New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-14
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.

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will strive to depreci.te the efforts and IN
tentions of the present city government
| 1t is unfortunately the case that organs
and orators of one party are the natnra
enemies of tie opposition, and that ii Il
| their bounden Obligation to declare thai
VIVA: is being done by their enemies IL
office would be bette done by thell
friends if they were il. Office. Democrats
cannot admit that Republicans are supe'
rior, or even equal, 80 themselves, fo'
such concession wouid be a virtual sli1s
render Of their right to contest for success
before the people. THIS ought to be uHs'efs
stood q. this time. .nl,t for fear that Il Is
not, we make the argument liz order "a
bring j. 10 tie notive ot those WHOM. il
NAV concern. yhe XoiDt'a Is party or
can, and il is useless for us to repeat that
its criticism on any Republican admins
tration must necessarily, in the very ~
ture OF such things. come under the in'
dictmert which We have presented IL :ae
foregoing suggestions.
IN remarking upon the difficulties tina:
embarrass the presem government .; tie
PUBLICAN assumed, il q genera! wa!, tia:
the Administrators We're struggling Unde!
burdens bequeathed 20 them by former
improvident governments ; and tina: these
burdens We're OF such magnitude as 20
seriously camp Their efficiency Al many
very important and necessary works. IN
response, the Bultti. Gepreciates Che Adj
ministlators and their endeayors by set.
ting ont that the city had funded q large
mass Of her floating Indebtedness: and
that. besides, she had come into posses.
sion Of considerable revenues from. other
sources. which had ,,o: been pgope:ly
handled.
This is all right. Nothing is denied
which the administrators themselves have
and the B4lt4'i. in fairness.
should have stated that che figures which
it uses We're supplied 10y 4Le parties whom.
it undertakes 10 disparage. The city gov.
egnmer: might have concealed these re-
ce:p;s. or else il might haze covered them
Up with expenditures G: one kind or
another, as the Democrat. Used :" do: b":
il did nc: understand or eo;l,d no: appre-
cia.e tina: kind o: Gel,:siveTess, and 50 the
c"l.e on: very YlUlnpiy
and told tie whole story. :ris:in: tha: :.
plain business relation woul! lie Of more
mex. :il.r :. yo.ndai.er. ..:.i decisive
mysticism.
TIE Eu...'n, however. G!i cot 8" :":he
bottom a: the matter. 81 ~e :re tolnS.
or 8. :ue city fathers did. az! .el..'e how
these extra funds were consumed. And
herein We take the c:edi: :i.a: the EE-
.r.,:c.S IS superior 20 the Democratic
organ, e, We CA :.:to:d I" give VIA:
make. .e.:rs: Us 49, wei! as that which
makes il 81, :avo:. II the p,"sea: gov
ayn;ne,.: :.c.:vei. one million dollars il.
lie .lare &. back take. and other /!
e..nS. wi.c:. aye still held IA the shape f;
,: back :.H.s and other claims. j: also |,
,ale :o.w.,.! ant. t.:sDursea ou: rs or.!i- /.
aary yeveH-.. n... Oh 70 one million o: /,
collars &c. salaries AID wages tina: ti!e old +!
5cve.n,ue,l: had lei. unpaid. and TO: !
My did :he c:s. I.shU,s. these moneys !.
%. ACCOM-: O: - predecessors. tt: j: has |.
.uu.!uu.C. - 10 SO. and Is s.i!. ..cnS tn. !,
same :;i,-c Up 20 The p,e>e,.: :.,n.. and |
he ,.o.r-c: :, lively 70. q !ro!on yatio:. !
J.. III. business until The ic.: generation. |
,or lie C::y Attorney is actually swarm !
ny with unsettled business that was ..s-
VOWED upon him iy his predecessors.
:: would as III become Us 20 dispute :
with tie EtI.'i. about the l.,.a as j:
would 70 occupy ourselves .ho'.: the
igh: tia: shines or the rains that fall 70,
III. ice Ieve.. are there. They show
or themselves. as they never lid before.
M UnbrokeE wharfage front. sl.ch IS we
AVE at present. never accommodated the
rade Of New Orleans before. and though
here is still room for Improvement. as
here ever Will be Oh the Iatture and in
ne streets in the rear OK the wharf, there
S nothing that can be SaiG about the
evce itself And that the entire front
viii he improved if the present manage
nent continues no one doubts, not even
he R.Are.iu itself and all this work has
,een paid FOR at moderate rates, which is
novelty il both senses.
Bl.. the Bm,etin discounts its entire sum
{ discomfort agains. the city government
-Len it admits its indisposition to defend
be ''misrule and blunders' OF preceding
ouncils. Sensible in this, if in nothing
Ise, the organ Of the Democracy puts
pom the present Council the burden Of
as. laundering and misrrle, and then
oIds il responsible for not doing what
ormer extravaganza had LETT it without
be means 20 do. Which is all We have to
81 d. present.
CUR LAND POLICY