Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-23
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A CONTRAST.

Inc grand fallylnS cry u TIC
opponents Of Republicanism in this
State is Oppressive taxation By
this shibboleth they hope to rally
under one banner the remnant of
Confederate patriots. Democrats OF
all departures" sore-head Repub-
licans, and the rag-tag and bob-tail
of all political creeds now classed
among the "outs," and opposing
the State Administration. Opposi-
ton journals continuously ring the
changes upon Radical corruption as
manifested through the medium OF
the tax rolls; and in fact would be
left without any effective text for
their dolorous sermons could they
not thus play upon the sensitive
pocket-nerve of the public.
But the people begin to see
through the "little game" that as
piring politicians are trying to palm
of upon them. They recognize the
fact that patriotic impulse is less
the inspiring motive than an inor-
dinate hankering after the "loaves
and fishes" of official station. The
eloquent speeches Of Gov. Warmoth,
and other Republican orators, de-
livered throughout the State in the
campaign Of last year, proved
beyond dispute that major portion
of the debt to pay the interest on
which the taxes complained Of are
levied-was created by the Demo-
cracy, and especially by that dis
tinguished body of old citizens COM
posing the Legislature Of 1s65-6e
The masses are not so blind, but
they discover that no useful or
practical results followed the crea-
ton Of this bulk Of the general bur-
den; while railroads and other vast
and important improvements are
ever-present monuments to the
wisdom Of the policy which increas-
ed our taxation under the present
Republican rule. They are not 30
dull, either, but they discern the
qualification of our enemies, who
dare not deny the vast benefits re-
sulting from these great enterprises,
while they denounce the means by
which they were secured. Com
parative results OF Democratic vs.
Republican rule will be the test
which orr Radical Administration
and its foes must undergo when the
suffragans Of Louisiana next as
semble in judgment at the ballot-box
and we have nothing to fear!
We frankly admit, at the same
time that we thus fully endorse the
general policy OF our party and the
results thereof, that there are many
minor matters which require i'm
provement. Individual corruption,
exceptional misfeasance in Office
and neglect OF public trusts-things
done which ought not to have been
done, others left undone which
ought to have been done-are
chargeable against every political
party that ever existed as well as
ours. The remedy for this, how
ever, lies within the party; and the
Republicans of Louisiana will vigor-
ously apply that remedy, at the first
opportunity by cutting out the un-
worthy, root and branch. OF this
we have already gratifying as
surance. Therefore when the noisy
demagogues and discord-mongers
who have recently arisen from a
former defeat, are again groveling
in the dust, the future of our party
will shine gloriously indeed.
While on the subject of taxation
a trifing comparison with the con-
dition of our neighbors may give
rise to some sober second
thoughts and suggestive reflections
In the Boston advertiser, of July
-, we find the annexed clipping:
The assessors books for the year
1871 have just been completed, and
show the valuation of Gloucester to
be 50, 1882, 839, an increase over last
year of S212,l 61. The total amount
to be assessed this year is sl6O,177
The number Of polls is 1894, an in.
crease OF 800 over last year.
Here it will he seen that a thrifty
little fishing town, in tho well gov.
erned State of Massachusetts,, where
assessments arc based upon the full
lest values Of property. tax of up