New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-11
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WHAT WE NEED.

Almost every article tina: we may lay on,
Sands upon, has been imported. We have
90 80 idle, while millions are paid for North
.,rn or European work. No wonder that
want ard misery have reached the highest
degree. Our press. with rare exception, in
stead Of directing the attention of their
teaders continuity to that sore point, has
only stirred up their party hatred and party
?rejudices, preventing them to see the real
causes Of our calamity.
In former times this il. -isage was less
felt. The population was less in number.
she commerce more important. The greater
part of the population had an ample income
by the commerce. While then. as we'll as
now. most Of our necessities have been i'm.
ported. yet u few trades tlourished. The
comparatively great number of merchants.
clerks. employees at cotton presses. wharves,
etc. were.in very good circumsa noes and
preferred to wear their Dress and shoes
made TO order. For that reason most of the
TAI lors and shoemakers of that period grew
wealthy. cr a: leas. lived in very good cir.
gu instances. This il changed now. The
population has increased and our commerce
a ecreased. This change has been enacted
by a slow process. Dollar by dollar in the
60 urs. of many years has our income been
lessened: dollar by dollar. by the increase
81 population. rose our expenses. SO it hap.
pc ne! that only few could SEQ the real
eau scs OF our ruin. At the commencement
CUR business people were contented to com.
plain about bad times and always hope :or
Better business next season. But as the
hope Tor better times had to be postponed
jvon. ON. season to the other, as one season
showed itself always worse than the pre-.
G." ding. even then TIE eyes Of the public
were no: opened yet.
as Oh. continued decay OF business ha.
been looked at AS only passing calamity,
90 they elosged on and on on credit, until
se last the crash came. Many businesses
were bankrupt. most Of them reduced the
eu mbsy of their employees. or lowered their
wages. Now the calamity commenced to
be general. Those that had los. their en-
ployment and had their income reduced. |
Gail ed 20 pay their rents, their shoemaker |
. nd tailor bills, and the calamity penetrated |
INTO all parts of the population. The prop. |
9 rty holders. not able to collect their rents, |
had TO stop making repairs on their houses
and earyenters, painters and roofers were |
cat OF work. Shoemakers and tailors whose |
bills had not been paid had TO curtail |
sheir s,edit, by which they lost great many |
cs their customers. who. being compelled
60 pay cash now and reduce their expenses,
toun d themselves obliged to buy the cheapest
Kind =. store goods. And yet nobody
ee emed 70 see the root Of all this calamity.
Being taught by the press that our decay
was caused solely by our political griev.
Ence.. the majority of the population
directed their hatred against the party that
vas IN power, = hatred that reached its
ln the events OF last September.
lsus. by Wheeier's compromise. the Cit.
sens had She opportunity Of seeing the re.
ps esentatives Of both parties. Then the
rover jeil that had been used by the greater
part OK the press to blind the eyes OF the
people. The people perceived that change
ps parties is not identical with change of
.sstenA The people. or at least part of
:. oere eiyed that safe and honorable poll
icai institutions will only be possible by
teani ng out the tricksters of both parties, t
s,d they should get used to the idea that J
ley will only then have reliable officials,
she latter will always be dependent of
seiy 20 tiers. is the voters have the right to L