The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-11-02
OUR NEW YORK Letter.
NEW YORK. Oct. 26. 1876.

The Republicans to-day are plac>
ing all their hopes upon probabilities
of disorders in the South. They say
that there has been trouble in Iissis-
sippi, as well as South Carolina, and
that the effect of the disturbances will
be to give the votes of at least three
of the Southern States to Hayes and
Wheeler. They also place much re-
lance upon the probability of Demo-
cratic dissensions here in New York !;
but there does not seem to be any
sufficient dissension here to sensibly
affect the vote, even of the city, upon
the National ticket. Every indica-
cation from all parts of this State
points to an overwhelming victory in
November. The Democratic ticket
will be elected by at least 10000 ma
jority. The pools show that betting
men feel sure Of Democratic success,
and even Republicans are " hedging"
on Tilden. Last night the betting
stood 500 to $50 in favor of the
success of the National Democratic
ticket, and 800 to $50 on the success
of the Democratic State ticket.
The advantage in campaign strate-
gy has so far comparatively rested with
the Democratic leaders. The RepuG-
licans, in the first place, made All IN
judicious choice Of their issues in plac-
ing all their dependence upon the
bloody shirt and the recollectiOns Of
war The Democrats have kept
steadily to the discussion of questions
of reform in government, and reduc-
ton Of taxation, and however good
may have been the case of their OPP
ponents on these heads, they have
lost by apparently Sinking the issues.
Voters this year are not enthusiastic
about distractions, but are extremely
anxious about questions of taxation,
and the only question of this kind
at all likely to influence the suffrageS
of Northern citizens was the rebel
claim question, on which the claims
are owned by the Washington Ring
the Republican FOrty-third Congress
paid 50, $751; 900 of them-it is GERS
tainly not reasonable to blame the
Democrats fdr rejecting all presented
exooptthe insigniicantamountofs74,-
453.
The Democrats in this campaign
seem to have a partiality for figures.
Their last bat ii of figures is to the eff,
feet that between June 30, 1866, and
June so, 1873, there is discrepancy,
between the amount of internal rcve>
nLe taxes assessed and the amount
collected of the enormous sum, $780,
100000. OF this sum about $685.
000,00 are from non collection in the
six years of Presidents Grants adj
ministration, and it is asserted that
the largest deficiency arises in the
whisky producing States of Ohio, In
diana, Illinois and Kentucky. Ohio,
Illinois and Missouri show the largest
deficiency. The assertion is also made
that the deficiency between collections
and assessments is greater in years in
which Presidential and Congressional
elections occur than in other years
The reports of July |, 1868, to June
80. 1869, shows less than ten millions
Of dollars deficiency. while the same
reports from June /, 1872: to June
80, 1873, show deficiency of twenty
one millions, or eleven millions great
er than the preceding year. During
JohnSOn'S administration the internal
revenue collections were greater i'll
proportion than during CRAFTS ad.
miniStration. OF the Deficiencies he
tween assessments and collections
amounting to the enormous sum Of
one hundred and thiity>njne millions Of
dollars, one hundred and nine millions
belonging to the said six years of
Grants administration. These def
ciencies are alleged to have occurred
through corrupt collision between
internal revenue officials and taX-pay>
crs, and the development of the
enormous -swindles of tlh St. Louis,
Chicago and Milwaukee Whisky
Rings give color to the assertion The
market price Of distilled spirits has
lately fallen off considerably, and
this is construed by the Democrats to
indicate that the laXity in collection
usual in Presidential years is again
prevailing.
In the States that have so far cast
their votes for municipal State cleo
tionS, the Democrats have gained two
hundred aud twenty-five thousand !
votes as compared with the popular
vote in 1872. This will be nearly |
enough to Offset the total popular ma
jority III 1868 or 1872, and as it car
ries with it the gain of thirty~six cleo (
toraI votes it is not without positive /
significance. However, the contest |
on the great day, November the 9Th, |
is almost too close for speculation, and /
whatever the arithmetic men of either !
side say, all that Il careful observer
can do now is to note the signs Of the |
times and comparative advantages /
gained by one side or the other. AT !
present the balance Of these advau-
tages seems to rest decidedly with the !
Democrats, because they have left |
nothing said by their adversaries I'M
and seem to have exhibited |.
more intelligence in the conduct Of
their canvass.
The Methodist Reunion.