, 1873-06-27
tting 5000 APIECE In tho Treasury OF tho United

than juss eomponpston for Tho serycee Of sonstor
oensss o5 IT. aoe It s
aum Of money, and that .l'cro Gro greae meny labor
Ing who DO not SEQ l @ y Il l o y wG
quite conclusive Of tho subject bcforo us.
%1sn yo arc sick md nso,vc a''fe % to1Ry Rhy
Which ouehcs yonr fortune or Your lbcrt yo a. not
udyertisc for tho physician or lawyer wl,o w soryo
CHM or lie lawyer whose aorsicce you profor, and
pcct 10 pay lin what Ills scrvcee hro WORTH 30 In
seq Senator o. 9 9o III S st psss M
expect 10 pay him reasonable compensation for his
services. II dosiro 70 ay only such eorens.t!on
his qualifications for tho place, ovon g ooo II
thrown away on Congre'sman: IhrsG RE mon,na au
enough 10 occpy tho seas Of both Iosen Of Congress
At q per day. Bnch orcr lnado to tho lAeorerd on
railroad would Induce tlon to "eut dlrt" for %ns;
iugon faator than they cut dirt out OF Falroad
casiiier thu President q IN insurance company,
nSro wh"t a'I tho saot au fof Which yoa
employ man. but what H. = reasonable compensation
for tho eervioen Of steh mon ~ yon want n inc par
taining what tho BANJO could earn II employed by
others In the sane branch Of business.
THE rnEHIDRNr's BALARY. .-
In 1880 Congress- 1cd tho salary Of tho President at
$2soo0 POE a,lnt. Probably there was man IN tho
United aee At that tme who ha s ss
county wl,oso income exceeds TINT sum. The moat
msa nD,S 'V who ''bsos beonauot tho comerce q tho
TSsS IA it, ,ss .!s IA p1sss Fs
Of living, too have moro than doubled since
that time. an aware that i is always replied to thlu
ycry oconomis.lIy, that they ought to initiate tho
Puritan simplicity of onr fathers md vo % ehcaply
6 I nax Ds hoy s1g IT, o. yo sapq nsfs ss i
Dcfere was it years Of sge1 mover saw carpet, o
sofa, or piano.. Now, Low. few Of the wolI-to-do
This genoraton spend moro for chlllrons toys than
our fathers npont in educating US. And nlai, who
,ho 60 to aa snd Live editors de-
THE IAuoH1A1-sTooR oY THE NATION.
II yoa doal.o your represontatiSes to eana, The re
Washington thon they must 1.-Two with 1cspoot to tho
habits and customs which arc practiaed aud obaervcd
~ s %
10 live Ike gentleman, 1s, II ho DO gentleman, 10
slude him from public soqS FL proysasa s 10 b. as9
would alyo Tho Government into tie hands Of Tho rich.
H. ns5o esp
ta they desire to surrender all voice IN making and
executing tho Aws ifao, Eich men undoubtedly can
compensation and then shall realize the old theory
of tho rich taxing caro- Of the poor-such caro- a tho
TWELVE on FIFTEEN 1EAns 400,
Judge Howe and Col: james Howe were both prae,
Using Inv In Green Day. They wera both able aud
liz Community in which they resided. Judge Howo
went into tho service Of tho Government as Senator
sssS HSy0 hs 3sss sssvas s
Balary Inns been Increased from time to time until ho
now receives $500. Col. Howo'a salary hna been sn
$4,000. would certainly not say anything agnnat
Col. Howe. lie ia my friend, and o gentleman whom
greatly respect aud whose services 70 tho corpora.
lion which employa him arc undoubtedly worth all
they my him; hut 1t Ia wrong to COL Howo to BAY
that Judge Howe ia his equal In ovory respect and
possesses in rs great logroo tho confidence at ali
who know him. Ten thousand dollars year is not
nnuaual Rn to bo paid to tho President and Cashior
Senator is called upon 10 perform threo times tho
labor aud determine matters Involving nfty mes the
importance ut d compensation OF II 600.
WHOSE FAULT 1t?
have also heard II eaid that there wcro members Of
Congress who could not earn the snlno amount of
whose fault isit7 II tho people Of slato CHOOSE 10
aeud man to Congross WHOSE best sorvces arc worth
sss to himself md evsr19y c TINT = thes FL
sress9 TaIo x!e1ander Mitchell, .. i. waldo, VIII
In our State who would be like TO be- elected to Co-
gress and docs anybody doubt that these men by up
gen S tsas 6Snet es e0ns Sest ae9ess i in
gard to naattors which Involve millions Of dolurs
would DO fairly worth that sum per yoar7
CoNOuRsaHEN AZ MpkEY-NAKEHs.
There Is On imprc {yon that members Of Congrcaa
arc making large 5ami Of monoy. As this Is strictly
y and an horS 81 n the s saasy
low fsst I'm getting rieh BY seat III iho senato.
eyesal years aGo rented e house now nvo In f9r
home home. lily once rent in milwaukee, il $3.50 year
am compellad to keep my houso aud oico II An1wau,
s 5 Se a. o
reside All layo in this world Ia invested IN books
have 900 volumes of aw-boohs md sbout 900 vol.
Of political and literary works. On these books
nay all annual insurance premnm OF about 81 900,
and, as never expect to have anything to leave for
s s snaya t1ofp e an an
susnshaa. Furnished ia Washington, short of $4,000. and
am compelled to keep an office where my constituents
can And me, and whcroI can transact business With
them nway from tho sessions OF the scnate For ths
ssa so of e 5Sns
not meal OF v!ctuala in that sum, clothing for my
family. not shirt for myself no sclool-boohs for my
babies, carriage htro doctora' bills, contribu
tioua for tho preaching ol the gospel charities to
the poor, contribution to pay tue expenses Of Wis
consn oceseckcru, who have failed In tleiE aprlica-
tu md have to be Halt homo ut tho expense OF the
delegation.
PERSONAL ExrEn1ENoE.
A year ago last winter went 10 Washington, about
tho 18th Of November and remained there for over
month"; laborng necessarily night and day, Sun.
days and Mondays. The aamo amount Of labor care,
III my oico 1t Mllwaukeo would ply oooo received
1880 for It. Dut you may aok how It s II am poor
and my necessary expenses exceed my salary. I am
you, Decaaso @ an emaktng 2ali confession, and q
public servant is not permitted 10 hnve any privacy
hia meats aud drinks, Ills clothing, tho ehape OF lila
srt collar tho style Of his coat al arc naraded before
The public In correspondence and ridoulcd In car.
toons. In Just three IN the Supreme Court OF
tho United stateA last yenr, Which prepared for nr-
ncnt during tho summer ut homo, received Sit, 500
III cas,. My cl1ents wer0 BatiaGed with my services
and my chargos They neithcr called mo a thief nor
abuscd me In tho press: This enabiod mo to square
my bunk account rpr tic year. faeo bakcrs mud BUTCH
ers, doctors and dentists, Bchoolmasters and msic
eachers priests and printers, Aors md shoeinakors
IN TIE cELEuNATEp sLAuaHTER-HoUsE GASES
which camo up from Now Orleans, involving tho
struction OF tile Fourteenth Amendment to the Oousti
tuition, my clients paid mo retaining foo OF s. GOO
ufor0 had done anything, Raye to write receipt FOX
tho money. Aud il Is FROM tho moro accident TINT
nm lawyer md can arguo cases In tho Supreme
Court that1 am enabled to pay my bills and remain II
tcea, especially the Judiciary Committee and tho Com
mis!oo on priylegca md Elechons ere Of the sarle
kind na those rendered by lawyer They involve tho
examination Of legal queations the drafting Of reports
mud opinionH in matters involving millions Of dollars
and requiring great atndy aud labor AM! \ must bo
who resolve two three thousand doass for The
argument OF an8lo important caBe, ought, by devot
Ing tho energy aud labor to the blsneas Of the
pooplo for months, to be nbo 10 earn 81, 600.
I'D Int