National Republican., 1873-09-18
poI,,rIeAy, NOTES.


suTEnAaE Is 90 common thing In Utah,
says the San Francisco Chronicle, that nearly
everybody has It, and those who have II not
may obtain u fer the asking. Every woman
over twsnty-one years Of age who has re-
sided In the Territory slx months, who was
born or naturaiixcd In the United States, is q
voter, and they do not forget 10 follow the /
old Democratic doctrine OF voting early and |
often. The age qualification Il q source Of |
The ballot-box. No one, by merely looking |
at woman, can decide with any degree Of
certainty whether she lsscventeen or seventy, |
and even In Utah gentlemen are too polite TO
ask lady her age, much lcss require her TO
swear TO II. 30 misses and mammas, maids
and matrons vote without lot or hindrancc,
while tho Prophet directs tho ballot and rules
the Territory.
The st. Louis Repu,Iicdn (Dcmocrat) says
that ut Is difficult totell whether the present
low state Of the Democracy Is owing to
Democrats leaving the party or the party
leaving the Democrats. Both processes have
been actively going on for some time" II
ADDS that there are great many Democrats,
and persons Of Democratic way Of think
Ing, In the country but very little Demo.
We have long been looking for. Il Is clear
Il reminds US Of the reply OF the chap who
lived on the border Of q big swamp to the
question whether the aguc Killed his father.
"Wa-h," he replied, "somotimcs the old man
had the ager, an sometimes tho sger had the
old man, an he shook considerably between
times, an he had few chills when neither OF
these allied him; but twasn't the agcr that
killed him. Those was only symptoms; but
what killed him was q kind o gincral giving
out and caying ln."
JoHs CocnRASEs committee having been
snubbed by the Democratic State committee
Of New York, and having concluded that the
Republican and Democratic parties are alike
unworthy Of public confidence, has issued q
call to the electors Of New York TO send dele
gates to convention ~ be held at Elmlra,
on the Sth Of October next, and then and
there 10 consider the affairs Of tho State and
the nation, and take ''such action as shall bo
thought proper" Something In the shape Of
convention will, perhaps, 10 held; yet the
so.called Liberal Republicans, being now
Their day Is past, and very short and chilly
ono II has been. At any rate, they must
march under better leader than John Coch-
rane II they expect to mako any headway.
Mr.. Greeley Is dead and gone, and the New
York Tribune, though treating them courtc-
ously, on the score oil old acquaintance, shows
no disposition actively to espouss their cause.
The 81. Louis Domocraihas not much faith
In Senator Bogyis financial theories. It says;
"If Senator Boyy knows when he Is well of
he will let the financial problem severely
alone. 1t Is difficult to understand the mo.
5 tives which induce his pcrsistency In tackling
= subject about which he knows nothing, and
. which, In tho very nature OF things, II Is I'm
possible for him 10 comprehend. His organ
= the Times, pronouncos his speech at Far
? minyton, last Thursday, 'an exhaustive state
n the West and South have been suffering fol
80 many years. and says that the remedy HI
suggests should receive the careful considcra
tiou Of all who appreciate the magnitude o
tho interests involved" The Democrat thei
quotes paragraph from Mr.. Boys speech
A he represents, THAT our Senator will
: = not insist upon repeating such nonsense whel
e he goes to Washington"
The New York Independent presents tn
y following comparative statement In refercnc
\ to tho acton Of the Republican and Demo
y cratic Uongressmcn un the back salary bill
" "Democrats are anxious TO attach the IL
a fanny Of tho back salary law passed by th
a. last Congress to the Republican party. Thi,
Dr Of course Is designed Tor political effect. TIL
y. fact however, Is that, so far as the vote
e Congress Is concerned, the measure was bot
y sustained aud opposed by Republicans an
y, Democrats, while tho percentage of DcmC
p Gratis voting for II was much larger than thG
III Of the Republicans, as may be seen by tn
l." following statement:
On SENATE.
al Republican Senators for the bill. ............'
'' Republican Senators against the bill. ..........
Democratic senators for the bill. ..............I
Democratic senators against the bill. ..........
of Republican outgoing Senators forthe bill. ....
l Democratic outgoing senators for the hill. -.
southern Senators for tho bill
IS Northern senators for the b.lL. .;.........."
er Southern senators against the bill l...........
Northern Senators against the bill. .............
r. HOUSE,
at Republican Representatives for the bill
10 Republican Representatives against the bill.
Democratic Representatives for the bill. ...,...
he Democratic REPRESENTATIVES against the bill.
"a Outgoing members, Democrats and Republi-
his Southern Repubcsns Tor the bili
cm Southern Democrats for the bill ..............
,e- THE united vote Of both Houses was:
.d- Republican members and Senators for the bill
=, Republican members and Senators against the
lily Democratic members and senators for the bill.
of Democratic members and senators against the
Outgoing senators and members for the bill -.
Southern Senators and members for the bill
er, These figures show conclusivcly that
Congress the measure was not at all par
n. measure. Outside Of Congress Democra
Lhe and Republicans have very generally be,
zee agreed In denouncing the back-pay feature
ol. the law as gross swindle upon the peopl
Led There Is, hence, no justice in treating Il as
me Republican measure, or holding the Repub
can party, rs such, responsible for Its ado
NC ton. The lnfamy belongs to the members
Mt the Forty second Congress who voted for
or and to those members who have receiv,
n back pay or intend to do so, but not
~ either Of the great parties into which Il
UT country Is divided"