The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-08-21
Letter from New Orleans.

Letter from New Orleans.
Street RO1itics-Tlfe Incessant Conflict OF
the Outs and Inns Municipal Chaos
Levee Rats vanquislling Uncle Sans or
i 1icials-Disc0mfiture Of Morris Marks.
/ NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug. Is. 1880.
EDITOR CHIEF:
Pardon me, if too oficions, when say
that it is surprising to see that snch a
lively, enterprising and go-ahead news
paper us the CHIEF is not provided with
| Il correspondence from the great Metrop-
oils of the Sonth-New Orleans. In
glancing over the numerous country pa
pers one can not fail to see large head
lines over letters from New York, Wash
/ ington and other cities, but the rural
reader and subscriber who longs for news
from the Crescent City, will search in
vain for letters from New Orleans in lis
local paper. A lively correspondent,
with the true grit about him, can always
find plenty Of news Of all sorts, that
will he most interesting to the general
public. The city now is the hot bed Of
politicians, mean of course the local
politicians, who live on the spoils OF
office. The street clubs that meet daily
and nightly on the different street cor
ners and under the glare of the innumer-
able lamp posts are the best schools for
the novice in politics, aud best political
bureau for the gathering of the latest
news regarding the last move of the
numerous wire pullers Of the great Dem
ocratic party Of the city Of New Orleans.
Since the newly elected officials have
taken control Of their Offices I notice
| that faces which / once encountered in
the Sherif7s office, the Criminal Courts,
the Clerks and other public places, no
longer adorn those localities, but have
joined the large army Of street surveyors
and can be seen daily discussing the
numerous plans by which they expect to
"get in" again either ct the coming
municipal election or at the forthcoming
State election-a long way off. There is
my friend Oregon L-who is altogether
a worthy young man, and q valuable ac-
QUESTION to any aspiring politician.
Oregon is strong in the sixth ward, hay-
ing been a delegate to every parish con-
vention since he attained the age Of eigh-
tcen, and it makes mehave hopes that in
gratitude and seltishness are not alto
gether the prcponderating character
istics Of politicians, when l see that
cor" has at last been rewarded for his
indef,tigable services in tho cause, by
landing in the parish prison as one of the
deputy guardians in that bat stricken
prison. cor" was an "out" for nigh
one whole year, living on hopes and
promises. He did not ..opc in vain.
The city is in perfect chaos as re-
CARDS its municipal affairs, and it is hard
to tell when all this will end. The ms
are determined to stay, although the
Governor has issued his proclamation for
an election Of municipal officers. l need
not discuss the legality Of sucl action on
the part of the acting Governor suffice
it to say that the good people of this city,
the tax payers who support the govern
ment, are tired Of the present state Of af-
fairs and fail to understand what bcne-
fit will be derived by the holding of an
election this fall. The charter cumbrous
as it is, is still nnabrogated, and surely
a change Of the personnel Of the city
government can not better the situation.
As it is, it would be Infinitely more adj
vantageons to the city if the Executive
had not intermeddled with the munich
pality, but " let her rip" until next SEES
sion Of the legislature, when better and
cheaper system could be devised for the
government of this great city.
l suppose your readers have read in
the city papers tile sensational articles
regarding the recent disturbance and
alleged capture by hoodlums of cargo
OF wine just discharged from ship at
this port. The whole thing although but
a little "plaguing" at a certain Custom
House official by the Gratis" of the levce.
was highly exaggerated by the city pa
pers. The evening papers amassed
nlckles, l suppose, by bushels. News
boys ran about the streets yelling call
abont the battle between hoodlums and
Custom House," and people stopped to
inquire if the militia would he called
ont. This was business boom for the
newsboys and ] am glad that they
reaped large harvest. A few boys be-
tween the ages Of ten and fifteen run
ming off from the levec a score of Uncle
Sans officials -r
Morris Marks, the smiling Morris who
sighed and longed to be Congressman
Morris, the man Of big promises and side
chops, Honorable Morris Marks, Internal
Revenue Collector for the State of Lou
isiana, is sore, blue and crestfallen over
his inevitable defeat at Thibodaux. It
will be surprise to all acquainted with
Morris to see him about the streets
solemn, grave and blank, instead of smi-
ling that childlike smile, innocent and
bland, but such he is no more. "Buried
at Ihlbodaux" should he his epitaph. 1
wonder if Morris really entertained the
idea of being Congressman He might
have been joking for all we know. I