The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-02-12
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we cOnSlner Tue Ofu aAiom anu
partnership, which used to run, 'only
two things certain in this world,
Death and Taxes" as now dissolved
by limitation and neglect of the pro-
perty owners, throughout the broad
domain of the Pelican State, and we
further consider this dissolution as
the main cause, in fact the sole
cause, of all our troubles, particular
| " our financial embarrassment and
the near ruin and bankruptcy of our
State. We make these assertions
knowingly and with knowledge
aforethought, and offer the Reports
of the State Auditor for 1878 as
evidence, and ask that they be fled
in the case, and want the Jury to be
composed entirely Of delinquents and
croakers, to decide the case strictly
on its merits.
That the taxes due the State of
Louisiana, the only revenues she
has to meet her obligations and pay
her officials, have been collected but
partially, and that the taxpayers
have taken false advantage Of the
situation, and the leniency and kind
ness of the Tax Collectors, IS q la
mentable fact now too well known,
and sorely felt, but that these same
delinquents should croakingly COM
plain, and meanly abuse our present
State Government, when we know
them to be the culprits, is enough
TO make a horse laugh and 60 mad,
and IL q cursed evil, which should
be exposed, and the DEMOCRAT for
one enters its protest against it and
cries out aloud, that they are the
guilty parties, and If they have any
regard for the State under whose
bread and projecting aegis they pros,
per, they would pay up their arrears
and put the State in a fix to settle
hers.
The meagre synopsis on this sub
ject, the figures of which we gave to
our readers last week, convey q good
idea of the neglect aud criminal back
wardness Of the tax payers to an
swer the Tax Collectors call, and
the old axiom is now converted fol
their benefit, and one they seem tc
hug with glee, to figure on the De
linquent Rolls, and then they try te
believe they have settled with tht
State. They consider their names
attached to the Delinquent Rolls ID
the same cheerful mood the "bad
pays" view theirs, when they have
settled an honest debt by giving
their notes for it, and never more
think Of poor Louisiana.
Amid the dark gloom Of ruiz
which encompasses these fnancia
clouds, on further knowledge, we ART
pleased to note that old Rapides has
comparatively done better than mos
LOT the State outside of New Orleans
and though from causes beyond tn
control of the Tax Collector, H. p
Luckett, did not make the showing
in the Auditors report of 1879, hein.
for the fiscal year of 1878, still thi
official has collected more than bal
of the Parish's Indebtedness to th,
State; and In justice to our Tax Col
lector we publish. the annexed sofi
cial statement, but must still raj
/. our delinquent people roughly OF
r the shoulders, and urge them to fin
. ish up their 1873 dues at once, ant
not be witnesses against the goot
faith OF those who have paid up; b
P. Luekett has collected the Stat
Taxes Of 1877 In 1873, and paid int
] the Treasury s14,s2s,75; has now OF
hand 1851, "a; Poll Tax 1878 1882, o.
q being in ell the sum of sixteen thou
/. sand, two hundred and twelve dol
/. lars and sixty nine cents, on ia,
roll footing up tuenty.seyen thou
sand dollars.
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n THE largest and most varied i
d goods, wares and notions bushes
house in Alexandria, and, we ma
add, reliable and cheap one, that Q
Baer Mann, of which A. Heyma
J. is Agent and Manager, comes to tn
!, front in the DEMOCRATS column.
= this Issue, with full column, 70
u which we bespeak the particular at
+ tention and careful perusal of tn
}. readers of the DEMOCRAT. No mel
chant In Alexandria strives harde
"a r,laaca tha Mn rch einnr r,t,hlic tn "a