The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-06
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Oflcial Figures VS.. Delmar's Guesscs.

There are some guns which we have read of
which prove more dangerous at the breeoh
than at the muzzle. The Democracy will find,
before they get through with him, that Mr..
Alexander Delmar, "Direotor Of the Bureau of
Statistics, - is one of this kind of guns. So far
from avoiding any issue which this learned
pundit has raised we advise oil Republicans
to serve up Delmar hot, Demar cold, and
Delmar on the half-shell, Gd Hbitum to the
Democracy until after election. o-tt
Mr.. Delmar has been very unfortunate in
selecting as time for the publication of his
grand financial expose the last week OF
quarter of the fiscal year; for this quarter puts
us in possession of some actual facts which
cannot be either ignored or denied, and gives,
also some very unmstakable indications of
what we may expect, in the way of revenue,
from the remaining three quarters of the year.
Fact No. l. The receipts, in gold, for GUS
toms at the port of New York for the months
of July, August and September, the first
quarter of the present fiscal year. were
$35, 2l9, ,43S, gold. b..
The estimated receipts for the rest of the
ports for the same time were $14, 7S0, 562-
making probable total of gold receipts for
the first quarter of the present fiscal year of
S50,000000 How much does this look like
the falling of of customs receipts, prophesed
by Delmar and the Democracy, to $l50,000, DOOR
Fact No. 2. The receipts for customs at
the port of New York for the month of Sep
tember just closed were the largest in the
history of the United States Treasury-the
next largest having been in August, 1855, the
year when the receipts from customs exceeded
$179 900, 900. ,-, -.. ..,4..~ --r
Fact No. 3. The receipts from internal reve--
nue. for the first quarter of the present fiscal
year were $40, $50 991.9 II the receipts in
trans tn for the month of September were
included the receipts for the quarter would
probably be in excess of $45, 100000. Thus,
Il Ill ~
spirits for the month Of September in the
Thirty-second District of New York, amounting
to 1886, ZOO, were not included in the quarters
returns above given. In view of these facts,
how about revenue of only $122, 900, 900 from
internal sources for the current year. which
Delmar and his hackers assert is all that can
be expected
Fact No. A. Mr.. Delmar, in order to sustain
his false pretense that the internal revenue
for the current fiscal year would be only
$4,000, 900, assumes the aggregate receipts
from distilled spirits for the current year at
$13,000,000. Now the actual total collections
from this source from 234 districts in the
month of July, and from 204 districts in
1850; August 81 ss2 5CO:27; total, "a s26,.
674'07; or at the rate of $2S, 600 per
annum. And nothing, furthermore in the
future Is more certain than that when the
new law relative to the collection of the
tax on distilled spirits by means Of stamps
goes into operation in November, the revenue
from this source will be further augmented.
Fact No. 5. The revenue from fermented
liquors for the fiscal year 1867 was $5, 819,-
345; veracious Mr.. Delmar places it for the
current year at $5, 600, 000 The actual total
collections from 234 districts in July from this
source was $637, 33S 26, and from 204 districts
in August, $497, l27'47, making total for two
months OF 81, l34; 465'73, or at the rate of
$6,S06, 794.3S.
Fact No. 6. Delmar, in his estimate of reve-
nue. for the current year, places the revenue
from "bank circulation, dividends, and de-
posits" at 81, SOC, 600. The total collections
from this source from 334 districts in July,
and from 204 districts in August, were $904,-
213 05; and from banks and bankers during
the same period from the same districts the
total collections were $634, 4,89l'51.
We appeal to every fair-minded man if, in
view Of these facts, this pretended exhibit of
the national finances, manufactured by Del
mar for the Democracy, is not really ludi-
crousY We are anxious to see how those
brilliant Democratic journals which have in
dorsed the accuracy of this "Director Of
Statistics" propose to wriggle out of this fix
in which they have thus placed themselves.
They may, and probably will, deny the truth
OF the statements We have submitted, but 1t is
Of no use. They are official; we have the
official statement before us; and we challenge
contradiction from any respectable quarter.
And now one word for the three eminent
merchants of New York, Messrs. Henry Grin
nell, Royal Phelps, and Wilson G.. Hunt, who
intentionally or otherwise have contrived to
connect their names with this disgraceful and
false publication of Alexander Delmar. While
the Republican party is using every effort to
promote economy, to reduce taxes, and to
establish the credit of the country, you have
shown yourselves willing to employ the ser
vices of one whose incompetency and untrust-
worthiness has heretofore been almost univer-
sally acknowledged by all parties whose
writings a Democratic Secretary has been
compelled to suppress by public order; and
whom both branches of Congress, without op-
position from single member, were compelled
to legislate out of Office for his ridiculous con-
duct. And for what have you done this
Simply that you might aid in striking blow
at the credit of the country, in depreciating
the price of United States bonds, in putting
up the price of gold, and in adding another
element TO the distrust in the minds of foreign
bondholders, who will attach more weight tC
the presence OF your names in connection
with Delmars statements than anything
which those statements may contain. Accss
sories before the fact, you stand equally guilt,
before the country with the principal in thi
shameless undertaking.
Ghoofs and Mind