New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-29

principles. the Republican party neve,
| having made currency . principle, can
/ not be held responsible for any de.elictiou
Of principle.
We have shown that the Democratic
party has been beaten out OF all its prin.
ciples. and we cite its advocacy Of di.
| luted paper currency rather than an in
slant return to specie payment as a most
conclusive proof that such is the fact.
THE PROPERTY HOLDERS ASSOCIATION
Since We have understood this assosia
ton to disavow any other than legal scru
tiny and resistance to the payment OF
taxes, and especially since we have oh.
served that they have somewhat enlarged
the scope OF their reforms. we have
approved their action in both respects.
There is still, however, an omission essen.
tial to the relief Of the people. It is the
reduction Of taxes to all, to the merchant.
the mechanic and the !aborer. This will
achieve great purpose, because it will
relieve the whole people. It is fallacy
that the relief Of the real estate owner is
the relief OF everybody else. II has been
even contenGed that other interests should
advocate the exclusive relief OF the land
lord. on the ground that he can do better
by the tenant. This is the argument Of
the man who devoured the limited supply
OF dinner with the remark that "uhat
daddy ate was for the good Of the whole
family" We hope the association will
make its phylacterya little more broad,
and insc,ibe upon its ample borders:
Association for the reduction of taxes,
and relief Of taxpayers"
There is just so much Of politics i'm.
bued with the object Of this association as
to insist that the sole cause Of city de-
cline is the abuses OF the government
When il is replied that these abuses should
be charged against the Democratic city
administration, it is replied that this body
is controlled by imperative legislation.
Yet it is shown that the only two items Of
taxation said TO be in excess Of the public
wants, are those for public schools and
police, and the expenditure of these funds
is made within the city, and both institu-
tons go 20 the credit Of the city, whose
children are educated and whose property
is protected
Then it is shown that che State debt
and taxation has been scaled and reduced,
while that Of the city remains without
change. Still il is the fault Of the Repub-
lican State administration. It has been
shown that the Democratic city of New
York has been as badly misgoverned as
the Democratic city of New Orleans, yet
it is deemed that the cases are SINH
lar. Il is contended that though the
rate Of apparent taxation is higher
in New York than New Orleans, that there
is less proportion Of the assessed values
taxed in New York than here. We
will, however, give the city debt and taxes
Of New York, and the comments Of the
New York Tribune.
The rate of taxation in 1872 was 80 80
per 500, in 1873 50 so, in 1874 50 so,
and in 1875 50 80. Taxation has then
advanced in the Democratic city Of New
York The amount Of taxes levied on
has increased within the past |
four years from 1928, 800, 600 to s32, 333,.
1873 80. The levy for the debt interest
has increased from S., 800, 900 to 50, $685.
1873 80. The amount collected this year !
n Democratic New York for the payment
# interest is s1O,OOo,O0O. The debt Of |
this Democratic city has increased from
300, 900, 900 in 1872 TO nearly S12S, 100000
n 1875. The debt Of Democratic New
York has increased in three years twenty
seven per cent.
New York coatrives 10 save her sinking
nnd. and SO manages her waterworks as
o have derived . revenue Of 500, 900
rom that source.
The situation Of this Democratic city
GEMS hopeless, for the Tribune says:
But nothing interrupts the growth of the
ity debt. 1t is useless to hope for lower
axes while the debt Continues it, present
farming rate Of Increase. Borrow, borrow,
Orrow, % wo may, to taxee We must como
{ last.
Democratic New York has deb. that
J increasing, and that Democratic city
INSISTS, as New Orleans has done, upon
orrowing. II will be better 10 discard
ny political theory Of the cause Of en-
and apply the proper correc.
ion, which both Republicans and Demo-
rats eoncede to be necessary.