, 1874-08-03


succoes is quite poor, because, Of tho min nner in
which portions Of tho party hayo 81 ultihod
themselves with respect to tho aalary-gra b quas-
Commercial
Tho triumph Of tho Republican part' In tho
ensuinE campaign will depend in no m.ali Do
groo upon tho men who aro brought out as cnn-
didatos in the various Congressional eBtriotR.
!. Much has beon said. and not without
tho standard Of political action, and purifying |
tho political atmoyphoro 30 foul With tha odor !
OF organized corruption aud shameless abusea |
Of power and trust. The romedy is n:'w to =
have now tic opportunity to hurl H. ',ln place
aal power the mon who have abused tito conf |
denco reposed in them, aud proved til olnsolYos |
unfit to ho lntrusted With the mana4; otnent Of |
Tho Bades opposition to Con 8rensrnau |
Sherwood iB baHcd upon etltl stronger grounds. |
Il oppoAcs him eecauso he troass tho tsoyetu-
ment offices which custom has p1acod TT hs dis
poaal na h!B private property, to bl, sold for |
services in packing caucuscs In hiH behalf
Toledo Blade.
Congressman Hawloy's oG1coholds rs, Foder-
claiming that tho Uaion is 10 longer f a Repub
lican paper because 1t docs not suppor:! Johu u.
Uawloy for denomination. II tho te,st Of No-
publlcanisn is blind foalty to tho personal for
tunes Of mon Who sock 10 porpetuate tholr pow
or, apower which ia used to the preju loo Of che
people who give It, then the Union ia not a Re-
publican papor.--Rock Island (Ia) @ ton.
Tho oliceholdors havo gone 10 tn exponBo
aud trouble OF calling oonsrress!onal oonyen-
tion to put Joe Caunon on their tickat for Con-
gross. What tooliBhnesa! The haltl,tul OF poll
tlcanB who work the wires Of TINT oil machine
tho purity are IS ussor1y powerloss to prevent 1t
as thoy would be to stop tho wind FROM blowing.
-Thore will bc more boiling among, Renubli-
our bur- party leaders, tho yonallty of nc pulling
party wirea, tue shaulolcas corruption IT mon IN
hgh Places the noxplosnle II, oea sna
hitborto bright aud ahlning lights in he party
ail these have combinod to shaho pu blio conf.
aonee md on every eI nnH1 d r. 3f9ae ho hold Of
mind nj indeanate yet thorough dis trust III ~
nero party shlbboleths al remedy far the eYils
pleylng upon tue body politic And inside from
| ii! this you may find in every towns hip Almost
mon who Lave been nopublleans eg: II sinco the
party waa born; man without blom!sE! as Repub-
licans and citizenB, who mover pakke oaneuH,
pockoted Il br1bs or fsiled 10 e4uaf o, stand,up
WHO. to-uay, could not bo oL.sen to ropresont
| their townships in a COUNT convention, aud
! they are ostraoIscd because Aley aro "straight"
men who refuao to bond tloir neck.i when self
| tracisoj because they behove that se SUCCESS Of
tho Republican principles ia more ilu portant than
| tho building up Of ~ ring" or the preservation
coo hs esyyo5 sy G5 place. are asas 1fs Is
|
nominations Waterloo (la.) Coa,. ter.
| 1t il q notorious fact that bis ('Oongrosatnan
prattsl nomination WAS secured by Ills own per-
aoual solicitation, BY tho efforts Of postmasters
| cry, gagging. and packing in the lonyontion.
What shall wo do tllon2 We answer, sup
port a 9ood nan as an 'adepends" candsdate.--
| Crcsco (1a.) Times.
We atlll believe Oongressn,ar4 Pratt should
be held amenablo to the bar Of thf higher court,
tho voters Of tho Fourth Distslcr, boti for tho
act ho himsen pronounces inta iuous, aud for
the Systematic and successful Ell otte Of bis de-
peudouta to procure hiB nomination by employ
lug all tho power and influence Of: patronage not
responsible to tho people to snb'fert free OK
preston Of their wialteg. The ind ia not yet.--
Mitchell County [la,) Mems.
| We don't wunt any baok-pay In oura. It ia
no use to cry reform aud still Aond Eho Kamo
politlea! shysters to congreHs- Wfd'"ar A1"".)
Ii should be boruo In mind that just at this
time tho Republican party OF th @ Second Mnne-
Bota Congressman Btrait's] D Itrict is not in a
condition to bear much triaing wish.-Gleacos
Wonder II thore will be single salsry~
erabbor cent back to Congress 2--0oshen (lnd.)
Democrat.
And there, too, is tho :. forward pay;'' avery
tho grub, and 10 equally obuon ioua to tho poople
It certaiuly WAS Just At ropryhcnsible for now
member to taho the grab aH it was tor an old
member TO tako it who had oppopod tho bill from
| lAtk.-i<tkHStfJ
-Composea mainly q Re deral o1lceholdors,
lobbyists, wire-pullers little ward politicians,
and ornar-grocory loafora, this branch OF tho
Radical party does not conn der tint tho people
maintain tint, for tho oHicoholdors, whether
yonal and corrupt Or not, tho Goyornlnont was
created and lts rovonuo collected, aud TINT 1t
they stoal it ia none Of tho business OF the Tux
payors-0shkosh (l@Is.) Times
-Thoro are now only two PARTIES In tb1a coun-
try,-tho robbers and tho rubbed. Most Of tloso
In Congress ore robbers, and tho peoople-tae tax-
payors-are tho robbed. lFho people propose to
those who have not yet bstm contaminated with
tho ill-gotton gains OF tue 1nonopolsts. That's
wilnt thia independent Ref orin movement means.
-Aa!toon (M) Commercial; A.. ..a,. ,.o
The timo has como when tho people Aro
: proposing to bring aome thoir public servants
to Judgment. :. , THO swlndlos tint aavo
boon going on In Washington have knocked Tue
oomars on av S s Do 70
BY tic noso any longer. ::rhe day for inaepend-
eIlt action has arrived, and we 1col fololcod.-
! burlington (la.) Gazette.
Mako reform within the party, thoy Say, and
koep the party In power tho sane party that
has caused, Of hRs not prevented. tho plundor-
ings. IL 1t has iassod.!eod tho lebaaoharlos,
What roaaou Ia tAere to hopo that it wll reform
j. On tho ovo Il svory eleotion tho acounaros
who havo boon oppress1's tho Southern States q
got up cry abou: the atlngos committed BY
! tho mon whom they afe Wtons!nF. It!ay Gu
deayor to excuao their o,sn vIllainy by nlalgnnG
tho character OF their victims, Their Northern
1 allion take up and re-coh3 the alandors.-1ndan'
: apo!is Sentinel
, IL ten years of ursobgtruotod Ropublican
rule, in time Of peace, hsyo not served to secure
+ to :mtllionH OF uogrooH tho rights Of locono.
tlon, thoy have at least boe sufficiently. fruit
full tn "lsings." frauds, defalcatlons4, bso4ot
! party pledges, usurpations, md tho HE: nat
tarln robbery Credit aIe,Gl!ior. increase Of the
! own pav ropudiation, aa,d pross nuzzling, there
{ would have basn ample timo found to hayo lon{
PLACED ssa The heg r. M e sYSf
eral. ........
= THAT party had oo'rtro1 over eycry depart
0 mont OF tho Government; 1t had the Oh1e
Houses OF Congress- a I'd It has just aojourned
| slx ulantha' aaaaIQn Qf Congrega, without en