New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-14

to exceed $500, 900.
TAX COLLECTION.
The laws regarding the manner of assess
ing and collecting taxes, both Of the STATE
and the city of New Orleans, should bt
| carefully revised, and one system
| Of assessment should serve for botE
city and State. The rate of assessment
on property in the country parishes and II
New Orleans is unequal. This unjust dis.
elimination should not continue. The
compensation received by tax collectors and
assessors, especially in the city of New Or
| leans, is exorbtant, and recommend that
| it be reduced. There has been, during the
| last two years, a shameful neglect on the
| part of tax collectors to account for their
| collections, and IN many cases the securities
| furnished have proved worthless. Some
effective measures should be at once taken
| to remedy this evil.
EXECUTIVE PATRONAGE.
The executive is invested with d large
| amount of patronage-in my Judgment, too
much. 1t would be better for the execu-
| tive and better for the State if a largo pro-
portion of this patroRge were remitted
back to the people to whom it properly be-
longs. The dispensing of patronage is at
once most delicate and responsible task.
Party services doubtless, when honorably
performed, entitle an applicant TO conside-
ration, but the claim should also be founded
in capacity and integrity. Feeling myself
responsible in great measure for the good
conduct of every public officer, ] shall
hold each to q strict accountability for the
faithful and proper discharge of his official
duties.
RELATION OF CAPITAL AND LABOR.
IN republican government such as ours,
where all power is lodged in the people, and
tile will OF the people is expressed through
the ballot box, il is absolutely essential
that thas will should bs freely and fairly
expressed. The righs Of suffrage is the
highest immunity of citizenship, and this
right should De sternly guarded. Under a
system of law according squaf political
justice to all. securing the individual rights
OF every person, it Is 30 be regretted that
there is q disposition to prevent the newly
enfranchised citizen from freely exerting his
gender antag0nism between capital
and labor. Labor and capital were
!n Che came BANDS before the
war. They hare now become divorced
by the snfranchisement ot the colored men.
How can antagonism be avoidedf The So
Init is Eirn 1,h IL.
portunity 10 acquire capital by fair means;
see that the Law protects him against impo-
sitiOn; see that his wages are faithfully paid.
Urge him to husband his earnings and in
vest them in some permanent form. The
moment man owns house and lot or an
acre of ground he becomes capitalist in
interest and so will become N capitalist in
sentiment. Protect him in that interest;
above all, protect him in the exercise of the
ballot the guarantee and safeguard
of his rights In this way antagonism
between labor and capital may be avoided,
and the object which more than any other
| desire, viii be attained~harmOny between
the Saceso
She 1sTE EEECfIoNo
The late general election an this State is
likely to become matter Of public investi-
cation, and have therefore but few
words 60 say on the subjeote
Briefly charge that She pretended
election claimed for the fusion ticket is Ut
terly without foundation in truth or justice.
charge this, although the late Governor
Of this State, through the instrumentality
Of registrars and commissioners Of election
specially selected and designated by him
foy that purpose prevented, by previously |
'oncocted stratagems, many @f the Repub I
ican vete.s OF the State from Segistering |
md voting Yhe sariOus stratagems and /!
ev&sions resortsd TO ] am prepared 10 es. /,
,ablish bT the fullest proof. charge |
hat promises OF offices were made 81 :;
secure fraudulent teturnso aaS that
)allo. boxes sH numerous instances were
'pened and tickets changed. affirm
hat The Republican party eaTrea the
state by the actual vote east. and shat
II attemp: 20 show different .tsult
vas made even after the election by means
# robbing an;: stuffin. ballot boxes. lt can
md will be provcs that the canvass
vas entered into by the :usioso party, |
eaded by the late Governor. with the
vowed purpose OF carrying she s'ection
gsinst General Grant and the Republican
'arty, by the adoption Of any means ueces-
ary for the purpose. am prepared to show
hat partisans supporting the fusion ticket
declared during shc canvass that
he success OF that ticket wss certain,
Irrespective OF Che ballots cast, de>
laring that the Governor had the election
II in his own hands; that he could elect
r ''count in any candidate BE pleased
am prepared 20 show chat the OBJ
taelss thrown in the way OF the Republican
oters OS every class weSe especially di-
ected against ono class %; them, on
of their color and previou. condition,
being notorious bhato with very care ex-
eptiOnss the voters of chat class favored
cry decidedly the Republican tiCheto al! |
hese charges ] am prepared to main tain.
~ opponents failing Ito receive any c.unte-
4nce from she different legal tribunals,
9th State and federal thu. have beer ap-
esled 20. have TesOVtea o. the novel sXrerl'
lent Of sending asroa! % travelling com
littee, .ited ty emiDen. counsel, 20 exhibit
ldignation before she people and. i .ossi-
Ie. "b'als their sympathy ~ o. Uarte
-aHement. .H' eonc. alm.ns % Jbs real |
acfs oS tie ..s-e. They indicate . desire
lat Al investigation be Sado haze .S al!
mes EXPRESSED m Y reaiinas. :. :,ii,s hem III
ais. would not hold an office :, which
did no: believe say.els 81 ;. elect
/. !: Gss!.s that the fnliess .nvess CATION