, 1874-01-06

Democrats were AZ responsible as Reoub!icaof
in tEe salary-srab business -. The tina
has gone by when tho people can c1rect rcfor=1
from tho omlsrepresentatlv@s whose wordy pre-
tentions aud liamor IS IA insult to du+y.-Sia,n
1leeto.on (lI.) Gazette.
"A listener to the discussions in Congress q,
the salary-grab, as they we're carried on ftor
day to day On the floor OF the Hous', says thst
the unsatisfactory nature Of the explanations
given, the failure OF the arguments and appeala
aud the more than doubtful position in which
the Il honorable gentlemen" were lef-, afte: al
their frantic efforts to set themselves right BE-
fore the country, remind one Of the mou1ufpl
foundenng OF Mississippi steamboat ~ de.
scrbed in poetry by IN eye-witn-ss:
She hove and so:, and sot and hore,
And high hce ruddtr duDg;
Ard every time SIZE hoys anu sot
wukaer leak ahe sprung!
And all tho more sha sqn;zned and turned.
The lower htiu Ehc sot;
Till hnauy the cusoe4 thing
just sunk and WeOt to pot
Baltimore 4 MeFieun.
The danger is, tnat the delibcEation Of thes
gentlemen, over question 30 persoual to them
Selves instead Of resulting IN repeal Of the lat&
odious saiary bill, shall end in fixing posilsrslg
for TIE last time the salary Of members os Con.
grens at $10,UU0 year. This will be done Il the
country 2nu the press aba1e one jos the whola-
SONIC indignation that has prevailed through the
last season, or suffer their eyes to be blnded by
the parliamentary dust such shutters - Butler
can contrlye to kick u2.--'' G. +. T, in Boston
ducertiser.
Never has the power Of journalism leon
welded with such good effect. It las broken
prejudices; it has driven into obscur1ty mer
who thought themselves strong in unoese1ved
strength, aud compelled the ''1ealers' to o5aY
the popular will; it h=s exposed 1ong~hidden
crimes and corruption, detected and uefeated
schemes against tEe public safety, and in num-
hor hoa *a5 fa NJ
gerous meu, AID accomplished measures Of 70
form against the opposition OF thos7 who had
been accustomed to regard themselves as in
viuciple. IL word, tue independent news-
papers Ut the country have shown themselves
rlle true champions Of the people, and the people
have recognized them Us such.-GeTnantossa
(Pd.) Chronicle.
1T is something hopeful. therefore, thai
Ame: ican journalism il thus happily conducted
that thus il strives to the utmost to reveal all
iuiluitles, to battle all wrongs, to correct all
abuses, to aid MI geauine reforms. Perfect
No! 1t is Tar from perfect but it is On thu
right track and will reach the proper goal.
With increasing prosperity It's Independence also
increases. With the grcster enterprise It has
inau2urated it has been infused With larger
honesty. With higher talents has come t1nex
and moro ri go1ous discussion Of eugent topics
It asp1res toward purc1 morals, aud t1uer po-
ltlcA standards, ond Its utmost aspirations will
yet be reallzel--Rochss&er Democrat and CtTon-
icle
Tho SUCCESS Of the Independents in Califcr-
uia seals the doom Of the Republican party in
that State and On the Pacific coaat; aod sinilax
tr1umphS in the West have rendered its dlssolu-
ton complete. The people have rlAec in re5el-
lion against Administration dicta.ols- Is
ia impossible to defeat the Administration within
the Republican party in thus or my other State.
But is entirely possible 70 do it outalde Of party
Ines.-.aUany Argus.
In reading the remarks andcriticjsm On Gen