The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-03

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DEMOCRAT February 2l, 1870. aud was write,
by Mr., ARCHIBALD MITCHELL, oil the seeont
ward. The italics are our owtl.--Ep.
| hrpuT. GOV. wTITz's ADDRESS.
| To the Editor OF the Democrat:
I esteem II a duty to contribute my feeble
tribute OF prnise to tho admirable address de-.
| liyered et tho Fair Frvunds by Lieut.. Gov
Wiltz regard 1t MS ono If the most thought.
| Pul sesagE that hhs appeared within my roool
| mirahlv expressed aud repletp with sound uhii-
osophlcal aDeculntt0n. u stands nut In marked
| consirnss with the verbltge and stultiaed com
monpa.es usually u.teted on such oec7 7sona
10 is more than mere address. IL Ia a brodd
colat,sthsasire nta ,g istatrsyaar.l'he s document
nance lDHh tue teachings of economical science.
Ii ~ not n,y purpose 10 review this address at
length. hut merely to commend II To tbe cH eful
pernsal 4 the po3ple tn the hogo That they may
appreciate its teachings, and In the choice of
candidates for tho coming conveation be- Inf A.
enned bY its suggestions.
MI. Witt strikes the Key. note Of ihosituation
IN the folio wing passaRe: Among tho draw
b icks upop labor hold the following to bs tho
princpal: 1. hgh rate of tax upon the lande
ot the farmer and planter aud On the property
hold II 10 be one OF tbe most Important eares OF
the approaehirg State conyen,ien to establish =
aw q il Which r. T
ought 10 appy to local taxes as we'll as 10 gen-
erai taxes: nor should any chance be left to
osHab t1H VIII vi Ine peppia Ia tHiS Teapstb Dy
means of heavy LICENSES % trades. professions
and vuGatipna. The labor Of 1879 cnnrlot carry
the load which the wealth of 1859 found light.
After LOSSES ny war, floods, pestlenoo and mis-
rule; after changes OF the most Vital character
La our whole labor system. OR people caunot
now pay the tax rates which In prosperous
years Of the past were patd without difficulty
and without com rlAnt. hope the meeting of
tie convention vii b9 the dawn Of u new era In
the leg's'ation OF Lopisiana. whsn, her law
makers shall exDe1d the money Of the people
solely for the peoples welfare"
This Is sound. etatesmnn-ike doctrine, ap-
preciatlve OF the deplorahle condition of the
people and the cause aud remedy for the same.
dities of those politicians mho ianorant Of or H.
sensible 10 tie interests Of The people a. large ns-
hs1nertly urge an increase Of tdIntiOn and The
Tigd cUttectiOn Of the same merely to sMbse1pe The
interests AT a limited class; although bU this A.
bihation Of capital The entire prostrntoH OF eDerV
industrial pursuit should be tite consequence.
Mr.. Wilz sses, as every rejecting man who
has taken any interest Ia public affairs has
sen. that our financial prostration Was caused
by excessive taxation. AMI unles ths burden ia
slightest approximation toward prosperity.
therefore agree with MIR. Witt. and 60 still fur
ther, and say that II our Constitutional Conven-
tlon deere ase and limit taxation to the average
OF the city to less than per cent for all pur-
poses. on an equitable assessment, 1t may ad
jOurn at once. and will have conferred ines
Unable blessing, upon the people; but Ii II
fails to do this 1t had better. for the interests OF
this IMPOVERISHED people, had never asse emblsd.
for all other questions sink into comparative
say, then all honor TO 1lfred FiHz as the first
public man ,cho has spoken right out IN behalf OF
the people and oo is alire 70 The patent fact that
PUBLIC GOOD.