The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-02-04
WIS SITS Hasra,
the esaeh Effects OF Democratic Gavcrn-
meut la that state.
Correspondence Chicago Times

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correspondence Chicago Times
OkoLoNA. Miss. Jan. 27.-The Demo.
cratic Governor Of Mississippi has now
been in Office a year, and has rendered
an account Of his stewardship that will
lisap. ointthe carpet bag lovers and the
ahriekers for tho Ames regime. In his
annual message to the Legislature are
found some facts Of general Importance.
During tho year 1876 '(Delnocratic) the
State expenditures amounted to S5F.-
S15 IS, In 1875 lRepublican) tho eX-
pendtures were III 1870, 1872. showing that
the disbursements in one year under
AmeB and his crew exceeded those Of
tho next year under home rule by the
eum Of $5S9,375 As, tho excess being
greater than the entire disbursements
during the year 1876. The receipts for
1876 were &03S, 800, an excess over ex-
penditures Of 1890, 443 As. La 1876 the
tax for State purposes was 81 mills OH
the 300 worth OF property. In 1875 it
was As per cent greater: in 1874 it was
tt5 per cent greater: In 1873 1t was %
per cent. greater, and so on. and about
the same proportion with other taxes,
except the school tax, which remained
at the same old figure, mills. Again,
under Ames' administration in 1875,
State warrants were worth - to IS cents
on the uollhE. All bue lhtbeI paw vi 1000,
as soon as the Democrats carried the
election. State warrants advanced to IS
cents. In the spring Of 1876 they were
worth % cents, and now are at par, The
debt OF the State the Governor puts at
III 100. 605 %.
In the report OF
| THE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
| w. II. Gibbs. tho head Of the financial
department OF the State (and who Is one
of tho two Republican State officials.
the other being James Hill, Secretary
of State, n colored NAM, he gives u high
| test imonial 10 the wisdom displayed by
the Democratic Legislature Of 1876 in
its dealing with the subject Of taxation
and the necessity for the reforms it in
stituted. He notices especially that
while taxes havo been reduced. "therc
| have been,' owing TO the reduced ex-
penditures. "a large excess in receipts
over Disbursements" Contrast this
now, and it conveys u lesson, with the
| statement made in the report of Aud
itor Musgrove in January. 1874. I'M
der Republican (Ames) rule. Says
Musgrove: ut will be seen by this re-
pore and others that have preceded IT.
that in no single year have receipts
equaled disbursements; but on the con-
trary. the latter have exceeded the
former untila debt Of considerable mag
ntude has accumulated. That is how
that debt Of more than amillion dollars
sprung M. It Is not much, 1t is true.
but every year, under the carpet bag
gers. it was increasing. Last year moro
than two hundred and fifty thousand IF
it was paid. This rctrenchmcnt OF ex-
pcnlitures, reduction Of the State debt.
and lesseuing OF taxation, the Auditor
says, has been done "without dctriment
to tho general public SERVICE
Before leaving the Auditor. let me
give the closing sentences IF his report.
Being Republican after the striotcst
sect. his words should have effect and
force with those who view with n ca
lOus and iaundlCCd vision everything
that comes from u Democrat of whom
your correspondent Is one, but not of
the strict order. After returning thanks
generally to heads Of departments Tor
COurtesieS, he says: "ComplctC har-
monv Of notion and u desire to promote
tho public veal has been the governing
rule. No dual government. no angry
contentious, have intcrVCnCd to pro-
woke disrord. aud the result il. that
while other of our sister States have
been distracted by discussions. con-
vulscd by revolutions and bAnkruptcd
hV improvident governments, Mis8th-
sippi is quietly and peacefully pursuing
the even tenor Of her way, with Il State
debt so small that tho whole amount
could easily he lipuidated in II single
year, her bonds and warrants ut par,
with currency in the treasury sufficient
to meet all present demands. Our State
has entered on career OF substantial
prosperity. we'll calculated TO cheer the
hearts Of the Respondent, encourage the
hopes Of the patriotic, and give fresh
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