The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-21
THE COUNTRY PRESS.
Did the Late Legislature Give Us Any
RefOrmsP
New Iberia Sugar-Bowl.]

The condition of affairs in Louisiana was
terrible under Radical rule, but since Gov
Nichols administration came into power an
annual saving OF over three millions Of dol
lars I to the State has been effected. AS proof
OF this we copy from the recent speech of
Senator. E. D. White, Of Orleans, the follow
ing table, which he compiled from official
figures, showing the annual saving In the re-
dabPat 1a1s Of our new govern
fifteen and half to thirteen mills, and the
economy effected In the various departments
OF our government will soon enable q still
further reduction. 1t should always be borne
In mind that the high rate of taxation is at
tributable to Radical misrule and debts be-
queathed US. 1t would be unreasonable to
expect our Democratic government to imme-
d1ately relieve us from onerous taxation, I'M
less we had the power to repudiate the Rad
cal debts.
It Is very evident that q mighty revolution
is going on in Louisiana. and 1t Is for the very
reason that the people expect so much-de-
mand every needful reform and the over
throw OF every monopoly-that we are not
fully satisfied with our last Legislature, even
though 1t did save us several millions. The
revolution jim public sentiment will not be sat-
istied until the government is fully within
their power, and every vestige Of disgraceful
Radical legislation has been obliterated from
our statute books. The ring men and monop-
V'obo wv hho" CiltD tIllS rs Il WIZ between
them and the people, and right will soon tri-
umph.
tSparta Rural TimesI
Criticism by the press is allowable, and
often wholesome. Fanaticism by the press is
reprehensibie and dangerous. Political feel
ing exercised in moderation is q conservator
OF safety; but when enthused to burning
passion Is most disastrous Abuse and con-
tumely are often provoked even against pub
lie servants, but the judicious exercise of
reason ana common sense would often be
more effectual, as well as more becoming. In
late number Of the Franklin Enterprise the
following language occurs:
Senator White, of New Orleans, opened
the campaign in defense of the present Leg
lslature by long speech in the Senate on the
legislators had not brought to their work the
highest intelligence, but they had brought to
it pure hearts and Intentions There is a.
place, they, say, that Is paved with good in
tentions. Would that our Legislators had in
tended less and done more"
Now if Mr.. Whites speech had consisted
wholly OF the language, accomplished great
and noble work. our confrere's comment is
admissible On the contrary, that speech
tented very specifically and clearly every
cent saved by the Nichols Legislature And,
until those figures are shown incorrect or in
sufficient to satisfy the demands of q
reasonable people, it i'll becomes our
contrere as a factor in the journalistic
make up OF public sentiment to give
utterance to such an article If he simply in
tends to warp and bias his readers against the
Legislature, despite of whatever good that
body may have accomplished, then his shark
ing is good. But If he would enlighten a con-
stituency by refuting a statement of facts by
counterbalancing testimony, he is far out Of
his line OF duty: II he, BIS a newspaper man,
is under obligation to public to do Justice to
all parties, to render impartiallv both sides of
any issue, to show that Mr. Whites speech
did not rest upon actuality, we say that the
Enterprise is out of the province of it's own
admitted usefulness