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Show The economic fever hits attacked Uio Maiuo fltitto senate which has jual pin?;?d a iiicatturo that ia designed lo nicko thieved iind defaulters of its olliciaL-t, or till Iho of 1 iced with ignor-' ant, incompetent men, who can atljrd to work for mere piitauccs. It id proposed to reduce tho salaries of tho governor In $1,500, Supreme court .iuda, $2,000; attorney general, gen-eral, $1,000; secretary of state, $1,200; treasurer, $1,000; adjutant general,, $'JU0, ar.d eo on, all of tho minor stale i oflicea boing reduced correspondingly, tiuiicot, capable men will not work1 for such pay, and if a poor man ac- ccpU olHce it may bo tot down that be ia incompetent or intends to steal. Economy ia a good thing, but it ia poasiblo to carry it loo far. |