Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-10-14
MR.. LUTTRELL'S FIGURES,

The Honorable Mr.. Luttrell has gone
extensively into " "fggers Formerly
the burden of his refrain was "nggers
But niggers now have votes and the true
Democrat speaks gingerly Of every one
having that inestimable privilege. Be-
sides niggers " is word calculated TO
provoke unpleasant thoughts just at this
juncture. If he should alude to niggers
now, there might be some in his audience
who would think LuttreI's Southern po-
.itlc al brethren were settling the niger
question in manner emnently satisfnc-
tory to the Democratic mind. They
might think it hardly worth while for
him to talk about niger equality at
the present time when so many of the
race were being placed upon that equal
ty to which all must come. But the
word "fggers rhymes so well with
"niggers " that the transition Of J. X. is
a very natural one.
The old adage has it that figures
Won't lie" We believed in the truth of
this adage until quite recently. But we
are now convinced, that in the hands of "A
Democratic politician figures can be made
to lie and lie amazingly. And Jay Kay
is just the man to manipulate them to
that end. For instance J. X. tod us
that Democracy has reduced national eX-
penditures 100000, 600. That would be
a nice little sum saved if j. KS. figures
followed the strict line Of truth. But alas?
Truth must have been in the bottom of
well when those figures were made up
1t is very true that appropriations have
been reduced to that extent, but the next
administration, whether Democratic or
Republican, wen have to pass II bill to
pay the deficiency. 1t is merely putting
Off the hour Of payment.
Again, j. X. spoke of the ports of en-
try along the coast where little a, no rev.
enue is collected, buta force of officers are
kept. The inference to be drawn from
J. Ks. figures are that these ports of en-
try were established by the Republicans
to make senecure offices for tavorites -
But the figures lie once more. These
ports Of entry have in many cases been
established for years {; twenty years ago
we heard exactly the same style Of argu-
ment used. They are as necessary for
the protection of the revenue as if they
collected millions annually. But that is
the fault Of the fgurcs-not Of ]. X.
One more illustration Of j. Ks. fgur-
ing and we are done. He told us that
the cost Of running this government now
Is, and what it was before the war. He
said. nothing however, of what was paid
for interest on the old debt created by
Democratic rebellion, nor Of the 90 mil
lions paid for pensions annually. Nor
did he saC anything Of the increased de-
velopment Of the country which render
ed much greater expenditure necessary.
Nor do we recolect Of his stating what is
fhe act-that the ordinary exrenses of
government are less per copjt0 today
/ lnuU uuucI lilc dullllllleVlhI hIlOH VI ANN
lin Pierce.
But he struck good thing IN the last
Of his figuring. Tilden, the Democratic
Governor has sent Tweed to prison and
recovered five millions OF dollars for the
City of New York. The figures ale right
j. X, with one II two trilling exceptions.
The City obtained a judgment for six
millions, and the Democratic Sheriff, af
ter having let Tweed out of a Democrat
ic Jail and given his friends ample time
to get everything away, few days since
returned the execution unsati-fed. With
this exception the five million item is cor
rect.
Take our advice J. X. and let fig
gers" alone. Go back to the nggers
and you'll be talking about something
you understand. When you put it this
way =" How would you like to see your
daughter waltzing with big, burly.
black, buck nigger," you know what
you're talking about whether any one
else does or not. But "Hggers" are be
yond your depth.