, 1873-06-24
NOTES AND OPINION.

having completed nothing in Bi1 months but to
vote $2,600 to oaoh Of its memborB, will tako 4
rocoHa now, until tho third TuoBday In October.
'rhorc is great outcry that tho Convention has |
proved digniaod nnd expensive sham.
Tho Doaton journal says Of tho roaolutiona |
adopted by tho Maine Republicans, In State
Convention, laat wook:
These 400 reflect tho popular foelIng Of dis.
theroby to renounce, In rago IN hot haste, their
old poitchf connections, especially to form now ones
sro otoea by ay 10 o
or elsewhere, from denouncing that most monatrous
OF MI rcccnt deliberate Congressional abuses, tho
"Balary. aud tho mode III which 1t was rassod.
When tho ti,no Comes, and In our opinion
1nonwcalth must tako tbo sano ground and uphold IT,
nlattcr who derives bano1t from tho agitation Or
who IL condemned by 1t.
Tho platform Of tho Maine Republicans con-
DONNA tho haok.aalary grab, and demands ta ro-
peal. It also donounceB tho PRACTICE Of loading
appropriation bills with jobbing rdors, aa in tho
caBo OF tho salary act. Every Republican Con-
vontion which has thus far assembled has takon
tho highost ground on this quostion,, and tho
sentiment Of tho party has been unmistakably
doc1srcd:-A1oany az. - Eue.ing Journal.
every other State in which conventions havo
boon hold since March, In emphatic donunola-
tion Of tho Credit Mobilior frauds and Of tho
back-pay awind1o. and In calling, for tho repeal
surprise Of tho advocatoa Of this BILL the public
sentiment against 1t doos not blow over, and
oven Butler finds it advisable to deny its author
Bhip.-Hariford (Ct.) Couranf.
from the apathy which follows victory. It must
thrust from its ranks the baao mon who follow
its flag only for tho spoils aud it must fnBcribe
"honesty" anew on it's bannors: 1t cannot DO
denied TINT Maino has set . noble example to
NJ
Tho Watch1nan and Reflector thinks that Ia
view Of Gen. Bu&ler's connection with tic "back
pay affair" quiet would gcom to bo tho best
word for him. But the pooplo do not propose
to 3ta' keep quiet on that little "affaar"-D0''o"
--Reformors IN general, would, VIC think, look
upon tho nomination and election of Bon. r.
Dutlor as Governor Of Massachusetts with
strained to focI sorrow that tho ruling party in
our country should hayo fallon to so low q
status in Congress aud out Of it, but havo q
shrowd notion that when things como to tho
worst thoy must mend. and T. that nothing is
Tho Congressional salary grab has excited
moro indignation than any other Legislative net
OF tho decade. Tho conspiratorB took 1t for
granted that tho outrage would soon bo forgot
to tho agitation. Tie newspapers, irrespective
OF party, arc nB full Of 1t aa immediately after
tho adjournment. -:aternphis Aua'anc1c.
Senator Carpenters constituents having be-
come obtrusivoly inquisiayo in regard to his
retroactive remuneration, tlat gentleman pro-
poses to lay before them at Janesvillo, next
Thursaay, tho reasons which charmed away his
conscientious Bcruples III that mattor.--Pitts-
burgh {Pa.) Gazette.
-Senator Carpenter will glyo hiB reagons why
he supported tho grab bill, at Janosyille, Wis, on
tho 2Gth Flo will hayo . happy time in con-
yincing tho taxpayers tlat Congress- aeefa
wisely in yotinG aTny = q 6qo 600 Of the peoples
Senator Carpenter has undertaken and ac-
compnalacd q great many big things in his life :;
but he has never confronted job equal in mag
nitude Of its difficulty to tlat to which ho pro-
booked for speech In which he twill satisfy tho
public Of tho Justice Of tho back-pay busi-
! neBs II but is sheer waste Of time for
him Or any other mon to attempt to con-
but downright robbery in tho vote Which
took million and half OF the peoples money
out Of tho Treasury to furnish baek-pay to tho
mombers of tho last Congress. Afr. Carpenter
IS IN eloquent nun, but ii ho wants to mako his
eloQuenee carry conviction this time. he must
address 1t to tho inmates of lunatio asylum or
the inmates Of Penltontiary. These are the
only two claasos likely to bo charmed by his
speech OF tho 20th.-S. Louis Democrat.
| -Senator Carpenter is going to make Hpeecl
in dofonso Of tho " back-ealary larceny" aB it ia
called by ao1no Of tho organs OF Senator Caxpon-
ter's party at GAINESVILLE, Wis.,, on tho 26th inst.
Mr. Carpenter voted for tho act, and mado a
clear 5000 by the vote Indeed, counting the
increase for the two remaining years Of
Lis Senatorial torn, he makes $4,000 by it.
Tho Senator is a man Of ability. and will do all
he can to justify tho bill and silence the com.
plants OF the Republican press about it. But
there is one who eau do moro to silence tlese
complaints in dozen linoa than Senator Car.
pontor can III q dozon columns and, nj ho is tht
Chief beneficiary Of tho "lareony." wo suggest
to tho offending Republican Senators and mem
k11ny7 rf1 1,n4 stS
fonao Of It. A liftlo clause in tho noxt Prosi,
Dental messago declaring that tho Salary bill
WAS necessary, wise, and patriotic act woull
act like MI instantaneous extinguiahor upo1
to denounce it.-sl. louis Republican,
Called to account: those engaged in robbing
the Treasury snap tl{eir fingers mud laugh in tlt
public face, because they had secured elections
two yearsa, and BY TINT tino thoy expect ar
abatement Of national disgust. We think tho,
will bo nistaken.~-!s. Paul Pioneer
1t will astoniall the people Of Maine that tht
name Of John A. petors docs not appear in thiI
list of Congressman who have refunded. VIVA
is tho e1planation7 But for tho supposed 70
turn OF this money he could not havo obtained
| from Gov. Peghanl tho appointment IS Judge
IIc mutt havo returned tho back pny. II he ha1
not, tho Supreme Bench will TO too hot sea
for Aim.-Portland (l{o.) argus.
1t 10 reported that fourteen out Of seventy
four Senators hayo returned what is cailet
! "back pay" to the Treasury, and thRt thirty
two out Of two hundred and forty-throe m aln
bara Of The House have followed tho example Q
tho fourteen. This manifestation of public yir
tue all roatos to the Increased pay for tho For
ty-socoud Congress. 1pho toiA DO the first to re
store Mis ctcess Of pay for The current Congress
II tho rato OF pay was too great for the forno
CongreHs, 1t j. also too groas for tho presen
Congress.- Washington Chronicle.
| Tho rngo for inorlnato gain has degraded
our politics, filled tho l,al]B OF Congress- will
creatures Of the lobby, lowered the standard o
craftsmanship. ard nlado tho fayors Of th
Presidency reward for pocnniary favors shown
cato that the day ia not far distant whom tl
corrupt -worslipora will he buried /.
darkest oblivion. Darlington 1Nis) Democrat.
unset government OF corruption. They MUS
throw oil allegiance to party, turn from old M
aociations,-tilo dearor bccauso tho memory o
tAem twines about tho leart, and become iro
to mako ono moro effort for tho regeneration o
tho Republic. -La,crtnce (Kas.) Standard.
--Nopublicaa aud otllor presses that do no
belieyo in tho farn1ers' movement, and who d
not think 1t will ''be moro than shower" woul
DO wol1 to study tho inscriptions upon tho ban
nora In procession Of 5000 fartnora In Law