, 1874-12-12

Tho EHA utlllu IL UEali4s
Which mill It do do7-Norhesler (N. Y.) Democrat.
roiloutH That, though thu State hRs furn,alod
tho SECRETARY OF tic Treasury for nix years. tho
first really nblo mud Intelligent report from tho
Treasury Department, during Con. GrnntH term
Of Office. comes from Koutuckiaa.-SpyinajleM
{.1fass) Uaton.
legally, equal 10 tho nlycreo,nage, tlo luttor will cir
cnlase es treely as cyer.-fhteaqo Irtbn't-
Tint In sound aonso, mud we wish everybody
could SEQ 1t and bolioYo it. Wllenoyer you can
bring n paper-ao1lnr up to spccio-vnlne, ro-
sumption OF apocla-pnyn,ont follows.-CosheM
tI'Ia.) Uemoc'0t--Democratio.
Thoro is good reason tor thinking that at last
no hayo got pretty nearly tho right man in tho
light place. Possibly q botter might bo found
BIZ: Con. Bsis.ow IN developing so remarkably
lated. He III evidently the most Of man that
Inns been In tho Treasury since Chaao lott,-4t-
tany Nv. ~ Eueaing journal.
No losn tllan thrce bills lave already boAn iu-
troducod III Cougross to rastors the saIaiy Of tho
President to tho old figure Of $4,000 par annutn.
Nothing has boon said, howovor. abg1h tho ro-
duction ofCongressmea'as salarios. Iboso gentry
arc 1ll tn favor Of cconams, provided sntna ono
olHo does tho oconomizlng. Peoria Gu y Tsan-
script.
William D. Kelley brings aome rclief to polit-
teal circos By bis that llo haB no irten-
ton to leave tho Republican purity. |lo says llo
ib only resolved to follow his convictions on tho
subject Of tho currency Wherever they nlay land
him, which will bo into tho middle Of tho
eighteenth century, In company with tho glokts
Of JOHN Law and the Regent Duke OF Orleniss.-
Harrisburg (Pa.) Patriot.
There must bo a general reduction Of officia1
Salaries Glta primo ca1ho OF all the
political and official corruption Of Which tho
people comp1uiu arises directly from tho princi-
plo Of paying onorrnouu ofdcia! salaries. When
oyor ne seek ollco for tho money Of it, thoy arc
unfit for public atation. and will only ,,ae their
Official positions to got rich. Thin fact cannot
10 too deoply impressed upon tho public MUD.
-Pittsl,try (Ia.) Posi-
If HopublicnnB desir to win Two ycarB hence
they must do 1t by hard work, by 1nbor, aud not
by tricks by fair comtcsts in the field, and not
by sostiug traps as If suaring for 1uails. No DO
not 10 discuss politlos or political questions
81 This I'D yot early tinae. But it is n little too
much 10 read and be quiet, whom pretended lead
ots Of a great party propose srccers by n1oaus SO
unworthy and 80 utterly insufficient aud frivolous.
SAT- francisco ANd
Every tabBtor in Congress must NOW lavo hy
wliach Mt ths financial question: which can only
result in maintaining feyoriell and unsettled
condition of business affairs. Tho 5enato is not
likely to CONCUR i'll any measure Which tue House
proposes, aud tho President hns views altogether
peculiar. ii not personal. III the meautime. the
country goes staggering along rs best it cau, be-
ref: of my substantial relief from Government.
Hurd timex and hcavy ta1cs must continue until
We got back to where We ttarted,-- Eold-yR1uo
for gorythlug.-Pias1nrg (Pa.) Post-Demo-
cratic.
The Cu1cAgo TRIBUNE, opposes the recollection
Of Senator Caspepter bccas1se he voted for,
pocksted, and defended tho salary-grab. Senator
Carpenter certainly showed, III lis whole course
upon this question: that ho s uono Of your
anealtiSg and cowurd!y domagogues,, who are
afraid to assume tho full rosponsibllity Of their
actions. What ho did Lo did in an open mud
honorable Manner with tho men Of man who
ls consciously upright, aud who will not got down
Oh Ais inees to apologize for wllat he belioyoa
to be right.-S. Paul (4linn.) Press.
Lot somebody propose q bill to cut down tho
salaries Of congressman to their old figure OF So
q day, which for 80 many years wa3 tho r1llo
when the Presidents SALARY was 325, QUO q year.
or oven let bill cut down tho RalarieH Of Con-
gresamen to $4,000 year, which was considered
enough during tho War. whon expenses woro
such bl reducing its own sa!aries, and thon
The people will bo much moro ready to Delicve
tat 1t iH moved to act by renl dosiro for ccoto.
my, alll not by dGslro to manufacture political
buncombe.-GetroI (-Nich.) Posi-.
TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE has gono to conEilera-
sy-grubbers. In order tint tue bet.chta to he do
rived by politicians from tie losaon taught by
tho fate that befell tholn may not bo lost -.
IT s always the lust hair that broalis tho camas
back, and tho men wllose occupation 1t is to load
our national beast Of burden will probably re-
aoiYo, as they think over tLoao hgureg and miss
tho old familiar faces frora Congressional scats,
noyer again to mako tho last hair 80 uncommon
hoaYy aD they did this time.-Louasun|c tAy.)
Commercial.
It ia scarcely necessary for III to aay that wo
cordially lu1orAe the prcsiGcn:ss arguments III
favor OF speedy rotutn to sueclo. payments.
Tho t'mo has arrived for taking tue bull ~ tho
| lorns.-for making u start toward reaclting TO-
sumption. II mattora little who takes the lnl-
tsutive. Politicians have tnlkod long enough /;
wn nos want action. Partisan considerations
ought not to bo talteu into ACCOUNT IN deibera-
tions upon IN important measure. Democrats
aud Republicans are Mike Interested III q sound
ourroucy. An understanding Of this fact ,'llt
20 fur toward rpachiug tho Mllcl-tleslrod ond.-
Ligon9cr (Ind.) D0t,Her-DemocFallo.
It il probable that tho Republican party has
! realized the necessity Of atoninE. for it's ILL.,
Vulnerable shortcomings br tic performance Of
| ono good net. Iy return to spcclo-paynlonta
| within tho year, or ut lcast before tIo opcn-
a!tiou would 10 barrett Of ono Of ita most potent
| wcapons ii attaek. Tho restoration OF sound
currency and Free Trado policy by tho ltepub-
lican party will onttlois to good dsai OF praise
tudo Of q past OF tho Democracy IN this State
| aud in Ohio will contluce In relnaskabo dograo
| to bring about sllchn resut.-torl lfayne (lnd')
Santine7-Densocratic
Tho Laporte Chronicle reads this paper . long
| !octllro for oondemuing tho saarJ-g mud
!ican leaders. Tho oirect Of tho Chronicles sol
e1nn !eAson Ii partially dostsoyed by tl!e fact
tLnt It'll editor waa nu unfortunate participant In
tlIe eaiary-grHb. nnd thcretoro viows tic subject
from standpoint peculiarly his own. M LOT
tho loatlurs Of thu Hapuh!iean party, either real
| or so!f-conatltntod, tAoy own I'D stock IN tho
Journal. and have no control over itb coll!lnnH.
It in Repubcnl, paaor and q thorough believer r