, 1873-04-28
NOTES AND OPINION.

Tho "young Republicans Of st. Paul,
h1ihn., aro Glazing to throw OF tior Old Man Of
tho boa (1samBoy) but he rides yot, and pro-
poaoa to rido. Tho "young Republicans tallt
OF G. X. DavlB, for Governor; aud namaoy talks
OF Wnshburnc, Of Minneapolis
Tho Pecatonica (Ill.) Board Of Trt1steeB, on
retiring from office, Inst wocls, divided among
themselves q surplus of $175 In tho village
treasury, as back-pay. Tho pocatonica poople
nro amazed.
Tho Mississippi Legislature chose an un-
lcttercd negro, named ariggs, for Commissioners
Of immigration.
Tho Florida Legislature, In doferenoe to
popular domand, ropoalod a special act which
waa draining tho Treasury; but nov, boholdl
tho repoaling aot has boon stolon, and, tho plug
being lost, thore Is nothing to DO dono hut lot
'or leak.
Adopted at Utica, N. Y, April ~:
Resolved, by tho Northern Now York Conferences of
f!r.t- .t-Thst, rs body Of mtnistcrs numbering $50.
s:nt fraud and corruption on te MATT
q RnbS md ropreaontativo connected With Tho
ii y leaders In religion and morals, wo
n m enaeavof to raiao tlo standard Of public norala in
consequences to tho public wolfaro Of ccctinp to liz
or ohor positions mon who liable
havo been committed to thom by tho people, '~.
Tho Pittsburgh Evening telegram is a new
papor, edited by II. D. swoopo, tho Unitod States
district Attorney who waB so soryicoable to
Grant aud Hartranft, laat ycar. Wo quote from It:
Congress- Increased Tho salary of 1a own ombcrs to
aoryicsse atter covering liz poro acsliy ooc
piod II the duties Of he term. II Increased tic pap
ye {, oS'pe. a.y'hns nosss fer twelve onas
monbers than for tho executive officers Of Tho Govern
n :s mss ta tSs generally ss;aans eys much
f1eo OH Ill thair absence without interruption, and
their revenues ndepenon Of Congress are therefore,
not diminished Cabinet officers aro comroliod to re,
sldo prominently In Warrington, to keep house, and
to entorAin distinguished gassts, both from abroad
dsparity in the uaarcs of cnberH Of Tie Cabinef md
Ing dissatlsaod
Sutherland, ox~CongroAs.nan with extra pay,
camo before hia people ut Saginaw, Mich, for
Mayor, and, is it suporlluous to add waa-not
elected.
Congressman Avorlll, of st. Paul, Mimi,
puts on tho bold front TINT he yotod for extra
pay because he wanted it. OF Ills colleague,
Duunell, q letter In tho st. Paul Dispatch says
Dnnncll ia mo,nbor Of tho Baptist Church, I'm
Owhtonna1, and ono Of its bcst.paying patrons. On
his p 9uaEsIago becoming due ho nelossd $75 in note
declined to roceIvo it.
Tho Commissioners to propose to tho noxt
Legislature amendments to the Constitution Of
Now Jersey woro appointed by tic Governor
(Domocrat), and confirmed by tho Senate (Ra-
publican, last Thursday, az follows:
Dist Republicans. Democrats,
2. John 9. Ton Eysk.. .atsrcor ncaslcy,
Q. John f. BabcocR.. -. Robert y. Green
1. Martin peteraon. -. Jacob L. swayseo {Lfb1
s. nSn3atn @ q riNSk Buckley .Angustus y Cutler,
a. "D z:brsts RoSsst aiieSnsyt. iaaayo'
"A writer in thn Viuton Qowa) Eaglo, who
speaks Of himself az Republican for fifteen
years, says:
Republican party but It t. ovdou hat tic rst st re-
Tho question, sha tho Integrity Of tho % Republiesn
party 10 preserved is triaiag and 1mpertnent CONS
honesty, integrity. and 1uatice provni in tic adinia
tration Of attars ?-and hhal tho Government ba bu
the geop 5or ths yeops instesa Of " aggressive 9n
aspiring mouopoles, for tho aggran Zoment Of ae1ect
and arlaocrasic classea7
-Wo mood reforms everywhere; reform In
tho country, reform in politics, reform in tho
Republican party. It Is not our principles TINT
aro at fault; 1t is oursolvos.-Des Moines (Io,ea)
.2edtsier.
IN State and National Legislatures, show very
plRinly that these bodies mod moro honest mon,
mon who aro moro ambitious to soryo their
country than themselves; need mon who will
QhI0 uU Tlbut lupu ulcH WHO CAHuDE ID QouHnE
and sold to rich companies. s.-Indianola {Ioioa)
Journal.
Tho Republican party, having oroated noar-
II ovory abuse that now afIlicts tho country, il
tho last body In tho world from whom any re-
form can bo expected. Its leaders md mnnagera
arc uniformly agontB--most generally under the
pay-of class intorcstB. Doeg any aano MN bo.
Gavo TINT those mon will undo tleir own work7
What, Indeed, romains for those who aro Bincoro
In their purposes but to organize now party OF
raj nj fffHTnr ri fn1 md fnan
Is time for fresh names and young mon to ap-
pear Oh the Boone, and take hold OF this work In
oarnest. What but absolute blindnosB could con-
tinuo preaont managers in places to do moro
mschicf2 It iB tho now broom TINT aWeepH
cloan.-St. Paul (Afinn.) Pioneer.
-Wo believe that tho farmers are perfectly
Hurfoitel, If you will allow the oppression, With
tho corruption Of both political parties, and that
they proposo to rid themselves Of the public
leochos, and p!aco in o1lico mon who look to the
interest OF tho lusbandmen as we'll aa railroad
and othor corporations. Politicians may raise
their hands with holy horror, but they can't
stem tho ourront They may appeal to tho protu-
peals will 10 In vain. Tho farmers hare made
up thoir nlinda that party allegiance is not para
mount to thoir interests, either individually or
collectively - Washington (lo,oa) Gazette.
We. lavo good roason for. tho statoment
made, it will bo found that the State Land-oltlco
frauds oxtond back. not only to August. 1879,
but over Il period Of sixteen years. Tho faot il,
tho Republican party in this state is rotten to
Its worry bonos, and 30 corrupt Tint 1t stinks in
tho .nostrilB OF good nlon.-Grand Rapids
(Afich.) Democrat.
corruption Inns become supreme and uncon-
troablo. Public rights aro openly barterod
away. . Whilo Homo Of our contoul-
poraries 500 In this movement evidence Of the
inability Of tho people to govern tlsomaolvcs, boz
cause thoir Representatives havo proved un-
faithful to thoir trusts, NO regard it
~ q hcalthf,1l exorciso Of soyorogn will
aud stop toward tho permanent adjustment Of
tho relations which tito State should maintain
toward tho corporstions which havo been ono Of
the principal lnoanB OF debauclling our log,sla-
two bodios-JanesuiIEs (lVis,) Gazette.
Tho expenditures Of tho Gonoral State Gov
ornnaent, County, nnd School Diatrct hayo aa-
hulnod proportions portootly frlghtful to con-
template, and arc fast reducing us to the verge
Of bankruptcy, it not bankruptcy absolute. 4
halt must DO demanded and a moro economical
order lnauguratod; wo repent must. No havo
a