonian Democrats could enter in and SOW glorious seed without fear of hav- Sng it's unfolding disturbed and restricted by Republican tares. Yesterday this wave was to go over large portion of the land, and Connecticut was to receive it's benefits in full measure But at the present writing it does not appear to have accomplished all that was expected of it in other parts of the country, and it utterly collapsed in Connecticut.
 Few elections that have occurred in this State have produced more surprises than that of yesterday. The Democrats expected to carry the Senate. They have elected one Senator They even talked also of carrying the House. The Republicans have a much larger majority in the House than they had aast year. It was supposed that the Demo- Crats would be eager to vote and grab all they could lay their hands on. They did not, however, exhibit any such eagerness as they were credited with, and the Republicans were not as apathetic as usual. In conse- quence of these and other facts great many people went to bed last night with new idea of the uncertainty of politics
 While the result of the voting. all over the State was as a whole gratifying to the Re- publicans the events of the day in this city and county were full of cheer. MT. Gates was elected Sheriff by as handsome ma. jority as candidate could wish. And he deserves his good fortune.
 Another cause for congratulation is the election of Mir. Day as Senator from the Seventh district. There have been so many puns made with his name by some of our es- teemed contemporaries that he must have felt gloomy at times. but he undoubtedly feels wells this morning. As for his oppo- nent we presume that he is not in the most cheerful frame of mind. We sincerely trust, however, that the sad events of yesterday will not cause him to lose that serene faith in the Ruler of the Universe which he had when he was nominated, and turn agnostic.
 The people of this city have as much req son as the people of any city or town in the State to rejoice over the result of yesterdays election. New Haven will once more be rep resented in the House by man fit to repre- sent 8 city like this. The Hon. Henry B. Harrison will have great influence at Hart ford, and that influence will be rightly used. MT. Harrison will probably be made Speaker There is certainly no one among the mem bers more fit for the place, and it is probable that there will be a general desire that he shall take it.
 There is much more that we would like to say, but time and space forbid. We sympa. thize with the defeated as well as rejoice with the victorious, and remind the former that 'fsuch is life" great poet expresses 4he feelings of defeated candidates as fol- LOWS:
 Farewell long farewell to all my greatness! This is the state tf man to-day he puts forth The tender leaves of hope; tomorrow blossoms, And bears his blushing honors thick upon him: The third day comes a frost, killing frost; nd,-when he thi nkg, good easy man, full surely His greatneEs is ripening,-nips his root, And then he falls, as do. have ventured, Like little wanton boys that swim on bIadders, This many summers in a of glory;
 Dut far beyond my depth my high. blown pride at length broke under and now has left me, Weary and old with service, to the mercy
 Of rude stream, that must forever hide me. Vain pomp and glory of this world, hate ye; feel my heart new opened. how wretched Is that poor man that hangs on princes favors! There is betwIxt that emile we would aspire to, That sweet aspect of princes, and their ruin, More bangs and fears than wars women have: And when he falls, he falls like Lucifer,
 Never to hope again.