, 1874-05-29
POLITICAL NOTES AND NEWS,

PULiIlCAL NOTES AND NEWS.
Tho Rlsot1o Island Legislature mot ut New
port, Tuesday, Alay 40, to inaug,1rato tho STATE
Government for tho yoar. Edward Il. Frooman,
of Lincoln (editor OF tho Central FallH Visitor),
was oloctod Speaker Of tho uouac. Tho election
Of Unitod statos Senator (vico spraguo) is aet
for Tuesday, juno 0.
-Tho Now York Prohibitionfets hold State
Convention Mt Auburn. June 23, and will most
likely nominate ox-Gov. Myron II. Clnrk for
Governor. when, says tho Albany Argus, "a
very vigorous canvaBs Will bo made"
"A Convention OF County DologatoB will DO
held at Virginia City, Nov Juno O., to orgau-
lzo tho IT. r1ndeponoas party of tho State Of Nc
Tho stacs aul Torrltory On our borders a1o juss
now III TIC midst of political canyaaa and t cach va
aoer Of independent candidates. In oregon there sro
county oioerr, oxcept where tho two old pastca hayo
jolned lants for ts purpose Of defeating tha Iusle-
aysa nfSs yet ef1s ss II
thnrn that tho 1naepondnMt movement III becoming
lowcr III tho Slate. III Arizoun tho popular candidate
aeens pretty vol nssured that hs viii bo slooted.
II the adl1eHou Of tho Territories to tho peoples
II showa tho direction Of the current Of popular fool
lug. They aro all young communities and catch Tho
sprIIt ot tho sEo more readily ta e older sotled
through their n,lnieral governments, have uao OK
proHsed themselves hHtr0nK terms ron tlu oncrosc
Utah, wors tho Mormon Influence IL In tllo nsconttant
tho independent 1novement Inn firm hold in evory
sate M and Torrltory west Of tho Rosky Mountains
in August. and ho Journals thera speak with conf
oncs Of the success Of ho paore'a can.ldateH, both
independent tickess arc put in nomination.
or tie political stuatlon in Florida tho Jack
oonyillo correspondent OF the Savannah RepuJli-
can writog:
In several counties Republicans have rcorgau-
tzod, they hAyc ignored THUR old committees aud
eulsrs, nuh call themselves independent; tlcso now
departures aro in tho strong colored diurtota and arc
ltccont e!cetiona indicate that tho so-called roSar
nomIses do net got elected. Tho Uniou I.cSguoa
"y4 o rrs hso up and o ens
not lo repeated Wo Aope for fair vote aud M
oues count nox election the res!t il not doubtful.
Florida will 10 reconstructed propury.
Old party limos muHt bo out looHc, and tho
pooplo ho LETT froe to net for tho goneral good Ut
tie country. IL thiH fact rot pntout to all DO
wo not know that reformation must be brought
about to avort tho threatened national caa1nity
Of bankruptcy, whittier VIC Rro rapidly tonlng
gu acoount OF wild speculation aud impracticablo
logialntion ?-Su!liuan {IN.) Progress.
-What arc the old parties to tho masaaR OF
tho people? What great benefits havo thor
eyor received from b!intlly following tho beck
to be no'trces OF wrong and ppreasion--Paston
{IA.) journal.
-The only ccrtain definition that can be- given
OF tho Republican Ia tat itis the party in power.
poBition to lay tho old partioH asido, az no long
or gormano to tito controyerBoB of tho hour
Uo'lry County (Iu.) Ne,os.
-0f}icea can be filled with honest mon, who
have batter objects in view than tho filling OF
their pockets with tho peoples monoy-Ogte
County In.) Grange.
Political orimoy, or crimes committed untlor
tho ahade Of political confidence, arc OF TINT
casa which merits tho most speedy and severe
punishment to protect the people from worno
officials of Government arc stealing millions Of
monoy md the guilty 60 unwhipped OF Justice,
they loao all confidence loneo tho doom of
the Republican party.-Morris (IN.) Liberal
Tho Republican party in Illinois is largely
divided Oh tho currency question. =. The
adoption Of resolutions for or against in1ation
will pleaBo only ono wing Of the pArty-to ignore
tho subject will disploaso both. Whichever
upon which tho Republican party Of Illinois will
spnt and 1t il directly before thon in the stream
ot oyents:-Cairo {Ih,) bulletin.
Tho Illinois State Journal still Insists that
tho Republican party must iuslorao Logan,
ogleaby, and in1ation, IN "specto terms but
the Bloomington Paatagraph roBponda:
There Is Hsch very material dtvalou OF opinion,
among THO Republican, Of Illinois especially thas tho
tlo atrouYest ternH," by tho sate Convention, will
simply split tho hepabdan party q 1noia into Two
tasre' IL vtry sreat and wdosead derensce of
opinion among the Republicans Of Illinois on tho cur
seneyr question:.
represented tho groat body of their Republican
| constituents and will not bo Sustained At ho1no
Huntington Uatck-Eye.
We have talkel with MANY mon Of all
III favor Of imitation. 1t is great error to aup-
poAe that lows ia rampant tor in1atlou.-lo.1a
City Republican.
1t il our beliof that any pnrty In this or any
other State which incorporates tho imitation
doctrine into it's platform will bs hoaten out OF
ssght. And any candidate who daroa avow him
solf in favor Of 1t before tAa people wtll be
apawod out OF thoir mouths.-Rocs Island (lA)
Argnc.
Republican party in power during the last six or
eight yeura, aud now 1t promises to 10 the rook
upon which that fragile bark will wreck her
tot!erlng reInains IN the no1t campaign. It
lug purposes III froely M they did in 1879, tlloy
certainly ought to aolaand an increase Of tho
lit IL n melancholy fact that the prcaons
Cougross has shown sufficient oitioial corruption
III llgh places to Rlnk auy ordinary Government,
hut how long eYon can our own Government
surs1 Tost: ''''
Erimo alono Gnu reveal what the Republicans
will do, and there ia plenty Of 1t botweon now
and tho aloetion. They may mako virtuoua
showing Of repentance mud contrition for past
offeusoB, aud back up brave promises OF oconuomy
and reform with tho nomination Of men
for their fulhllmsnt. III that oyont they may
rcnew their lease Of power. Several scspo-
goats, though will hare 10 bo sent out from iAo
Republican Israel Into tho Wilderness, bearing
npon their backs tue slns aud lntqu!tiea Of tho
party: One omit carry tho load.-1errs Aanss
(Ind.) Gazette.
The history Of political partlea shows, With
out single exception. thxt. after years Of powor
aud patronage, they becouls corrupt, and thoge
Is not an inhsanoo on record OF ono having ever
purGod itself. From the earnest and deter-
mind nanuer IN which the people arc uniting
uudos tho banner Of tlle independents party, No
hays good roaaon to hops tor ! speedy and psr.
n@snent @ sone 1t nss kleod-suaksts. .A4 4aeonb