The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-21
STATE TAXES IN NEW ORLEAN M.

Since tho Timer ane,na ietmminnt' to pr,
alsl Ia incorporating thn matter nt,d ibt
spirit of that pntt ~ thu revenue bill! which
innitM Ia Tho collection III Hata thEnr In the
nity IL New Ot!nens. vs. don't know Tint
much, time nne,l be wanial upon H. Tor tho fa-
ture. II Is worthy Of remark. however TINT
tho Timra olinga very Tondly To It's timnakpn.
orcd policy 81 aaanilng every salient point ri
tho Democratic administration by prrnleal y
tho heterogeneous motl,n,ln TINT have always
characterised IT.. lrpr example. when tt.t
1iniea frat rnine ont with tho declaration TINT
| tho dummltton on Ways and Means were CON
attracting n machine whereby to dcspol the
Taxpayers for tho benefit ~ Democratic oillae=
| holders, aud when the DnnDdHAr rotortei by
allowing that under M ppaalble circumstances
could tho nont ~ a,nresinR and collecting
amount. un,lcr tho now Inv. to more TINA II
per cent Of what tho snme service costs now.
tho Ii.ars took refuge In tho complaint TINT
| tho DEMOCRAT was endeavoring To draw Mt
tentinn away from tho fnrta by nb,,no Of in-
hividuuln AMI newnpnpern. Aud tho Timea
| madn thla nlni,nifo,n stntrmont In tho fnna
| nr Tho circumstances ID Mt tlin DTnnUnAr In
siand nf trying I'll Il re,t attention from tho
faota, had entered into minute nintiatina
| taken from the oiIlrtnl record tn ralablnh tho
| accuracy ~ Itn proposition This shows
what sort Of cnno,rn tho T,men is. and IL
I,tntrnten more frrnlbly tinn any nero words
could do. iln rnli,nrn for truth and fair ,l.ml
Ing
Again. In npnhkinE 81 the commission al 3
per cont with which tho tnH collector under
eessInenL md COLLECTION tho Yfmea adopts
thia argument
The nat nn,noi contemporary rnya that 1T III
stlnnentibln ~ proof thn' nnlhnr Mr.. bond nor
Nh. Ipuny haa mud" $4,000 y yon, ever and above
Tho Legitimate aspanaes nf hia "f1ln" Why
hnnnn't Tho esteemed contemporary produan
tho nranf inninnd Of containing itn'lf with thu
neaeitinni Admitting h"wayar. that tho Htnta-
mont n sorre't Ia not that enough for ,heni2
Hut whit finon tho law allow Mr. l, nd for col.
laotlnE tho ins3 The eataarned uon' temporary
nncina to proceed on TIM assumption that ha
gets per cent Is TINT tho raa'2 Not nj NIL
MI Hnna Enta per cont Now. if Mr.. bond
gets flabn ont nf y combination NJ pnr daht.
would not MI. N"nd'a rnrsn,nnr hnvn u worry fat
place II tho communication were lsol ut Il por cent
ma thin bill pT"rnnm'
The DEMOCRAT made reference 10 Mcera
bond mud lsn',ny nimply In or'ior to expose
Ti,nea 10 tho nfract TINT Lax collectors were
pItiHtaDiUiy pN'IlhtHt. h1 dili oHfh Any
proof further thnn cur abatement. hnoal,n
tho persons Tor whosn opinion wn have IL re-
nI,ret can nntinfy thnmanlyen by References, Ia
the official record aud because wo ne~, that The
ftnfa Is bent upon dintortlng tho truth In
npltn Of proof Tho Iimta now works tho
question Of Mmnrn l!oni and I!ouny Into tho
rnaG md ,inrE II w point another false nuG
ovation nnmnly. that IT. rs proposed 10 give
Tho collector under this new law exactly five
times tho componnntinn that Mmnia. bond
and l.nuny have been rsceyingl or course
tho Ttmra would not hint that tho oxlnling
law Inns given pnr cont upon mn eleven mill
upon j. nis mil tax out rr which b per cent
tho collector hui u dnfrny ilir whole expense
nr n.,.aanmnni, heretofore HInii,innd by Tho
people. or Gpitno tho iimrH tld not enter
Into II calculation Ia ascertain tho spannn to
tho State OF ap,n,wamont and collection under
tho now law. M com pnred with the a.rna ex-
ponae under tho "slntlnH law Neither would
tho Times take my notice Or Il calculation !
made by the DEMOCRAT Tho fnct h,, that
tho 1ines IL conntitutionally unable To tnln IL
just view or to mako u truthful atatnlnant |
where tho reputation OF tho Louisiana Ds-
iH In question.
So far conmrna tho policy OF giving n
~ pnr nsnt to tho collectors |
aud charging Thorn with the n,n,uminant III |
we'll ia the collection Of tho tnxm, wn have.
All IL matter OF fact. Expressed our dsap-
prevail Tho Timrs declares that We have
ournelvoa the champion OF TINT |
feature, but thu truth rs TINT we hnvo dono
nothing or the kind. In tho only article
which han appeared III tho DEMOCRAT on this |
subject we took tho ground that 40 much |
responsibility should not bs conlidmi To ono
person. but should be divided practically. ms
IL Ii ut prcAont and tho commission to tho
collector reduced accordingly. Tho fact Is
that tho DEMOCRAT has ehamploncd nothing
except tho motives 81 tho Legislature us
nglinst tho mputntlons md slnnhors Of tho
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