, 1879-04-14


,a.n 1nan u@eG'natiot' @ W yelo. ~ 1an
wnici, M n5vantann. IN m @ n Situation can overcome
rn,, ~, NJ o1n,minn"a ~ natural nro,1,cts rcmoyc,
Hi;nmiea ndss i viii la written upon thcis
,cyces mid tron The wills Of ttctr counting
ro",o. ~ watn .hin, f.nm thrtr waters. mcr.
cbont. frotn thcir str cets Tie civ vii scs hor
@ aem n treav md tne
rrsct r,yrr % inv h. Y, Ihn,,t having her tribute.
III Il !. NJ, NAV tinr far SOVEREIGN 8tato to re-
pdatc debt.Mas .t casy M a. lying. nus, as tl,cro
T. ~ rnn,s h,tnra wIHch L al ho punst,a i, a
iIcro - ~ n m ro.s"r hr yi,h Ill exointton mar
nro,o,nccd .o snfIjc,en,,
ThIs nronuscd renudta.ion Is far worsc for,
New Orlcuns tuat for Tue rest Of the. State.
t,rc,t IL m. 40 necessary for tic successful cuI-
ttroitnn n3 i'm Iii as ir tt,c ocratIon. Of con.
norcn' Nntltro keeps fath with the farmer, mud
nroi,,ccs It's uroitlisc. crop IN duo season, with
hut o.kinc II tt has kcrt his word with lila
nra ahor, hut as Tho Industrial ilfu OF the city
,lenrn11s entirely upon good faith betwcon man
aui man, 10 wien good faith is destroyed the
CITY dies,
New Orleans needs capital to build railronaa,
10 keen leYcts In repair, to drain scwrrs, a,ld to
estabjsh wnter.works, nrl! tor a hundred pur-
poses which arc necessary to tts cx.stenco und
progress. A commercial city cannot bc sua-
taincd unless aoasing capital Is ,hero secure.
JlcpudatIon of pnblic indebtedness il tho SOL
oulf, and official warming to nil the world tliat
canital is there no longer safe. Trade will heed
tlts warning, and tho unfortunate city Will ba
Jeff to uclnncI1oiY decay.
Wa did not attempt 10 understand
toursiAs. POLITICS.
=. i, or,x1toat o,I n,,,t ,,oc,tI,, .rt,,.,+ mil
~ "a au nf ,uo iI'in.,, ~, ~
.uy WEI Eli. .et,scd tsf ,c nr.at na.onoi
Mos, ] ,ons1,hn rurroncT. tllc tari,f. public c,.
co,ragemont at enterprises, labor reforms, aud
the TRANSPORTATION problcfns--rcceIve very little
attention. Every white Democrat thinks snlcly
and intently Of tho affairs Of Louisiana. THIS
might na we'll bo foreign State for all the cure
thcse white pcoplo have for tile rtst OF the
UnIon. They are bent on regulating tleir own
atTalre, and Gso In the hunor to cut their own
tllroats in orde. t. show their independence md
their contempt for outside advice. No lessons
from the experience Of othcrs are sought or rc.
garalcl by tt,c1n.- They will not evcn look over
tleir border md profit by the example Of re-
puliat!ug Mississippi. ... r.
Another observation Was forced upon ue.
| White Republicans are not regarded with favor:
In fact, this would seem to be too mild way of
putting It. From What VIC saw VIC would not
| think Of employing as lawycr Or business agent
| IN New OrlcanS nt HledEed Republican
| We would not riskit. No such man could give
his client or principal efficient service no matter
what his abilities might be: Ills ctlorts would
bo hammered III every direction ~ prejudice
anainst hiInself; nna hu might even lear actiyo
malicious interference with Ills undertakings,
| Social standing white Republicans DO not hope
for. They arc simply ignored.
| Wc bayc no comparison IN he North Tot this
bitter personal feeling tn politics. It Is pccu-
l!arlty OF Southern nature. Whdthef IT Is ~