New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-04

4 CAUTION 10 CdorpRon1SRRs.
The P;caywae has at last come down to
the cork of restoring permanent peace in
Louisiana. It perceives that for some
years past certain ambitious politicians
have claimed for themselves and friends
the government Offices of the State. All
the conflicts and all the compromises
have heretofore been based on partition
of those chief offices among clique OF
agitators, while no proposal has been
really entertained for reduction Of bur-
dens resting upon the whole mass OF the
people. That the Picasrlne fears another
compromise on this basis is obvious from
an article Of yesterday. After adverting
to negotiations now understood to be
pending between the leaders of the
Kellogg party and certain gentle
men prominent in the Conservative
party for an adjustment of the
political difficulties in this State, ;"
it addresses these warming words. To
these gentlemen prominent in the Con-
sentative party ''comes an intimation that
they can not be permitted to compromise
for few State Offices the real popular in
terests Of reform" It is said:
/ 1t is, therefore, not to those gentlemen
that we address ourselves. But to the MEM
bers of the committee We wish to make
few suggestions. 1t is well for them to
know that an arrangement which sacrifices
the great principle for which the people of
Louisiana contend, and which e based only
on certain arbitrary division Of Offices and
governmental p0sccys and schich should ignore
ne specific ncasures of reform Uhich the
Conservatives demand, tcoaald not satisfy the
public. On the contrary, it would be re-
garded as surrender rather than as an
adjustment or compromise. four italics.l
After this the reader will be curious to
soc the reform schedule Of the Picayuse:
1. The repeal of the registration and
election laws, and s'the abolition of the |
Returning Board system" as signed by
Ex-Governor Warmoth in the Fusion in
terest. The repeal of the funding law,
and the employment of one official jour
nal at $50, 600 year. Restoration of city
control over the police and the park prop
,rty, with q discontinuance of the park
AK. Limiting the expense of assessment
o one per cent in the city and three per
'ent in the country. Remission of PEN
lilies incurred for non.payment. Reduc-
ion of legislative appropriations.
Then fol low these monito,y words to
be gentlemen who may fancy they have
general power of attorney to bind the
Ne people:
We are sure that NO agreement will be |
atified by the people Of the State which
oes not provide guarantees at least for
hose reforms to which we have referred. |
Without accomplishing that much the whole
usiness would be simply futile. II
Now, in the haste Of preparing this
'hedule, the Picayune has inadvertently
mitted certain reforms which the REpuB-
lcAN has supplied. They are: I. The
duc:ion Of the salaries and patronage of ,
e city administration. Q. The reduc- 7
On Of salaries and perquisites of sherifs, Z
erks, coroners and other officers in the
ty and State. The exorbitant profits of {
ese last Offices, and the political patron 1
e which they afford is the root Of much e
'litical evil. A man who may owe his b
pularity to intelligent business habits &
Ids that either Of these official appoint v
ants would be more productive than his u
N business. He accepts. Possibly his r
seconded his recommendation n
Office. The pay and profits of this Office ia
worth ten, fifteen, twenty or fifty thou E
ID dollars per annun, and the nomi- 81
ion Of the Democratic party is IN as OF
ed election. How easy for the friends &C
this nominee to realize upon the assur- W
'e OF employment under this appoint su
Mt any sum OF money necessary to
p party ticket in, the election. We wi
erve that the Picayuae seizes upon wi
1t it regards as much needed econ &C
YIN public printing among the first az
rms recommended. It regards the ho
stlon who shall be public printer of ap
much consequence as who shall be an
utenant Governor. Very well. Now if
t lock to the leak in the matter Of Ri
RES. Let it behold the sherif's an
ehouse crammed with the goods of &c
poor; let it inquire into the keepers ad,
ed in the humble habitatiops err
the people; let it sum up sta
exactions of the constable, and pie
abuses practiced by the under pre-
s OF Office and twill find an additional be
on why the gentlemen to whom it refers ane
Id not content themselves with settling VIII
incumbencies of few top Offices It
the people writhe and suffer under ma
concentrated weight of accumulated GER
es. The Picayune is on the right upe
:. 1t is more important to relieve the the
le from subordinate abuses than to ore,
e q personnel Of the executive depart
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