Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-07-26
BLOOMINGTON, IoyA. FRIDAY, g. 1874
WHOLE NO. lss.

1.-TWO DoLLARs Day AND RoAsr
BEEF. by the following il would seem
that Mr. Clay could not live At 4l2 per day
and make both ends meet. He must
have been unfortunate in his CARDS:
From the Harrisburg, (Pa) Union.
THE FARMER OF AsIxLAND,s
Tkat Grid NJ JUake RseA En6s Meet q
TWELVE DOLLARS PER DAY!
The Westches.er Republican says: Ia
1916, an act was passed by Congress
changing the compensation Of members
from six dollars per day 10 81 500 the
session. which as they scarcely averaged
one hundred days each, was upwards
of fifteen dollars per day. Mr.. Clay
warmly advocated the passage Of this law,
coming down from the Speakers chair o
make speech in its favor. Il is TO be OBJ
served that his wages as speaker was then
-A----i-- l-li--- A-l-.-s--s s-.-
remarks WE published in the Lexington
Reporter Of May 3lst, 1916, a papsr
which has always been devoted to his
interests from which we extract the fol.
lowing notable sentence:
Mr.. c. [Clay] said his own personal
experience determined him in voting for
the bill. He had attended Congress some.
times without his family and at other times
a part Of it, and although his compensa-
ton, whilst he had enjoyed the honor Of
presiding in this House, was double that
Of other members, he declared, with the
utmost sincerity, Aat he had never been
able to make both ends meet at the ter
mination of Congress-
Think Of that We hard-6sted farmers
and mechanics ! This is the farmer OF
Ashland, the mill.boy Of the Slashes -
COUNT make both onds neet at twsave
dollar day! Just think what kind Of
farm it would take to keep him going with
champagne and cologne water in the day
time, and high low jack at night! Il
was Just about the time he made this
speech that Mr.. Clay discovered the con-
stitutionality and great necessity Of a Ma
tional Bank.
THE KEvsToNE Erect ITO our re-.
publican contemporaries at distance--our
co-laborers in New York, Virginia, Ohio.
and eIsewhere-we joyously proclaim, all
is we'll in the good old Keystone! From
Delaware to Erie the Democracy presents
scene of activity, animation, enthusiasm
and ounfdonoo wisi.Uus parallel III tho
political history Of our State. Nothwi,h-
standing the great mass Of our population
are Woodworking and industrious farmers.
who earn their daily bread by the sweat
Of their brow, and are at present intensely
engaged in securing the fruits Of the earth
with which bountiful Providence has a.
gain crowned their annual labors-they
yet find moiety of time to devote to the
political concerns of the State and Ma
ton. When they shall have fully secu>
red their harvest, then the din Of action
will be heard with redoubled animation.
Of the result in Pennsylv ania, no sensible
man entertains a shadow Of doubt. Polk,
Dallas, and Muhlenberg will sweep il with
!hs pish Ai AZ Ia fsf5 has not
been enjoyed since the bright and palmy
days of Jacksonism. when a majority OF
$4,000 rung the death-knell Of Federal
ISM. Our frinds may rest assured. there
fore, that the Ashland Bargainer is politi-
cally de.anct in at least one State Of the
Union, and that not the least in the fami-
ly. He has no more hope Of carrying the
rs electoral votes Of Pennsylvania. than
he has Of restoring vitality to the moulder-
ing remains of the lamenied Jonathan Cil'
lev.-Harrisbur Union.