The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-27
RARnAnLEs AND soREHEADs.

BAhNAULbp AMI oVhDAAn1D'
Our worthy and wise neighbors. the
picdu,tne and Times, arc In sore distress
over the defeat OF the proposition to
levy a tax upon this city for the benefit
OF the New Orleans Pacific Railway.
Reading their diatribes yesterday morn
ing against those who were SO besotted
with ignorance as to entertain an opinion
on this question different from that ex-
pressed by them, one might be led to
suppose that those two great journal
istic luminaries hold monopoly OF the
intelligence, patriotism and honesty OF
New Orleans.
The Picayttnc and TIMES for twelve
months or more have been the violent
IL not vigorous advocates OF the PROPOSE
ton to levy this tax, without having, In
all that time, printed single Intelligent
argument in It's favor or q single article
displaying any comprehension OF the
railroad scheme and it's connection with
the railroad system OF Texas. Yet vast
load CT barnaeles," "chronio obstrue-
tionists." ''sore heads" "grumblers
blind to their own interests" are few
of the refined and courteous epithets
they yesterday morning bestowed upon
those gentlemen whose views on this
subject were 80 sound In principle, and
whose influence was 80 large, that they
overwhelmingly defeated proposition
to the support OF which these two ex-
ceedingly wise, virtuous and progressive
newspapers have been trying to rally
the people for over year.
We should have been glad during the
past four years to witness on the part OF
our able contemporaries some exhibit
ton of this new born virulence toward
the enemies of Louisiana. A degree OF
courtesy, at least equal to that which
was bestowed upon Kellogg and COM
pany, is certainly due tho gentlemen
who, In the advocacy of what they held
to be right in this controversy, carried
with them an overwhelming majority Of
the community.
The advocates OF the tax asked the
Legislature for an appeal to the people
through the ballot box. We supposed
they believed they were right In asking
for the tax and were willing to accept
the judgment Of the people. The
decision of their own tribunal has been
against them. Is it in good taste now
to abuse and villify that tribunal
Were the people only to be trusted and
praised in case the people, right or
wrong, conceded their demands These
gentlemen are estopped from question
ing the propriety Of the result Of Fri
days election, unless they are prepared
to concede that the argument the DEM
ocRAT made against the tax was sound,
and that the proposition to levy tax
such as this is not proper one to be
decided by popular election. If the
people have committed an error and
done foul wrong, as the Picdyune
and Times affirm, to great enterprise,
are they not just as likely on any SINH.
lar proposition to commit an error and
do foul wrong to the taxpayers
Indeed, it seems to us that this violent
abuse of those who opposed this tax is
unseemly in the Times and Picay,tne,
and at the same time positive con-
domination OF their own policy, and
that OF the other advocates Of the tax.
When feasible scheme Is adopted to
build this great road, and one that does
not violate the plainest principles oil
government and the most sacred rights
Of property, we will see who will be the
strongest and most useful friends of the
enterprise, ''the barnacles, sore-heads
and GROWERS" or their yirulent bu'
eeble defamers.