, 1873-05-05

Tho eocor and Dostor raids on tho National
TroaHury bolng remembered, 1t may bo worth
whilo to noto TINT tho gocors and otheru hnve
ratded on tho DoBtors, and got Judgments of
court, ut pcorla, ILL.,, for &47,7071B.
1t Is generally known In Connecticut that
Gov. Jowoll means to ''go for" Duckiughams
seat in tho Gonato, noxt year.
Tho KnnBas Legislature, jan. q, eiootcd
George ". Martin State Printer, by G8 votos to
IS for Sam prouty, being first blood and first
knocl1-down for tho antt-Pomeroy party. tt laa
taken Martin until now to got possession of tito
Office, which ho docs by decision Of tho Supreme
Court.
Tho Grand Jury at Doahloinos lows, which
did not ind!ct Samuel Z. Rankn upon his con-
foHalon OF havlng stolen 940,0 900 from tho Agri-
cultural College fund, WAS composed Of eleven
Republicans, three Democrats, and ono doubt
ful; and was, 1t Is said, purpossly "put np"by
tho Aopublcan Administration, bccauao, II tlia
thing oncc got into court, somebody bigger than
Rankin was likoly to get hurt. Tho rottennoaa
at DoaMonea is u1nch commented on through.
out tho State.
THO farmers Of Illinois evidently moan buBi
touching tho right OF tho State to regulate
freight ratios and fares on railroads, and thov
hayo set about getting them in tho very shortest
and 9daa nurS5t ,o "ayby n5Smnang and oleeng
This IL rathor rugged way of neouring 80 deli
cato thing aa judicial decision from a Hu.
prone Court, and therc is littlo that can 10 said
n defense ,{ s Of IT. But unwarrantable as tis,is
ample: when tho Republican party IN Congress
aud tho President could not rot tic decision on
the legal-tendor; act which thoy desired in any
e eourt Wi Nth Judges poasea 70 s'p'sRs s9s
It,. Thoso Judges woro scarcely warm
in Fher seats boforo they made tho aagust tri.
| bunal revorso Its former decisions on tho ques-
ing" party dcsired ind oxactod. This Is not
| Democratic story 1t is tho statement Of tho
| transaction % made by tho Cincinnati Gdzette
snd many 9thor Influential e Republican pnpors
farmers now proposo to initiate tho ono set at
| Washington Louis Republican.
Tile people of Illinois arc ablo and willing to
to ,rairoad companies, for their oapita akil
utol freely to encourage tloso COM
panics to construct tho roads, with tho under-
ways Of gast Importance to tue prosperity Of the
country. But they aro not willing that these
conipaniea should charge suoh rates as will
onabIo thom to accumulate millions suddenly,
oyade tho Inv as to tho Per cent Of thoir profits
and enabling tAom, by charging what thoy
ploaso at particular seasons and special con-
Try, and dictate at their pleasure tho prices Of
tho staples Of tho Wost They do not want any,
thing unreasonable, nn1 they do not propose to
submit to anything that is such.- Wilmington
(In.) Adcocate
Tho cost Of transportation is oxorbitant, and
takes tho lifo-blood out OF tho producing Inter-
ests Of the country. II these arc tho blessings
that railroads have brought, what nre such bless
,ngs, wo1th Put is this 9 necessary owl wo
aged In tho interest Of rings. who grow onor-
nloualy rich, willis stockholders grow poor.
Take Vanderbilt, for example. Hc is a MIN Of
aHs 4Ss .5S9{y oG n9T did
trollod by these corporations. The object Of tho
farmers is to hayo tho country control tho cor
porations and this ia hound to bo an ovorshntl-
owing issue Until O solution shall ho reached.
For this aspiring politicians may "a well pre-
pare Cincinnati Gaze!tc.
-There aro unmiBtakablo aignB Of q wido-
sproad popular discomfort With tho prevailing
majority by which Con. Grant was reelected
Prosdent, public sentiment has nowhere settled
down In quiosccnt state and accepted the sit
| uation aB the fttast md boat for the country.
Tho corruptions Of the Government aro as glar.
ing aB over, it's uBurpationH are aB Offensive and
Of late hayo become more offensive than ever.
Tho overwhelming Republican majority il Con.
, form, fails to give to public feeling any agaur-
ance of safety, Of stability, and reform. That
majority is not a fair index OF tho popular viii,
but THO result Of i want Of coherenco in the
@ ana 3S1nts Lis psr Of GgGs'oa ga srsoo s ns
are installed in authority there is not that popu-
: laracquiesconco and roposo which would Indicate
Ss nd eos % now on tho tho %sa dSpIsy tao
:, opposition which Is destined to grow more CO.
= herent, more determined, and moro implacable
!. from year to year, until the country is rescued
a from It hands.-Augusta! !(Ga.) Constiutonalis!
n who are now controlling tho character OF tho Re-
q publican pnrty will remain with that party ae
l. long as it has ANYTHING to give. and with thon
urally bolong on that side. Indeed, they ar
going over I'll tho while, and taking their ney
y places, while tho best mon Of tho Republican
OF party nro becoming moro aud moro alarmed ans
aiagustod with the course of the party aud cart
~ iug off tho bonds which bind them to 1t. TIL
y. ~ new party must begin as popular movement
'! 1t must be the party Of tho people against til
politicians tho psfty Of honesty and nd eSonom nom
I'd also hare some vita! principle as basts upo
i'1 i which issue can be joinod.-boston Herald.
~ - We firmly boliovo that tho people havo re
in served in tic last Congress, who p'fsFed ii
IN sum Of $4,000, extra salary.-PoHsuiEe pa
ho Miners Journal.
" H9 Mr.. Burcharaa argument Is spacious, br
~ tho people will think that tho fair thing for hi
do to do s to take only the sum which constitute
he the Congressman's pay whom ho was elected, an
III, which ho then understood to bo the salary thI
~ be was to receive as public sesyant.-Detro
''' Tribune.
ire -Thero rll he moro claimants for eac
nd anonymous return Of money than there 81
ch authors Of Beautiful suow."- Cincinnati Co,
m. faercinI.
so far Us heard from yet our honored men
hs bor Of Congroas H.. Allen Barbcrl has not beg
~ found moan enough to refuse his aharo Of Il
ILL., salary stoal. Oh, how wo long to listen to h
ho burning eloquonce once moro, dououncug Il
,,v dishonesty Of Democrats.-Prairie du Chi
-, Press.
MI Tho people are rather anxious to know wh
,tk Jame8 6. Robinson proposes TO do with TIL
j. $4,000, which is so clearly " conscience money
Lincoln (Iu) Herald.
l., Tho people hare boon moro rousea and il
Ill cersed BY tho "aaary stoal " than by any o1
&C. Of tho many forms in which official corruptit
. has developed itaolf. ThoBe who took Il
Yo money should mako tho most Of tit is tho Ii
Ina chance they will have ut the public crib.-Ca
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