, 1873-06-19

primary elections, last wook, WHOM candidates
were to bo nominated by direct ballot, thoro WAS
hardly moro than one-afth Of tho party vote, ind
this was not accidental, or hocauso tho farmers
vore too busy" Tho DosMoineB Ledder eays:
Tho Republican party ot the county Is all ragged md
out its corrupt aeatny. Tho rings and fugern have
cd their pockets sid loft the rank and no to whistle
In storo to open tho oyea Of these who have not
gono To- tho nrimhrics. before election uAy comes
r,rposo 10 cut loose and bo Independent. Tho farera
who have innuguraed the independent movement will
10 srSnghoo and encouraged by ths @ rss 81 satns
antly over tho Of politicians, aud restore tho
government Of local affairs to honest hands
Tho party TINT, only littlo whi'o ago.
Dragged Of its 1000 majority in Iowa, will meet
in State Convention at Dos h1olnos, June 25, and
gcnominato Gov. Carpenter, notwithstanding tho
Republicans Of Leo County (Keokuk) havo Haid:
aud for honesty, economy, aud purity in all official
administration that to secure this is tho duty Of
@ bona % to partepao IN Politics. and to make sn sn to
lad men forcing their election by securing party
nomination. wo dvcaro 1t tho duty Of evcry Republic
to oppose the election Of bad man and tucompe
tont Official, whotller he be candfdate upon own
OF upon any othor ickot.
Coy. Carpenter, being well~asaurcd Of re-
onination by his party friends, has turned his
attention exclusively for several months past to
"pulling tho wool over the eyes of tho far1nors."
He wante tho farmers to stand back and 1etpoli-
ticiaus nominate all tho candidates, just Us they
have. been doing for 10 theHo many years, whore
By tho politicians and corporations have gotten
rich OF OF public plunder stolen from the far1n-
ors and other working classes. He said to tho
farmers at Mount Pleasant, "Your power will
be In your moral Influence" Will His Excel
lency inform the farmers how their moral inyau-
e'sce will prevent roguish politicians from plum.
dering thom in tho future moro than in tho past
--Keokuk lotua) Constitution.
remedy lies WITH t9o +PeopthGy nss n hs
held for the good Of itB ohildron. They must
cease to amlso themselves with the hope that
"their party will bring things out all right
Ripq1 (is) sr Ere Press ,.n,oop,on ,o,,oz I'm
amiablo advice Of tho newspapers. heop out Of
politics, and mako up their own tioketH and vote
FOR them irrespective Of parties, what ia to be-
como Of the politicians2 Will Othello's occupa-
tion be gono7 OF course wo want the farmers
to como to tho front, because they will reyolu-
tiouze politics and parties when they do, ind be
likely to run tho Government on basis Of rigid
economy; but wLnt is to be tho fate OF thoHa
who live by their political wltaf-0inci'"at1
Commercial.
Mr.. George Lear, q Republican monaber Of
tho Constitutional Convention OF Ponnaylvania,
has squaroly stated in tue Convention the truth
TINT tho Republican party in TINT State 1a GOV
crned by I. sct Of thioyos."
We need not 20 fur from home for proof Of this
fact and it IL Hingularly surprising thst III every
county in ponuBylyania, to-dAy, very fow mon,
BY souo secret Or mysterious influence, mango
to control tho primary movements Of both par
tioH go that notonce in ten years are nominations
:mado satisfactory to tho people who vote for
md elect them. This managing business has
been carried to such an arrogant extreme that it
is now attracting the very closest attontion, and
VIC will be disappointed II this "ring rule ID
not fofcbly broken down in Pennsylvania dur
ing tho present canyass. Honest and indopon-
don't mon are resolved no longer to submit to 1t
to DO ruled III tho primary affairs OF tho party to
Ehich they belong, ia TO admit that they have
masters whom tlloy daro not disobey.-Na'ris.
burg (Pa) STATE Journal.
For years 1t has boon notorious fact thai
railroads, in ordor to attain thor ends, have
bribed Legislatures, elected United states 9on'
atora, " controlled" executives, and corrupted
tho Judiciary. The pernicious influences Of the
part Of the country, in every branch Of industry
They paralyzo Industries, corrupt our politics
wcakon our respect for law, and L.; lower the mora
tone Of the people. , . H., Inc ,; success 9.!o o.
doctrine " Of William II. Seward. Perhaps ths
modem e1nancipationists, confronted by sucl
decisions al that Of Judge Lawrence, must have
1ecourao to it nlso. In tho meantime, thoy vii
use what weapons thoy posaoss.-LouispilleC Com
9nercidt.
Tho West is alive today with grangea. witl
largo public meetings called to consider wha
remedies, if any. can be adopted to bring abou
something like III equilibrium In tho yaluo 0
products, with organizations that discuss th
nnturo Of tho crisis upon the country, and til
scarcity Of money everywhere; but until it take
direct hold upon tho high protective tariff an
demands itB destruction i'll tho name Of the Buf
fering millions II will never find 2 2 solution +
Al escape from tho difficulties which OF lato hay
seo,ned well nigh mounsablo.-Kansas 0it
iMo.l Times.
Erabbors In their fright, are LOW returning thoi
ill-goston gains to tho Treasury, will not DO Sui
Heient to save thom.- wisconsin Pinery.
Tho moral OF all this Ia that it is too latt
md, for tho last two months, at loast, hnH boo
400 lato, for conRcionco-smitton congressman
mako restitution Of the back pay Which they Inv
grabbed II they have got it they may as we
Keep It, and II they kept it for thirty days aftt
Craving it, thoy may as well have kept 1t altt
Gongross will show who have refunded bae
nav and tho dato of repayment. II such y roH
fulton is not adopted, tho vote by which II
lsmugglod viii 10 equally ilaBlglliacant!-lf
Tho people have, almoat IN a unit agrot
that, soon after tho opening OF Congress, ne
wIuter, the " saiary -stoal" shnll be yenti!ate
and its supporters Hluolohod. Rcsolutions vi
be submitted denouncing the authora Of tn
shameful scho1no, Ill act proposed repeating Il
Jaw, and IN effort made to compel the rcstor
tior, OF the money stolen from tho Taxpayers.
Sprlna9eld {IN.) Register.
On the fourth dny Of every month tho 81
eoauts-at- -ArmB Of tho Sauate aud uougo gos
70 oacA Seuator, at,d to each member oloctou
tho Forty-thiri Congress-, draft for a625, Il
mount Of tho months saary.-CinoinnaN T.
4uirer. >,.,,-.,.. ~,
trict OF Missouri, by hB recent attempts to j.,
tify his back-pay larceny, hos gained Lin ut, u
onyablo and conBplcuous notorioty, Tho loc
sro unanimous in tito opinion that ho Ina d
his M political grave both wide and deop, and
Only awaiting tho enthusiastic informant IL
viii undoubtedly be giyon him as soon ~ t
votorB OF tho district haYo IN opportunity,