, 1873-08-20

oIttto".-A. E: Harmon, in Champaign (ln.)
WTho agisntion among tho oapsos for lnbor
hoalthy outgrowth. It moanH tint people aro
place It may taho tho form Of o Tralea'- Union;
In another 4 Grange, but 1t Is Indicative Of tho
aamo ,,, TIL. thing Observation-Disclosures" (to'oa)
Tho journal has no hesitation In unying that
It Ia opposed to tho denomination or re.olectinn
Of Con. Grant for a third term, md can lnrlly
ooncelye Of any change n the reg9t ntatioa
opinion. It IL quito truo there III nothing in tllc
Constitution or laws Of the country to prevent
tho re~cloction of Grant, but 1t Ia oqualy true
tint ~ ovorwllolnlnag majority 9f tl!o american M
atop. Not that they havo any doubt OF his ,pcr-
aonal integrity Patriotism nor tint they think
no entertnnH idoae dangerous to our llbortlosb but
slmply because Ills recollection would DO contrary
tdoae: bay what you pleaao Of tho American
pooplo, thcy aro thoroughly opposed to mon
archism % In every possible Indianapolis
In this country NO uovor have Ind. and
mover out to have, the Federal Executive in con-
troll OF our groat limos Of trado and travel. 1--WE
can aaVo no organized army Of pormanent oflco-
o,ca n1ae5s n nh e., hnsrSte.y lifelong ters Of
We havo no room for such continental specimens
Of monarolical powor. It is bad enough Tor tho
people to baye to contest with corporate power
wlolded BY tho Vandcrbita and Tom Scotia, but
! under lar OF Divine Providence they, liko
other pooplc, havo to dIe,-though yandorblt
holds out foarfully, but should.tho great high
| ways Of the Nation pass into tho hands Of Tho
aenerai Government md be operated by Execu~
| tive appointment, the evils resulting therefron
would DO moro perpetual. and tenfold moro
! gigantic than those Of tho Vandorbilts. tho Tom
Scots, Credit Mobi}ior, back aud forward salary
| grabs and all other ovila to which no havo. o4
lato years, beon subjected Springfield (fN.)
Journal.
| II is now pretty clear that, unless aomo now
Credit Mobiicr investigation puts stop to tho
public business. somothing will bo dono at tho
time. Tho United statos aro tito oniy civil
ized nation in t1o world which sufrors tho tolo-
graph to remain in private hands; aud during
boon 80, generally discussed hero that public
opinion Ia alnoHt unanimous in favor Of follow
ing tho general example. Weekly. r
by Ill accounts, that Walpurgis-nishtt
ssase bosh . so'omnly fanny sirais. According
to the Boston Admrtiser's report, not much,
II my. moro than half tho delegates
put in an appearance; Aroostook County,
pai6s paes n' q sraseo assensnS a nA sopa mam%S
There was single contested scat; thero was
also single attempt III tho morning to got
up little applause. It waa abortivo. Most Of
the delegates wore gray hair; tho "young, De-
mocracy" woro nowhers-or perhaps somewhere
else. k1r. "Tim" Hubbard began an indignant
philippo against tho Radical Portlnnd authors
ties for haf-mnatfng tho lag on tho City Hall in
which tho Convention waB sitting; hia oloquencc
was cut short, however, BY conciae explana-
tion that tho flag Ind been loworcd in honor Of =
prominent citizen, M ex-Aldorman and Demo-
orat, WHO had just departed this life. The Con-
yention got out Of patience With tho dilasory
Committee on Resolutions, and finally gave it
| five min,1fee in 1yffc1, tn ronnrt Hetwnnn thu
ballots, the spokesman Of tito "young Democ-
racy" triod to mako a speech, but was cloket1
of. Altogether, 1t scers to hayo boon worry
tragical mirth.- -Sprin2ae'd [7fass.) Republican.