The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-17
CURRENT COMMENT.
baltimore Day (Dem.) June II. ]

baltimore Day (Dem.) June IL.
Mr.. Robson, while secretary of the
navy to General Grant, spent enough
| money to give US at least as good naval
equipment as France has, and we have
nothing under heaven to show for it now
with which we could even fight Mexico.
To appropriate money, then, and to put it
into the hand of Robson as the real power
in the house committee on naval affairs,
and those of the equally INSCRIPTIONS sec
rotary Of the navy, would be simply a
waste of money. No money ought to be
voted for naval purposes while Chandler
and Robson retain their present posi-
tions.
Philadelphia Times 0nd J, June 13.
An enormous sum of money is raised by
this process of assessing the hundred
thousand or more people in the govern
ment service. 1t must reach into the mil
lions. If none of the employees and Of
ficials were assessed sum larger than is
demanded of the navey yard employees,
the amount would exceed million dollars;
but as a matter of fact the assessments are
graded according to the pay OF the en-
ployee, and where the two-dollar- a-day
navy-yard workman pays $12-the fifty
dollar. a-week clerk is compelled to pay $50.
AS very few dare to refuse to pay the as
600, 600 or So, 100000 This is an enorm-
Gus sum to use in politics. 1t is much
more than be used honestly even in
country as large as this. It is no wonder
it is called a corruption fund. There are
congressional districts in which none of it
will be used at all-districts which are Sc
cured to- one party or the other in spite of
anything that can be done and the money
will be concentrated in the close districts.
There are a great many congressional dis
tricts which are turned by the corrupt use
of money, and it is evident there will be
plenty of money this year for corruption
purposes.
[Chicago Tribune (Rep) June III
The two ablest members of the tariff
ommission-ex-Gov Phelps, of Mis-
couri, and. ex Vice President Wheeler, of
New York, having declined service on it,
very little of it remains to attract the at
tention or respect of the country. 1t is
safe to say that there are twenty men in
either branch of congress more competent
than any one Of the seven remaining of the
commission to engage. in the work of re-
vising the tariff.
[Chcago Tribune (Rep.) June H.
1t is evident that no scheme for the re-
construction of the navy can be put
through at this session, and the fault is
Robeson's. He has overreached himself
and continued in his capacity as legisla
tor to visit upon the navy the great injury
which he inflicted upon it when member
of the cabinet.
tCincinnati Commercial (Rep.1, June 12.l
The Springfield (0.) Republic is out
strong for General Keifer's denomination
And yet we presume the intelligent people
in Refers district are very far from salts
fed with the way he was elected to the
Speakership, and the use he has made of
that office. If there is no republican in
the district strong and brave enough
to go IN and tell the truth and make the
fight against Keller, we suppose things
viii have to go on as they are.
indianapolis Sentinel (Dem.l, June III
If the people will submit to be taxed for
the purpose of raising surplus revenue, they
need not squirm when they read of stu
pendous jobs going through Congress.
What is wanted now is to reduce taxation
to the lowest point required for the sup
port of the government. More than that
is a bid for swindling.