New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-15
TIE STATE AND THE CITY GOVERN.
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Its very TN lucky Tor many excellent
citizens Of New Orleans shat they un DEF
stand nothing exccp: foreign language.
and thus derive tLeir ideas 0: affairs from
the Bee fragrant with petroleum and
Pas:,:an 2nyecsive. II they understood
the language Of tie country in which
they reside. it would Be known that the
Republican party had arrested the public
debt discharged the chief authos, who.
Tor a supposed !eserdemain OF his fingers.
vas Instantly takep Up b! tie Fusion
party; that the Republican party. sup
posing some Of the debt was honestly due,
ana that Ehs people we're able - pay it.
passed an act sealing this debt and now
profess . purpose % continue this heroic
economy. even 10 cutting dawS TIE fees Of
the clerks and sLeriffA
The REspD.1csN. III answer 70 The IN.
founded cafumnies charged against the
State government asks why the complaint
Of extravaganza end ruin should be con.
fined 70 . governments Shoss taxes are
fourteen nils whose expenditures MIL
lion. and whose pubic debt fifteen mil
lions when upop the sane people and
property tests debt Of twerty-thres mil.
Ions an annual expenditure Of five El;i.
lions. aad tax Of twenty-five mills!
Tothis cur Gallo contemporary responds
that Me Republican party il ssspoasib:e
also sbr the city debt Taxation. and e1.
penditue> because it would no. grant
the legislation necessary fos reform. I:
also files she special plea Of the Metro.
poli,as tax ths sckaol TAX. aud the
street repair tar.
Tee Times eous>ads tilt the present
City Council should not ba condemned
fos eStrasaganca because the admins.
ton only sxpends about thirty pes cent
of ths seyenues u, running the city gov.
ernmept We have cited the cit: govern
mens as run by white people ever since
its foundation We DO not forge: the
coiou5 administrator Cor the pas: <wo
years. Now AHA administration cluss
have iaa son. polica The public schools
were founded before the war. and Some
repairs 70 the streets are necessary. That
the city administration only sxpends
thirty cents 81 the dollas Of the seys.
nue. in its running expenses i .
sub:e-.use. The greater part Of these
revenues axe expended in paying
the inteses: On , debt &hicL .
white mans government has accumu.
lated. Sow we ask any apologiss for the
city government to point to the property
which the city has to show for an interest
bearing debt of s2s, ZOO. Ths. it and
the interest is all levied for on the prop
erty Of the citizens. or wrung from The
sale Of theiy wharves and markets, is proof
that the s23, 900, 900 Of debt is composed
Of the consolidated extravaganza Of the
past administrations, and that their pres
eut unhappy" successors have inherited
property in which the mortgage interest
exceeds the fee simple value. The history
and present state Of the city government
contradicts the White League theory
that tae government of white men
is infallible. Here is white
mans government with debt of S23,-
90, 900, and little or nothing to show
for the investment. What has been done
with the money! Here is a tax OF twen-
ty-6ve mills resting on the people and
property for this city government, and the
people are told that the Republican Legis-