St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-06-21

present comforts and hopeful OF
future success.
In what portion If this State. does
such a picture present itself? II
there be Il delegate present who can
claim these s.yns Of prosperity for
bis people. let him rise and do so.
Gentlemen boast of the immense
value of the productions of this
State for the l'tst ten years. bat in
the EeXt breath say beware how you
inJure the pnblie credit of this State.
for these prosperous TURNER'S and
planters need large advances eaci.
! year. Alter ten years OF remarka-
bic crops and great prosperity. they
! have tiIieI Ia make their firms self
sliattinIns. ami mast buy on credit
the meah> necessary to run them
throa2n eacr season. 4 most re-
niarkanlr prosperity that produces
such results, Sr. it Is far better
for the future ut this State to can
ild!v ncanowlvdg" that although
+. I"r soil Is rich. ana She is capable
: II great Development. vet she has
been So pressed with tlxes and so
! cursed with expensive government
that her present comb ion is dis
tre>slng. Read the answers of the
members OF this Convention to the
Questions pr"pnundei by the Com
hlIttec un the State Debt. and Won
can hot fail to Conclude that our
burden Is heavier than our people
can bear.
Let lis see if there is any further
actual evidence that this State is
not teemlng with wealth and fully
able 10 meet her contracts. The
uebt assumed It's great proportion
alter the war, and bv 1873 had
reached such IN anount that even
the ruling party. with ali its reck-
icssiivsS. became convinced that it
Was Impossible To wrins enough
money from our impoverished p-o-
PIE tu pay the Interest, much less j
the principal OF 1t. \ law WAS pass
ed ivr the CORRECTION OF taxes that .
bid far To make this State u vast /
auction mart. Interest WAS heapcd
upon taxes. penalties upon interest,
ana faxes aud recorders fees, tax +
collectors fees and printers fees
heaped high over ali. lax collect
ors We're IL sell Without awaiting
the Usual delay; they We're to seize
and seal Mlt"out any of the forms of
law. Nay. they Were to be above
t.e law, lor even tine courts of lust
Ice were III De closed against the
citlzen and only open for the writs
VI l"junctl3n vi the tax collectors.
THESE harsh remedies failed
famed not through amy lack of devil
18Th ingenuity Ill the system, not be-
cause anything nit.rposed to stay
the hand of rapine and greed. but
because OF the abject poverty of the
people. They We're too poor To be
fobutd amy further There was no s
money to bay the land when offer
I'll tor safe, and when bought Ill by !
lie State /; was worthless for pur- :
Doses of revenue. IA
Then came the funding scheme.
L was universally conceded, that the
,luudcretI State could no longer !
urnish SPOTS. The handwriting @
iatt been secD OH tie wall. Twice. t
lad the bnyuuet overturned the |,
,opu.ar choice, and twice had ;.
covering behind tue a
ayoncts and confined tu the limits A
# the State House, been maintain y
"A by military force. All knew that :
he American nation could stand z
his thing no mole; that the time o
ias close at hand when this miser- :,
bic, slckiy shadow OF power must Y
its scepter INTO the hantis L
! the people. 1t was necessary 10 ii
cdnce the eApcnses OF the govern =
ienC ny iuudiuS the STATE uent. It "
as necessary IL fund the State q
rbt i'll order tn destroy the DIS $
nrtiuq between the legal and the 10
legal. .
hence came tie funding scheme h,
-.u.din. ut Gu CENTS Oil the dui,ar ri
bona thai IA sul.Ir Instances Lad OF
ZEN bouSat 1T ~, 81, III OF 50 >,
HIS uii lilc dollar. in