The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-05
GOVERNOR TII.DEN,

week. A departure from the simplicity o.
Jefferson will be noticed by ali the journals
of the day. Jefferson threw aside all kinds o.
display, as savoring too much of the cere
monies of monarchy, and in his Inauguration
as President, and in his receptions and whole
manner Of life, while President, adopted his
idea of a republican form of government, as
ntra-distinguished from monarchy. Wash.
ington and Adams had been grand and
formal as Presidents, and they did not
depart materially from the ceremonies Of the
grand potentates of the earth. Tlden is to
be indicted into Office with a grand flourish
of drums and trumpets, an important display
of military, and all the fuss and nonsense Of
modern Radicalism. This may be all right,
and as his success is the foretoken of the sue
cess of pure and unadulter ated Democracy,
it may be proper that this event should be
celebrated in a manner worthy of commemo-
ration.
But Gov. Tilden has one good idea upon
which he has acted during his whole political
life, and that is the idea or principle of home
rule. New York is the great city of this con-
tinent, and his idea of home rule is that the
government Of that city, the management OF
its affairs and its welfare and destiny should
be wholly intrusted to its own citizens This,
in other words, is true Democracy.
To the United States is intrusted all mat
tiers relating to our connection with other ma
tions-to the States all matters pertaining to
States, and to counties, cities and towns all
matters appertaining to the local interests of
each. This is Gov. Tilden's idea, and it is
one which he will carry out, if he can, SO far
as the city of New Xork is concerned. The
management of all municipal affairs of the
city has been taken away from its
citizens by the Republican party,
which has ruled that State for
many years. The same policy we hope to
see adopted by the Legislature, if We have
one, which will assemble this week. Radical
rule has taken away from the citizens of the
city all control. The authorities in power
have passed and enforced the n ost oppressive
laws. To enumerate few 1t has organized
a military power. called police, under the
supreme control of the Governor, and has
forced the citizens to pay all the expenses
It has imposed upon us school system con-
Quoted solely by the appointees of the
Governor, directly or indirectly, and it has
deprived us all even of any suggestion as to
The proper management of the schools. It
assesses State tax of two mills for schools and
at the same time forces the city to collect an
additional tax of one-fourth of one per cent
for these schools, which must be paid over to
> school board not selected by the people.
It passed law to lay outa public park without
us, and gave the sole management
If it to the appointees of the Governor, and
the citizens to pay one-eighth of
'ne per cent annually for this park.
II has in all respects deprived us of home
'ule-of self-government-a has placed all
matters Of importance to the welfare and |
of this city to adventures, who
will consult their own individual interests in |
preference to oil other interests. We like the
dea and theory of Gov. Tilden. We hope he
will succeed, and we, if only home rule is con-
eded to us, will rejoice. We say: Let the
people of the city govern themselves. If
hey cannot do it, no one can.