The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-24
THE MASS MEETING.
The Taxpayers Union Have Gd0a Attsn"
dance and ap Attentive Audience.

The Taxpayers Union Have a06H AsbehS
dance and ap Attentive Audience.
The mass meeting in Lafayetts Square at
tracted goodly number OF persons. When
the meeting was CALLED 10 order about $50
were present, and gradually they NUMBERED
fully 800 q
DR., Tebnult0 fter few remarks, introduced
DR.. Bricsel who read the list Of vice presi-
DENTS about 30 in MUNGER.
Dr. Tebault stepped forward and gave q
history Of the bonded debt OF the city from
1866 to 1874, aggreVnting $24,741 .7Gh 81. cash
expenditures $5s,N7 1913 Of, or an average Of
Se,471 $50 80 u year.
The orator then quoted the decision of
Judge Woods in the case OF Rosalie Maenhaut
VS.. city Of New Orleans, In relation to the
consolidated bonds. Next the premium bond
system was denouneed by The SPEAKER as a
branch of the Louisiana State Lottery.
He said the Lottery Company had enioned
the Premium Bond Commissioners. bat that
afterward G. r. Howard withdrew the niune-
ton in favor Of tho city.
The booty which Pizarro obtained from the
Inca, which filled room with gold
amounted to some hftesn millions Of dollars
but the sum obtained from orr city throws
already paid by the people to the bond
holders,
Dr. Tebaut was loudly appIauded. and
withdrew. to be followed by
W. }" a'hhs'
who said that formerly he was opposed to q
constitutional convention on the ground OF
economy but since his had the time to think
he felt assured that q convention, even If IT
cost n million of dollars, would be beneficial
to the people, in cutting down Unnecessary
expenses and inaugurating needed reforms.
He believes It Is u shame for q Democratic
government to exist under the Radical Gonsti-
tuition Of 1868. ,,. 49,,
slaughter mouse Company ana the Louisiana
llotleIy. "iiht we heesi ~ reform hl'u ti l
c ah ue'y ~ ptousht .suoul uy nht,i.s !. o,'.
stl,utlon OF inc people, 'ralhea ny u'e peopie.
ana by Them alone.
MIR. CAHHoLb
next took the stand @
had q right t., EXPRESS his views OF, q subject
Of vital importaues Ia the neopIe
He came forward to speak By invitation Of
this union He does moi heionp tn IT,. hit h.
wants it nnderstood that the Real Estnt4C
Union Is NOT optosed to the laboring men It
is opposed * rings, frauds and rnonopoles,
those relies n this ffuldal system and Of bar
harous ages, which ought TO be swept into OBJ
livion
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a .i 'nsn,1 1irct u sg MIL u o''
Ell Tic 81 bo,,1a and i lntter ,,s,a av,oeea Inv
the spealse s who showed tbs danger which the
pe o 9i Incurred a the lands of c m
anh nhn2phllsts Inc Inc License system 2aght
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s'aeu u, s'v, w. '''7 way Va ttSs' HIS
'A''''''o '''''' '''' 'o','
MIR. HEATH
was called forward, and showed tlYt he was n
lnboring man, n hard worker. n plain, unas-
Stunning man. who was up against all frauds
and mouopolies
Mn JAMES ropn
spokta, o. inc good WORE cone ny the iaxpay-
st .i; Union ~ the pain OF reform ana ~ the
p, , lney aEew up lnr tue interest u Ule peo-
pia 9 before 1he Leglsi.atuIe. A.,
ne D9nds, ns salo are inc curse OF inns
NY, NJ .peulil,t.e 10 l'uslsy, .nu SUN. u.
.d block IN the way OF Improvement to
e' IT'D nano ~, usaIs III =, f>,,rd md ro,d
., naenolI. brlcReil stepped forward ana reaa
Wv, luno",ps ,,,s sb, ,tn - th .,1o -
NV nrla puo hald . p h or s, peo a ~
nraay, tna Slku1hln instant. ~ me corner %
oanal ahu n,soyai strents lof tne purpose OF
oac ~ a,5eus rs tne paoi,v ISSUES 10" De-
,u sns psoP5 ~ ,ou.saa, s',a ~
leah CITIZENS 10 hhla sueh PupllG meetings s, lor
suen PURPOSES Without nlolesaeloh from any
person OF organiz "a o. persons ana "
,th naiti ~ 10 tne so,em d nuIy " a,e e'ey
nv Wy s"u au p. Ell Ell ~.
a.le peup.s, w. ..,o,ouelty pIoescs ~ eie'"ahs
III , ,,n,eetlnee ~, ,uI SUN PURPOSES anu
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any stipae mnaay r. VI tne ps'fe VI 'he pohcs
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