The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-15
DERBY.

How often after a general battle at
the close of the unlucky day the van
pushed are busy around the campfire
in charging up their defeat to traitors
within their own ranks-and not cred
iting their discontinue to. the better
generalship of the enemy. Wherever
reverses come, 1t is too often one s eex-
perience to be forced to listen to a re-
hearsal of elimination and recrimina-
lions among the principals. In addi-
ton to the chagrin of knowing we have
been whipped or lost the game we are
asked to endure a dissertation on
somebody's culpability for the misfor-
| tune when really it was none of his fault.
Instead of deducing from the disaster
some sensible plan for future victories
or wisely discovering few features Of
| the fight that are spotted with hope
and cheer the croaker and mischief
breeder is stirring up factional resent
ments that only presage similar over
| throws to come. This is Just the posi-
ton of-or the sorry avocation of sew
eral of the Republicans in Derby to-
day They are trying harder to inter-
pref or clear up the mystery of their
rout at the ballot-box last Tuesday by
charging their repulse to traitors within
the party than to the real issue, the
strength and determined resistance of
the foe 1t is lamentably true that in
the republican camp there are certain
prominent workers who are personally
at variance with each other. 1t is a
deplorable condition that private diff
ferences cannot be sunk in the general
good of the party, and it may be that
some grudges between individuals or
coteries are settled at the polls to the
sure detriment of the common cause,
but it is conceding too much weight
and popularity (Which do not EXIST to
certain unfriendly sets in the Republi-
can ranks to argue for a minute that
such bitterness or apathy can bring
about the keen disappointment, that
the final count of Tuesday has occa-
stoned.
| 1t is quite likely some Republicans
| indeed the votes show invent back on
| the nominees of the caucus for silly
reasons There will always be to the
exercise of the secret ballot a temnta-
ton to pay off individual scores but
the Republicans of Derby are no more
amenable to the weakness than other
beings. It is not fair to their usual
| loyalty to the great issues of the hour
to write up these folks as on the qui
vive for a chance to slaughter each
other in the voting booth. The mass
| of Republican voters here are severely
misjudged when it is believed of them
| that they are easily swayed by the
breeze of caucus gossip or the ripple of
prejudice.
J An analysis of the vote of Tuesday
demonstrated the general feeling of the
rank and file, and far better activity
of not few just now who are detected
and perhaps sore is not to be guessing
who cut the ticket or bolted it but to
bury petty personal grievances and
form in line again for united attack
when the next issue awaits their ac-
ton.
| Derby is normally Democra tic terri
tory. It is only, as history shows,
when the other fellows experience diff
/ ferences or the house is divided against
itself that Republican can be elected.
Two years ago Republican mayor
was elected accidentally, That is the
Democrats had a wrangle and the
nominee was so feebly supported that
the Republican candidate slipped in be-
tween the factions, only however by
the meagre margin of a dozen votes.
Whenever a Republican is sent out
from Derby to Hartford to represent
her city, or whenever local office is
decreed to a Republican, 1t is safe to
! explain it as a freak in politics, a