The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-06-19
P0f.fTECAL CLIPPINGS.

His connection with the Credir Mohilier
scandal and lis advocating and taking the
back pay grab. have greatly lowered him
in the asteem Il his fellow-citizens Since
it was perhaps thought best that he
should be iapanned-DetrOitR Post
The strength Of the farmers movement
in Illinois is not insignificant at the polls
They have elected Judge of the Supreme
Court. who was nominated in such a
manner that the election may, perhaps
be properly regarded as indicative Of the
importance and power of the organization
OF farmers in that State That the
majority was so slight as I 800 shows not
only that the issue challenged a general
interest. but that there is work yet to be
done. But the farmers well organized
and acting discreetly will become the
political power of the near future. Gin
cinnoti Enquirer
Bishop Whiprle, of Minnesota, writes
to the New York Evening Post: The
people who seldom examine facts, cry
out against President Grants peace policy.
We have never changed our old Indian
system. We are using policy which
has cost US FIVE hundred millions of dollars
and made track of massacre and murder
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The
President has-all honor to him for it
tried to amend the working of our bad
system. He has taken the nomination of
agents from politicians who used it as
reward for political service and has given
it to the differerent religious bodies Of the
country. This plan has worked well. 1t
has taken away some of the most glaring
evils of the old system. 1t has given the
Indian agents who believe in God and
ere ashamed to steal.
No coalition, call it what you will, can
hide the evidences of Democratic manipu-
lation. Until every fear of the Democra-
cy's recovery of prestige, influence and
power is removed, the people will give
their allegiance to the organization that
hurled the old Democratic party from
its places-Bufalo Commercial Aducrtis-
er.
During tie month Of May the national
debt decreased over three and half mil
lions of dollars. This is gratifying But
there is another item il the monthly debt
statement which is not 50 gratifying. It
is an item which shows that the Union
Pacific Railroad Company owes the
United States fourteen and one third
million of dollars for interests which has
been paid on the Union Pacific bonds
out of the United States Treasury, at the
expense of the taxpayers. This sum
is growing SO large that it is doubtful if
the Union Pacific Company can repay it
at all, To pay bill of over fourteen
millions of dollars would probably
bankrupt the company Immediately.
But at least. the company ought to
prevent the bill growing any larger !;
and the suit lately instituted by the
government against the com mpany we hope
will at least have this result. Behind
this more than fourteen millions of dollars
interest already paid by the taxpayers of
the United States for the benefit of this
corporation, there looms up the enormous
sum of over sixty four millions of dollars
principal of the bonds, which the
government, that is. the taxpayers, will
have to pay in case the company fails to
pay it, as the company seems very likely
to fail, unless the government suit and
future legislation by Congress put matters
Post.
The politicians do not wish political
services to be ignored in appointments.
Many Of them honestly belive that if this
could be done, the service would not be
improved, Others sincerely believed that
whatever might be gained in the efficiency
of the service, there would be a loss OF
great consequence in the efficiency ofparty
government and consequent dislocation
and enfeeblement ofa party organization
which they think is necessary to the right
conduct of the affairs of the country.
Others are less creditable Influenced.
They have made politics a profession
place-seeking is their occupation; place
holding is their profit they see in the
civil service rules an avowed attempt to
destroy their business, and they naturally
oppose it. The President views on this
matter are different. He has substa ntially
declared by his professions and by his acts
that the official administrati ge business oil
the country should be placed in the hands
ofagents chosen not for political consider
ations. There is no essential connection
between the qualities required and the
performance of party services. Because
man is an active Republican politician
he is not necessarily a good clerk, or ar
accomplished business man. He wishe:
to apply to the selection ofthe subordinate
agents of the government the same prin.
ciples that business men employ in the
selection of their employees. Will not
the ''plain people" recognize the sound
common sense of this desire. .-Neao Torh
Times
The triumph of the farmers candidates
in the late Illinois election has left the
ID party hacks thera squirming like sc
many eels high and upon the sand
They don't know what to think about il
and are still more embarrassed to know
what to do about it.-Ne,o York Com
nlercidl Adretiscr.
The New York Evening Post says the
Democratic party has finally abandoned
every thing in any way tavoring freedom
Of action and thought. Will the Post be
good enough to tell us when that part,
had freedom of action and of thought ?''