Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-14
NEW YORK INsOLENCE.


When the Eastern, especially the New
York, papers undertake to discuss the ques-
ton OF Mississippi river improvement, they
adopt style of speaking that is in close
conformity with the forget
II" addresses Of the nauseous Guiteau. Be
1t remembered that the Internal Improve
ment Committee of the House in Congress
has recommended that the appropriation for
improvement purposes outside of the Mis-
sissippi river shall be limited to something
over $9,000,000. Against this New York
alone applies for an appropriation of over
$l2,O00,0OO. As New York has been con-
slant receiver for years of sums from the
general government in aid of schemes and
projects OF its own, it might be thought that
the city papers of that State would show
some little modesty in speaking of similar
applications from others, who have every
claim that New York can present, and have
never received proportionate aid with
that city and State. But such mod
esty Is not felt. Instead is the in
solent claim of one who, having often
asked and largely received, now demands as
g right, to the neglect of others, what, in con-
sequence OF previous grants, it has to-day
less claim to than those who have patiently
waited their turn. Toward these, however,
New York assumes supercilious, reprovipg
tone, viewing other applicants than her own
as intruding rivals. Thus, we find in the
New York Baleti'l, in full Guiteau style,
such intolerable and iniustifable expressions,
within the compass of single article re-
specting Mississippi river improvements
that the people of the Mississippi valley
"haye a common objective point, namely,
the utilization somehow of the United States
treasury for the prosecution of grand sys-
tenn Of levees, jetties, canals and other water
ways, from the head waters OF the great
river clear down to the gulf The money
required for such purposes is-well, almost
anything the lightning calculators may
choose to name. We beg these gentlemen,
one and all, TO remember that, as the Presi-
dent has just notified Congress that some
81, 500, 100000 will be required Tor
pensions between now and A. n. 1900, it
might be as well to postpone the great Mis-
sissippi party until the claims OF the soldiers
and sailors and the widows and orphans are
disposed OF. 1t was partly to make the Mis-
sissippi a free river, from its source to its
mouth, that the war for the suppression of
the rebellion was prosecuted at an enormous
cost; and while the trade and industry of the
country are still bearing that heavy burden,
why not let the great river wait awhile?"
Let the river wait" while New York gets its
$2,O00,O00. The country has pensions TO
pay and the West and Southwest must there
fore stand back, but New York must have its
twelve millions. And the war was partly
made that the Mississippi river might be
free, therefore the people on its banks must
be left uncared for while New York, that
gorged and got fat during the war, may add
70 Its former draughts from the national
treasury another twelve millions. The Mis-
sissippi valley will certainly not longer SUBJ
nit to the tricks and impositions of the
sturdy beggar" at the mouth of the Hudson.
1t has large population, and many repre-
ssntatives, and not few senators in Congress. |
When the whole strength of the valley is
united New York insolenoe will have some
thing proportioned, not to its impudence, |
but to Its deserts, apportioned as its share. |
The BNlletsn says: Representatives of the |