Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-07

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same may be said as to the doubling of the
President's salary, which Is by fsr the
greatest increase of all, and which Is really
made generous for a Republican President.
The President was reelected under the
$4,000 arrangement, yet he, in bis capaci-
ty as part Of the legislative branch, cemz
pleted the legislation which raised his sala-
~ to $4,000. Incur opinion this whole
lift, though we suppose Congressman hon
estly think it only just, was injudicious.
But IL any choose to call any part of this
stealing, they will have to admit that all
these, and both or all three parties, are in
the same category" q, - ~
That is putting it mildly. Grant was
"re-elected under the $4,000 arrange
ment," but by this "lift," his own act, he
will put one hundred Thousand dollars in
his pocket during the next four years.
We venture the assertion that no other per-
son who has ever occupied the Presidential
chair would have done what Gen. Grant
has done.
The Indianapolis journal, the Republi-
can organ at the capital of Indiana, is de-
cidedly more outspoken in regard to the
Gift" which the members of Congress made
than the Gazette. The Journal says:
sit is not pleasant to find fault, and the
Journal would gladly commend every act
of the late Congress, and particularly ofthe
Republican members thereof, If it were
possible to do so. But it is not, and the
Journal will not stultify itself,nor insult the
intelligence Of the people by trying to DO
so. It is the duty Of the presto hold pub
lie servants to faithful discharge OF their
duty, and If they fail in this regard, to
point out their failure. The late Congress
did several things which they ought not to
have done, and left undone others which they
should have done, but, in our opinion, the
very worst aud most utterly indefsnsible
thing they did was to increase their own
salaries s., 500 year, dating the increase
back two years. This puts $1,000 in every
members pocket for services for which he
has already been paid and receipted in full.
It is useless to mince words about this
matter which we cannot regard as much
better than downright stealing. The peo-
pie of this country have worked hard and
long to build up the Republican party.
They love if for its principles and for its
great achievements, and they send men to
Congress to represent those principles, and
to advance the glory of the country and
the party. How unspeakably cruel there
fore for them, in the last hours Of an expir-
ing Congress, to dishonor the party and
their constituents by voting themselves
this pile of money out Of the public treas
ury. We have no patience with such con-
Duct"
The Journal points to the fact that but
one Republican member from Indiana
voted against what it so plainly character
Uses and denounces. But while the Journal
is thus severe in its denunciation Of the
s'lift' which the members of Congress have
made, it has no word of condemnation for
Gen. Grant, who violated as solemn COM
pact as ever a man entered into orally, for
it was by his sanction and his act that
he will be enabled to Gift" an additional
hundred thousand dollars into his own
pocket for the next four years. service.