The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-19

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are mere preliminaries advance Of skir-
misherS as It were.-the real battle comes
after the goats, or at least some OF the innu-
merable army Of Nannies have been placed
In the tender charge Of the pound keepers.
When this has been accomplished, then It Ii
Instantly discovered that each Individual
goat Is the precious property, and what Ia
most singular, the only property of some
poor woman who has no other means OF sup
port whatever; no other nourishment for
several sick children than the milk which Ia
ex tracted from the udder OF that poor ma
ligned, meltreated and impounded goat. Re-
tain that goat In durance vile and 1t is per-
fe city clear that the entire household must
must perish, and the Administrators will be
responsible for the tragic consequences. This
narrowing representation has never yet failed
to appal the entire city administration, time
out OF mind, and no Administrator OF Police
has, to tho credit OF humanity be 1t said. ever
been able To resist the pathetic appeals which
are always made for the release Of the goats
Occasionally property owners. upon whose
roses and shrubs and tender trees the goats
manage to maintain q sleek and risky ap-
. earance, and to furnish to the poor and sick
children aforesaid highly nourishing article
OF milk, grow desperate. make ali assault on
the Council to have the govt ordinance en-
forced, and for day or two there is some re-
lief; but then comes the same old difficulty
the same women petitioning. the same sick
children perishing, and the result is that In a
very short time the goats. In somewhat In
Gre ased numbers and with appetites whetted
by 10 ng abstinence are once more among the
roses. Miss Maude gives up her flowers in
desp air. and nothing short Of the lofty blos-
SONS OF the magnolia grandiaora is safe from
the attacks OF the predatory and rampant
goats. The damage done to property In the
Fourth District alone in one season by the
goats amounts to many thousands Of dollars;
quite enough to purchase and work up into
first class mutton and kid gloves every goat In
the city, and quite enough to amount to q
very onerous tax to people who are sufficient
~ taxed already by city and State. We be-
lieye 1t would be infinitely cheaper for the
people whose property Is destroyed to chip In
and subscribe to fund for the purchase OF
sufficient food to keep the goats In afIluence,
or to puchase COWS and present them to the
poor people whose goats are 30 essential to the
continued existence OF their perpetually sick
children, upon the condition that the goats
should 90 to the butcher. II the city author
tiles are not equal to the enforcement Of the
goat ordinance, II they regard 1t as an I'M
solvable puzzle, they can at least ascertain
exactly the number Of people whose lives are
dependent upon the non-enforcement OF the
ordinance, and publish them so that q move
ment may be started for their relief. We are
satisfied the property holders who are at the
mercy Of the goats would subscribe literally
to fund to prevent the necessity OF their be-
ing turned loose upon the community.
It may be too much to ask Mr.. Meallie to
brave the Indignation and resist the pathetic
appeal OF the goat owners, tut he can at least
ascertain just how many lives would be sac
rificed II the goats were not permitted to de-
stroy the property OF taxpayers, and thereby
render possible the organization OF a goat re-
lief association. the object Of which would be
to furnish an ample supply OF food for the
animals when confined to the premises OF
their owners. We throw this out as sug-
onofion