The Evening critic., 1882-03-13
A VOICE FROM THE FLOODS.
what n Statesman From the Inun-
dated Districs Thinks of the Ovef-
nows. the Improvements ofLcvees,

what n Statesman From the Iuun-
dated District Thinks or the Ovef-
Hows, the improvements of Lcvees.
Etc.
A CRITfc missionary met a wcll-known Ro-
publican statesman from an inundated dis
trlct Of the Mississippi to-day, and asked htm
what eject the overflow would have In this
years cotton crop along the river bottoms now
overnowed.
ooh,
We shall Have Good Crop OF Cot
ton. Anyway.
unless something cisc than the inundaton
lnteffcrcs. "
The standing water ON the bottom lands Will
make late plantingp"
ayes but we have raised good cotton crops
down IN our region that were seeded late In
June. The people In the bottom lands now
ovcrlowed VIII put I'm their cotton crop In
April. That is carly enough IN wet season."
Great distress and suffering among the
people whore the lcvees have broken2"
There is much cXaggcrailon ot the distress
prevailing to-day there. Those people be-
liovc IN the 'old nag aud liberal dpprOprid.
doaS' ana the speaker closed down his left
sellers.
TIN CRITICS conscientious ambassador.
Certainly; some distress great deal OF
distress, some would say. But
They Could Pull Through without
Much DIFFICULTY
or aid II thcy wanted e., OF course, they VIII
take all they can get I'm the way OF appropria-
tlons, don't you sce2 Pretty sharp, they are"
"Thosc lcyccs should be put up by the Gov.
crnmcnt, ana put up In substantial way. Il
VIII pay the Government, ana 10 Is 90 the inter-
est of an American people that the appropria-
tons he made aud the lcyccs built from
commercial necessity, not 10 speak of the JUS
tcc due 30 tho Inhabitants OF those regions
liable 10 overflow and dieasicr They should
he protected, beside ycntured TIM CRITIC
philosopher.
"That is all very good" said the South.
orner, ''hut this IA the way to look at It: Ifthe
work won't Justify the states attention and
money,
IL won't Pay Uncle sam 10 DO IL.
II the people ON those bottom lands do not
think II will pay, by way OF increasing the
value OF their lands, 20 ask for a State tax FOR
the performance OF the work, what the deuce
Is the Government expected TO do In tho prem
ises? Nothing. The people on the table or
hill lands, back from the river object 70
being taxed to make the Improvements on
the river, and yet all the transportation of their
products is by the river should think there
would be less justice in taxing the people all
over the country for this work than imposing
II upon the States along the river. VIII they
get tho appropriation from the Government?
1t looks that way. Mind, don't object. Not a
bit Of objection do interpose. Why, 1 wouldn't
object TO having Uncle Sam build fences
barbed-wire ones at that-all around my plan.
tations. AS l said before,
The Old Flag and an Appropriation
with U.S." And the statesman smiled blandly,
'Hows the Administration down your way?"
asked THE CRITIC, seeing that the gentleman
was "off his base' on the overflow and levee
themes.
s'Oh, good enough Thinning out the luke.
warm men, you know. Setting up the pins for
succession. See? Arthur is little slow, but
he will fix up the dose all right"
''Not to-day"
''No: some other day."
And he went OFF after Glove.