The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-22
Tor the parish. There is no locgl hondsman re;

" the property owners. becnuse there il no
rs'npe Tor them. II they do not pay their taxes.
employees are en- outraged hy the law tp pay
the taxes Of their landlords The tax collector
can s'ilr the crops Oi renters. the wages OF
hahds. ana me rr''il III gwen therefor = r'rriN-
able 10y tnc landlord 10 s'ttlcu TT Tor tWi'c us
amount ~ any rinim ne may hnv' asqinsi ms
tenant or his field hand IN" personal proper
iy.the mul's the crop on tn" ground. his house
hold ciF is u,rr $500. all cnn hc s'izrd 10y the
tax ruiie tor for real us we'll rs personal TN.
The squandcrng of the = 'hoOl fund the de-
fal'atiun of Che houl Urusur,is. ana the con-
snuuput -toppn,,, of nrurlv all the 'hoos in the
Stat" in the rural portion Of II. hnd decided
effect upon the more Intelligent portion ol the
negro ut the last elect on. II was the one ar-
gument on which the Demo ratio orators d.
lated. and the ono fact they sought to prove to
the entire satisfaction of their negro auditors
cay cHrprt-bag collectors and their allies Mt the
seat of government undoubtedly brought thou
sands Oi negroes over To the Democrats.
The assessment aud cole ton " taxes md
the management Of the schools are not the only
matters IN which thu, parish Is denied a voice.
The right Of local self-guvrrnmcnt Is altogether
denied. There are no local ward ON 'rrs al
lowed TO bc elected. \ police jury. which cgrre-
snonds to Boards of Supervisors in New York
and County Commissioners In PENNSYLVANIA.
are elc tod md they arr tho source II all power
central dcspoi SIN ot the State. Parish Judges
ana District JuigN ~ and Attorney nre ost 'nsihly
"'i,d 10y the people. hnt really by the Return
ing Boards this all powerful body deicrm ny
the cr ton of the lowest par 81 oil ,"a Hs well
as that oi President OF the United States.
ne result nl inns SYST m pi government lS
not only eNfs -iNe iaNation. tut an unlimited
| in reuse of debt. The police Jury OF "a parish,
while II has NJ control over TIA" rat" Of taxation
| for parish purposes nor supervision over the
collect on oi tlNrs. hns the power ci creHting an
unlimited indebtedness, and issuing their strip
ae evidences 81 the same. As might be- expect
| Ell. every parish IN the State under complete
| Radical rule ~ enormously in debt. Indeed,
the parish Indebtedness Is quite equal g. that of
the State. Various Efforts have been made to
aS certain approx imatrly the aggregate parish
! indebtedness. but IN tn" majority OF the krpub-
H.HIF NN.. a a.4H-
! ilc task. The az cunts of the police lurirs have
| either been destroyed. or are so kept that the
most expert accountants cannot unrivel them.
| 1t - b.hcvcd however. that the total parish in.
d.'trdnrss OF the State viii be not Tar short OF
The government Of this city was also rracti-
| cay taken out of the control of the people. II
! = iru" tuat tu"y are allowed t. el''t llard OF
Admin stihofs; but thrs" officers. Ike the
| Mayor, are rraru ally str pprd of all power
| The Admin stratvr u improvements, IT IL true
! has a gr M deal 81 patronage, and exercises
considerable authority over the streets. but the
! WharNcs are lei-vI iOru term Oi years To "a COM
| ptny. IL" entire drainage of t." city-vn OF
! the principal Items IF rNp,nse--is IN the hands
| oi another company. the VI - sslpii and M"Ni-
IAN Gun Canal Company. whch has contract
" tn the city. made bN the Leg stature. to build
| this work It IL paid enormously. Tn" Admins
| traitor of Finance has nothing To- do with the as
s~sil'hls or .oHe'tsoH 81 thr tiN tlant II done
| by the nppoute.s Of the Governor. The police
: not unier the control of the Mayor. hut is a
Ntat' Ih-i luton. managed " COMMISSIONERS
| ,pp9inird 10y the Governor. Then there is q
| inrk commission. having 90 nirol ~ parks and
PUN. eiuni's. ais alpYihttd bS IN" Governor,
| shl gwen unlimited authority ~ run the city IN
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| 100 lt Stranger ~ thN iH'i 'iht the city drains
/ .W"N lrvW tN' tN r. lh' hi-h water level %
| VI" r.N'r = Nru i"i al "N' IN" lrNcl oi the
Sl'',''S. anu NJ low water there il still several
| % Us 10 iI,1r coy lN' river Ihrre can hr no
W,rs. ana hence the suria'" drainag. must i''
H- tn"l,iu-h ~ iYi1r,ni' or th" nrnth .i me
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