, 1873-08-13

The Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention
numbered CT lnwyors among its 100 members.
and nearly all Of tlom "great constitutional
lawyers" as Meredith, Buckalow, Jerry Black,
Henry q. Carey, ct al. Tho Convention, having
practically completed it's work, tho Buffalo Ez-
press Qaopnblican) says:
Tho proposed new Constitution OF ponnsylyan!a
eovora sis.y s1go printed & pnses being hyo timea "a "a
trivial Details resulting from inability to grasp and
e.nholy great rrncip1ea is the worst Of yicoa in
Constitution maker. Constitution ought TO 10 like
Notwithstanding that ha read, unlrraool,
and learned by heart by evcry porson Of ordinary In
tenlgence.
Tho Loavonworth Times cnlls for reform
in law and law courts, saying:
It seornB to uB thAt tho methods OF securing it'll
partial distribution Of juatico could DO sinpnol and
chcarene1. Tho people, Of couho, aro obliged to 1sy
for a thS . "t o SF espsHng R ta1 ana
got into law they pay tho iawyor for o1patning IT,:
that .horo too many lawa anl too mnny lawyera.
Likewiae there are Too nny courts and too many n'
and too any Ts e uoa syse
needs thorough reform. Hence, WI aay tnose IN
hetd for some lawyer to rise above profession and
plead tho cauac Of tho people,
Tho farmers, busily besot Just now by tho
politicians, arc said to bo thinking good deal
OF the old saw which runs something like this
When man first deceiyos you, it ia Lis fault !;
when he decoivos you tho second timo, it ia your
fault.
Tho Grant-Dutlor organs hnvo taken much
comfort from tho fact that q Democratic State
Convention in Kentucky aaid no word about tho
ealary-grab. But tho Democratic newspaper
press Of lientucky appear to have boon making
1t hot for somebody, thereaway, and tho Louis
viIlo Commercial administration saya:
Witness tho hto letter OF or-Bonator aacon to tho
Princeton BANNER, which. while indicating tho writ
e's irritation a. tho COURSE q The preaa Of to State
geuoEally Ion tho salary-Rrab, seems to havo been
called ott mainly by tho Frankfort rconlans arly ro-
allzation Of thu enormity OF Ills ofenae. Ar. Mncher
rest Of tho country press, and '.tts tho Democratic
members Of tho Legislature very fair md sannrt'G2
blow, but un tho defelH0 ho akoa Of the s@lary ill
far inferior il ability ingenuity and bodnesa to the
Late speech Of Hcnhtor Carpenter. -. AZ ho 10
defondng hsMaof against pSmoesatlo atrietres , me
Ind tho contenance Of Democratic leaders, mud 1net
with bamo except III one instance from the Demo-
cratic mssaos ono may nfsr tpdeol n tr9 Thas o. he m
;aEi %s t. tut he thinks the masses A"S' nothing TO DO
Tho Now York Tribune is reported aa con-
tinuing to denonnco tho hack-pay stoal, and az
calling upon votors to riso superior to party and
| show BY their aots aud yotos that thoy believe
yot in common honesty, We wish all tue newa'
i,a,,ora iu tho county would do tho same thing
| Tloro il not person in tho whole country, moi
ono OF our A000o000 Of people, who has moi
l
ory, Il auoh aotH are to DO inttorAcd, wlla
guarantee Inns tho country for tho tnturo? 30
cause this robbery was committed four or 1lv'
months ago, III it, therefore, not to DO con
de1nnol any longor3 Wo have get to loarn tha II,
criminal iH to bo freed from responaibllit!
without punishment because Of tho lapse
tmo. Aid ii wo indorao that act, the noxt Con
gress, or any succeeding ono, may fix their pa.
rato they ploasea" lranetsco {scn; 4ha' tha II
diaua,1olis Journal, TINT Oliver p. Morton move
intontB to draw Ills baok-pay, 30 long as tli
Honator docs not draw It, and ot!aor cover u Int
tic Treasury, or hoop 1t, 1t will lie thoro in u
United statos Treasury porpotually on deposit
doing tho pooplo 10 good, III no way lightonin
tho burden Of taxation, drawing no intcros
holpng no ono,-mora money ,wrappetl In
napkin. II tho Senator should draw it aud III
It, lo could ut leaAt say, with oarpel1tor that h
considered hinaolf q oloson instrument for rodi'
: tribusiue tho money Of tho poople.-Ierre Hau
(I,!d.l Gazette.
The voting Of that back salary was sleaA'
mud stealing ID a Tin, aud, Den Butler, ~