The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-08
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
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the views expressed In the communications
1nder this head: but no communications will
70 printed except from responsible parties.l
THE CHTY HALL AND THE DEMOCRAT
No FARTY.
To The Editor of the Democrat:

TO the Editor of the Democrat:
1t Is too common. as 1t seems to the writer,
to abuse the Hall, right and left, and lay at
Its door nearly every misfortune that befalls
our city. Nothing Is more frequent than to
hear our Council burdened with the charge OF
allowing the fever to come to town. They
ought, of course, says the fault-iinder, to
have done or not done this, that or the other,
| according to his fancy, crude or wise. Some
say they have out-Heroded ilerod In infant
slaughter, by means of carbolic acid sprink-
ling, while he was content with the slower
instrumentality Of the sword. Why don't
they pay tho police, cry some: the teachers,
cry others; their criminal expenses, their
judgments, their "time,' their orphans-in
fact, everybody every cent and have some
thing over for lagnidppe.
II our men of the Hall had Alladin's lamp
they would no doubt accommodate all hands.
but as they have to wait for the slower and
more prosy way Of daily receipts OF money
before they can pay out, no matter how i'm
perious or how necesstous the case, we
should give them at any rate time and op-
portunlty to get In before we abuse them for
not Smelling out.
That sounds reasonable. Some pretend
that they are getting in money, and could pay
all rs above; but they are sworn and bonded
officers, to say nothing Of their claims to be
gentlemen. and their books are open to public
inspection, while the periodical and frequent
exhibit OF their cash income and dsbutse-
must be such an idea. Let the voters and
party who put them In office do them Justice.
now they are there.
We should Of course be prepared for radical
aspersions, falsehoods and misrepresenta-
tiOns but for us who voted the Democratic
Conservative ticket, which the present City
Council faithfully represents as to It's ''pe,-
sonnet" we should never join the foolish cry
OF mere discomfort, no matter whether found
ed upon misinformation or malignancy,
Y1Jrtj fI1f f
best they can under adverse circumstances,
Give them the same show we would in pri-
yate life. and condemn no man unheard, nor
raise a cry on a public servant because he
cannot work miracles.
Some air the expression that our Admins
traitors and Mayor have given us away to the
bond-holders. and are conducting public
affairs strictly in their interest. Then the
names of well known firms Of brokers are
glibly introduced as II the whole town was in
the vest pocket of ga. Il B., or 60 d. IL E.
and the idea Ia conveyed that our regularly
nominated and elected city officers are simply
acting as clerks for these brokers and bond
holders.
Nothing can be more irrational or less fair
than such conclusions. There is not scn-
tila of ground for that opinion. Your space.
kindly given, will not allow q display Of the
abundant proofs at hand, but 1t will be per-
mitted to say that, what with the equaliza-
ton, which has been tantamount to O reduG-
Won Oh asSeSsLleltS all tttySoute il!hlb ~ tth't-
ton, and unfortunate deinguencies OF pay
ments, the gentlemen managing our city I'M
der the auspices OF the Democratic Conserve
tive party have acquitted themselves very
creditably, popular clamor to the contrary
Notwithstanding, and even II by our Ameri-
can rule, be it good or bad, OF rotation in
office we change the men. we ought
In justice to refrain from unjust accu-
Stations against tho outgoing, MS we should
from undue expectations from the incoming
officers.
Honor to whom is due. The subject de-
serves more ample treatment than one short
communication can give it. and the writer
confesses that the views presented merely
skirt the edges of few of the matters Of in
terest, but Il they were treated by q skilful
pen. and moro at length, it would be seen that
our men at the City Hall. so far from having
been derect Or unwise, really deserve favor
and commentator from every fair minded