, 1874-06-16
NOTES AND 01INlON.

tho Pennsylvania Prohibition Convention at
Harrisburg, june -, attended By about forty
delegatoB, decided not to nominate ticket for
State ofliccrs.
The Boston Post indulgea high hopes Of d
Democratic victory in massachusetts this year,
End says:
1.-THE Democrats sagaciots ready, resoluse, and
Of tho people, change tho character Of tho Legislature,
elect liberal aid bipartisan Governor, and work
isrics Tho Boston Essex IS aud sdaIessx dsssless
fur from being reltable for tho Republican
piranta as they could with. Superior nominations
anvil to snatch them from their present posseasor;
and give them to tho pcoplo agatn.
George M. Btcarns Domocrat), In trapiag
for Congress in MIR, Dawes district, has resigned
hiR Office Us States Attorney for Western Massa-
cLusetta.
-Cougressu,an Curtis of Eric, Pa, is out IN
letter aBking for denomination by the Ro-
publicanB, "on the ground Of usego."
!. Tho people hayo pretty generally made IN
their minds that thoy want IN now deal" Men
who have been forcing themselves on tho poo
plo ns candidates Tor Congress, through party
ORGANIZATIONS mostly run by Interested ollice-
holders, ire not tho timber which tho people arc
likely to use this fall. It Gnu 10 no worse with
now mon, and may DO better. Giyo us new
men.--I1och island (ln) Union.
What hive tho returning members Of Con-
Eress dono to entitle themselves to recollection?
They have drawn tbeir pay with remarkable per-
tinaclty; they Auvo passed hundreds Of private
bills; they Aave tillcd tens Of thousands Of
columns Of tho Congressional Record with thcir
speecAoa. old and new, but what elHe huva they
dono? The recommendations Of tho President
npon, ,;a ilnanee . 9nd the repeal Of tho Bankrupt
act OF any real ho,.etit has boon contaminated,
A dreary six months OF talk, half yoar ignomin-
ioasly wastcd-thIs IL all that eau bo said of and
Tor the Fotty,t'ird conGresa IL It not time that
--Pht!adelph1n Telegraph.
Tho question for the honost poonla Of this
Congressional District to think about is. who IL
the man We can most thoroughly indoree In bis
private as we'll as Ills public charactor7 It IL
not, who il the most "ayailabla" man, or tue
one moat eaaily elected over tho salary. .grabber,
AtcDill. The truth IL ''nyailahility" has boon
tue r,lln OF both tho old parties. They have
sSonsulted real Or fancled popularity above
honesty and capability until We have very little
Of the lattor, qualities loft in our public SER
vanta-certainly none to speak OF In our pres
ont Congressman. Let our candidate. then, be
man alselngulahod for honesty aud good con-
dacs N pirate lte-not g bargaining politician,
who would sell himself and constituency out Tor
q lnoea OF potage.-Mills County (Iotca) Jour-
nds.
49,, M,uonereasme9 s oonnan md Orr, Of Town,
for reelection: That is good but to see them
candidates n1.a then whipped out Of their boota
would 10 better. We HOBO overy aalary-grabber
from tho President down will hnye loaye from
tho people to retire to private life at the close of
hIB rroHont tarm.-Porland (lfe,} Arqus.
One Of tho peculiar traits Of party character.
"a the Rapubhcau parts, is tho appoint,nont OF
investigating, committees. Thnre have boon
moro Investigating committees during tho rule
Of tho Republican party than iii all the former
history Of tho country. Tho knaves VINO man
Rg6 tho party get up tlieso comtnittceB 10 throw
sand into tue eyes OF tho voting aasos who elect
arant and Grant 1'on to oaico. 9hcJ are moth.
pains to conceal tho truth. Tho action Of tho
Committee which pretended to investigate tlo
conduct OF Grants thloying friends In Washiug-
ton is OF this character. Tho Committee took
rains NOT to have Gen. Babcock examined. They
foared his examination would show M intimate
connection between the thefts complained Of and