New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-19
THEY WON'T UNLOAD.


''If you will join the society, will give
you sheep" Another and another son
accepted the same proposition, when a
little fellow sitting on the paternal knee
started suddenly up, and, with counten-
ance radiant with the suggestion, ex-
claimed: "Oh, pa! you take sheep and
join yourself.
The Picayune has one TRADE after
another against robbers, plunderers ana
general wrong-doers whom it alleges are
reducing the State to beggary. 1t asserts
that honesty and economy are indispen-
sable to restore its credit and character.
The Republican party in Congress and
out of it assents 70 this doctrine, and has
given this practical evidence of sincerity
that it has pursued all the villanies prac-
ticed in its name and unloaded itself of
all responsible ties possible.
In the State of Louisiana it cast off an
association which, in the name Of the Re-
publican party, and with the aid OF its
enemies, had made large additions to the
public debt. Is this joint responsibility dis
puted We cite in its support the legislative
votes as published from the record, with
names and dates. Enumerating seven acts
Of appropriation which passed upon the
joint vote of Republicans and Democrats,
and pledged the State to the payment of
more than twelve millions of dollars, it is
added:
This showing certainly sets at rest for
the future all such assertions as that the
Republicans alone are responsible for the
increase and liabilities of the State, it be-
ing proved hey ond doubt by the records
of both houses Of the General Assembly
that those laws involving the possible in
crease of our Liabilities were not only
passed by the combined votes of Repub-
leans and Dom Ocrats, but that in many
instances they were introduced and per-
siStently advOca ted by Democrats alone
1s1s' f"''s ana T''"'SS' NSs 0'''a"S'
This docume Mt, with names and dates
from the record, has never been denied
or disproved by the Democracy.
1t had a great effect upon the Republi-
cans. They saw that their opponents
personally enriched themselves by Re-
publican agencies and then gained po-
Itical capital by attributing the rascality
which they had aided to effect, exclu-
sively to the Republicans. 1t was the
game of Ames and Brooks, of Tweed and
his Republican accomplies reproduced
with change Of names and scenery in
New Orleans. The Republican party
net it here as it had done in Congress and
elsewhere. It cast eff and repudiated all
who, under the name Of Republicans, had
aided the Democratic lobby in shaking
the lottery, butchers meat and other
Democratic N onopolies through the Leg
stature and imposing upon the people
the '.false and fraudulent issues of public
obligations. But no sooner had the Re-
publican party cast off and repudiated
this disreputable ring than the Democratic
party grasped with ayidity the demon
s.rated power Of fraud which the expelled
ring carried with it. They took up, in
dorsed and employed this ring. The
State was thus threatened with Unfit
cation of robbers, which but for the fear
less integrity of the Republican party
would have ruined it without redemption.
Relieved of this incubus by defeating
The joint strategy of these unnatural ac-
the Republican party COM
nenced the reduction Of this improvident
1ebt. They had arrested the State debt
oy constitutional Limitation to S25, 000,-
300. They next cut the debt down to
SIS, 100000 by throwing off forty per
cent of the face obligation. They have
steadily gone on to reform every accessi-
Die abuse in the government. This State
'eform is automatically stated by Hon.
Mr.. Allan, late chairman House Com
n ttee on Appropriations, thus:
During the administration of Governor |
NaTmotb, in 1871. the amount of'appropria- |
ions was s. 100000 to run his gov. |
,rnment for that one year only. while !
or the present year. under Governor KEEL |
ogg's administration, the whole amount of |
lctual appropriations was 81 ,l36, 600, being |
saving Of $4,364 900 in one year.
l would only refer to the funding bill, |
. measure of the Governors, which re-
Iuces taxation from twenty-Ole and a |
alf mills On the dollar to fourteen and
half mills, and provides not only that
he State debt shall never hereafter exceed |
rs 900, 000 instead of 1926 10000 as was
he law before this bill was passed, but it |
.iso provides that the expenditures Of the
tate shall never exceed the revenue.
Now while the debt, taxation and ex-
lenses of the State under Republican ad-
has been thus stated, let US
ontrast Herewith the debt, taxation and
expenses of the city administration, elected
y Democratic majority:
tate. SIS 900 900 .sl4h sl.I36,Ooo
ity. ......... 22245654 1925 4,.29,l30
These statements are official. The ques-
on we ask of the Pieayrne is this: If you
lean reformation why not stake a sheep
nd join yourself?' Why not unload the
and iniquity Of your own
arty? This you can do. We are
DING this with the Republican party.
Why denounce the Republican expense
f s1,136,Ooo, and observe profound
Hence concerning Democratic expense
f 81, 726, 1876? Why cry out against the
depreciation of property occasioned by
'tate debt of S15,O00,OOO, when there
ests upon the same property city debt
# 800, 245, 664? of which nothing is said.
Why grumble about tax of fourteen