New Orleans Republican., 1875-11-27
Republican state Central Executive Com.
mittee.


meeting for Friday evening. Present
Messrs. Packard, Stamps, Bray, Lowell,
Souer and Lewis.
Mr.. Packard announced the business Of
the meeting and introduced DR.. Tebault,
the following document was
read:
g. B. Packard ESQ.,, Chairman of Republican Cen.
tral Committee:
DEAR SIR beg to inclose you resolution
adopted last Tuesday by the central execu.
tive committee, and to inform ycu that a
committee of six gentlemen has been ap-
pointed to carry out its intents. When will
1t be convenient for Tour committee to
meet us,
The following is the resolution:
ReSotred, That a committee OF five be ap-
pointed to call on the Republican and Dem.
ocratic State Central Committees with the
view OF ascertaining what they propose to
recommend toward decreasing the present
ruinous rate of taxation, State and city;
what reforms in the matter of assessments
they propose; whether they are prepared to
advocate constitutional convention in
time Tor the results of til Int col ,rtion to
be submitted to the people at tie next
general State election; wheth among
other amendments to the il ,.rument,
they will give one per cent as the to.
tai local tax, and One.hait OF one per
cent as the total State tax; tnat is, one
and one-half of one per cent as the
total tax for any one locality, thus
making a uniform tax limitation through
out the State; whether they will urge
as constitutional amendment clause
prohibiting the State or any city,
town or parish or county thereof from
contracting any debt or loan for any pur-
pose whatever, unless the same be first sub.
mitteu to the people and receive the ap-
proval OF three fourths of the voters of this
State, or city Or cities, or town or towns. or
parish or parishes, or county or counties
thereof, against whom the debt or loan is
to bear; provided a specific and designated
tax be agreed on at this same election,
which shall meet the current interest regu.
larly, and which shall also secure sinking
fund, competent to retire the debt or loan
thus lndorsed at maturity; and that if al
these particulars be not fully and COM
pletely carried ont in the contraction
of any future debt or loan, the same
is hereby declared to be null and void;
whether they will advocate that assessments
be based hereafter on sixty per cent of the
marketable cash value of property; whether
they will. by constitutional amendment,
render it competent for succeeding Legis-
lature to review, amend or nullity any or
all measures adopted by former Legisla-
tnres, if thought advisable; and whether
they will agree to prohibit any Legislature
hereafter from making any contract or con-
tracts. or creating any monopoly or monopo.
lies whatsoever, unless the same be first
submitted to the vote of the people and
shall receive a three-fourths vote of ap-
proval.
Permit me to invite your attention to the
pamphlet containing our address, constitu-
ton and bylaws, and 10 the copies OF the
OTieonian which accompany this note.
Very respectfully,
G. f.. TEBAULT, NJ. D., Chairman.
After reading the letter, the doctor made
few remarks to back up his side of the
question citing such instances as support
his position.
Senator Stamps spoke in opposition, and
was able to cite abundant instances to offset
the doctors arguments. He mentioned the
fact that prominent member of the Prop
erty Holders Union, although he is a
wealthy man, has not paid taxes since the
war, and would not we're his property as
sessed at half the present rates. There are
plenty like him. and it is the poor people
who are prompteat in paying taxes.
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Holders Union thought of taxing certain
property now exempt because it is used tor
charitable or religious purposes,
DIR. Tebault thought that such estate, ex.
cept it be used strictly for religious pur-
poses, should be taxed.
Mr.. Packard requested that the union
prepare such bills for reform as is proposed,
and permit this committee to peruse them
for consideration.
Mr.. Lowell desired the union to point out
how State and city taxes can be reduced;
to point out a method which is likely to
prove successful. Mr.. Lowell wished to
know if the union would be satisfied if the
next Legislature would adopt the New
York plan of taxation; he was in favor of
reducing taxation, and would favor any
scheme that is just toward the poople.
DR.. Tebault stated that he wished to see
better feeling exist between political par
ties.
That brolght cut Mr. Stamps, who as
in this community against Republicans,
especially colored Republicans; no leading
white Democrat dare stop in the central
part of Canal street and hold an extended
conversation with him (Stamps) concerning
even the most vital subject, because citizens
generally will taboo any one who dares to
do such thing.
Mr.. Lowell said he was in favor of all the
propositions in the letter except the first,
and is ready to do all in his power to ad.
vance the interests of people generally.
MIR. Bray said he was fully prepared to at
once begin reducing salaries of officials
from the highest to the lowest office holder;
he did not believe in allowing any officer to
make fortune out of an office in two
years; for instance tax collector tor any
district can be obtained for salary Of
$4,000. and he did not think that any mans
services are worth more than that sum.
At the conclusion of the conference Mr.
Packard, the chairman, stated that an an
swer would be prepared in day or two
and be furnished the Property Holders
Union.
Communists in Chicago are known as mer
| who commit arson and steal.
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