, 1873-12-19
NOTES AND OPINION.

| to CongroBs. As A1r. Riclald DION was, III formcr
titneB, Democratic member, his prosont posi-
tion may, porhapB, bo defined by one Of his own
editorial paragraphs In the Quincy Herald:
Wo may ~ we'll aay what W. think about the mem-
hsrs @ Of Congress- who voted for Wood for Speaker.
steal aro no better thar thieves aud not entitled
70 public conntonco mud support md those who did
e s
10 represent district III Congress. Having iuily o.
presscd our op'nion. wc dlslnis. the subject.
Now Orleans papers Of Tucadny wcro printed
undor tho impression that Plnchback would bo
seated iu the Senate On that day, aud tile 1i,nee
said:
We grown people, and II no have pills, or erne-
lee, OF bln drauguH to axe, wo !ko 10 understand
the situation without my bu..bcating We Are nos
grateful - we once wore-or 4s, roEha, We ought to
Lc how-foE the pren,onitory Jam. It atrikes IL =
! belng unnecessary.
I Tho Milwaukee Sentinel Of yesterday says OF
tho salary compromise bill LOU, ,000) which passed.
the House on Wednesday, and Of the whole con-
duct OF tho House:
Wercad that whom tho gods would aeatroy thsy irnt
make Mad, and It would seofn csrtau that lie gods
hare mind to destroy sumo Of our congroaamen
which would po great PITY Tho spectacle they haye
| sufficiently unaeemIy.
| Some OF the congressman .ho have bcon
I maaing speeches on tho repeal OF tbs SALARY
grab, BY the time their constituents have d
rnnaa1 thc;r saiarv.rr.h- De,ro;1 Posi a"' my ~
rho men who yoiod for tlo aa}ary and took
| 1t must DO relieved, for time at least, from
moral rcht thoy hsye innnlted. AZ tho bil nav
proposed does not afoct back-pay. The peoplo
must intiict the puuishm0nt.- Bend (Ind)
| Union.
that aot in one hour'n time. Ingtcad of that
thcy have consumed over two weeks trying to
| concoct = gcheme that would enablo them to
koop tLor nav up,-Yorkpilo (Ii) Neos,
| ETaik about roforminr such narty or
ruch n Conrreraf IIaving onco nrovan tkom
eoiyea thIoyea faud thieyes in tha oniv word
applo opriate Tor The occaaion} thcyw no Longer
l1avn thnt raRtroi,,t thnt fcar of nuhlic on;ninn
ro,.ld r;vo rnI onir kno,sa " wbe. In nssasant
Oonrress OF solary-crabLer nav not do.-1for-
,.iso1 (IU,l Intiepeudenf.
-TGo whoIo fabric Of society has tahen on
big disgust with everything and everybody in.
gruutlcd. .-ANon TIu1 Tsiearapf.
o-aluch of tho waot dsconteot. md dfsincli
| nat;on to atarve nu,at|y. amonr liza vorEinr
clasaes. is owing to tie denronu1tion botwean
tho earnings Of Industry aud tLe reyeuuea Of &C.
cun.ulated wcaith.~D1uennort iIolaa1 Demo.
c.af.
Tho prosidont 1rava hta sn1arv at tho rata
of ST. 200 q ycar-tho doublo pay. soyonty-
soyou tlouaond dollars was Appropriated bo-
sides for Wn to 11omsn e1nan,cs, @ MAXIM in nj
| s127 600 in ono wear. Ait tha Northumberland il
| indnirod in while liza Treasury ia bnnkr1nt. and
| the peor,la ais asked for iucreagod ta1oa to Tho
uvked to kcen tho Repubi,can party in power
because it will insure stability and secure ecou-
omy Albany ~. ~ Argus.
AIR. Thomas 4. Scott Is outirely too modest.
He wants only 375 900, 200 this year to complete
many glowing accounts have boun printed i14
the newspapers during tho lust SIX or twelvs
tic countr5. tho prospective incroaso Of ta1s. -
14d hs e sssfany IT. TT Of e aafr b, .na
will pauae before it votos away single railroad
. sum OF money equal to our entire National
dobt thirteen years ago. Washington ~. a.
Republican:
| ciat tempeHt cumeB; they reduce e1pnnses: they
put OF all projects that eau DO postponed. And
Government should do the same. Tho only way
| to accomplish tho object iR by withholding tho
money, The departments viii spond ali thew
can got, aud then cry for mora. But Cougrcas
| must take tho mastor into its own hands.-
Cleveland Herald.
--Ti1e people have borne the burdens imposed
upon them cheerfully when they were necessary
to preserve tho country from disruption, but
those burdens should not be permitted to oxiBt
q moment longer than is absolutely necessary.
They now donand rosrcnchment. . Let
every needless expense bo loppod off, even If 1t
discharges from employment Thousands who
Lavo beou drawing liberal salaries for til per-
formauce Of easy dutlos, and thon lot earlloat
aud effective steps DO taken to restore the bnsi-
mesa prosperity Of tho countrY.--Quincy (IN.)
| Whig.
| This is a candid statemant Of the financial
condition Of tic country for which tie present
Standardization ia directly responsible. 4 bauk-
rnnt traasury. an imDairod credit. extrayagaut
eIpeuJi:urcs. ui,ninistipe revenues. IN iucreay.
inr iebt and moro taxation. nro The fruits Of
I Orantism m-Madison l}Vix.l Democrat.
That corruntion. frnud aud crime hayc con-
| tro of high nniticai nloces in tho land. no one
|
| tin snn Of Nohat. tanel1t Tie children Of Israel
| to ain so a,rn In. IL 4. Grant riyen the exam.
nle and tnunht Lis o1lico-ho{dere to accent
| krihos anil IN stoat-Ouincr fTY1 Herald.
..fTho naonia nf this co,1i,try Viii not sent1v
and tamn1v submit to any further Increase az
TAXATION. Uonostv, economy. rotrenchment. and
| reform in eyory donartmout Of tho Goyernment
| mnat ho Ind md had at onco-1Iiinois Rinte
! .1ournnI
wTncrc Ia mn nnjveraal domand for nnb,;o
! documenta. M reai ADVANTAGE In a frea nnwa-