, 1872-12-30


tests, and removing from these NOR the power
OF rewarding personal services to them out Of
the public offices. The pest ucagc has created q
political aristocracy OF inside politicians and
s:,rrouu,e,l them with all army OF personal adj ,
r7rcn:S iour: to 1i,:t for Item aud help pay | i
tn, il polI:ic icai Niscsls. i" ref ,can movement
fca:lcls the force .: political nencLnlcu, and
81 e:e cycs appointment i'll fair competition, to
vers citizen, witlio,: regard to what service he
xnay hayo done Messrs. Snapp, Logan, aud
Weed. There is 70 possible aristocracy about ,
it. Tlis lack is Just what those gentlemen do
not like in it. They want to continue filling pull
lie Offices mud dispensing patronage at their own
pwcct will. The reform insures that tho public
business viii ho done on business principles. It
breaks up these secret political rings. It nulli-
fcs these secret bargains over the peoples
Offices ..1d affairs. It opens the door into pub
lie service to the whole public, instead OF con-
6ning entrance to d faw party tools Us pay for
work in nominating and elocting their chiefs
It ma1es National elections something higher
than scramble for ten Thousand petty offices.
1t reforms politics. Mr.. Logan may not like
that idea; Lut it is an idea which will win. It
is founded on common sense, and appeals to the
fairness and good judgment of tho whole peo-
pie. Parry managers know this. So they hare |
put tho reform into the platforms it now re-
mains for thom to put it in practice. II they
daily, a2ll object, and refuse. the people will |
pat other persons into their places, and the re- |
:fornl will 20 on.-Rockford Register
We every day conscious that, while rail- |
IoSis III absolute necessity to the prosperity
simply paying them fair compensation for labor
performed, but under tribute to them.
We not only pay full value for work done, We
niso pay roundly for privileges. Hence we are
ready to denounco them cxtortionato and op-
p7essiEe-uot altogether without reason-and
the people demand redress Of grievances How
70 secure the relief demanded is the leading
question can i DO accomplished m by stats or
bo had to absolute Governmental control
Of the carrying trade? Or shall We wait for
,1e slower growth of home market? The
latter We evidently cannot do; that should be
encouraged in every reasonable way, but before
elfectual relief can be had by that means, tho
country is likely to become bankrupt. The abb
eolute ownership aud control Of the Transports
ton business Of the country, By the Govern
nent, is to be considered only tchen every other
means has failed TO gire RELIEF. State and Ma
tional cid to new enterprises for the increase OF
transportation facilities is entirely legitimate
and proper, where the obstacles to be overcome
arc too great for private undertakings, and the
benefits are to be Of q general character. State
and National legislation, also, placing reasonable
restrictions upon transportation companies as
to freights, fares, ETC., We believe, is no in
fringement Of the franchises OF such COM
panies.-F FiEton [Io,ea) Eagle:
While millions upon millions have been e1-
pended, and is being expended. and used for the
benefit and protection Of the Eastern manufac-
turers railroad and other immenBe corporations,
something must be done, and something must
be expended LOCKING to the @ ta q the
West. II present railroad and canal facilities
cannot meet the demand for the shipment Of the
increased productions Of the West at one-halt
the present cost Of transportation, other and
larger means OF transit must be de-
y:.ed. It will not do any longer Tor our
Congressman and Senators to hesitate to bring
into subjoction the large aud wealthy railroad
corporations aud canal monopohes that are TOD
bing Tia sturdy farmer of E large portion Of his
just earnings by the imposition Of e1orbltant
transportation charges. The day Of eufferance
has well-nigh passed, and the people will not
much longer submit to these great abuses. The
voice OF the entire West cries as the voice Of
one man, and the CRY is for deliverance and pro-
lection from these unreasonable corporations.
Let Congress heed that voice, ere It burst forth
in the Indignation that is sure to follow long
continued wrong.-Gdlena (lu) Union.
Tho House Of Representatives has passed the
bill for the payment to the States Of Ohio, lndi-
ana, and Illinois OF per centum OF the sum OF
money received from the sales OF public lands
lying within those States. The pretext for this
bill is that the General Government once prom
jscd to provide sum OF money for these States
to use in tho construction of National roads. (.
i'l IN tie meantime tho policy Of paging
for State improvements aen,a Out o. tne nbao"te
There does not seem to be any special reason fo1
tie passage Of bill Of this kind, unless it be
the fact that the representatives. Of th9 " estern
So far we know, there is no ietence that It thlt
mouuy-about thirteen hundred thousand dollars
is to be used to carry out :he original purpose
Of the grant; while the fac. that IN Pennsylva
nis. for example, q National road WAS made ane
paid for, furnishes no ground for paying othe
States for work not done and which will nevc
be doue.-NelD York Erening Post.
BY reference to the Congressional Glooe, Q
+no 19th inst. We notice that Hon. John B
Ha,ylcv made . speech on the justice OF TIL
claim OF the State Of Illinois, and gave some
what in detail history Of the lard grants
wherein it was provided that 5 per cent O.
tbo revenue received by the Government o
tho United States from the sale OF th
public lands theren after deducting the ex
pense attending the survey and sale, should D
Teeerved for purposes Of internal improvement
Three-ffths of tho sum SO reserved WAS to b
expended By the State within its lin
its, and two-ffths was to DO s1pende
By the United States, in the cor cor
s;ruction Of roads or canals leading to th
State In similar grants to other States, the
had received and expended the entire amour
without any reservation, and had at the sam
time reserved the right to tax the pubic lano M
after they were sold. The surrender Of thi
right by Ohio, 1ndi-na, and Illinois was SUI
render Of moro than five mill Of money, be
cause the amount OF land to be Affected ttereb
twenty million acres. After 1886 the Governmer
changed its policy; abandoned tho idea OF rese1
yatious for building roads and canals, and gas
new States the whole OF this per cent tune
to be expended within their imlts for local IN
provements, without any restrictions againf
taxing the public lands for five years after tt
sale 6y the United States. Congress havin
abandoned its road and canal improveme1
policy, Alr. Hawley contended that tho p
cent withheld from Illinois was unfair at 81
wrong, and Of right should be refunded II
bill uude. consideration had this object in vio'
and Mr. Hawleys review OF the history OF th
whole matter was such exposition Of facts
could not help impressing Congress with tt
justice of our claim. The bill passed the Hou'
By vote of ST yeas against ~ nays-Bure<
County [Iu.) Republican.
The aim Of the friends OF the Niagara Can
evidently ia to rush tho aid bill through Co
greEs in the hurry of the present; short aeasio
Ey doing SO they expect that will escape witho
that thorough Investigation which it wou
otherwise receive. But it is not likely that Go
frresa kill 1nta fftenu or twenty millions to