, 1873-03-22

"a arc Republicans.
Tho Concord Monitor administration aays:
The fact that our oaaes arc almost wholly conlncd
to towns and cltios whore Ropubcanlan prodonnutes
ablo arc soonest fel and that we have moro than held
msnt h.s its atronahold tul Sf slguIosnee and
affords lesson that, wc trust will not bo loAt upon
sEe terribly indignant over this Mober corruption,
sss3'S ! s ss's
~ rather ~ leaders With vlaw tho holding Il.
own implicated mombeEs .eathlesst placed itsolf
ma 9os
In favor Of hs saIsry bi should 6a,o beon boaton
pssssae Of that measusc would have beon mora than
tr.nsitory It is deep too a peryading for that
There is not, wo firmly believe, Republican In New
not s
practcos md demand not only cessation Of NIL auoh
cgeaton IN tho futurc but tho prompt repeal Of this
obnoxious saiary measure.
List Of Congressman who hayo covered thoir
additional pay into the Treasury, aud 80 closed
the account:
William II. Morrlck, Of Maryland DENY.
List OF Congressman wlo have bestowed it en
some local endowment:
George F. doar, Of Massachusetts nep.).
"
List Of Congressman who announce that they
j" have not drawn it:'
Clarthon N. Potter, Of New York (Den.l.
William q. Upson, Of Ohio {.cp>
James Monroe. Of ohio tisr.).
List Of Congressman who are thinking how
thoy may dispose Of it "without ostentation:'' -
Ellis Il, Roberts, Of Utica, N. Y. Nep)..
List Of Congressman who are rofunding 1t per
capita to constituents:
I'm nufn nf Mass rhYAA IN
Further entries may be made on application.
Lists open until a suitable time before tho uoxt
Congressional canvaas.
The virtuous manner in which the Hon.
Olarkson N. Potter, Of New York, returns un-
| signed to the Sorgoant-at-Arms of tho House his
warrant for the additional pay, does not preclude
tho Hon. Clarkaon N. Potter {or Lie loirs) from
drawing tho additional pay hereafter.
in tho South Bond dstriot Of Indiana fhe
Tenth undor the new apportlonment), there is
talk Of sending Colfax again to Congress, vicc
| Jasper Packard, who voted for tho Congression-
| al stoal. and thereby sealed his own fate,
| William Soeger, the Miunoaota State Troas-
| uror, who did as most OF his predecessors had
done, and unfortunately got caught at it, has re-
| signed hiH Office, moro in sorrow than IN anger,
ta sava the e1ponHe Of an impeachment trial.
Ho Bays:
1t my earnest dcsre to conduc. the Affairs Of
my Office during tho romander Of my term to chn-
longe the seyerest crciam, and evoke tho practical
vl'dcaton crave by the full restoration Of public
con8deuce But II tho o1igenciea Of pary, and tho
suspicious tomper Of the public mind demand sacri
fee not 80 much to please passionate clanor for
loose financial Bysten, am content to be the single
vctim The lands Of my sfehave nearly run out and
this fate had better perhaps ho mne than that Of
! younger man.
| The "younger man. referred to Ia evidently
his son-iu-law and predecessor in office, Emil
| Munich whoHe varied Investments of tho public
funds in due-bills, Mr. seeger was especially put
in Office to conceal and carry forward.
-IAe Boaton journal calls for " economy at
the City Hall" saying;
words Tho financial condition Of Tho dlty of Toston
oor"55is 1895 With 1sz3ssesiudng II l9sn' m to be
| thu proposed flve millions for tho watcr-Works-we
hna lat IN population e show IN norcase Of IS por
cont largely attributable to anne1ation In valuation
tbs increase Is 90 pcr cent Our annual expenditures
hays increased % por cent. Our gross debs has in
poration wore to mako such IN exhibit, tho stock
holders would DO very apt to dispose Of thoir stock
without much dolay.
| The Boston Herald would lisc to know now
what South Bend thinks Of Amea and North
/ ERaton of Colfax.
The Hon. q. G. Esty has presented the in
oroaso Of salary received by him as member Of
psret to tho sao Sors sehoo u
Framinghnm, to be held by tho Principal % a
fund for the hid Of the pupils Of that inBtitu-
| tion.-Boston Journal.
| The statement comes to us in the HHboro
Democrat, TINT Congressman Edward Y. Rico
did not vote for tho $4,000 steal. But a. he
took the money, he is not entitled to as much
credit aa the people who elected him hoped to
be able to accord their representative when his
official caroor ended -Carlinuiile (Iu) En-
| quirer.
| Tho test OF fitness to hold Federal Office In
California ia; "Haa be aided Sargent in the
Senatorial struggle, and will he aid aorham p
| No man In office, who has not boon tho tool and
slave OF this order within the party, but feels his
poBition insecure. Con. Grant becomes aaus-
age chopper in tho interests of political clique
| San Francisco Chronicle.