, 1876-01-31
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

PQcIttCAL GC5SIP.
TIE PARTY or EKrAENCAMEMr AND WAR Ct.A1Ms--
rANnEMoSIuM IN THE NoUHE-TME CENTENNIAL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
From Our 0ton CorTfsponaent.
NAsHly0ToN, Jan. 29.-The Democrats Of the
House, "Nho aro horo 10 reform things under tho
leadership OF that apostle of rofornt. Sam Ran
dali, hayo begun tho gfcnt work Of roform, which
IL 10 80 on simultaneously with that othor great
Democratic work Of raIding tho Treasury for
payment Of Nobel unr-cinims. According 10 tho
eternal fitness Of things, tho Rroat party Of re-
trouchmont md war-caims hogan with tho at
tempt to
pAnE DOWN. TIE SALARIES or TUE pRoFEasoRs AT
WEBT F0IaT.
Thoso gentlemen. In number only nbous a
cosporAl's guard. hhvo not been IN receipt Of
prtncely nay, All told, the salary of q Wcst
Point Professor has boeu but tzitls moro than
TINT Of Colonel In tho regular army, to which
rank auy Of them might aspiro with quito cer-
tain prospect OF secuslnRiti and ho nould then
be in tho limo o! promotion and better psy. but
at last, rs the drift OF tho entlre argument on
the Democratic side reminds tho country, tho
Professors at tho Aftlitaty Academy Are but
sc!,ool-tetchers. And school-tenchers, ~ every
body knows, GRO tho pooseat-pai OF nll the pro-
fesBton8 indoed, In this country so poorly paid
tossn, .hov .,o II, ,1o,, rsr+ h,. r,s, a..,,. ~.
for or ,ho bavo fa,icl +, aim trotna.,o,,s
w.. poJot !. o,o ~ ,ho torr tratt.,.,~". :.
'"s, "oss ~ 49,, lii. ~ ~ 'u,seuo VI
loatnsoB IN toe ooltea o'ates "Ao1o 1he aalAfaea
OF tho Professors hAvc fairly approached to
what men Of tholr attalamonss and capacity
cou,ta c.rn IN anv m Tho profcsalons DDt ,hov
..s 80. ,.,,.a, ....,1o,, ...,, ...s, 49,.
NV o,'.' .e"oo'+eAoot wv. ~ a'u n.uo''''oaono'e'
aeeofa'ia 10 tue Demoefa'lo s1ahuafd' arc
60 cheap, indeed that In that grcat Democratic
| .troro,,ol1 fleoroia thnv have M ruo so- th.,,
-. ~, o,a ~ H. ,o,,,as ,...,'a ~ '' ~ .asu
" al ~ somo VI s''o eo"n''cs; "nao' IL thoae
| AlAbamn aud ArknnBas, tho Democracy havo
| nhouL An pear,y M could I'm. asnensea with
,hen ITcnro thc foct th,t ,haso protn,so,. :,
..'s x..t.,.., c.,..a, o 's.os'e'o ~
| tne eFeSs oat1ouhi oouoos oAso oeen pasa como"
thing near what tie1t aerF!cca aro fairly worth,
suggested 10 tho party OF retrouchment and war.
claifns Tho luuncra,iyo necessity of re,ioyirr tbe
| n..,,,. -, w., ,~,,o,a ,,r,,.v - a.. .-i...
poup ~ ,.1.,,nn ~ hs cnt,,oa w Wv ,o6r 'vue .na,o ua
aooa OF 1a1auon " cutang do9h sh6!r pay.
Doubtless, At the figures tixo1 by tho bill, tho
salary Of = Professor ut Veal polut will bo
1 ercator than IA maid to nny profcaaor At \ nv
s'ss,t,,.,an - in.r,,,.,. = ras.t.
susssa'''a W ''a4As !" uooss'n' A'a'
bama, A1kansas, or any OF tho other 70,
lisbly Democratic Statas. Possibly, II tho greai
Democratic doctrine OF retrouchmept he carrieo
| .,t ,or, .,o,,,, a. rvo., pof,. 49,, a. 9,.x
ou' .ons oaoosn a. "'o' to'a' a1a .ne tto'oa
sofss'sps aro h'lea ny cheap men, III course oi
tina tho National Military ACADEMY will sink te
q level with tho institutions OF learning which
abound in the reliably Democratic States OF Ala
bama. Georgia, aud Arkans4s wlleTo money isn't
wastod Oh Bchool-teacheEn. 10 eonpleto tho re-.
/ form and rotrenoslment, tho cadeta should alsc
DO put on Do-the-boys-lia!l sations aud allow,
auce and. indeed. something Of tue sort La re,
moeiY imp1iod 10 tho reduction ct their pay pro-
POSED by tho bill. But tho groAt Democratic
party IL pledged to rotrcnchuant; and, with tas