, 1874-01-06
NOTES AND OPINION.

The vote Of Iowa, for Governor, is now for
the first time (and unof6cially) stated to be !:
Carpenter los, ,143 Vale, 49, ,593. Gov. Carpen-
ter appeara to have run about 400 votes behind
his ticket.
1T is grnve1y announced in North Carolina
that, il Williams is not confirmed, the Presi-
deptg next choice i8 S. F. Phillips. Now, Hho
is Phillips2
The Burlington Eazek-Eye, In noticing the
cali for State Convention at Des Moines, Feb.
Is, ''to organize the people for the campaign Of
1911" sayst'
As Republicans We are glad the Opposition have
made this EARLY movement for next years campaign
It will help impress the minds Of our ropreBeut
atires Ut Waadnatqn and DesAunes that they cannot
longer tribe with irnpl,nisy with public sentiment.
The people caro- more for principles than Tor
purity. Thoy were never mora wide awake to what
IL occurring 7Iound them 1T this pEesen. moment
multitude Of who havs stood BY aud been part
til now have reachcd the conclusion that II that party
L. to be run iy such Ben Butler aud Matt Car
panter, tbs sooner It goes down the better.
Tho Inpub1ican party now looxs to Its rep
resentativB in Congress to carry out its de-
mands OF economy and REFORM Never
in the legislative history Ct this country were
Congressman, directly or implied, more strong
II pledged by the manifedt will or demands Of
the people, than are the members Of the Forty
third Congress. Never were men more closely
watched than these will be, nor YER will men be
brought up to stricter personal responsibility
for legislative deeds in the flesh and spirit
DauenposI Gazette.
Politics must not be made vehicle for
uoney-mnking. Put the salaries so low that the
Office will seek tho ma1, md not the man the
Office. Chtll this is done, corruption will be rife.
Huntington Gdzette.
-Duting the last campaign, when it became
necessary to put on righteous garb to save the
party frctm utter ruin, the Congressman from
thit Stat Qova) Ill and each OF them denounced
the Increased pay rs unfair and without reason.
Yet all snd each of these gentlemen accepted
their HoJnthly checks without rebate or return oil
any ponsion thereof. In Congress, while sus~
tanning measures for repeal, at least one pay
day trau.spired, and not single member is re-
ported AZ having refused to accept all and en-
tire the amount of the installmaut under the
steal bil.-Desilotnes Leader.
1t lR time these Patrons OF Dr1gandry who
each day. and week, and month, add to the bur
dens Of the citizen still more OF ta1ation and
DISTRESS. should be denounced as public robbers.
It is time tleEe gigantic monopolist8 In the
manufacture Of debts should be hampered and
fettered- 1t is time for sane citizens everywhere
to cut loUie from the rottan and sinking parti-
sanism Which upholds the National Administrac
ton by iauxiing imbeci1itF as mental power, and
indorsing thieying and rascality as diplomacy
and patrlo tisrn. IL Omaha Herald.
Lie. Congress remember that an election will
be held du:ring the year 1874, and that each and
every Cong: ressional servant Of the people will
be held to q strict account Let Con-
Greasmen n:1ark we'll their action. for the eyes Of
1ltoir work this winter will undergo I most
searching serut,ny.-Pe1in (1u.) Times.
-Tho pa ople are fast losing confidence ii
ps1iifkal paz t4ss, and net withrat jsas eaaaa