, 1873-09-17
NOTES AND OPINION.

LUZ tloY ATo noL ulfeu 70 carry Ouo' 4Ac4 A1o
paid only to lot tho Republicans cagryit.
Tho Fond du Lac CYis.) Commonwealth
furnishes hint that Democratic Congressman
Eldridgo with salary-grab) Is preparing to tako
rofugo In tho party Of tho Administration
Whcreupon tho Milwaukee Sentinel which
apparently confounds this party with its own
Ideal purified Republican party, says' "Eld-
ridge Is hereby notified that ho emit como In"
California has judicial election, Oct. IT,
for ono Judge OF tho Supreme Court, md for
Judges in povoral OF the Districts; but tho San
Francisco Chroa.iolo predicts that the great con-
test will be for Police Judge in that city, be-
cause. botwoon q Republican Mayor and Dom
ocratio Chief Of polioe already olectod, the now
Judge, as a third member Of tile Board, will de-
oide its political character. /
Oregon eloots Congressman, Oct 10, vico
Wilson (Republlcan). doconscd. Tho candidates
aro: Hiram Smith, Republican, aud james ".
Noanlith, Democrat. Tie two Conventions took
action on their groat local question as follows,
nr THE DEMOCRATS, SEPT. 0:
Resotred, That tho high crinca aud reyolting mfa-
deincnnors Of J. II. Mitchell meet with our Most
emphatic conformation, md in co.1uon with all good
men no demand Lis expulsion from tho United States
Senate. -
III THE nzrun1roANs, sEpr. IL:
Rtsoutd, Wlatevcr may hnye beon tho miafortunc,
faults or shortcomings Of J. H Mitchell, United States
neither apologize, pa.s Judgment on, juatif, but
express an unqualified 6cef that by hs many years
sss Int sn9 sona sl u this
that to-dny not only The NopnbAean party, but args
majority Of tho peopo Of this State have entire con-
70 ;vtl faithfully, ind nbiy represent them in tie
United States 8enato.
Tho Wisconsin Republicans should now get
lures at Long Branch. II this party Which
clainls to combine all tho morality and dcconcy
CAL afford to defend bigalniet. and o namo-
changer, certainly It ought not go back OIL its
licontious Observation-Disclosures Post.
lilo mon who wero too virtuouB to tolerate
the itlea Of Ben Butler being Governor OF tho
Buy State wore mono too honest 1t turns out to
put themselves in' tho position Of shielding
Grant md other thieves who pockotoa tho !" sal
ary swag" for which Bntlor was so bitterly Do
nonncod. Before MI such givo III Butler, who,
whatever Ills faults, las noyor stnod charged
with hypocrisy: (IH.) ReraM.
- Butler rotaliated:qu those who were badgor-
ing lin in the Woreostor Conyontion by tlcolal-
ing TINT tho responsibility for tho salary-grab
rests OH tho Republican party. 80 it seems that
Ben not only stlckn to tho fraudulent protension
that he is a Republican, hut ho even assumes to
1o TT Rsfsg e agssrsad ss e }eaeiptsn pa Of s
Massachusetts Republican Conyontion relating
to the salary -grab" is 10 carefully worded as
to entirely exclude the writer Of tho resolution
from any censure or condemnation, The Boston
part Of Mr. Hoar." When this resolution WIS
presented to the Committee, tho following
amendment was oiforod, a1,d debntod at length
by MIR. Hoar and others:
Feso{red. That the Republican party Of Maaaaclll-
aotts desires to include in its condemnation Of the
late increase Of Congressional salaries a thoBo .rho
recetred tic money, aa well as thoac who voted for the
measure.
This amendment was adopted by majority Of
one vote. Mr.. Hoar voting against it, 1t was
subsequently, reconsidered and tabled by ono
vote, that Of the Hon. b1r. noar! Thus It ap-
pears that the only way in Which Mr.. Hoax, who
olution Ut condemnation is by utodestly giving
tile casting vote to dofoat it.-Harl}ord (CI.)
Times,
Tho increase Of tho prcsident's salary,
it? # tho massachusetts Republican Oonven-
ton approved Of the inoroabe, why dl it not say
| 30, aud at tho same timo condemn Congress-
men, whose increase Of Balhry il not "HuppoBed
| tod.-Porttand [ale.) argus.
-Nine-tenthH Of our present rnce OF public
men use their position to make money Gun.
| Butler uses his to gain distinction. Lie wants to
| stand wol1 with his countrymon. Ho wants to
| DO President. Ho Inns too much Henso to steal,
! even If lie had no moral monitor. within. Nor
| doeH ho ever Blriuk from the full, opon, and
ayowoa responsibility Of hin own words and aota.
IIo is statesman, not Of an otherial' type, but
| combines in about eqnal measure tho brawny
merits Of Chnrlos James Fox aud Thaddous
6tevena.- Golden Age-Theodore ITuon,
The back-pay appropriation Strikes ht the
principle Of common honesty. without T. which tle
NepnbEa a,r.y oann9s oa1 n,antan it, ascend
| tory OF tho Republic WHOM thoro was 80 univar-
| eal Q demand Tor perfect rectitude in tho con-
| duct Of public AFFAIRS, as at prosont II tho
pcrpetuatlon Or thls era OF integrity requires tho
sacrifice Of llo HepresSn5tatyos %ho have brought
| reproaeh upon tepnpllcahlam ny voting thom-
aelyca extra eaIarieH, they must be Inundated.
The general putiiichtion must not 20 hlndarod by
injndiesouB oononcy.-i'or'ta'1dt t4ue.) Press
Ad'nln'stratlon,
We repeat, the purpose OF tho men WHO ca
pect to control tho Utica (New York hepubllean)
Convention IL to shape tue tNtura so 10 TO elect
Q mortgage On t1e next @ uubernatorlal and senac
torial no1ninatt1n, rather than to make up
catod by public sentiment All sorts Of com
blnatlonh have been already, and arc still being,
formed in THIS direction. -. They arc 30.