New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-16
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY, MAY l6, 1875.
Sense and Census.

| Livery intelligent person in the city of
| New Orleans has became thoroughly awake
to the Importance of the work of the census
takers, and the honesty Of it SO far as their
! earnest endeavors can make it so. The
! people are also aware of the Importance of
| complete returns to secure complete repre-
sentatiOn In the new appOrtionment of
representatives, no matter which party is
successful. 1t is not, as all people who are
posted in the matter know, merely for the
| next election, but for five elections. 1t is
| only the ignorant or malicious in the city
who endeavor to delay or thwart the hard
worked employees who are attempting 70
prepare the necessary basis.
But in the parish of Assumption is a gen-
tleman. G. w. Jones by name, planter,
wealthy, intelligent and educated, who
writes u handsome hand, and only spells
one word contrary to good usage. who
makes the following return upon the blank
furnished him:
have very little respect for the .Cou-
stitutiOn and Laws of this State" as at
present in terpreted and administered and
am not disposed to G i've myself any trouble
or inconvenience to give any information
that the laws do not COMPEL me to com
plv with.
The cold gentlemen that I suppose is
paid 10 or Us per day for compiling ''this
thing can make il up to suit his and his
partys purposes, and when compelled will
pay my ''pro rata" of taxation for same
lSignedl &. w. JONES
Gienwood Pm May, 18th, 1879.
The State Registrar Of Voters, supposing
in the Innocence of his heart that every
citizen of the State was as desirous as he Of
having correct enumeration of the people,
and hitherto sustained in This view by all
intelligent people, the only objection made
being that bis blank was not complete
enough, did not ask the householder to
make oath TO The correctness of his return.
He only wished him to say it was so ''upon
honor The above filling out of Mr. Jones
blank is hardly up to the standard, and, by
the by, the composition of his attack on the
census probably consumed moro time than
the filing up OF dozen blanks would do,
but he avoids the consequence of reason
able imputation in this way. The words
interpolated by him are placed in paren-
theses:
certify on honor that the above iare nv
sentlmentsj, true and correct in all par.
ticu!ars.
Now what advantage to the community
is Mr. Jones' He is evidently tax resster.
He is wealthy, intelligent and might be of
influence in his section. Yet he deliberately
deprives his district OF the advantage Of
enumeration of the people in his house and
perhaps his little obstinacy may turn the
scale in favor Of some Republican parish
when the chances otherwise would De in
favor of the Democratic party.
Il is too bad. II Mr.. Jones were less cal
culated to influence. if he were ignorant
and not merely preiudiced, there would be
less harm. But when such men as he can
see no use in work which is deemed most
important by every one of every party who
is interested IN the prosperity of the State
which if of any political Importance at ali
will be advantageous to the Democratic
party N proportion to its accuracy. seeks
not only to destroy its efficacy but to insult
its ministers, it is reasonable query
what lss are such people to the State,