, 1873-12-17

burg Herald rays.
day. aud did mol wlks until niglt.a-tl nothcAr tho
ikYy u Io ralnsd It lin tntiatory npoecl. a viii he
~ sh %ssf %a s sat i ls wild nd xsexs et ss e.
Mr.. 8. III tho future.
Willie country editors (who aro also Post
mestors) aro trying hard 10 l;cop up their fail, In
tho Republican majority III Congress-, on tho
salary qioaion, Tho inlmodiato organ Of that
atority-1Iarlan's Gtromicle-snyB:
ThS no,iss sren. aomo tlno ,e;ttr.'ny In tho harm
av1tlont that thore H. no worry greut unnn!tlity
N to Hubsct aud no Immediate prospect Of any c"-
Tile Fond l,, Inc Commonwealth oxpresHcs
tho opinion t''at Mr.. Williams will bu confirmed
nj Chlel-Juhtlco by tho Unttol K:ntoa Hei,uto.
aud anys: ''Wo lave abuut concluded that lhis
a1gnbt body, by whose advice md COLI
promptly havo confirmed lion. +. shysler. or
any 0tlor iuncntity who was Hout,d politically,
That aco,nB to bo tho solo qualification nceoy-
nasy."' Just 70. And how long arci Independent
Republicans to submit to Blloh appointments p
Madigo's Wis., Democrat.
There IL something due to personal cl,arac-
ter NJ vol M TO ability aud political rolatinna,
especially lit tlle Senate Of tic United Stnlcs.
1n modern politics, however, character IS ovory
lay counting lesa ind loss, ana aftor whllo wifi
ceaso to hayo my weight at all, uneba \ worry
great leform soon tahes placo. The election Of
oafponter aB President OF the 6enate, at,d tho
l'o'n!nasion Of Fernando Wood aa Speaker of
tho House. arc both OH 4 Dar, 1uil to bo coll
lemtIed togother.-Denuer Netus.
-Ihoso Two acts provo-lf moro proof wero
rcqnired-that neither Of tue old pnrtieY Is
worthy Of nuhlo confidence; tint both, 10 far 81
Their management ta concerned, aro 30 steepea
in f0jllca md csiIno aB to be uablo to rise apoyo
their levol-Alemphis Auaianc|e.
Col. EilIingllam Lawrence, WHO claims TINT
lo WAS elected by an overwhelming majority to
tho scat iu tho National Legislature now occu-
Washington, viii bit lttio hope Of having his i
wron:s 1Ightod. syphor. 10 says, occupicd tho
Hoat for eix years without having been elactod
and now e is likely to occupy IL for Bonle years
longer, without the slightest Improvement III his
tillo. II Mr.. Lawrence gives up iu despalr, wl,at
hops can any other Louisiana contostant havo j?
No other claimant cat! present 10 strong caso
as no and back 1t up by such array IT proofs.
-Neto Orleans PicayH'le.
For o',co NO find ouraelvoB agrooiug with
our cantankerouB old Democratic fiionu, the
Drldgor oct Farmer, which. declares the CAUCUS
action Ut Tie Democratic n,ombors OF Congress-
~ tlisgraccful blunder."- York World.
1t matters not what action Democratic mam-
salary-grab law, and other outrageous lcgisla-
tion Of tho laBt CongroBB tho people have tintor-
mlnod to redress their own grioyauceg.-O Gum
berland (lu.) Democrat
.-We say to the people, look wcll to thoae
things. for political storm is brewing which
will be tlorcer and moro destructive to party
than this country has eyor before witnessed.
Aud In this strife tho labo1ing aud producing
classea will DO pitted against the grabbers, and
force them to a political doath.-McLean County
(Ih) nti-Monopoliai.
Lot tho drnngorB spot these unfaithful ser
wants aud send them speedily to private life.-
Earlyitte (lA) Transcript.
They Tho President and CongresB1 hayo
placed staiu Oh the Republican party that will
not bo eABy to oblitorate. To that party III Con-
Eress, its voters and the poople Of tue whole
country nro now looking for something which
| sAAll c1fAco the memory OF pRst crlmeB and mis-
takeB.-Cahtoun (Iit.) Democrat
This is tho " salary-grab in ite nakedness,
nothing moro. nothing lcsH. It is Btealing.-
Mound City (IM.} journal.
"A compromise reduction will MT meet tho
views Of the public c-Leacenlcorth Times.
-Keeplug back q pnrt of tho price swont
pay."-Bar!ington Ua,rk- Eye.
ALI tho Halary-grabborn arc no better than
thieves, and should be so troatod.-C Car{inrilte
(lN) Enquirer.
- The pooplo, though impatient, can still af-
-Tlo bacls pay scandal ia but tho kew that u1l-
locks the doors to aIl the nlyBteries Of coirup-
ton which would otherwise have remained con-
cea1et aud that key WIS unwittlngly forged by
tho avarico OF an mdulged Decentralization
Post
If the friends of tho repeal can't order a
vote, they certainly are not strong enough to ro-
peal tho olious measure. The Republican party
il responsible for enacting the BcnndaouH law,
aud they don't moan to repeal it.-Q +" - -"
Herald.