, 1873-05-10
NOTES AND OPINION,

The Republican Convention OF McHan1y
County, at Woodstock, elected delegates in favor
Of Judge Thomas D. Murphy in the Second Cir
cult, and =: ..,,.
Resolred, That NO, tho representatives Of the Rspub
Hcan party Of McHenry County, assembled in conTen-
railroad passes in the bands Of public ofdcarB, do
request the elected to the office Of Circuit Judge
he same And, further that he Win not accept or nse
any such pass other 1avors from railroads. during
his continuance In such Office.
by the farmers Of Champaign County:
Resozred That this Convention Il In earnest, and
means busness.
Rxsolred, That we be1ieve the Ieala1ature has the
right to h1 maximum rates Of fare and freight, and
that when such rates ara fred BY 1aw the courh
should sustain the Law, ;.
The discussion in Iowa, OF propositlonthat
the Republicans concede to the Democrats one
place on the Supreme Bench Of the State (yice
Beck, whose term e1pires), has also given riseto
this rumor, which may or mny not be mere scan
dal viz: That the railroad managers want
Judge more j" Trustworthy " than Mr. Beck is un-
derstood to be; and that the Republican mana
gers have agreed to furnish such Judge, under
the guise of concession to the Democraey--the
Republicans, Of course, selecting the man and
making the Democrats responsible for him
While, therefore, several Republican organs are
urging the concession, several Democratic papers
arc urging the reelection Of Judge Beck. -
That guilty Congressman may see BY no"
much and how soon the storm OF popular wrath
against them is likely to 'b1ow over" VIC quote
from leading editorials in two Cincinnati papers
Of May 8, as follows:
The Congressional salary bin has Killed more public
men, politically than any measure eYer adopted bI
1esard to pa2ty 1saons We p have % never
aentimont than has been e1hibed on this subject It
without regard to party. And the storm viii not blor
over. Those Congressman who expect It to suhstdo"
viii be grteToualy disappointed. (Admn'4sf'o-
Every Senator and Representative who pockets th9
money ia = doomed man- He need not datter nln,
will forget his dagrant violation Of morality IN tna-
pe7lden0.
Tho men who have stolen this money, and
those other men who think to "inuocautty" eaks
it because it is the law, viii find themselve7-.
all Of them-ina List Of prescribed persons whom
no vote Of Congress can ever EelleTe OF poA1-'
cal disabilities, because greater than Congress-
has denounced sentence upon them+ Let them
now be well advised that, however much tho
people may be perp1exed with other issues, 70
them, personally, the, acceptance Of @7,ooo salH3
will be death !. Not one Of them will be 1oupo
in any elective Office OF honor o1 ttus' A1'~1
their present terms expire.
Tho New York Euening Posi-, in an art1cp9
headed, "Bring Them to the Test" advises tne
people that they take no Congressman's "o1o
for it, but demand proof Of deposits With 1reaa-
urer Spinner.
The payroll Of the United States is aetuAll5
increased .252, ,557, notwithstanding the larso
reduction OF force in the Internal Al-Revenue se1~
vice, and the boast OF economy in Some otoe3
departments. ,
-oux Congressman Farre11, it is understooo'
expects to retire at the end Of his present ~
ing the seconD term but Congressman DO
and Ward viii doubtless like to be eife1olo AVA
reelection. -
Simon Cameron has never been accuEed o.
1efunding his salary~grab, but Simon camerons
organ says: 81 ra<r,a Ii.
t. "7' = lQqM y IN - III