The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-20

clamAttOne OF fearful rage and 1neulM were OK.
changed for ten minutes. Some members we're
actually scuffling with one another.
So
Communicated.
RESOLVED.
mo. IL
Reso,oed. That that government is best which
taxes its citizens least"
Strange that, claiming to represent public
opinion, men will advocate barbarian form OF
government as the nearest approach to perfec-
tion.
Resolued, That We deem IL absolutely peces-
sary that this city In the interest OF true REFORM
must come TO cash basis, to the end that her
school teachers, her laboring men, her police,
and all her employees should be paid dollar fer
dollar for work actually performed"
30 do the railroad company, and they propose
to pay back to the laboring men sll the money
they receive for this tax necessary to grade and
crossie the road. Let the laboring men come
both ever welcome to our city and lts works in
time OF need.
The company has spent ssoo,ooo in New Or
leans among New Orleans men 30 far; it wants TO
spend more and on q cash basis.
mo. 81
Resosped, That in order TO meet all her ex-
penses dollar for dollar and to pay all her EN-.
ployes punctnslly. IL is absolutely Indispensable
that her taxation be not further increased by the
levy Of an additional one-hsf per cent tax for any
purpose whatsoever: and that we are utterly OPP
posed to the levy OF such additional tax for the
building Of railroad from Alexandria, on Red
river, to Marshall, Texas.
The railroad company will set the example by
paying her employees promptly, relieve the ci iy Of
surplus labor giving stock In the road for the tax
or subscription to poor men with small property.
And they malciously falsify the company who
l.. L.p-
raj communication between the city Of 'Nee Or
leans and the great State Of 7e1as il complete.
mo. 4.1
Resolued, That we are utterly opposed to the
principle upon which this tax il sought to be
levied, and that we propose not only to vote
against its imposition ourselves, but to do all in
our power to defeat It's levy by condsmning it
among our friends and acquaintances.
There are some in our community who never
pav taxes and always resist the legal tax colec-
tor On whom does the burthen OF the local gov.
ernment then fal2 On the laborer; on the small
property holder; on the poor man who always
pays his tax, and whose increased rent is not fol-
lowed by increased wages.
Down with railroad obstrucsionists, and par
who will neither build up the internal improve
ments OF our city themselves. nor permit others to
do 30.
mo. 81
Resolped, That we protest against this pro-
posed election for the 25th Of May, because the
1877 has repealed the old corrupt registration
law, and made 1t necessary that an entirely new
registration shall be completed before another
election can be legally held.
subterfuge Childs play! Don't uote, then,
ifit is illegal Verify, these men would make
good lawyer turn In his grave to rebuko them.
Bat that subject must be sore one to the 'No-
fniinua fnrtv pptt foro IN fttn
mo. 81
Resoped, That should such railroad tax election
be held and carried, it wouli work the greatest
injury to the working classes; for rents will be.
come higher food and clothing and other neces-
saries OF life will rise in price, whe the aborers'
wages will fall in value and work will be more and
more difficult to find.
This is refreshing, this is choice; but fail to
see how that relic OF the past, the Tax Payers
L. 2. Union don't want more rent. "Good Lud!"
landlord not want more rentl go to Young
resoutor of the banner ward, thy friends have
been fondling thee with = vengeance. and thou
hast stolen my thunder, but I forgive thee, tor
must say thou hast made ''dem" fine use OF it
for our side.
And, according to the resolution, we stand
on the verge OF q pani, in the food and clothing
line. II this tax passes think Of the demahd for
food and clothing to supply the new settlers
Orleans. Well, thank fortune, there's room in
New Orleans, and plenty # empty houses here
at very low rents (Which rents will 60 up IL this
subscription is voted) we hear.
mo. ~
RESOLVED, That the New Orleans Pacific Rail-
road Company have thus far employed the Peni.
tentiary convict labor TO the exclusion Of the
honorable and law-abiding laborlng man, aud
that we know IL this tax be levied that this COM
pay will continue to employ these convict slaves,
white and black, which the law has sent to the
Penitentiary, but which the Penitentiary con-
tractors and the New Orleans Pacific Railroad
Company work against their will on this railroad.
Vino came forward ut time when ali was chaos
and offered to care for these unfortunate beings
was 1t the Taxpayers Union who offered to sup
ply them with covering from the CHILLY blast OF
winter or to feed their hungry mouths at . time
when Louisiana could moi? Who gave thought
as to the security OF this large body Of desperate
and reckless humanity, or the dreadful calamity
that would ensue were they loosed upon our
community?
;, Let men "apeak that they know, testify that
they have seen," or "their words are as sound
ing brass or tinkling cymbals"
Long have we labored to consummate this work,
long nave our people cried aloud for the same
advantages enj 'yed by other cities. And now,
friends, you can have it-not part of = road,
weighed down by debt, but one glorious stretch
OF rail, nearly three hundred and ffty miles long,
through country teeming with beauty. earth's
best and most valuable products, ana alive to the
fact that
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