, 1873-05-20
NOTES AND OPINION.


(sala1y] increase to apply 10 tho Congress
passing the law" where, will Mr. Durch-
ard tell US, shall tho increase stop7 It
did not stop at $4,000, but, ut net all
uua1 cost Of $l,200,000, was loyelcd up to
$500, and good many wanted to level itup to
$4,000 at once. Because $4,000 WAS permitted,
ellall, therefore. $500 be3 and, II it be, may
not $4,000 bc grabbed Tho fact is this thing
is not going to stop at 81, 800 not very long 1t
will be hxod, pres eently, by power that un-
makes Congressman, and Unclo Sans Collect
ing Agent will DO abroad in tho land.
Tho Pittsburgh Gazetto administration
calls out to Republicans eveEywnoro that rney
H. warn local leaders, Clearly and omphaticaly,
that any attempt at this time to disregard the
better sontimont OF tho party will DO attended
with diaaster."
-Edwaris Piorrepont subscribed to the 9105,-
600 Grant purse, aud ostentatiously gavo S2o,0 600
to get votes for Grants ro-elocsion in 1872. Ro-
ward the Russian Mission.
1t appears that the venerable Kent, for
whom Maine "went" in 1840, is brought out
now, for Governor, in tho Ha1nlin interest, and
that the Blaine interest will support Nelson Dim
gley, Jr, Of Lewiston, for tho Republican nomi-
nation, Juno 10. Blaine has good record On
tho salary grab, and Hamln-wel, Hamln is
constrained by hia nature, or tho force Of cir
cumataucea, alwaya to ha.o candidate Of his
own for eyery vacant office. Mr. Blaino's neWB-
paper, tho Augusta Journal, plainly tolls Mr.
Hamlin aud others that
There ia deep fosling running through the RepMD-
lcau purity occaaoned by reccnt events that honesty
clean hands, and manly character Hust DO nsistea
upon requisites In candidates for important places
Thia feeling thrilling every Republican pulse ~ the
state, It IN strong In tho country and city. It WILL
| not DO tr.aed with.
| So blows it that way, too, in Maino?
| -Dunnon, OF Minnesota says proudly:
| mover did vote to increase my compensation aa a
legislator, and mover vill;" but, with the in
crease in his pocket, aud two yeara to servo IN
| Congress-, he also says, lefant1y:
shall 10 no set touching this na1ary matter that
can be deemed ~ ~ endorsement Dy y no o. tue cry
| OF COURSE therefore, AEr. Duuucu will not
yoto to repeal the SALARY act.
Tho Pittsburgh Pa.) Commercial, owned
by tho State Treasury syndicate OF Mackoy, Err
rett, ct al, uBos this language in a prominent
way:
tho back swi,o viii sc aud that ii III the pocE-
of tho gtaober.. Their efforts to siVo 1t away ara
/ -Congrossman Randall with extra pay) getd
| pretty severely euffed by Pennsylvania Demo-
cratic editors, although 1o is tile executive hoad
| . T., H.. Q4,+o Tin pot+aui1,.
" w. p".y ,n;., a,,oc;a, nn1 ,roct r.foranc,
.','n ~ poa',o,1. 1s''' "N''' 1
49,, ,p,,. ,,v ,orora ovent NJ, nnuorsh1
cauaiiate gos I prominence III party, every homes
voter aud good mai, IN tha party owss i 1 to hiase @
noiiticni Ell n raafroction Gsnosh po Of indignan
ballots.
Tho 4,7oo black pay which HoDert D.
Roosevelt, e1-M' o., devoted to sAo noasa o.
Education III New YORK olsy' has Doon oecAnoo
tho Board saying:
wnEnEAs In tho esnate OF dsg5ees e. q man, 1nd ~
lion y our reublcan form Of Noxernu1elt. tle htsn
place should be assigned 70 moral son4tSsraton