, 1873-04-25
NOTES AND OPINION.

Aock lsland Argus, put, IN lta answer, under
date Of April 10, says:
haye objection to stating. for your information
tho amount Of back nay that iii been returned 10 tho
Treasury, which il, 10 thia date $77,75777; but,
considerable portion Of this amount ins been returned
by Senators and ,nenbcr1 who laTo requested Tint
publicity 10 given 10 the matter, DO not feel at liberty
to furnish tlcir names.
All right; tho people Gun wait. But just
mind, now, il any Senator or Representative
etays in Congress- longer than hig present term,
without proof Of tho deposit Of money, On
"cxtra pa5 account [back pay and future pay),
in tho Treaaury Of tho United States. Let tile
fund accumulate under tho ban Of mo pub
licity." The people can wait as long az t1oir
servants eau.
"a loater from Warrcu Ttumbull County, O.,
to tho Cleveland Leader, rays:
deu. Garfield was In tho city lho foro part Of tho
week. 11o nnIunic5 tue poFltlou That The people do
mand him sacrifice 10 appcaao their wrath tho
Grant to know Why 10 signed Tho lii, md not 10 thoir
haae, aek tho lesser III o oenso to e sacrldcc 1io
gvcg cur city rnpeln fotcr setug forth his position
which will appear in thctr noxt issue.
Tho Grand Jury at Doa Moines, Ia, has re-
fused to indict c1-Stato Treaguror Rankin for
steal Of $4,000, which 10 confosses, whoroupon
tic Koolsuk Constitution remarks:
II 1ta1kin had boon m obscure poor nnn, and holen
wSf S9 and h c,a Liz g 9e
tudict him Hut 10 tsa prominent politician, and
former Treasurer of tho STATE therefore lo could
n @ 1ery ~ Us ad ohGi cyo oata o aa ao
from such sllanl--taicd Republican government.
Coy. Kol1ogg's tax-gnthorer has called OH
tho New orleans Picnyune to put up 800 or
shut up. That's tho low In Louisiana.
-Wo arc glad to quote from Congressman
Ellis H. Roberts newspaper. tho Utica Horald,
80 truo remark Us this: ''rAoro never was bo-
fore such I. CORY timo for corrt1ptioniuts,''
,o,,e ,rc,, oil, 1o ,,os;t;vo,v aat ~ an,o .Tts
.,l."s "'.' ~ .o ps':..so'y Wv y. '''0'
this year. anu IL hazardous even now, VIZ:
Among the candidates whose names will 30 presented
to Tue stato lepubl!can Convention for tho noius.
Yer to en Hs t snton T. made ct
vcerrasidsn1t aid CHEF Enginee2 Of ri ths - NowarE
Delaware / Northwesttrn Railwsy. uo stands hjah.
both as d lawyer and railroad man.
80 ~ 1ora4 a,., - 4,.sa .os. - aass -
w - sa "osas o' ~ 'uo'o :. sto"s WI
tlohs' anu 1heS naVo aeHfaFatoa IL py al1on opon
defiance OF all appearance OF doconoy or fairnoaa
TINT they lavo little reason to wonder at tho
general hostility which is aoyoloping itseif
wYho New York Times declarcg tint tho Re-
publicaus In Connecticut havo "moro than hold
their own" It is the case with too many Ro-
stealing distance Of thom, and thoy viii always
hold more than their own,-Louisuille Courier.
Journal.
An ariBtocracy is to ho buifded at tho OK
penso Of tho people md lie first stop is to giyo
our royal rulers rrincely Btipands. II tho P6ila-
da1nl,;n nlatfor1n had daclarcl tlfa increose Of
salaries : necessity, aud gone into the campaign
on that issue, oven tho frauds in North Carolina
avn;t IN continuing the Goyernnlonti in tho Inuils
~ I'm d;a1honcst eormnranta who now conduot
our national aifairg.-H. Paul (1inn,) Dispaich.
-Tha idoa Of paving euch men rs Morton,
| r1,ondIor Anan Gaytnt Tnvan. oni othora in
! thn I1nitnd statna gonnto al per div for their
aorv,cea dnrinr tho netl,al sossiona. WHOM It ia
| known trat Wobator. Clny. Benton. Nricht Blu
chanan, Adams, Corivin, Chase, Douglas, Cai-
to ~ to'dsn tIdRn IL RA 3a
Hon is in debt to tic doscondantp Of tho mon
| narnn5 n3,nva Win snryed thoir conntrv bnforc
tho I. corruptionists camo into power.-Nc,o 1l5u-
~ INA IN roieotinr Tcnrescntativca tn TIM mart
oourroee, tic pooplo must aoc 10 Ii tint mono
Win proyod fa{thIoas in tie back-uay" lob are
| aant honi, frhn nann1o .yont man IN conrrcsa
piek n1 % o n I'LL ~ ta
rirt,t nr IN resiat tic tomptatoSs of q bribo'-.
tS aauth y 1e,,d I1nion. f''S
''.osr MTbo nnrty must bo nur;nea. To 10 on re-
gardoss 81 what haa happoncd, will result in cor
thiavoas md tllose who sock an opportunfty to
| .tnoi Hnnoat mor cverywj,orn viii ieuort lin
ataniarj. and oyory effort to rally tho rank and
tn viii Ie ntterly fruitlesa- a-afo,yoc 1Vis.1 Re.
,ul1;cnn,
Wa nre indebted to tha Troy Times for q
! Ht,1a f.on1, ;ismnotion ~ n rot1ar inv src.
form It raraarka: W1'ho pronjdont yy}l not
aurrpndor lis coustitutIonal prerogativos to
| othcru nor will he Fnt aside tho consolidation OF
narfv aory,eo nltorotlor. iu tho nnttor OF ap-
proIn{monts to oiiipo. Whilo ho can find Nepub-
! lcanp WHO aro competent to iii positions unGor
hjo Administration, l!o will not 70 out OF his way
to sock for otherB true reform OF tho Civil
geryico looB not require anc., Ill exhibition Of
| inrrntit,,1n In nn1fra1 frtenfa MI 1nnrnnnitnitv
to political foos." Mr.. Curtis will please Yead
t1.iu and blush for lliH unreasonable and uugrato-
ful bohnYior.-SprtnqGeld Republican.
Now that ponator Morrill, has dono tllo most
praiacworty net OH ha rccorl~givou tta excel