The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-23
THE COUNTRY PRESS.
puD QUE LATE LEGISLATURES GIVE
us ANY REFORMS
fClaiborne Guardian.l

IOIathorne GuAFulBn.l
The Hon. L. d. White. Democratic Sena-
tor from New Orleans, made speech just
before the adjournment of the Legislature,
in which he summed up the reform Iabors OF
Tho Legislature. and seems to have proven
satisfactorily that the Democratic admins
tratJun and Legislature nave saved the state
over three million dollars.
tTerrebonne Progressl
In spite Of the fact that the disappointed
howl occasionally, the Nichols government
has been O success, and has carried out the
reforms promised In the last campaign. 1t Is
useless for men to blow and butt their heads
against facts and figures, which are irresist-
ible. IL shows bad taste in the "outs'' to
abuse Unfortunately good Governor good
State officers, and the Legislature, which has
certainly accomplished good; and especially
30 when they are abusing their own party
This way OF abusing everybody In Office Ia u
very effective way to put tricksters and po-
litical rascais In charge Of State affairs.
The Nichols government Is truly reform
as can be seen In the article published IN this
Issue, and taken from the Philadelphia Times.
1t is certainly well worth our endeavors 20
sustain an administration that can cave to
our noble old State the sum OF So ,475 1t
has been said that the State printing Ia q
MONOPOLY. The Nichols administration can
point with pride to the fact that under carpet
bag government the State printing cost $245,-
748; now IL only costs $4,000, less than one
fifth what it did under Radical regime.
Our last Legislature, as much as 1t was
abused and vilifed, saved the State more than
$1,000 II is true that the Legislature
wasted time. But take any body of men,
many Of them ignorant Of their duties as
law-makers, as most new men certainly will
be. and it will be seen that to accomplish the
same work that our last Legislature did, the
same time will be consumed If we take new
men to make our laws, we must expect mis-
takes and some delay until they are some
what versed in the art. Our last Legislature
~s,nc n htu nd ,,f
AT first they did not act as body, for they
disagreed az to what was most expedient.
After discussing the wants of the State they
acted more In accord and became a better
law-making body. The next session they
would be better still.
Franklin SUM
We have carefully perused, this week, the
speech of the Hon. Il. ID. White, made In the
Senate Of this State about the close of the last
session Of our Legislature, in defence of that
much and, we are sorry TO say, Justly abused
body. Always being willing to give the
devil his due, however, we must say that the
present Legislature, the one elected for the
sessions of 1877 and 1878, has done much for
the State and notwithstanding all their short
cumings It's members should have credit
for all that is actually due them. Mr..
White claims to show figures for all he
claims, and, It Is said that figures wont lie,
but we think his estimates In some instances
Incorrect. He estimates the amount already
saved OF s2,Is4,475, and that to be saved by
adoption Of the constitutional amendments,
ETC., at 81, 100000. making the total amount
saved to the State by The efforts of these
legislators, $3,365,475. OF the amount already
saved. that put down as saved to the par
fshes is certainly greatly exaggerated, and
we are satisfied that others of the esti-
mates made as having been saved are incor-
rect, but IL half the amount claimed has ac-
tually been saved, the people of the State have
been relieved of d great burden. As to the
amount to be saved by the adoption of the
constitutional amendments, etc, time alone
can determine its correctness. II the amend
ments should be adopted, there certainly
would be some saved annually to the State
but what the amount would be cannot well be
determined at this time
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