The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-09-07
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
NEw York, Aug: 81.

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pies. The composition Of every State
ticket shows us that that there Is no
intedtion on the part df the Republi-
can party to sever its connection with
Grant and Grantism: In no single
case has man Who has not been
found willing TO in1orse the act of the
Grant Administration been allowed
tc run as candidate for any office.
AlthCrvh the nomination of HAYES
was heralded forth as a proof that
Grart and his evil works had been
reprdiated, yet, in every other case,
there has been no pains taken to
hide the fact that it is all delusion
On the other hand, the Democratic
nominations have always embraced
men of the highest character, and
whose records were such as to render
them acceptable, not only to the
members of the party; but to The 81
dependent voters; and also to the
honest and Upright of the Republic
cans themselves. They are all
men WIG cau be relied Upon to
strengthen the' hands of Governor
Tilden wher he undertakes the ardu-
GUS task Of purifying the National
Civil Service, and restoring the coun-
try to condition of health and
strength.
The Republican canvass resolves
Itself into a campaign of deception
and fraud. The. same plans that
have been fnund SO profitable IL con-
Quoting the bustuess Of the country
are carried on in the conduct Of the
campaign, and are intended to con-
tinue in the administration Of TIE
Government should that part;, be
again successful in forcing Itself into
power: The real purpose Of tbs COZ
test is, on the rart Of the Republicans,
so disgraceful, so 1i!ciiating 10 the
liberties of the people and the we'll
being OF the nation, that they dare
not disclose it, but arc compelled to
use all their energies to ltitA it from
our sight.
The great purpose of their oppo-
nents is to place the condition Of the
country, with the causes CT that. de-
plorahle state, before the people in
their true light. 1t is not that one
can have any pleasure in reiterating
the fact that the great and prominent
/ ct ths land are thieves and liars, but
because, melancholy as is the reality,
the truth must be known before we
can be in Il position to apply a rem~
edy.
1t is but natural that the HeDubli-
can managers sLJuld fry to sIir6td US
In darkness, for the managers are the
very men who have brought upon us
all the ills we have 70 bear. They
know very well that if their real pur-
( ptses were fully perceived, they
would be hurled from their present
positions into a destruction from which
: they could never rise. They there
fore try to keep us from the light by
hanging III close PROXIMITY Ia our
eyes "'the bloody shirt But Kiipat-
tick, through his negligence, and
Wheeler: Through his stupidity, h@+c
taken away all terrors from the Bloody
shirt, and now when people find their
view INSTRUCTED by it, they tear it
boldly away, and looking at the cor
rnption which has permeated official
lite, declare that is what they are If
Ter; and what they will inevitably de-
strov;
The selection of Cornell 90 Chair
man of our STATE Ccm,"itteo NAV be
very shrowd attempt of Mornan to
bring to his assistance Tie foliJWcrs
Of Conkling who was so badly whips
ped al the Convention. Whether it
will do this remains to be seen, but
one thing is certain, that it Will drive
into the ranks Of his opponents many
Of his most valuable supporters. 1t
is such plain and ope,' manjtcsta-
ton that his election would be an b.
dorsement Of every form Of evil that .
bn7 gr6wn i'll our political life, that |
numbers decline 10 take the fatal step. !
The vote for fildcn will be largely I.
increased by this attempt at combin>
ing the antagonistic forces. |
The recent speech Of Col. Conkling !
las placed the affairs cn the Frecd> |
mans Bank in such a light that tie |
people for whose be"eft the institu-
ton was organized cann3l .i,ii too see
how they have been cheated aii3 Ge-
frauded by those who were appointed .
to its management. At everf eit5
ton the administrator bctoMes
deeply interested in the condition of
the negro, and distributes its military
force iudiciously over the country, 50
that he may not be compelled TO vote
the opposition ticket. Atevery other
time, however. the sable brother is
fair game for fobbv,y AMI. ihurdei:
He can lie plundered with IMMUNITY,
because he knows not how to obtain !
redress, or indeed In what manner
to make his troubles known. This
bankrupt institution IS monument
Of the meanest and most despicable |
piece Of villainy that has ever been
perpetraied upon helpless and CON
fding people. rocco poor ana row
erless people, just entered upon a con
dition Of life wholly new to them,
robbed of the harl earnings OF their
daily labor, is what We are called up>
on to witness, Such utter heartless-
ness naS iievef before had fuller ek-
No wonder bafohets
are required to keep the negroes from
themselves from a
thraldom more calling than any they
eve" before had to bear.
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