The sun., 1873-08-06
A Little Inconsistent.

The Republican managers who con-
coctcd the machine resolutions which
were fret passed by Ohio and then re-
peated parrot-like by Maine, Iowa, and
Minnesota, do not seem to think consist
oncy much of IA jowel. In their haste to
protect too much they overlooked the abb
surd predicament in which they placed
themsclves by first commencing and then
coudemning the same Congress. This
contradiction Is made more lLdicrous and
refreshing by ITS juXtaposition, for the
resolutions, which in their substance are
IA far apart ms the poles, are In the order
OF adoption joined together like Siamcse
twins.
Here are the illustrations which have so
edited the minds OF Christian statesmen
aud back-pay grabbers:
"E,'olr,d That we hsqrHiy .appland the active
measures OF the ldc congress for ferreting out and
exposing corruption"
Considering the facts that resolution
may be called strong, but still quite worthy
of the conventions which adoptedit. They
gave to the late Congress all the honor of
exposing the Credit MobilIer, when that
exposure disgraced and ruined nearly
every leader of that Congress. These
patriots did not appear to remember that
they were handling boomerang, which
came back with little more force than it
was projected.
The next declaration is good in its way;
Re- olrei That We condemn vi'hoa ys.yr, the vot.
afliy rendered, and demand that ~ pro, lsi1l- Of
creased should be promptly and uncondiuonaly re-.
peaked"
In one resolution they " heartily ap-
! plaud' the late Congress for an act
which II did not do, and in the very next
| they pretend to " condemn without re-
serve another act which il did do, and
| then combine to shield the authors of these
| iniquities from punishment. They ap-
prove in the concrete what they censurc
in the abstract. That is TO say, the Credit
Mobilier, the increase of salaries and the
back pay grab, are each and all strongly
repudiated, so far as political cant will
pass muster But Vice-Presidcnt WILSON
eX-Vice-President CoLFAX, Mr.. DAWES.
| Chairman of the Ways and Means; Mr.
GARFIELD, Chairman of the Appropria-
tions; Mr.. BINGHAM, Chairman OF the
| Judiciary; Mr.. SCOFIELD, Chairman of
Naval Affairs; Mr.. AMEs, Of the Commit
| tee on Manufactures; Mr.. KELLEY, leader
Of the protective policy; senator PATTER-
SON, Chairman of the District of Columbia; /;
| Senator ALLISON, member OF the Appro-
| priation Committees Senator HARLAN,
! Chairman of Indian Affairs; and Mr.. j. r.
| WILSON, cX-member Of Congress and
! Director of the Pacific Railroad, and 9TH
| ers dlsgHcel with Credit Mobilier .obbery,
! must be sustained.
Not one of these jobbers has been even
! rebuked by name; and of the whole tribe
! OF fplundcrers who raised the salaries and
voted themselves the increase for whole
term, for which they had previously re-
| oeivcd fun pay 10 the last hour, not "a
single man is called 10 account so that he
can be recognized. The President did his
part too in the same direction, but with
more reckless contempt of consequences.
lie promptly rewarded JOHN A. BINGHAM,
who openly defended the Credit Mobilier
and advocated the grab, with the mission
to Japan and now he is supporting BEN
| BUTLER as the Administration candidate
FOR Governor of Massachusetts, in recogni-
ton OF his services in proposing and carry