The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-08-15
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august y. 1871.
lisQr Neliy Eeho
L Is not my habit to rnsh duto
pFinis on evprY trivial ocoasion
which turns pp. aud especially on
political matters but it is to be
observed that much stress IS being
put npou what * called aThe Free
Market BID, Is lhe Senatorial
contest SOW fairly under way ia
this, tie Tenth Senatorial District;
and ibis blll4 has more in ii
than one who IS not acquainted
With sthc city 81 New Orleans may
suppose, 4 ann constrained 10 ask
y plaoe in your columns 70 explain
q. ard its effects, upon Tie people
rs that plnndefed metropolis.
When spublishing Che bin OF Act
il your paper 81 TIE 25th ultimo.
Dir Kirkman might have, perhaps,
saved me this trouble, by publish
ng with It Kelloggs objections,
contained IN bis veto message to-
Che bin.
What is meant by 4 free market
ID New Orleans il, that any per-
son ct persons may keep a place
where lie OF they can sell fresh
meat, hsb, game. etc, in any part
q the city hs they may desire.
by paying a liceuse to the city for
so doing; and d law 10 that effect
via enacted during the balmY days
Of the 6armoth regime.
Now, we have IN New Orleans
very powerful organization,
styled the Butchers Association,
which Yields no little influence,
political and mercantile in the
city Its composed Of rich, fat
and sauey Frenchmen. principally
who, ior q long time previous to
the passage Of the Warmoth free
market bill, asked "t0lerable high
prices for their meat.
EFef since the Warmoth bill
went into effect. an tie efforts Of
this association have been used to
put down the little free markets, for
The reason that these numerous lit
tle institutions sold meat at too
low prices 60 suit, and consequent
III this giant Association was being
rapidly taught 70 sell meat az rea-
sonable prices. Finally, the Assoc
chiffon, az tha last session 81 our
model Legislature, became des-
perate. and il il said purchased
through tie said Legislature, the
Act to regulate the private mar
keis IN the city nf New Orleans and
other purposes, aud this bin which
now brings mp this discussion,
seems 70 peril tie prospects Of
success Of one IL the candidates
Tor senatorial honors.
Now, what about this bill? III
hardly can 10 otherwise than evil
dent To your readers, that tie Iii
ila ard whole tenor az the bill
show The 8harpest legislative
practice. Not being boldenough to
pass q bin, which Ia plain words
wonld wipe out from tie face of
earth. the little free market insti-
tutions. they couched the language
of this immortal document SO az 10
lct them live but where? III the
Moon
ANY one Who win take lilo iron
ble 10 examine, wall perceive al q
glance that this bin, i'll fact, abol-
ishes the free markets entirely;
and thereby, again legislates the
Butchers Association into b most
damaging monopoly To the people
of tile eity, both rich aud poor,
widow aud orphan.
And now Mi. Editor, Ia show Gle
further working 81 this BIN, We will
but bold on; W. must havo Sigma
and Democrat Ia help lis.
Sigma, get 4 pair 81 dividera.
Democrat gat 4 map IF New
Orleans
Sigma, lhe law says That Il
shall sa and Is hereby made mn
lawful l0g 0nv person on persons