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DEATH FOR DEATH.
A Pastor Who Believes a Murderer
Deserves to Die.
Rev. John Wood on the Subject OF
Capital Punishment.
The Protection Of Human Society De-
mands a Lite for Life.

Inc froteo1toh VI na'l'a'' ooelely ue'
mnfde 1 ifn fnr a ffn.
"' " W.
-
n. nfho, A+onomop+ Adaoroto T.r Aha
W. S'N1 AVA 'AA'
Crlmo OF Murder.
The Doy. John Wood, OF tho Ninth preBby.
..rlon Church nreocnod yoator7,s ,no,.,,a- =,
~. .sa,oraa,t,a,. ~, wCs,,,ts, - n,.s
his scon8fogatlon On "Oepltal Pnnlshment'' Ihe
following passages OF Scripture Wore tho basta
Of his remarks:
Gen. o: Whose shcdloh mnu's blood. by m.n
shal bis blood 10 shed for III tho image Of God mao
ho man."
Ex. 20 ."Thon shalt not Kill
ueas. ~ X -l-"iho mo e,cfs oI W cry slau
sed sn ~ e etsr nn' tohse ~ a H., dG'er ~ n M % to
t h1t VI @ ot ns I'm ~ r,,t ti.a, - sbatt % t . ~ th
ri as Of innocent @ booa from israel tat il may 40
well with thee"
THE sEnMor.
=, 80
ona y. so au.1ss m =, a'ou ssso
OF civi'ization is found IN an increased estimate
Of tho yaluo of human lifo. Thoro is scarcely
stronger pout Of contrast betweou ancient mud
madam for1os ~ o;x,1izot,op thau Ia oror1od 1v
.aouo.A ,'s,l ,lN,N ty.4"a ~ s4 -ol ~
TINS one elcmoht. III raao a8os' anu among par.
of no account, and lntman suffering scarcely
= =. caro-. Under tho preat empires OF
., ,.s ,,o, rottcd and lied iiIto l,rnto hoostu,
., .nd non,a,, c;vi1jzntion ,ifo waa
Nv i'o,l ~ , ""p
- ~ >'st numbers VI At'nan pe'''es
get" ambition, the resentment
!, -, ~ 'inglo mind.
,. r. i, L. ii by tons of thou-
~. y. -. -tncva Tho r1n1i-
- :. - - osa .",.,1 .no ,su.,. suault
~ '>.ttt i ~ "''' p" F' WIN aehehs
,. s>"'~j ''ss>ned With
-. ''' "'u'' i: 7'.1s'a":' =, :hcrish
hul.' Z u" ''N~.; ..,y.ay; j., nd.
an exa.s = .,,.'s'"'s> -.of -
tnoro ia has,. y
toachos 90 pan..,tt ,:::. y .! '"'.'.
corna1o ~ bnr -. v.tvr;,, So ;';':
e"'l"6o' ~ ~. ., :,s''.v.t,
Coliseum at Rome, vi; IL ' u&i's ~ ,".
than 81, 600 spectators, wo.,,.i ~ ~:,,., 's
1v the lowest population alo,r !, :. ':ee
and senators poets and philosopi. ), ::.,'.
on tho spectacle OF human poings II ':.t' :
combat, or torn in pieces by wild beas.> >:.:
this, too. in the ago Of Taoitus, Of Cicero, y,
soneca. II shows thu i1entha Of debaserne,,t =.
ssh;ob h,,,1,n ra+rra saaronda ,vhon 1oft ~ T.
"mcn nanan natule aehoona1 "nen lo's 80 IT.
eell-lett 10 tho Workings OF oopfaSea neafs'
And 1t shoWa, too, that o more intellectual cul-
turo viii intorposo no barrier to tho growth aud
,,r,,o1onoo ~ thn ,ooat tlo,rof7rc ont7 do,n,ro1
~ rcna .n1 ana nrica ~ sstsaJ nt' m III
lands that Tie decay and final abolition Of tile
clatatorial eames ms duo to tho influenco Of tic
Gospol. Thor suppression says Locky, in hia
history of Europoaf morals, T1uat bo almost
exclnsively agcrfbol to tho Christian Ohurch."
THE flret imporial eiiot against them was issued
Nv fonntantino. altar his copyorajnn to Christi-
anity. They were denounced with unwavoring
and uncompromising CONSISTENCY by Christian
writer's and preachers, as not only de1noralizing,
degrading. md hru{e]. Int m murdora-fnrr
whioh the spootators ara actors wero ouually ro-
annnnlblo hafnro Haayen.
The extinction Of. these barbarous spectaclos
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MARRIAGES.
.MoNK-1rOOp-At tho hs1de's residence. ~ Wost
Ma,hnKtor'.t, March sl by tho Roy Oanon Knowles.
hontrsaI Canada, ind Amelia Hood, relic. Of the lata
tV-. MSntTcai aud Toronto (Cauada], and Glasgow
tScollandl palIeEs please copy.
, 1873-03-24
PERSONAL,

s. Z. Loring. Of this city, returned from Eu-
ropo yesterday.
Tho Rov. DR.. e. II. Ohapin, OF Now York, Ia at
tho Gardner House.
Mrs. Mary A. Livermoro, OF Boston, is at the
Sherman HouHe.
Among tho arrivals ut tho Briggs I1ousc, yoa-
torday, wore tho following: Lyman Richardson,
Omaha W. H. Woodward, nook Island; 4. I.
Norris, Henderson, Ky; n. K. Elliott, st. Louis;
i. D. Brooks, Denver; T. II. Eaton, Madison.
yesterday, woro tho following; ". b. Sheldon,
Fremont, o.; Anthony Meyer, Pittsburgh; George
8. Roper, Alton; Samuel D. nastings, Madison
y. 8. Pogo, Detroit; 2. ]: Connor, noohestor 7;
J. >. Iaahboush, rio1aa; "A. Bb, Bsb,eo, II indian
apolis.
Among tho arrivals ut tho fremont HouHo,
yesterday, were tho following: Capt. ]. II.
Whitaker, Tore Hauto; i. Il. soggs, San Fran-
oisco;. ?. Hatfield. Now York; D. r. Harring-
Pearson and wife, Washington; ". II. Muthort,
baltimore; G. N. Tuttlo, Auburn; Il. B. Tin
dali, Chas. E. Dorr, New York.
Among tho arrivals ut the Gardner House yea-
terday wore tho following: Joseph Dickson, st.
Louis; John Pratt, 4: staab, santa Fo q. @.
Dooker, St: Paul; s. Sherwood, Utica, N. Y. ".
Coleman, Louisville; william ". Alls, bItlwau.
lsoo; Philip Elliot. England; Il. E. Mcdaw, Do
troit s. Sangill, Bt. Olair.
Among the arrivals at tho Sherman House yos-
terday wero tho following ". P. Clarke, 1tan.
itoba; g. E. Black. ". Z: Bacon, Now York
9sao1 9Ssss oS ss hanoS y n4aao a. T9ghss hsba'e Ns
Territory; J. hathaway, Minneapolis; James ",
Conrow, Now York Charles N. Thorpe, phila-
'e"lrhia; E. B. Isiam, Lake Superior; II. G.
>':G'tta,'< .''"ota: s. s. Brooks, Ban FranciE.
ii f1nr~1
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NORTH AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE co.

No. GAG BROADWAY,
NEW YonK, March 20, 1873.
Mtssrs. seebcrqsr d. Brtaksy:
GENTLEMEN: Yours Of thu 10th inst. was duly
received, and hayo delayed roply till could
mike the desired examination into the Affairs OF
tho North American Fire Insurance Company.
This have now done; aud, as the matter is ono
OF very great importance to mnny Of tho oitizons
Of Chioago, have taken the liberty OF inoloBing
copy for publication In The TRIBUNE.
, 1873-03-24

Nsv. John Heod, TNt{0F QT The Ninth 1ftStVEtF}dn
Church, EIhs Avenue, Chicago, H.:
REVEREND AND DEAR SIN: The undersigned
havo listened with deep interest to your able and
eloquent exposition Of tho crime Of murder and
the penalty to be inflicted therefor, delivered
this morning. Alta time when tho weak sonti-
mentality Of many good men leads them, In their
sympathy for the criminal, to loso aight of hia
erjma. clothes ths murderer with the robos Of n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01
The Way to Put the Matter.


The Fremont Journal, one of the
perpendicular Republican Journals of
the State, thus gives its views as to
what President Grant should have
done with the bill that contained the
Infamous salary steal:
No newspaper or individual should
hesitate to condemn that fraud, and
the only real fault the people have yet
had to lind with Grants anministra-
ton lies in his approval of that ini-
quitv. True, there was but one other
alternative open TO him, but that he
should have chosen rather than SEEM
ed party to SO base swindle. Tack
ed on to the appropriation bill. as the
increase of salaries was, all would
have had to fail together, if he had
vetoed the bill but he had the alter
native of calling a special session, and
giving the new Congress the Oppor-
tunity of authorizing the appropria-
tions necessary TO carry on the Gov
ernment, and this he should have
done. All good men will regret that
he did not do this and defeat the ini-
guilty of the schemers, who, aided by
the retiring Congressman, passed the
bill. s.;,t.t ...- is
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01

AT last the long and well-fought
claim of Myra Bradwell, of Chicago,
for the privilege of practicing in the
Illinois courts of law has been passed
upon by the supreme judicial author
ity, and, not to make a long story of
it, Myra is defeated. The essence of
the decision is that the right of admit
tance to practice law in the courts is
not one of the rights or immunities
inherent TO or dependent upon citi-
zenship, for certainly many distin-
guished lawyers have been admitted
to practice, both in State and Federal
courts. who were not citizens of the
United States, or of any State. 1t
will be remembered that Mrs. Brad
we'll based her claim on the fact that
being a citizen of the United States,
the right of admission to practice law
was secured to her by the terms of the
fourteenth amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the United States.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01

q
MR.. BooTHE, leading merchant in
New Orleans refusing to pay taxes to
the Kellogg government was arrested
and brought before a Judge named
Hawkins, who ordered him to cease
doing. business until he paid his taxes.
To this Mr.. Boothe paid no attention
whatever, aud was committed to pris-
on; after twenty-four hours he. was
released, by what means is. not stated ;
but upon his release he was. escorted
by a tremendously large concourse OF
his, fellow-eitizens from the prison to
bis place of business. To wind up
the days proceedings, the wretch
kellogg, the carpet-bag Governor. was
burned in effigy. These things natur-
ally bring to mind the ,doings in Bos-
ton in IT'S. when Gage was old King
Georges GQYeruor and the people re-
fused TO pay taxes. ,s.fot L45s- 9J
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01


. UsuRPATIoN is bearing its natural
fruit. The crime committed by Judge
Dureff Sin ioverthrowing the State
governnie ent of Louisiana entails new
sacrifices of principle and honor. In
stead of a quiet and .peaceable stale,
we have chaos. Tyranny ON one side
and turbulence on the other. Despo-
tism must be absolute to restrain dis
order. Men never willingly yield up
their liberties. sta AiLe- 7'i'rla al -
| "a mertiful providenee has planted
the love of liberty SO deeply in the
human heart that nothing but the iron
hand of power can subdue aud re-
Strain IT. 7s-tpF in.'i 145t ysHl III -
The present Government OF Louis
lana is a despOtisrn. 1t is even worse.
Ii is an usurpation 1t is foisted on
the. people against their Will !; it, is
maintained in violation oftheir rights.
Ii has trarnpled the bill of rights into
the dustiand laughs behind the bayo-
net that protects it at written guayan-
tees and constitutional restraints. = 1t
is crime against the law Of the coun-
try that deserves the severest punish
ment. General Grant violates his oath
Of office in maintaining it, Every
hand that is raised to support it il
raised in behalf of an outrage. /, 1t is
the offspring and the pfotege of fraud,
perjury and corruption. 1t is turning
Louisiana into a camp. 1t has rolled
back the tide of reconciliation. 1t has
converted the prejudices of the two
races into bitter hate and open hostil-
Eity. It !is responsible for the blood
Of every man killed on either side
And yet our President sustains it,
Without him it could not live an
hour4but would die of its own dis
honesty. - Detf0it Union. d1 ual n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01

III SENATOR W1bsoN'sd returning his
S., 900 to helphpayo the national debt
does not excite especiaE admiration
AMONG his brother Senators.i One of
theap remarked recently1 that it was
characteristic of this greasy hypocrite
that he should first draw the money
from the treasury and now return il
when he found that there was pub
lie clamor against holding on to it
IA mother. Senator INSISTS that Wilson
during the session kept aipreeise ac-
count of how much each Senator
drank during the day. bnn .u!i.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01

:
The average wages on the above
eight highly protected articles was
$3.50 %. or SIG 80 less than ON. the
eight preceding, while the average
duty on the articles produced by them
was 81 6-S per cent. Or, in other
words. whereas an average protective
duty of 305s per cent on eight indus
tries yields the working hand all av-
erage of S5OI. 10, a protective duty OF
nearly so per cent. higher in eight
other industries yields TO the working
hand an average of $46-50 less wages
pei annum. Jf,l-5 .s.+ i.7s4
The most remarkable proof of the
correctness of these figures can be
adduced on the articles of envelopes
and women:s clothing. In both in
dustries women and youths are en-
ployed. and the result is that envel-
opes. being projected only 30 per Ct,
yield the average wages of S344, while
women's clothing being protected by
50 per cent, the average wages are
only S25S. Nm go 5..sa se,
[ Again, let us compare the two in
dustries of backing and putty. In
both industries. rHen are e'employed.-
The work in both requires, no skill,
and seems, in fact, to be similar pro-
duction of paste; vet the Discrepancy
in both the wages and the duty is re-
markable. ,s....ff-.-t-y
Backing pays a duty of only 80 per
cent, and. the average wages is $53l.
Putty pays a duty of 70 per cent, and
the average wages is $3.50, or. Szl less.
And yet Wisdom-in other words.
common sense-cries aloud in street
corners and in the census, and no
NJ assachusetts Manufacturer clamorr
ing for the protection of the Ameri-
can laborer in any way regards it.
World.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01

The apologists of hesgsalary plum
der claim that it is impossible for
Congressman to live In Washington ,in
a style becoming the dignity Of their
Office on $4,000 a year. But 5000
was quite sufficient during the days
of the war, when the purchasing vail
ue of money was, but about half what
it is at preseat.iI5 These patterns of
Republican simplicity spend from
three to six months aethe capitol ihh
riotoouas Lying; not 10 exceed an aver
age ofyfve months. "a year, While1the
clerks in the various departments re-
main thets the y ear round, working
for the GoverhmeHgn and from $500
to 81, ,5O0la year is deemed quite sq4ffi- sq4if1fii
cient for the support of themselves
and families So it REQUIRES -four or
Ave times as much support al plain;
economical patriotic Congressman for
five months as it does an ,extravag;aslHlt Y
clerk fora a wlloiesyear An this BLAIR
ney about the ''style becoming their
station" is disgusting. 'h.i ''il-'i . si5
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01

THE Cleveland Leader is out in IA
vor OF free banking. 1t declares that
"the long prevailing money stringen-
cy has forced the conviction upon the
minds of the most conservative finan-
ciersio of the country that we need and
must have more money, or at least,
what is equivalent to this, enlarged
facilities of exchange" There must
be screw loose somewhere. These
Radical journals have been telling the
people for years that the financial sys-
tenn inaugurated and carried on by
the Government was the perfection OF
wisdom, and while the privileged COR
morants were feasting and fattening
upon the substance of the people, they
have turned deaf ear to the COM
plsints of the business men and pro-
dncers of the country. But it is en-
couraging to see these evidences that
some OF them are getting their eyes
open ati last. iiinB ytah aiHf -l49 3
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01

no IA FIRE occurred at Fort Scott, Kan
sas, on the night of the 23d ult., which
destroyed over thirty buildings in
the business portion of the city. The
buildings were mostly old wooden
structures built. before the war, and
were, not of great value. Only two
or three good buildings were burned,
and two or three others damaged
The loss will. reach $4,000, and the
insuraneesis not over $4,000 or $780,
600. The fire ragged with much yio-
;lence forrtwo or three hours, but was
stayed in every direction on reaching
theabrick buildings. t- soyi
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01
= El tils fis "a
THE MARKETS.
RAvENNA, April 80. 1873.

RAvENNA, AprilF3 80. 1873.
FLOUR Ranges from 50 90, Tor XXX Red,
to SO 90 Tor xxx White. Demand steady.
I BUCKWHEAT FLOUR-5c per pound.
I: wHEAT-No. 1, White sells for 81 20; Red
held at 81 60. 1l4 553 I145U I1e ''
CuRN-shelledb brings zoe; in ear csc.
oATs-white. Sell for doc; demand good;
|. Black, ne Sale = ifstF uil ~ n g.
KYE-No brings soc; No. p 81 Demand
.sBARLEY-zFrom G0c e 81 o. according to
quality. But little ofrer. d. s.,,fl .,F :
I BUCKWHEAT-$1 90 per blshel. 8
HAY-sellins at lsl4 g SIS; according to
quality L5..,, 81 .,qs a., .s....i',e..t -
p, PoRK-Demand fair; Dressed Hogs bring
So 90 q So so per hundred.
. LARD-City rendered 10c; country &C..
BEEF-sefls at S5 90 q 81 90 per hundred.
SMOK ED MEArSsCity Sugar Cured Hams
Selling at ice; Country cured. 10 q Zee;
Shoulders City cured selling atsc q Sc. Dried
Beef selling at 20c @ 22c. .Vi
POULTkY-Not q large supply in the market.
Chickens, dressed, buyers pay loc q 1a ;undress-
6c09 sc-,Pnrkies. dressed TO- ,liye % Sc;
% BEffEn7Sc Choice brings 2se.
EAEEsErFaetory retails atIsc.I 49,
EGGS buyers pay 1876 per, ,doz. III
h DRIED APPLES--5c Sc per pound.
POTATOES -5oc@ doc per bu,. q
+. BEANS-Choice hand picked'in good demand
at So 25 perbu. Medium 81 rs
oNIONs-s 81 % per. bushel Y 3 : e
oJHO OPs-5Oyi go H''2i9 9V2n Il
-u SA9E-Retaiis at soc. no e8i l.id
WIN EG AR-Pdre cider, retails SOC per gal.
TALLoW-Buyers payTe. ge4tu
L FEATHERS-Retail at 81 90. fT
WHITE LIME-S1 70 per, Dbl. mi a...r
z MATER LIME-$2 75 @S3 co., 81 ~
SA LT-Coprse sells at$3 10; fine g. rs.
VWooD5-sSttove s. ooa12 90 3 feet wood s. 90
q So so per cord. .,-t-,fs, -. -
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=
/ THAT the Louisiana troubles were
to be used as an excuse for further
Federal interference. I'M that State has
been plain from the, first The follow
ing from the Chiesgo tEUening Post OF
the 18th inst, shows how the matter
is broached BY the Grant organs :.,a, .a9
There. would seem to be as, stern a
necessity, for, the intervention of, the
strong arm of the government in be-
half of the people of Louisiana, as in
behalf OF the Inhabitants of the Cali
iiornia frontier. There should be pun
ishment for Modocs, black or white /;
and,5 ins particular, there. should be
a power invoked which shall trans
form the State of. Louisiana from a
theatreiof war to, a territory wherein,
at least, man, may be safe in the en-
joyment of his HE whether he have a
white or colored head upon, his
shoulders. Without doubt this view
of the case will, speedily be taken by
the authorities at Washington. G,,.f
How much better it would have
beenif the people 1of Louisiana had
been left to govern themselves, and if
the Governor of their choice was not
excluded from his Office by Federal
bayonets. 3 isom 9hi s4GiIsI lea II
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01

r f3Aats ktNEdsl -ii1~ II u PHI ztz@FfH xlIf
Z ola RADICAL exchange says A. T.
Stewart and III. B. Claflin were inter-
viewed recently as to the ''cause of
the dullaess Of The. spring trade, /" W hen
they gave the, following summary Of
adverse icauses:fas rsfqu aai lo II :
.High cost .of material, over pro-
duction, severe winter, a late spring,
heavy importations, aofight money
market, the gold premium very high,
excessive treights, low prices for pro-
uuce, and small profits and large ex-
penses in carrying, on bdsiness." 1Gdl
So, it is acknowledged that the
country is seeing slight times" We
supposed everything was going on
swirnmingly and that we, that is, the
country. was constantly and rapidly
increasing in wealth. and the people
riding on the topmost wave of pros
perity. The Radical politicians have
been. constantly asserting such to be
the fact; but now the leading busi-
ness men begin to see 'otherwise. -
But then it WON'T do to look the facts
square in the'faee 'and acknowledge.
that the condition of affairs is in "a
great measure attributable to the mis-
erable and wicken financial policy OF
the powers that be. -. - - Ioa
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IA
Three times the amount for GranaI
that was given Lincoln, and if we add
Mr. Lincoln's salary of $25, 900 We
600 for 1873, makes Mr.. Grants figure
SlI9,l60. Here is an increase of $7I,-
go in the expenses of The chief mag
istrate alone, or if we were, TO take
difference in the price,ofgold between
1864 and 1S16, an increase of nearly
ono huaQz'e9 thousand dollars per
annum. Can the people be made to
believe, that .when. MI, Lincoln, in
war times, could save 5,0O0 in four
Years, it was NECESSARY 10 give Mr..
Grant one hundred thousand dollars,
more per annumy than an Mr. Lincol ne,
sceiEed ?,fls5 f-Tif sY.iw h.tf,ir.G nis !
The same reasoning applies proper
tiopately; to the increase Of Congress
ionaf salaries. The whole plea lof-
an n infamous .fswindle. Congress
shamelessly tookslhe, money out OF
the Treasury because it had the power
to do SO, and the PRESIDENT Shameless
ly signed the bill because it doubled
his own salary, An .aristocracy is to
be .bqilded at the expense of the peo-
PIC lanai tbe 4list sAeP -. 10 NetoIE
royal rulers princely stipends - If the
Philadelphia platform had declared
this inere9se of. salaries a. Necessity
and gone into the campaign on that
issue even. the frauds in, North Caro-
lima and Pennsylvapia; would have
been without avail III continuing the
government of ethe.., country in the
bands OF, the dishonest ,cormorants
who now conducts our national affairs
sequoa i,.,oin adi
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01
A LAW has been lately passed by the

A LAW mas oeen lately passed Oy the
Legislature of Alabalna affixing heavy
penalties to the crime Of refusing a
negro first-class accommodations in
hotels, cars, eating houses and steam
boats. The legislature alluded to
was composed mostly of negroes and
carpet-baggers, which explains the
legislation. Now, nothing is more
common than distinctions in he-
tel and railroad accommodations; and
we would say nothing is more just
All laws designed to make negroes
and whites fare in common areahost
oasrage dusA I, 10 judiciaus negro de-
sires to force himself where he is not
wanted. Therefore he should take
the place assigned to him according
TO his means, and allow the white man
do the same. jIEH isdj s4ooG
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01

THE people over in Indiana have a
novel Inetlgod for 7ascertaining the
value of tioosier congressman. One
paper estimates that it will require
1900 hogs. Or 3.740,O00 pounds, of
pork, TO pay the salaries or Congress
men from that State, and seems 10
doubt that. the investment is good
one. Another journal in, the same
State thinks the hog value of one Con-
gressman equal TO about 1000 pork
ers, provided. tney are good fat ones,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-05-01
A Thin Plea.

o." 4
The leading argument offered in be-
half of. the Congressional and Presi-
Ildentiaf salary steal, is the statement
that the iucrease was necessary to en-
able the aforesaid persons to live re-
lspectably Heretofore there has been
no complaint made of inadequate
means ofsupport by these officials, and
certainly II sufficient number have al
way been found ready and eager to
accept the positions without murmur1
ing at the saAary.o President Lincoln
saved So 600 during his four Years OF
Office, when the, salary was $25, 1000
per annum, and gold portion of the
time $3.50, and for about two years
$500. Here are the corresponding
appropriations Exclusive of salary)
for lincoln and Grant in 1864 and
1875, the former in war times and the
latter III the piping times OF peace :"