The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-01-11
TERRIBLE ARRANGEMENT.
NO Decent White Man can be a
Republican on Local Mat
tiers in this State.
BIG NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PARALY XED.
Why Louisiana w en- {
Democratic.
Statement of Prominent Republi-
can to the New York
Herald Correspondent.
Louisiana w en-
Democratic.

Among other gentlemen whom l met
in New ORLEANS was William K. Spear
ing, formerly resId ent of Chicago, but
who has lived in New Orleans since the
war. 10 national politics he Is and al
ways has been since 1860 Republican.
He is thoroughly familiar with New Or
leans and Louisiana, and knows nearly
every Ian of prominence in the State
1 had many conversations with him in
regard to local affairs, whose salient
points were about as follows:
"Mr Spearing, you wsre formerly
Republican, when | knew you in the
North. How do you stand uow?"
II am Republican sill, so far as ma
tional politics are concerned; but | want
you to understand that no decent white
man can be a Republican on local mat
tiers in this State"
"How is thar"
Simply because the men who are
running the Republican party here are
the worst collection of thieves and
scOundTels IN America
Are there no exceptions?"
"Well, yes; one or two, perhaps. War
moth, for instance, is an exception. lie
is a very square man, and is a good cal
liked and respected by the Southern peu-
: le Anderson and Pinchback are not
very well liked, but still they are SO
much Of an improvement over the aver
age Louisiana Republican that they are
not without friends"
What is the particular trouble with
the Kellogg Packard reginle7'
cit Is that their whole efforts are in
the interest Of a steal They care moth
ing whatever for anybody In the State
except so far as they can use them to
make money. Every one of these men
came here paupers and are men Of great
wealth. Upon my soul, | do not know
an honest ofice-holder in all Louisi-
ana
Give me some instances of their ras-
caIity
You cant 60 amiss in any direction
Wherever you will find a Radical in
office, you ATE certain to find thief
Take the case of the school money, for
Instance. This is hand led in the districts
by Radicals, and in q majority Of in,
stances it Is all, or the greater portion OF
it, stolen. 1t was this fact 0ore than
any other which made East Feliciuua
Gone of the "bulI-dozed" parishes), al
ways before a strong Republican parish
90 Democratic by so large a majority
But this is not the biggest steal"
what Is the biggest steal2
at Is the handling of assessment
here and In other places NJ ost of tn,
assessors were original no-acc ,uul
paupers, but all of them are now veal
thy
How do they do it2' 1s
"Ihey go about and assess property a
from three to FIVE or ten times its actua
value. When this is done, you have one
of two things to do. Either to pay tai
of from 4 to cents on this valuation
or see the assessor. To 'see' MN j
expensive, according to the value of thu
property. Sums are paid ranging all tn
way from 50 TO 500, OF even s. 600.
know of n case, for instance, where som
real estate was assessed at 5000 0UC
which was barely worth $50 OUU. In
tax on this was $4,000. The owner saw
the assessor to the tune of 81 OOC
whereupun the assessmrnt was lowsrcl
TO SIS 600. Such cases Ps these are q
constant occurrence. In fact, there i
no exception Besldes this, the Radrca
managers have created large numbv
of superfiuuu5 offices, when they hav
filled with their own men, and who
are worth to their incumbeuts from $40
600 to $50 600 per annum. In all sue
cases the vthcrs are perfectly useless
and their duties could be performed b
existing offices without additional cost
Mr.. SEearing thercupon proceeded
give che names of various officials, u.
SCISSORS, sherltfS Of various grades, &c
who are now in possession of forum
which have been wTung from the poop
by the InIquItOus processes above
tailed. Mr. Spearing further SAID
"These robberles have parAlyzsd bus
ness. am making arrangements
leave here simply because no man ca
do Legitimate business here aud lIv
There are thousands Of people in Loui,
ana who own improved property, whic
under halfway decent mana gem, r
would afford them a competence M
it is all they can do to secure enough /
come from their property to pay the
taxes 9nd supply IL lev ord nary repair
Capital is being taxed out; business IN
like myself are pulling up and gou
away; and yet New Orleans If proper
governed, would be one OF tie very b.
cities on the continent to do busine
in
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