The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-05-22
CLIPPINGS

The good sense of the country will sus-
tain the Presidents decision not to be in
a hurry about making q nomination for
the vacant place of Chief Justice. This
position is, all things considered, the
very highest and most important connect
ed with our government, and manifestly
there is need of the first and best talent
to fill it, The appointment Of Mr.. Chase
when Chief Justice Taney died. followed
as a matter OF couse, but there is now no
man whose appointment is suggested by
the mere force of circumstances as was
Mr.. Chase's at that time. There are
plenty of men who are scheming and
plotting for the place, but those are just
the men VIC don't want, and inasmuch as
tba urgency for having the vacancy i'm
mediately filled is by 70 means as great
as the necessity for having it wisely fill
ed, the President does well in taking
time for making careful SELECTION
Springfield Union
1t seems to odisinterested observers that
the true solution of this question lies
with the railroad companies themselves.
There is no doubt that material reduc-
tions might be made in the charges of
transportation without serious loss of
dividends. While we do not question
that the shortcomings and extortions of
raj roads are exaggerated, there Is rnuuI
for Improvement. The company eau dis
arm opposition by making reasonable
| concessions If they refuse redress, 1t Is
nnf altogether Improbable that the ex-
cited people of che Northwest may IN
their rage destroy, OF at least materia lily
| impair. the value of railroad property
| This can be done. illegally perhaps, but
not less effectuaily 1t is seriously threat
ened, and when other means of chea pen
! ing transportation fail, a. We believe they
| must. it will be resored to- We trust
| the companies will not suffer the people
to come to the point where the hernic
remedy will be applied. Bosom Adcer
| t.Ser.
In 1916 the Fourteenth Congress, at
! the close Of its first session, voted itself
an increase of five hundrei dollars adii
| tinnal paw to each member, who got only
one year back salary of the advanced
| rate. ! he record shows that out of
eig hty-one memb bers of that Congress who
| had voted for the compensation act, only
| frurteen were re elected TO the next Con
| gress Or the siXty-seven me'ubers yot
IDg again,t the measure, forty hine were
rechosen the same year. There is ali
interesting moral in this matter. if those
cn.,cerm d have only the wit to discern it
Pittsburgh Commercial.
| Mr.. Chase did not conceal strong
! leaning to the old Democrats after the
| war. He mare thousands of them his
friends during the Impeachment trial
| nj II Is hi-torc hat he was willing un
| b come their candidate for President In
1865 against General Grant. and that
nj, au accident prevented him from
icing their standard bearer that year
| His hearing toward Jefferson Davis was
annihvr claim To their friendly remem
hrance Meanwhile though the devotion
! IF the Republicans To Mr.. Chase wa>
weakened. they had not fo, gotten hi
| Splendid recnrd in The Senate and the
:. Cabinet. And 81 it results that he dies
followed to his grave by public senti-
nrrnt IT aln.osf xc, ptinnles> admiration
and praIse.-Phiifdehhia Press.