The Hickman courier., 1868-06-06

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OUR CRY B9SDs.-We observe that
Councilman Case, has made good,
though Intellectual move in our City
Council, towards having the city receive
its O. an bonds in payment of taxes. We
think the times and justice demand this
of our City Fathers. We can see no
justice or right in taxing our people to
pay one set Of bonds to the exclusion
Of Others issued and sold under pledges
of equally as good faith, and reversing
the order of things by paying the latest
issue first The creditors of the city
should be placed upon equal grounds,
their money having been advanced to US
for the public good, and tie city faith
pledged 10 their payment when due.
Why should bonds sold to citizens of the
city Of ST Louis in 1866, have priority
over bonds sold to the citizens of Hiek-
man in 1888, aud further back, when
Issued for the same purpose and under
the same solemn promiss to pay IF.
either must have precedence it strikes us
it should be the older bonds, aud es-
pecially those due eur osn citizens. We
are opposed. however, 10 this special
legislation Let ms comply as nearly as
possible with cur exact agreements, out
with citizens aud foreigners, without dis
eliminating in favor of or against any set
of bonds now due. Our ambitious and
enterprising little city has stretched
itself far beyond its capacity to meet
promptly its liabilities, aud must, as an
individual similarly situated would do,
take such advantage of circumstances for
selfinterest and self preservation as
honor and duty permit. We think it,
very likely that if the older class of
bonds, which are owned nearly exclu.
siyely by our own citizens, should be
preferred, that these holders,i who ten
and fifteen years ago generously eame
to the help of the city, would in the
course of few years, come again with
ready money to our help, and assist 10
the liquidation of our debt, or in the
of. some much needed pub,
lie enterprise. If an emergency should
arise as it already exists for the protec-
ton of our wharf, wherein the Interest
of the city should require ready money, |
where would our city authorities go to
raise the amount? Not to ST. Louis or
New Orleans, because those cities are lit |
lie interested how many squares of our
Town are destroyed BY the inroads Of the
liver. Certainly not to our citizens who
roid tiroir Po-ixets our worthless and
7epudiated paper, and upon top Of that
Ire taxed to pay distant bondholderslgIf If
they should advance "a money what as
can tkey.have chat the same viii
ever be paid, or what guarantee that
new and preferred bonds may not be
issued upou top oftheirs We eanlidly
believe that if the city would treat our
own citizens with justice aud fairness
that to day a reasonable amount could
be advanced toward protecting our wharf,
building market house, or other pub
lie improvements. Such action is but
deserved and right. We know cf parties
holding city bonds now in Reedy circum-
stances, who in their day eof prosperity
advanced ready money for the good Of
our town, and who to-day could not buy
] pound Of meat with a $50 bond. Why
ak of faith pledged to the St. Louis
banker AMI speculator, when the widows
ind children Of our home benefaetors
ire crying for bread We regret the
notion of Councilman Case was so coolly
Itsis move in the right
erection, and would be endorsed By
arge majority Of ollr people.
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NsnKfr IIdrsI. Wife On city !,