, 1873-08-11
NOTES AND OPINION,

The Ohio Constitutional Convention nopub-
ncah) winch assembled May Is and adjourned
| Aug. 8, for Eecoss to Dec. 2, has complotod no
part Of it's work, but has used TN sc2. ISL of An
appropriation Of sG5 900 intondod to coyor all it,
| expenses.
Tho Minneapolis Tribune, one Of tho oreann.
of tho Fort Smelling ring, saws:
,r Inc e contract was execntel before the Republican,
FEY Isa same into rowcr an as TIE Constitution or1ida
1arty ~ eompeed to ray s contras: and ael;pa1 IT,
q tne m a1d M to Mr. Steele rs Ind beon agreed Ts a,ns
to raise tho banner of ropudation eaeofoS
LILO Hartford Courant (Josoph r. Hawloy1
considers the subject in more serious ]ioht
and says: s''
.otn IS evdent @ thss tho action Of Secretary Beknap In
sa made hsaff anF iS Ill., kost r. Smell
which ho Is recelyne alike from froud and
1ona init M ae st 5eyeationa Of ast winter mako
betray their trusts but 1t s right because Of th
tn9ses . anu isaseds OF the few to give up ali faith
II human virtue. TIN future may sl1nw that Gan
| mistakenly. '"' $1'''e'ofo Ae'e"
-The Dca Mones leader says Of tho canyasa,
70 10 lnaugurated tha weok, In Iowa, by a
State Convention
T., T1o county md local Conventions held throughout
aoluttons making tho abandonment ct present par,oa
Will BE- tho sentiment Of tho Convention With iii
assemble "a an Autobiography Convention Wi,ct,an
to give impulse to tho formation Of nsw narty re
mains TO be seen The delegates chosen In lie yatoH
ne saf aa sapsy s u q o II nsf,s, S
at f wsa G1ss in, hS M
ton, it must move to victory.
The Dubuque Telegraph Bays the Demo-
cratic party ia "not dead but stopped living"
1t adds:
Who VII light to got back to tho people r4at bs-
1ongs to them Not the Democratic party as such.
freq government, aud in their right to posseas It.
ino o.n1 a9wa Democrats have protty nearly;
tue Aseop that Knows no waking, and therefore
will not put ticket in the field this year-By.
Louis Republican.
-The disappearance Of tho Democratic na,+v
would brouk ii rudely upon tue ologant leSisuro9 Sgo
OF the Aopubllcans. As an adversary tho Demo-
cratic pnrty is Al "amoozin lIttie cuss, CHI
clnna!i Commercial.
-0a1co-Aolders and professional politicians
cannot atartlo tho poope my longer by callnt:
up tho ghost Of tho Democracy. That trick ID
played out: Tho pooplo aro thinking for them
eolvoB' anu they know that this cry against Don,-
Of old Tho Grant party ia losing tho bost Of jta
followers and no power on onrth can prevent tho
detection. .-LGsorenca (Kan.) Standard
-partibans in both ranks cannot 10 brought
to sao that old party politics haye no longer inv
foroo OIL the popular mind. Tho error OF tho
rocont political demonstrations in Olo aoa,,,s ~,
be this ignoring Of the new steto of mind into
efea DSal9a % ct both parties have faon
-Thoughtfa mon Of all political parties ara
hoping Tor tho formation OF d party whose NO.
1lo mission aud aim shall DO to restrict goyerll-
Is consistent with tho good OF tho whoo, With
he freedom Of tho individual citizen,-Ne,o Bed
FORD (1fass.) Mercury.
-Eyorywhero tho politician assumes to DO thu
md EFr all. H..
ho people aro lea to believe that tloy
re responsible for the rascallty Of the politi-
iana. In sonso tloy ara, hut it ls because
hoy auhmit to tho politician at first and tl.ep
'ont OF assault IL tho pnlitica1 machinory .a ~
ng Post, @oe"-
- IGan g u Masascl,1setts go bsok on yta record
xpoholIt OF what ia honoat in pol. y.ticu. for whnt
can expect Of Con. Butlor and tic crew ~ r1s nn
tfcal tangcra.on that will coma into m n.er Xxx
I'M T1s Tf1'e"1sp eity II Saaaip2ise asip e;e e S:n,n,;
oalizo tho consequence Of tynastic g a;nnatra. a..
~ 1hs WOMEN rs 4f the ng" help themselves @ out
tbs tho i!ssyoror y ot bee1a sna ssse
con discovered that shake the aec1ritv of 11no 'no
re" estate. Yet when large nnn,lor - - ''iiu to
oss respectable .! eonveyanoo Of this city d.
Of 'Hu tSe @ ooorsr J%9 aspatros That tho b
'nanetod, every lsatlloal Jo,lrl,al Joined in tie
: s; tiat It. It. was "oproatlon calunlny."-Phiia-
III The Nopnblioan press aro very an7io,,s to
noIa 'ae subject OF corruption existing In tlleir
'rty. As general thing tl,oy arc disposed to
cot tho matter with :loyity," to sot Aa!do tic
'ln1Gns ,nina e Gf GOOD mon snd tolat upon tho pub
as o ha1lf pp6s OF ssrSsn for G a,o ort
deaoo q not enly ''deop thinking but ln pres. S
Fattons for aotlye operations that will cause \,