, 1873-08-05
NOTES AND OPINION,

Our farmers in tho West woro sayiors Of the
land, moro than any other class in tho lato war.
II they can bo thoroughly Christlanizcd, with
their courage, manlineaB, md honesty, they may
act IN equally Important part in purifying poll
tics and social lifo, and then III freeing tho
religious character Of tho land from containing
tion. ! hopo to hear loild voices from thom
which will make men OF evil. East and West,
quail: " Wo nhhor you. 80 political corruption
ists, yo mon Of bribes, 70 managers Of parties,
who want to SEQ knavery in high lleccs Of trust,
changes Of party, but we cannot stand falsohood
aud want Of principle. We mutt baYo good
mon for our leaden or NO will oyorsurn al1 OK
isting parties, and conaign you to your appro-
Tho atlantic Alonttly shows that the Re-
publioauB layo become incapable Of discriminate
Ing "botwoon what is oxpediont OIL party
grounds and whGt ia oxpodiont on moral
taught 50 long that tho Republican cause ia iden-
tical with morality that ho can condemn the
t'salary- grab and sustain Graut, who signed
tho bill, aud tLo membor Of Congress- who took
tho atoal 1t il for thia reason, as tho Atlantic
aays, tho "party Of moral idoas" begins to stink
in tho nostrils of those who continue to follow
tho corpHo..
Stronger Republics than ours have gono
down through official corruption aud tho sa1ne
neIep safa i Se S sa i u the e0eo eo
form. ftea Tho Democratic 10 party il impotont
through weakness, and tho Republican party is
imbocio through 1ottenneaB. II thoro iB my
thing lono tho people must do It, and, though
thoy aro slow to moyo VIC holieye that they will
move in tmo.-Lcauenuorh Argus.
Tho timo has arrived whom oyon tho sus-
picioM Of impropor conduct on tho part Of q
tions. The universal donuneiaton Which has
been bestowed by tho presH Of tho country upon
tho participants III the Credit Mobi!ior swintllo,
tho bnoh-pny Btoal, and tho scandal bribery by
| which our State legislation has beon diagraocd,
iB must encouraging to ovory patriot, for tho
press Is tho pulsa Of tho nation, and faithfully
notoa its observation-disclosures (kans.) Repu1-
ltcan.
The war against monopolics has begun.
fired on Bumptor. Thoy havo discoyoroi now
auti-slayory crusade moods to DO preaoloil rhoy
havo aBcortainod tint d corrupt government
holds thoao powers, and that corrupt legislation
rivots the fettors Of oppression upon tho labor
tho slayos,--tho labo1or, the producer, arc in
| ai,aokeB.-Ieoria (Iu,) Democrat.
I, with thousands OF othorA, hayo become
| thoroughly .d1pguatod with part!os a,,d party
| tioa are blotted out OF existence the hettor it
will be for our country, and tho porpotuntion OF
| Democratic prinoiplea.-J. lizard. Of Georqe!0.oh,
| Ind.
-Iho no0plo Aav0 bec0no generally uiBHntla-
noa with tho political management OF tho Ropab-
lioan party, as displayed III tito lust Oongresa.
No ono oan toll, at proaont, how doop root thiH
disaster for them hau takon. aud tho fall elcc-
tions nro therefore regarded with interest aa 20.
tont Aigna OF tho tinua This renowoa attention
| to political affairs IL . hopeful sign, booa,,ao
many schemes Of public plundor will DO aqueloh-
cd BY popular Vigilance, mud tho rog1os now nc
bold aud unHorapulous will have to tako buck
BoatB.-Adrtan (Afich.) Press.
1t, porllapa, may DO considered saying
somowllnt trite when we affirm TINT a!Iuirs III
thls country aro In transition state. Tho miudE