New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-02
POLITICAL NOTES.

Mr.. Alexander H. Stephens snys, with
display Of learning which astOnishes and conounds u.s.
that the questions, What Democracy, ana VINO are
Democrats ?" are as momentous in their range as was
that OF the great Cato when ne e1oameu 10 DC OF not
10 be- that ~ :he question
That most excellent idea of nominating can
ddates regardless OF politics. for state and other
public officers hao reached Iowa The Des Moines news
papers publish long lists OF names OF citizens OF Polk
County requesting all voters opposed TO monopolies"
to meet in that city June to consider the proprety
OF an parties az the october elections
This entirely satisfactory explanation of the
back nay business, in The Missouri Republican, does
away completely with the troublesome question Of re-
sponsibility aud places the whole subject in a most
agreeable light; I've presume there has been mlsun-
Outstanding about that back pay business The fact is
the whole thing a touching episode OF mutual dis
uterestedness Congress passed the bill because its
members wanted that money but because they wanted
testify their regard for the Presidents by
not because ne wanted the Increase of salary but be-
he thought the members ought to have back pay
The Ohio Constitutional Convention is evil
IDENTITY very leisurely sort OF body. II has been in
session IS DAYS and has done nothing except to organize
The greater part of the time has been spent in deciding
who shall be It's official reporter TIE Cincinnati Com
ereidl says the Convention would itself trouble
by keeping in mind the fact that the people toeraby
well satisfied with the present Constitution IL thinks
the judiciary system needs radical treatment and that
the introduction Of the system OF cumulative voting Will
be question for discussion but it doubts whether the
people OF the State prepared pronounce in its
favor The same journal also advises abolshing the
Office OF LeuenaHE GOvernor. and giving the Governor
at least qualified veto power Principally II SAYS,
the people much letting alone Is consistent
with security of life amt property II they can be
the clutches OF the mOnOpOlss and the cor
rupuOnsts, with some cOnstl utOuAl limitation Of tho
power OF taxation, they will prosper and be happy
Congressman Dawes of Massachusetts, evil
IDENTIFY does not believe in forgetting the past. In his
address at Greenfield on Decoration Day he said: As
nations often shaken down by internal com
motion than by external violence, the perils Of an
internecne always greater than any other that
can hang the issues OF battle Then, logically follows
the highest duty Of putting before all other symbols Of
national prOwess those which tell OF the deyerauce Of
the nation from the pers Of rebellion more appalling
in every proportion and every trait and consequence
than ever before impended the head OF people or
government. On Decoration Day paying debt
10 the dead For IL tnat the decoration of
the graves rebel soldiers would shock the patriotic
mind Of this country. They were indeed brave-they
dared they suffered and died like herOe-but il was IN
a cause which did not command the approval OF man
kind They fought against White these fought Tor Tree
institutions anu universal liberty and universal man
hood. To decorate their graves with those OF Union
soldiers would therefore, be 10 blot Uut the distinction
causes which each LAID down his hie-oetWeen
loyalty and dsl0yalty patriotism aud treason between
the aru uplied and that raised 10 destroy 10
men. aud cOufOunQ right with wrong upIululng inc
very base oil society ITSELF