The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-08-31
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.


H. OUR AEw YORK LETTER.
-. New YORK, Aug. u, 1876.
!. The Repu biicans are very plainly
showing their hands. There can no
longer be any doubt as to the means
that they will use to carry their ends
! III this campaign. When Senator
MQrIon. publicly asserted, soon after
/ the Alabama election that from five
! S.,t&s in the South-of which Alaba-
mRsitself' WIS one-the Republican
! candidates would have SO, 900 majori-
ty,. people Nepe very much disposed to
slniia at what they considereda piece of
fPoliETcal oorirbast. But the people were
notferIfitted behind the scenes, and
( Murtoa,i+Que of the. principal actors
in the play. He knew What he was
talking 5Hfb0ut; indeed, it would not be
t'sufplisiiiSif he had already read the
order which was to be issued as so n
as the troublesome House of Repre-
sentativcs had adjourned.
In Indiana TOO We begin to see
/ glimpses OF the plot. Matters intend
! ed 10 b. secret. are brought to our
Knowledge. 1t is. astonishing how
careless conspirators frequently
are with papers which contain ther
plans. Fitzpatrick, in elegant laL>
griage, cal 5 FOR a. bloody|shirt cams
. paigi, VITA money, and confesses that
MS party is beaten if it goes into the
! light upon the true issue, AMI without
money. lie finds a strong Independ>
, ent element, but this is not favorable
to the extension Of the power Of the
workers Of the present Administration.
These independents are poor, needy,
. and III debt, and attribute their mis-
fortunes to the party which has brought
not only them, but the whole country
10 the brink Of ruin. They must be
4 ic@tulcd to, and documents placed in
their hand>, that they may be convin-
ccd Of InvIf io!ly."
Il Is wonderful how very. similar
this cry Of the polished and refined
( soldier Is 10 the complaint OF the Times
! correspondent Il short time since. We
nave "HttIe'or 10 money TO meet Or,!i-
nary ,ai!tt legitimate expenses, cries
tpe rewsraper writer. There is much
Significance in the particuiarizing or
ttprirJ anil leJiinHe expenses.
r. Mid hilpatrick's letter was actually
ad -agessed. to the Republican candidate
: Sw, d: there must, be'sJIu1 mistake
asQut.it. Governor Hayes, the im>
( macu!ate candidate, who by his strong
'IlHiyiad tii-y is uboIt % WORK marvels
upon, men, greater that ever Rarey ac-
comPiished with his horses, it cannot
he that he is Il party to ohc "bloody
skirt with money business.
/ And get, why not? He heartily &C
cepts the services Of all who have rem
degcd political life in America Il by.
Woni and Il Ieproach. He literally
throws himself INTO the arms of those
wiIO'haee buI1t ZIP 'Grantism in our
public, bu>He&s.. Tie is anxious to be
President, an ambition for which 10
ore can blame him, and he cannot
succeed without the aid oftheSe men
. il Is extremely doubtful if he can with
l,-auI ne must except them with all
( plans agd devices which they think
necessary 10 liz election.
I The ueath IF Speaker Kerr has
caused vacancy ii our ranks which it
, will not be easy to fill lie has shown
himself 10 pos$csS just the qualities
necessary to the fulnilnent of the du
tiYS, which devolyed upon him, and it
wi! nos he an. easy matter TO find Il
s7ldre}"or 50 completely adapted to the
po;itiot which he leaves without an
,.inclhnhent. He wds a man whose
y ~, lie, Is it has passed quietly
away, leaves. ! lesson which We may
all stiiAy' With advantage. He was
noble, pare and upright soul, and his
good qualities endear him. TO all who
knew HIM. ave shah miss him. but
his influence will remain, and by it we
shall be strengthened in the performs
'ance Of lie task before us.
The State Republican Convention
was opened yesterday, and before the
close Of the day Ex-Gov. Edwin d.
Morgan received the nomination for
Goycrnorship. There can be no doubt
'tliat Morgan was nOminate4 solely on
account II his wealth. His name is
connected only with the corrupt ele.
m2pts of bis party. The people are
in for Reform now, and reform they
mean to have, and they cannot find
any of. the article in Edwin d. Nor
''SSan. The next Governor of New
I1orE, wiz be a man who will carry on
the work which Governor Tilden has
commenced. We are so satisfied with
that, that We do not now intend 1t to
e interfercd witt.
The fire insurance companies are i'll
It state Of dependency just now
There seems to be probability of
thcir,business being utterly destroyed. |
An Distinguishing patent chemical
solution" has been discovered, which
if recent experiments are of value,
viii put out the most enthusiastic
Blaze in Il few minutes. We can
hardlysuprose that such an undesirable
compound Will ever be adopted by our
fire department, for, not only would
itrontief useless many of the powerful
and expensive engines that have been
purolaSe,l, and throw out of employ
7ment siany men engaged in the SER
vice, but the confidence of the prop
erty-oWlers in the ability of the mater
ial to save them from the chance of
large losses by the flaming fend,
wopidFender them indisposed to in
vest their money with the fire under
writers.
There is base bali club in Hart
ford called the Potato Bugs. Anoth>
er nine has sprung I'D, who style