The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-17
LOCAL ADMINISTER ATHON.
The City Hall and the Democratic Party
what the Latter HAS Bone for
the TaxpnyePSs
To the Editor Of the Democrat:

To the Editor Of the Democrat: ...
In order to come to plain understanding OF
the difficulties under which he Hall has labored
it Is necessary to glance, first at the condition to
duced our affairs in Louisiana; see where. by
force and fraud, they had landed the city; and.
second. to compare briefly by figures the assess
ment and tax rates Of to-day with those Of the
time when the Democratic Conservative party
tell the whole story, and are more eloquent than
the most ornate or studied defamation.
The. Hall can afford to stand or fall on it's
The Radical bummers calling themselves 81
city government, when finally kicked out bv the
who gave Flanders fifteen minutes 10 dust wilt.
gave Billy 7Vigers less than fifteen seconds to
perform the same oDeratfon,) from a position
which two years previously he had usurpedR
left bebind them perfect, stable Of municipal
ments up to s139, 20t and the rate Of taxation
at 22S per celt, but in the two years OF his fraud
ulency's regime they put uD the city rate OF tax
This was In 1872, when our men came In. Now
look at the contrast. After an9exing Carroll
Sill 1874 545, and the rate of taxation upon It is
4 per cent. Such showing as this ;, speaks saak IS
louder than words, and you'd be by thinking
abuse of the unrefecting many, bell l-Wetheref
by the, interested few.
During the p Democratic. .Conseryatiye adnain- pin
Hall has faithfully represented the party as
we'll In its upper as its lower strata A criticism
of the three councils will corroborate this state
ment, and Dy doing satisfy, moderate men
that a reasonable average has been struck and
maintained; ana should quiet complaints.
whether from Conservatives or Democrats
that there has not been q fair and square deal
in the distribution Of offices as they are at pres
it cannot be denied that the bureau system
saddles upon an Impoverished people enor-
NOUS burdens In the form Of some useless and
all to highly salaried officers of the first rank.
without local responsibility, and in conse-
quence of frequent changes occupying the posf-
ton of tyros. some barely learning the ropes of
their OFFICES when they are called upon to SUE
render them, and regrettipg that they had ac-
auired too late the knowledge they could other
wise have put to 81 eat public advantage.
However, the gentlemen themselves must not
be blamed for the faulty system which was and
is imposed upon the city by corrupt legislation.
Citizens who do the writer the honor to read
this brief communication need not fear that 1t
Is penned In the interest Of any person or poll
cy. Its primary idea is to show that although
parish conventions are ofenti INES 'fearfuily
and wonderfully, made,"' still they have given
u.s. in the three latest tickets emanating frou
ficuties, have done much better than they, get
credit for, and, as mpared to the Radical
samples. 30 much ahead Of them as to justify
the saying that our worst Is better than their
best.
Look, for instance, at the, names of the
councils, elected by the people and compare
appointed by Warmoth, and. having noticed
the immense Improvement let citizens give our
men IA SOOu WOFus huu WOTk Ill Lub ur1L phElSH
convention to procure from 1t equally good
nominations.
The "Wfltz". .Council-Wiltz, Mayor: Calhoun.
WaterWorks; TurnbuIl, Commerce; Sturcken,
Assessments; 7s, Brewster, POLICE.
The Leeds Council-Leeds, Mayor; Brown,
Accounts; Pilsbury. Finance: Bertoli, Water
works; Landry, Commerce; Burke, Improve
ments; McCarty, Police; ,uny Assessments.
The "Pilsbury" Council-P Pilsbury.. mayors
Brown, Accounts; Denis, Finance; Edwards.
WaterWorks; Cavanac. Commerce; McCaffrey.
improvements; Diamond. Police; Rengstorf.
Assessments.
Looking carefully at these names, and with
out meaning to exaIt or disparage any, the
writer is of opinion that fairer average repre-
sentation of the emocratic- Conservative party
could scarcely be made than they show, and IL
We can do as we'll next time, We ought to ba
satisfied.
Having got possession of the city and State.
thanks to the necessities Of the Electoral Conn
slission, 1t Is our plain duty TO keep possess
sion., This We can do by union. based upon
Cancellation. We can change our men IL It is
thought best, wit b ut changing our party; and,
above all, affiliation with any of these unWhoie-
some bobtatl crowds, hatched out Of the cocka-
trice eggs Of Radicalisn, must not for q moment
be thought Of.
Our objects bring reform. economy and re-
trencnment, how can We expect suen things
from the hands OF those who, in fact are tho
very ones VINO have made them necessary.
To anticipate it would only stuitify ourselves.
Do We gather grapes from th"rns, or figs Of
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