The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-11-06
JOSIAH T. YoUHG,
Secretary Of State.
The Forty.thitd Congress
and It's Duty to Party.

work mapped out for the Forty
Third Congress, there are certain
measures of vital interest tn the Re
publican party, which should receive
attention ut the hands of Congress.
to the end that the Republican mem
bers may show themselves in gym
patty with the party which has,
from its organization, been the first
to meet the demands Of the times
For months the cry has come up
from every State in the Union for
the repeal of that portion OF the
"back-pay-steap bill which increased
the ealeries of Senators and Con.
gressmen; and it will be remembered
that the platforms adopted a. all the
Republican State Conventions, held
during the last Summer. denounced
the action of the late Congress for
thus plundering the National Treas
their platform demand the uncondi-
tional repeal OF that portion Of the
bill, and such is the unanimous sen
timent of the press OF the State.
Tie back-pay part IF the bill is of
course, beyond the jurisdiction of
any Congress; but We trust that,
with large Republican majority IN
both Houses, the demands of the
great mass of the people will be re
spected, despite the aversion to cut
ting down ones own wages or sala.
~. While we denounce tho Increase
Of salaries Of the members OF both
branches of our National Legislature,
We are Of the opinion that this is not
. greater mistake than was mace
when the membership OF the Lower
House was injudiclously increased.
The forty-!hird Congress will be
composed Of a Senators, and 2s5
representatives., whose salaries aggre
gate over three million dollars annu-
ally. to which must be added mileage.
This increase of membership, and
tho later increase of salary can not
be looked upon with much allowance
Ut time when retrenchment is de.
when the people are rapidly
or abandoning the habits
Of extravagance contracted while the
country was unprecedently prosper
ous. 1t 10 but natural that we should
desire - stringent economical meas
sres in the administration Of govern.
mental affairs, as are adopted in the
household, aud that $50 men are ne
'essary to look after the legislative
interests of the country 1t will be
lificult to now convince a re1pccta-
lie MINORITY.
We therefore urge it to be the du-
y Of Congress to first repeal that
portion Of the bill r. fcrrci to, which
the salaries u members OF
10Th Houses and afterwards to SO
mend the laws regulating the basis ,
# representation az to reduce the ,
membership OF the Lower lIuuse at
rast one half. TO a Republican :
Congress- We look for these things.
nd hope Tor some steps to be taken I
arly in the coming session to further ,
nrtail the expenses of tie govern r
TENT. Without something OF tile i
ind is done, the wishes OF the great =
lrty that has been in power Tor the
ut II years will not be carried out, I
n will the demands OF a majority !:
our millions be met. We look {
{ something more than this. some- il
ing that comes nearer to our own v
arthstones, for We expect the Iowa n
legation to render hearty sup. b
r TO any measures that point to u q
rtailment Of tho needlessly heavy &,
psnses OF the government. Roth .
shanges sbove. referred to were hi