Richland beacon., 1882-02-11

-ity for such bill Is not so clear 10
me, especially rs To a~-Tssmenls when
have been ALWAYS sufficiently large TO
meet an / more than meet al current
expenses Of the State as well "a IN
trr,,t on her debt. II the data upon
which | base this q, lniOn are wrong.
the error lies with G1v. McEhery and
not with me. In bis message 10 The
legislature The governor saws that the
ba.k take, due the state are estimated
at five millions Of dollars. This being
fac, il is evident that this iarg"
amount has been asses-rd-it it had
not been assessed, INV comes the
! know ledge that it is due the State
/ The assessment rolls show the excess.
! Nearly one half of the public drbi, the
! collectors returns show this dcdclt III
/ the treasury and this arose from one
/ of two causes, dere.ic,ion on the part
Of the collect ,rs o: inGdrqGacv OF the
law in eu.JccinL cciierilJr-, or both.
! That this law i. deficient yau demon
,trated to me aid the public by the
answers to questions | had the honor
of propounding 10 you some months
ago. The Gov. does not say whether
a board OF equalization sat upon The
assessment of the dcliAGucnt millions
or not, but be does say that nearly
one eighth Of them is due from the
city anI Parish of Orleans. i1y the
bye understand the records show as
the amount of stock in trade in the
small city Of New Orleans, the enor-
NOUS sum of eight millions, this too
when her poverty stricken commission
merchants stand prepared % lend ten
millions on the cotton that Is landed
on her levees. What an exhibit Of
honest duty discharged 20 the State
by civ whose press directly accuse
the couu.ry parishes Of raacai''y !
Assuming tha; the cotton factor con
troll three fcur,hs Of this stock then
there woald be Invested in trade over
$i3 coo 600. difference OF more than
) miiIipns between the actual anu true
ass, --ment. Allowing that one half
OF this difference il profits, there would
still be an error of two and bnif Eill.
lions. Where is the equalizer But
taking il as a vcri,abe fact that only
eight millions j. invested in trade IL
New OrlcaaS what an enormous pEotlt
her poor merchants must make. Let
Us see. One million bales Of Gotten
is handled in New Orleans. worth at
$40 per bale, $40, 600, not over
one tenth of which comes back to the
producers as nett income-tulIy $780,
600 600 absorbed ! shall not say how.
but they sink forever from the view OF
tie planter, nearly 800 per cent real
lied by the city from the cotton plan
tiers alouc-to say nothingof the poor
country devils who raise sugar, rice,
or have the tcmcrity TO ship stock to
that ccsSpoOl Of honesty, integrity and
patriotism. 1t is true that not quite
one half Of the cotton is raised and
shipped by Louisiana. Hct that makes
no difference as to facts, they swallow
il all, and ftv right stuart chunks of
half acre lots besides. Who wouldn't
bc a merchant If be could Don't
you think they ought to pay ;helr
taxes and Ours too! While the rest
of the world aud the balance of man
kind are abusing the Legislature, per-
. nit DC 20 utter few words, no, at a
, low breath, for care not who hears,
in commentator. Had they done
nothing but defeat that board of equal.
: ization they would have deserved well
, of their State. But they did ono
thing more-ihey took the money
which was lying idle in the fiscal
agents hands, subject to POPULATION
and speculation, and invested in L. ),
bonds, bearing interest and converts
bic at any time-this too in the face Of
the growl of the great Ion o: the par
ty, warning them of the danger Of
touching the sacred deposit. Brave
country crackers, that could not bt
3 bought nor frightened, stand up spare
: toed and fight that board Of equaliza
, ton till your term expires; mind moi
the press-it used TO moulc public
opinion-that was respectable, but o
late it has used such un,empercd NOR
: tar in the moulding, the pubic mint
, to say the least is in a h-ll of fix
They are raising great hula ballot
on account OF a little extra mileage
this is done 10 divert the eyes of TIT
: ass already stopping beneath bis bur
1 thens, from few more riders they
I wish to place upon him in the shape
of board that will equalize his loat
and bring his crooked back straight
oh, honest ass TO prevent you bray
ing they will tie weights to your eau