The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-12-16
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sons unable to work. six-tentlls or thereabout
there remains something like $4,000 inhabi-
tau.s. upon whom rests the whole burden of
the taxes. debt and expense OF Government.
Again ieducting from this number official par
%;sltes, instrumental and otherwise, middle
men and non producers, there remains about
.G0.nG0 workers. Tie debt OF the State is
$l2.0o0, 900 or Si3, o00,00>. The debt of the
city OF New Orleans is about $2o.Goo.00n. Tho
local debts of e,ch parish combined would
cert"irly aggregate $4,000. 900 more. The
whole. therefore. may safely be set down at
about S3S. 00h, 900 or so. 900. 900. row divide
the same by 20'.Geo. and yon have II State
debt Tor each producer Of $40. Adding to
this the internal revenue taxes and other con
tiii4eIcies OF state and parrish cNprH+cs-say
onc-third more at the lcast-the burden on
each bora Jide producer Is certainly enormous.
Louisiana produces an average crop valued
AL included, al ahont SAi.'tjd, 900 or $ G.iU'.Vjo
and receives an amount ri coos oi all kinds
reaching. from SI1j. 0tU. go to $4,000. 900.
How it can be pos Idle - pay
:: 80. o&a, 800 WITH $4,000 Gof. i $
u"le THAN we can explain. Iwo-tt..rds OF
,lte crcp j. made hy white labor. Nine teiths
Of The titSatiel is paid by the wl'i'e populi
ZION. It's share ii .c,ool advantages is about
tllre-tifthS OF the Nitolc. lis ratio nt criAi
nal expenses about - per cent; while the col
oret population. having hardly any taxes 10
pay. act even foll tax. produces only one
sliirtt ri The effective income OF the State en-
jays Two tif;lls ~ the school tuni and covers
from 50 10 . per cent Of Tie criminal cNpln
SEES.
Facts are stubborn things: figures are clio
quent and their conclusions cannot be success
i.ll.y r"futcd. Such is the actual situation,
UitsCut bringing into account that by It's vote
Tie coiOrrd element has be en, and Will be tor
au indefinite period. the ms illrient by which
thr saiNatiuI OF the State AND its aGniiistra
tiGu in all ~ it's hrdpcArs 10y pure. and patrio-
t.. ,laD - Itt hidden n, IN. N,tJnLh NJ tinlr
This nppcireu is, oi course. very Al.erfect
and is not claimed to he exact, IS WE have
not sufficient time and space AT our disposal
10 i'rrpare lengthy antl elaborate statistics.
but il, the main Is Hear enough to the truth to
show l,rtri~cly how Louisiana stands. Now
let lie reader draw his own iutvrcnevs.
The above is clipped tium tue
IdeTiG Stdy. 1t makes a bad show
ing for the future in Louisiana.
How it can lie possible to pay
&lJ0,C00, 600, with $4,000, OCO,' is
a tough question.
"Iiguues are eloquent and their
conclusions cannot be successfully
refnted.''
There are only three things in
this world that can ontlle figures,
and they are Tom p. Ochiltree. W.
Z. Kellogg ami Eli Perkins.
The fact is, Louisiana is saving
immense Sums Of revenues every
year. Her people exhibit evidences
OF prosperity III which ever Way the
eye may look.
Buildings, man"tactories, luxn-
ries. Improvements are seen all Oy
er the State. y few years ago a
tin wash bowl vas ii luxury, now
China Ewers are in use, ii few Old
chairs were parlor ornaments, to
day fine sets are to tie found iii
;heir place, and so OH lhe eyidrn
ces OF prosperity I all aroand us.
So the people Of Louisiana do pay
$780, coo, $50 with So, OOO, 600 every
year and have money lett to bny
fire crackers for the boys at Christ
mas.