Year: 1875

The victory in Connecticut is one far
surprising in magnitude the most san
gulne expectations Uf the Democracy, and
far more sweeping and complete than
the most depressed Republican, prior to
the election, deemed possible. The De
mocraey felt confident that they would
carry the State, but that the Democratic
candidate for Governor would have one
of the largest majorities ever given In
the State was something upon which
they had based no expectations. The
most liberal concession made them In
any quarter outside the State was that
they would elect State officers and two
OF the four Congressman, and the journal
making it intimated that the Republi-
cans might reduce the Democratic ma
iority in the State. The Democratic
majority on Governor over all is fully as
large as the plurality of last year, While
the plurality has only been exceeded once
in twenty years, and then in the case of
Republican candidate. The Demo-
cratic vote, with thirty-five towns to
hear from, was 5G,S96, and the total
Democratic vote cannot be less than 3d.,
600. Previous to the election of Monday
vote of $4,000 or upward for one can
ddate had only been reached on three
occasions. In April, 1868, the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor received
50,54l votes; Grant, for President IN
1868, 50,641, and Grant, in 1872, 5O,31S
votes Except in the instance referred
to the Democratic vote never reached
$4,000, while As 600 is full average,
This year, therefore, the vote is 5000
more than an average, and exceeds by
upward of 1000 the highest Demo
cratic vote ever previously cast, and is
the same number in excess of any vote
cast at any time by any party in
the history of the State. The De-
mscracy went to the polls in inyinci-
BILE array, and the condemnation of the
Administration which they registere d
was emphatically the voice of the peo-
pie.


The Republican vote was heavier than
it was either last year or the year pre-
ceding, but not up to the average of
previous recent years. That it was light,
however, was not the fault of the Re-
publican managers. The ablest and
most unobjeclionable leaders of the
party were brought into the State and
did their utmost to rouse the Republl
cans to enthusiasm; but their efforts TO
stay the popular tide were futile. In the
face of the appeals of Blaine and Dawes
and Garfield and Hawley and others
many Republicans absented themselves
from the polls, and, what is more to the
point, thousands of them absolved them
selves completely from their past allie
glance and voted the Democratic ticket.
The proof of this is to be found in the vote.
The highest vote ever cast in the aggre-
gate in Connecticut previous to Monday
was In April, 1868, when total of 99,31S
was polled. Monday there was vote of
5,244, with thirty-five towns lacking,
and an average of only little more than
100 to each of these towns will make the
vote equal to that of 1868. On what is
probably the largest vote in the State
the Democracy have clear majority of
nearly, if not quite, 1900 and a plurality
of almost 10000. Something more than
Republican apathy was necessary to pro-
duce this grand result. II tods the fruit
Of changes


How are we to account for the over
whelming Democratic victory What
was there that caused the Democratic
hosts to come out in such strength and
which gave them such large reinforce
mentsy These are questions which can
be easily answered. In the first place,
Democratic administration in the State
had been highly satisfactory to the peo-
pie, and the Democracy therefore went
into the canvass with no weak joints in
their armor. They had nothing to
apologize for, to excuse or palliate This
was undoubtedly of great assistance in
securing that cordiality and unanimity
without which it were vain TO expect a
glorious victory. in the second place,
the people were not satisfied with the
Administration of President Grant, nor
were they disposed to overlook the ac-
tion of the Republican managers in the
State in nominating man for Governor
who had been forward in indorsing the
last fragrant outrage upon Louisiana.
The nomination of James Lloyd Greene
tor Governor by the Republicans of Con
| necticut was case of reckless bravado,
and right nobly has it been rebuked by
the people That nomination was of
much service, however, in giving the peo-
pie clear idea of the issues confront
ing them; and the Republicans were ig-
ANONYMOUSLY defeated because the peo-
pie understood that the question before
them was whether they would or would
not countenance Federal usurpation.-
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