Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-02-07

n!vsrsayy, &c.
WAsHi.oroN, b. q. Jan. 26th 1863.
1t is n matter Of surprise that Senator Will
son, Of Massachusetts should advocate the
nomination Of General Grant for the Prcs;-
dency, Tor it is = we'll known fact that the
Senator went on a stumpng tour through the
Southern States for the express purpose of
clog. rolling for himself. 1t is evident that
lie sees nov that he won't have a ghost Of
ancc. Chase, rs far ~ the loyal Southern
vote is concerned, is clearly in the advance Of
Wilson. l should rcgre, much if our very
distinguished Chief Justice secures the Prcsi.
dental nominaI ion. Ills course concerning
the trial Of Jeff Davis last fall is highly rep
r~hensible. While lie was needed ct Rich.
mond to aid IN trying that arch traitor, be
was found IN Washington presiding over Sum
,tny school neetings-assistiug in laying
corner .stoncs, Sc. Sc, To tell the whole truth
h" is trying to secure the good will u the
south. by !e"ient policy lie hop to incur
the pleasure Of tho rcle 3. Such game Won,
win. Chase can never be president by any
such hocuspocus. Colfax and Harlan would
be - very stroag ticket. The frs, for Presi-
dent and the sec nj for Vice. Or Howard nd
'olfsx, would carry the country by Storm
There il no man in the country Who has q
brighter rcco.I ;Lau Harlan OF our State. His
career morally, socially and politically IL
shore reproach. know NO, what tie people
"f Iowa think Of the several parties whose
names now figure prominently in the Prcsi
Dental race, but do know one thing that il
that they DO not want ia. nor will they vote
Tor ans man who, when the proper time comes
will MOI define his position upon the. issaes Of
the day. The plasform Of principles promul.
gated ~ the Chicago Convention next May
will without doubt be radical enough, yea,
eS,n unto the endorsement Of universal SUI.
fra&e. The mnn who receives the nomination
must esi,e on; fairly and squarely upon that
issue or ,ke psapls will not endorse him.
There must l. 40 lodging or beating about
the bush in regard 10 the matter. Il IL quite
generally believed i.crs that 1ram, will be the
Kepntlican candidate fer the Fresideucy :
furthermore that he will be A:.asted. II sucl.
is the case II Is to he hoped he xil, not foltow
Ia 'Ac wake A. J. or Tylerise ~. R0r my
part would ruth trust Celia and Kaslen
than any other Two men in the country. Nskes,
such men ~ they "go back" ON party AID
principle then surely there would be no limit
to human 'lepravity. What we want 10 men
~ standard hearers who ere kaorn 70 b in
full accord with the principle. II human lib,
Atxy atad iLs Fights Of man every where Sucl,
E'.S zap lead us tovA4,.ry --nsns others can
The increase Of pay 10 gsvsvS@sat clerk !
is u snbjcc, still under considess4iss b. Con.
Rrcse
ar. Sla"iiing. of Ohio, int.eluseA IL the
tSSase yesterday, joint resolution, which wes
rcferred 10 the Committee on Appropriations,
giving the extra twenty per cent 10 the clerk Z
in the several executive departments. The
resolution is as follows:
"Resired That the several clerks end othe,
ls~ptoyees in the respective executive depart.
,tsfnis Of thc United states in the city Of
wa:f:Sgtes he allowed and paid. from any
moneys IN me Frcasury not otherwise appro.
yriate'l, the increased SUM of twenty per
1Aaism xaop their sslx<iss or compen satiou.
rs xlEsaAy established Er spL during the ifs !.
cal gear cn1icg June 50. 1868: Tro,id,d.
That No clerk or other smulsyee ~i,ose salarv
or comps0sA<tOG is = shiisi,eA eqs,ai "a or less
than $1,000 HhsN take say+hiaI ~sAss this
resolution nor thall any clerk or 4,th4r en-.
rloycc receive greater sum under ,his rc.o.
Union than that which may serve to make hja
~fsoi- compensation equal 70 aud q. a,are
than $4,000 Tor ssid 6scsl year.
Il 10 sow believed thst THE resolstisn III,
pass. The departments here costaia nan.
gerry able clerks. Some Are utterly xosthlesa
and should never have been appointed The
RSr Department and its various branche,
esapleysd during the war; large number Of
clerks who wsI compare very favorsbly with
those Of any otLss branch Of the government
service. Iq NJ Qxsrtermaster Generals
Ofhec the work increased 70 much during the
war 49, Il was rcn.lere1 ~ imperative duty
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