The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-05-19
ST. LOUIS NEWS.
THE SOCIALISTS OF ST. LOUIS GROW
ING BOLDER AND MORE
AGGRESSIVE
The Rate Of City TaxatIOn-Street Par
AIDES Prehibited-Renewal of Bonds
Hssued-The Police Hoard Under In
vestgatiOn-The Coming Races.
Especial Correspondence Of the Democrat

81. LOUIS. May III, 1878.
bill has been introduced into the Munich
pal Assembly fixing the rates of
TAXATION IN ST. LOUIS
for the present year for municipal purposes,
and as the bill is almost certain to pass men
ton may as well be made of it now as here
after. The rate Of taxation for payment of
the interest on the city's bonded debt is to be
three-fourths of 1 per cent on all taxable
property within the old city limits and one
tenth of 1 per cent, or one MILL on all
taxable property in the new territory
acquired by the extension of the city
limits two years ago. The amount
anticipated from this taxation is S1.118OOO
which is sufficient, with the 100000 expected
to be collected on water licenses and back
taxes, to meet the interest on the public debt
and pay about $4,000 OF the principal of the
debt. The rate of taxation for CARRYING on
the city government is to be / per cent on
property in the old city limits and four mills
on property in the new territory. The total
tax to be levied on property in the old city
limits is - per cent, or 81 IS on the 500.
Last year the municipal tax was 81 90 and
the year before 1t was So 3d.
Several other important bills are now before
the Municipal Assembly. One of them, intro
duced by Moses Fraley at last Fridays Coun-
Gil meeting, prohibits all
STREET PARADFS
not sanctioned by the board of police COM
mlssioners except parades of the State and
city militia, and fire department and parades
OF religious bodies and funeral professions
In all other cases application must be made
to the police board for permission to march
through the public streets, the time and OBJ
ject of the parade to be given and also the
streets to be paraded, and the police board is
given authority to either grant or refuse the
application. The bill is evidently directed at
the Socialists, and is intended to prevent them
from marching through the streets in a body
this summer, as they did last summer in
case a general strike occurs There has been
no debate on the bill as yet in either house
but am Of the opinion that it will pass both
houses, and without any material amend
mentS.
THE SOCIALISTS
ire growing bOider In st. Louis every day. |
out whether they are growing In numerical |
strength or not | am unable to say They |
continue to hold meetings every night in diff |
erent parts Of the city and were never more /
in their sentiments than now. Last
year they called themselves the Working
mems party, and this year it is the Socialistfc |
Labor party. The leaders of last years party
IRE for the most part, believe, still identified
leadership, and their places are filled by new
men. One OF these new men is a Cincinnati
Iagrant by the name of
HALLER.
will not say that he was really convicted
II vagrancy in Cincinnati, for | am not posi-
i've about it, but that is the report here in st.
louis. ! have heard also that he used to
1incinnati and peddle backing there, but
whether this is true or not. it matters
cry little. Halter is an old man, probably
. or 60 years OF age, He has long, gray,
cry eyes. He is we'll posted On American IN
oltics and claims to know something about
he science Of government. He is plain in
is manners and blunt and outspoken in his
anguage, and being a ready talker, he makes |
good effect on the crowd OF poorly-paid
'orking men, that are always ready to listen
. a speech in praise OF labor and in denun-
iation OF capital. Like all the leaders of the E
oc1allSts here this year, he is an avowed (
communist, and, like all OF them, he excuses
ne mlsdeeds OF the Paris Communists of the 1
asst. Violent measures need not be resorted {
, in. this country, however, he SAYS, for the {
'ork OF the Communists can be ACCOMPLISHED I
y the ballot-box. He hopes to see a party t
ullt up by the workingmen Of the country {
nat will be large enough and strong enough {
} engraft the principles Of Communism into t
le constitution of the United States. This
the way that he and his feIow-Socialists {
Xix now. What they would say and do in I
use of t
4 GENERAL STRIFE {
.nnot be told until the strike takes place.
he Socialists have organized a military com
any here, and have given it the name of
Workingmen's Protective Association"
heir charter for they have obtained 6
larter for their association gives them the i
sercising this right for several weeks. At q
rst they denied that they had arms, but 4
'mes reporter removed all doubts in the /
latter by slipping into one of their meetings E
1d watching them drill. There was nothing a
1T for them now but to admit the charge, '
nd this they did or the leaders did for them. {
1t claiming at the same time that in drill +
g with arms they We're only preparing for q '
rand parade through the streets on the day t
their annual picnic Sunday, May 10. This a
'obabiy be attended by every member Of Y
e soclalIstic labor party in st. Louis. If y
IGh is the case, the city authorities will have s
change to see Just how strong the Socialists T
e IN st. Louis. The bill introduced into the t
unlcipal Assembly by Mr.. Fraley in regard
street parades, cannot pass the assembly
fore next week, 50 that the Socialists will j,
we their parade next Sunday in case the II
Gather permits. They have several p
RED FLAGS
ade for them and presented to them g
is spring by the three or four female social r.
lie societies that the wives Of the Socialists Ily
We organized, and they will carry them b
rough the streets for the first time next o.
nday. n
The bill for the issue of 1928 six per cent te
RENEWAL BONDS az
$1,000 each has passed both houses Of the ~
lnicipal Assembly, and awaits only the d
mature OF the Mayor to become a law ai
\ Joint committee Of the two houses of the "
5embly have been investigating several sl
ly
tARGEs AGAINST THE BOARD OF POLICE
COMMISSIONERS, pl
past few weeks, and the disclosures made 10 10
far corroborate the charges. Several nr
STEERS at the stables Of the mounted police -
titled before the committee that three or J J,l
II horses belonging to Col. CELSIUS Price, in as
'ance commissioner for the State year or p .7