The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-09-04
tFron the scoto Valley Post-Democratic
DISGORGE.
Something to the Point.

We see in the Enquirer of yesterday
that L. 7. Neal, of Chillicoths, the
Democratic Congressman elect from
the 18th District, is announced to
speak in Jackson with Senator Thur
man. IF he is draping, 1926 a
month from the u S. Treasury, un.
der the increased salary act, the Dem.
oerats of Jackson county do not 4oish
TO hear him.
docs all the denunciation of that
law mean nothing2 Is the perempto.
ry demand made by both parties and
the whole people for it's immediate re.
peal mere empty windH If the people
are in earnest in their opposition to
that increase of salaries, and in earn
est in the demand made with more
unanimity than the American people
ever showed on any other question, for
the immediate repeal Of that law, then
they do not wish to hear, as a repre-.
sentative Of their principles, any man
who is ignoring the will of the people,
by pro6ting BY the dishonesty of q
Congress universally condemned.
1t is said that the late Congress vic.
lated q contract to serve the people for
$4,000, when they raised their own
salaries without the consent of the
people. Did not the Congressman
elected last fall make the same con,
tract lat 5000 a year)2 And have
the people shown any signs OF consent
to the change thus dishonhestIy NADER
Until the people acquiesce in the new
contract, the Congress elect is bound
to honor the old."-Jackson Herald.
AS TO SENATOR THURMAN.
We have seen Mr.. Neal, and
he states positively that he has
been taking the increased sal.
ary, and will continue to do so
until that law is repealed. His
defense is that while he was
elected under a $1,000 law, yet
there was at that time mileage
stationery, free postal facilities,
d., attached to the position, all
of which the new law does
away with, and further, that all
the other congressman and
Senators are taking the In.
creased salary, no matter what
they may have done with the
"back-pay." Mr.. Neal said that
he would not 90 to Jackson to
speak, and declared that the
people over there were not act
ing justly in making the invita-.
tion to stay away include him
only-while saying nothing to
Judge Thurman, who was
drawing his 1925 every month.
Mr.. Neal puts the case well.
Of course, it would be wrong
10 censure him and endorse
Thurman. Now, what We hope
the Herald and the Jackson
people will do is this: Let
Judge Thurman know that you
don't indorse the increased SAL
ary bill-tell him that yon con.
slider $1,000, without mileage
or any other additions, suffi.
cient pay tor a few months
work at Washington, and that =,
he being one of the leaders in
Ohio Of the honest and econ
omical Democratic party, you
want him to publicly declare
that he will not only work for
a repeal Of the law, but also
refuse to take increased com.
pensatlon. That will set the
Democratic party in Ohio on
a square, honorable platform.
If Judge Thurman does not do
so, then men who are no,
blinded by partisan sympathies
will readily perceive that Pugh
was right when be said in Col.
umbus, with the Third Party
men, that he could find no
true earnes:ness in The Demo
cratic party. Why" saId Pugh
on that occasion, sif the Dem
ocrats in Congress had made
opposition to that infamous
salary bill it would have been
defeated; bat they did not; they
we're fully as anxious az the