The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-09-18
NOTES AND OPINIONS

rrloro had been enormous Credit Mobll- an
a. and land steals, fearful plunderings by bu
tbe Railroad and Tariff monopolists, and to
iii sorts Of corruption in high places ana ca
iii under Republican rule but the party
would purify itself. See, sad p al,,, wa
Corwin. "here are all the drafts lor u re-
salary as Congressman under inc ulu ao he
law. | have not drawn my money w III CC
of them, but keep them safety III lhy poJLN or
ct may never draw that nlonIIS ,ba &c
for intend TO advocate a repeal oi 'ne hi
20 Sa,arv Grab law! Great Sensation w
John r. Eden, Democratic Congress u
mon.eleet, of Sullivan, ILL.,, is pledglng re
himself ON the stump, to repeal OF the y
odious salary-grab law. o.,
The Jonesboro I'll, Gazette says 1t has L
,s,,, means of praise TO Democratic n
leaders during twenty-four years, but now j
breaks is idols, viz James Z, hobin-
SON and Samuel S Marshall, salary.grabb-
ers 1t says;
las q Robinson was induced to take
tho of6ce of building Commissioner OF the
AZ 600 600 State House, at Spnnghelu,
IN This was the FIRST step in the road
which was Travelled by all salary graop-
ers" He loves the good things oil the
Svorld and after getting a bait from the
C.ate rrbl;c crib. he fell an easy victim to
,he nlotters who perpetrated the steal IN
Congress. Goodbye james Y. sam
Marshall, who has kept in Congress- anu
unon the bench, from time immemorial'
has disraced his party and eonsttu MT
nv partaking Of the "salary-steal. W hSu
the Credit Mobiier thieves were pT9ught
to Judgment in Congress, dld ne ~ n'5
1. AZ
Not bit of it. He was as dunno a. an
OYSTER That the oldest member oil Ioh
,rsss from this portion Of the STATE, re
Sno;ned silent in his seat and said nothing
H. condemnation Of the sanity rascais
caught In the act of theft, Is astonishing
Tcr;iv Il i time that these leaders, these
ilis ~ the Democracy, were broken ana
cast AWAY. as unworthy and corrupt.
stephen A. Hurlbut, Of this District
has receiyedup to the present time, Sj''oO,
and rendered no service whatever except
riding on railroad passes, IN the interest,"
Of a projected railroad. -ElgtH NIH.,) Ia
Oredte.
There has not been Representative
from Iowa. so far a. heard from, that ma
returned or refused this forward pay,
Iourhridge. McDill, Pratt, and Mason al
now members. not vet sworn, have draw
s3-jO each, and by Dec. 4th will hay
Jrovp s5625 each. and are announced {
take the stump September II, for the lie
Dublican party letthe platform denounc
es the increased salary act and all VIII
roam II, benefits. Mount Pleasant iI2Td
Press
The Republican State Committee ha
withdrawn the back payers from the car
yass but they still keep the torward-pay
sters-Loughrdge McDill, Pratt, Wilson
and others ia the feld-men who are draw
ing their $2O a day for running politics
party and teaching the people how t. vol
before any are sworn into office OF pc
form an official act Can any man Sc
anv difference in the moral quality OF the
theft from the others !-GttHNood lIo"
Journal.
That John A Kasson worked and vote
for the back-pay of 1866, and that he wor
ed for and is taking the back forward pa
of 1873. are facts that he cannot and daI
not deny over his own signature. Pra
ticing his usual role as a dOdgerh he intend
in this case. 70 dodge the issues IN que
ton by silly subtertuges and by keepu
up war on Senator Wright-Des NoiH
i,tca) Register.
The Chairman of the Republican Sta
Central Committee says That VIII,
the proper time comes Senator W rig
will triumphantly yindicate himself !
fore the public, and papers like the III
lington Hdpk- Eye will then see how wror
fullythey have been abusing our highly
teemed Senator The Hdlrk-Eye b
not been abusing Senator Wright at q
In has simply Joined with his best frien
in insisting that he shall put his 'salal
grab" back into the Treasury - nliagi
Tgira) Hpsk-Ege.
Some Of the Republican papers are
ter Oily-gammon Wright. the Senator,
cause he has not returned his back pay
the Treasury, where it belongs, and III
intimate pretty loudly that he may pocl
il when the storm has blown over. I
Des Moines Republican, published IN
town where he lives, says he should be
moved from the appointments made
him in the Republican canvass To
Needing objects, and says Wright 81
not be put off-DuJHque Herald.
We say in all kindness to Sena
Wright that he makes the grand mist
of his life in holding on to his back pa
He Is irving to do Indirectly in Iowa "
Butler tried 10 do openly in Massachus
and failcd-deservedly and ignominol
failed. The ofice-holders in Massac
sets could not cram the salary-steal d
the throats Of the people OF that -
State Central COMMITTEE Of Iowa L
with any better success If Sen
Wright will only listen he may hear
host friends all over the State saying
him Put that money back into
Treasury. "-BUriiEgt0a Hurk-Ege
John A. Logan aud some others
have received back pay, have been v
drawn as speakers during the camp
from, this State and very properly
HeH I0,ra) Herald
This salary grabbing business Is
ing hob with the Radical spea
What is the party to do?-B0rltagtoH
zcttt.
The Congressional back pay is a!
or to all coucerncd-to those who d
want TO touch the money and 10 those
do.-Bay Cuy Heh.) Chronicle.
Put it back, gentlemen put il
It's AN unpleasant piece OF busiu
and the sooner you wash your hands
the better for YOU Don't wait for a
or Mr. Niblack says he would (
tnrn over his share il there could
general refunding and cancellatio
around" But we don't believe the
will have much patience with Con
men who don't want 10 do night UNI
tue becomes universal Inc. poP1ia
gust is fast ripening into 'seethin
blistering' Indignation. lor|
The politicians viii learn in du
that the people are very much IN
In their detestations OF the baek-pa
die Woodstock (IH) Sentiaet.
1t is now getting to be underst
all that the forward-p pay part oil the
| much the most disastrous for VIII
\ former only covers two years, the Ia
perpetual, unlessrepealed. Farme
do YOU think about this2-Cha