The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-02
The Republican Party and the
Property Holders.
A Reply.

The Republican party, through 5. b. PACK
ard, President of the Republican State Gen.
trail Committee, has replied to the Property
Holders, through Dr. G. II. Tebault, chair
man of the conference committee.
The reply is lengthy one and is model
document. The opportunity given by the
property holders has been seized upon oy Inc
Republican party to issue GOOD campaign
document and the satisfaction with whlch IL
was psnned can be better imagined than PIC
tured.
The answer in the outset sets forth IN
brief that the Republican party has reduced
the interest paying debt from S22 OOO,O to
less than S15,OO0,OOO during the present
administration, and has extinguished the
contingent debt; has limited the appropria-
ton by the Legislature for all purposes, to
the actual revenue derived from taxation
has, "during the present administration, re-
duced the expenses of running the govern
ment from 50, 000 900 annually to ST, ZOO, 900,
ETC., etc.
The reply asks question, and the question
is this: "In accomplishing these reforms,
has the Republican party IN Louisiana had
the aid and countenance of any citizen OF the
State outside of its own ranks?" And the
reply answers the question in the negative.
1t then goes on at great length and in de-
tail to specify the virtues OF the Republican
party and the vices of the Democratic party,
and recites the efforts made by the Republl-
can party to elect good men and tells how the
Democratic party interfered and prevented
their success.
Referring to the recent proceedings Of the
Democratic party, the reply says:
"The public was informed by the Demo
cratic press and leaders that economy and re-
trenchment would follow a Democratic ma
iority in the present House of Representatives.
The result was extravaganza An extra ses-
sion of ten days was called last March to ad-
lust our political differences and thus gave a
Democratic House an opportunity to exhibit
its intention and capacity for reform. Ex-
anime the record of that session. The
House of Representatives originated and
passed an appropriation bill expanding Sll7,-,
900 of the public money as the expense OF
| that same ten days session, and with eccen-
trio patriotism and disinterestedness 1t was
provided by the same act that this large sum
should be paid in preference to the claims OF
older creditors
1t then gives some information about "the
| financial history of this State" and IN this
connection refers to "the immediate prede-
cessor of Gov. Kellogg, whose adminlstra-
ton "was, in the opinion of the Republican
y, A~
was cast forth by the Republicans" and how
"he fled to the camp of the opposition and
became their leader, and that mot only were
his misdemeanors and extravagances con-
| doned not only did he receive votes from
Democratic and so-called Reform Legislators
for seat in the Federal Senate, but the pop
ular vote cast for McEnery was to the practi
cal end of continuing the very policy which
for three years the Democracy had de-
nounced."
The reply then lays down the course to be
pursued by the property holders In particular
and everybody in general, to gain the good
will and the cooperation of the Republican
party, and after setting forth how the reforms
asked for in the proposition submitted by the
property holders can be accomplished, con
cludes as follows:
ain conclusion, / have to remark that thu
cooperation for which you ask at the hands
of the Republican State Central Committee
in behalf of the taxpayer, will, l am per
suaded, be readily accorded by those will
whom [ am associated, and it is my heart.
hope that temper may be exhibited b.
the Democrats in our Legislature as high
minded as is the Property Holders UnloI
which you announce to be 'non-partisan
in its character.
Every respectfully, your obedient servant
IS. B. PACKARD,
president State Central Committee.