The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-04

do not represent public opinion. The
people are entitled to the most rapid
facility for the transmission of intelli-
gence that the Government can give
them, and no efforts can more than TEN.
porarily keep it from them.
The Committee in the civil service re-
ported adversely to the reduction of the
Presidents salary. This is an insult to
the working classes who see their own
wages falling and anticipate still further
reduction. The Presidents salary was
Goubled on the eve Of tie fall of labor.
1T was high enough before-yea, toohigh.
ing 2,0U0 year above ample expenses
out of the same people who can not make
even comfortable expenses by hard
work? The Presidents salary was
fixed while old aristocratIc nations still
troubled the philosophy of Ameri-
cans. But for few men like
Franklin in the Constitutional Conven-
zion of 17S7-Sa property qualification OF
pne hundred thousand dollars would have
been fixed for Presidential candidate
Franklin was opposed not only to any
property qualification, but also to any
salary at all for the President. He would
only pay his expenses. 1t is reasonable
that he should have salary, but it
should not be an aristocratic salary.
The former amount was ample, and it
was spirit hostile to Democracy and to
labor that asked for and conceded the
enormous increase. The people should
make this matter prominent in theii
political platforms, and give Con-
gress to understand that the
salary must come down before the elec.
tion of the next President. The Repub.
lican party in Congress has declared
against the reduction, and it is to be
seen whether the incoming party will
make it. They would naturally dislike
to diminish their own emoluments, but
provided the people pronounce emphat.
ically for it. The next Senate will be
Republican, but as that party will see
itself going out of power it will be ir
favor of cutting down the spoils of office
--Ss~.-
GENERAL BUTLER is threatening ant
the negroes are threatening. The Gen
eral threatens third term for Grant 1
the Democrats do not hush up at tht
South, and in the North, about the usur
patton in the South. He tells then
that they are preparing the way for &
third term. This is clear intimation tha
third term will be attempted. The
speech OF Butler was intended to pre-
pare the public mind for it, and to throw
the responsibility OF it upon the Demo
Gratis. The negroes, in petition TO Con
gress, threaten the devastation of the
South with fire and assassination unless
more efficient measures are taken fU1
their projection. Pinchback's name il
among petitioners. This is queer way
to humbly petition for redress of griev
ances. 1t is simply a demand and ter
rible menace for refusal. There is also
threat from another quarter. Hon. Il
II. Hill, of Georgia, made speech the
other day to large audience that loudly
applauded him. He said that the South
was altogher right in the rebellion
and the North altogether wrong; and
that the time is Fastening on when a
majority in the North will justify the
rebellion of the South. He said, how.
ever, that secession was q mistake; that
the South will not secede again, but the
, next time she will fight her battles
within the Union, in order to get the aid
of her friends in the North. Though this
is not direct threat, it is looking to the
probability of another civil war. and the
tone of his speech is calculated to pre-.
pare for second intestine conflict. We
can scarcely say which Is the most to be
deplored, third term for Grant, negro
assassination and confagration, or an.
other civil war. Either would be very
great calamity. There is danger of some.
thing shocking growing out o. the con-
fiict Of races IN the South, and for that
reason we have advocated the demo.
cratic colonization of the negroes. Is il
not evident that this is the only solution
of the problem?