The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-08-19
CHE NEW ORLEANS COTTON EXPO,I
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Now Orleans appears to BIO forever des'
tined to internal diesession. Just after the
war politicians swept down upon her like
wolves on the fold, like buz2ards on n car
cnss FEAST Subsequently getting possession
OF the state and municipal Offices, her peo-
extensively complained that the hungry
democrats were worse thsn the lnttened re-
publicins had been AZ present the trouble
3 ems 10 be in the matter OF the rroi"'u
great cotton exposition, ior next year. The
Plcsyune charges that this great industrial
exposition is being converted into an un-
scrupulous, gigantic political machinery,
Mr. BURKE, o. the TlmeHD Democrat, has
been made direclorgoneal. Louisiana Is
on the eve of momontous election for
state and city officers. Mr. BURKE is also
treasurer OF the state, and il is alleged is an
ambitious aspirant for gubernatoral, or
| United States senatorial, or further treas
uryship h0nors. There will be something
like 81 600 coo to be handled in the cotton
enterprise and vast number OK pay posi-
tiona will be subject to distribution at the
hanns of the managing director. This im'
mense political power, IL is commended, Mr..
BURKE will use in the interest of the ring
OF which It 10 alleged he Is a most promi-
uent and crafty member. There are many
: good citizens In New Orleans who seem to
be much dissatisfied at the manner in
which this exposition business has been
conducted II transpres that at Omeeung
held on May p charter
was brought forth which had been
arranged among few persons,
naming the entire board Of directors OF the
exposition to serve until June, 1885. The
charter was passed, of course, and the
meeting broke up, but there was much Dis.
satisfaction. St is customary in such case,
to name the first board TO serve proyision'
ally until the stock is subscribed, and then
tho shareholders are allowed to make q
choice. In this case, however, before any
money to speak OF was subscribed, without
allowing an opportunity for vote on th'
} individual directors the board WAS name,
in lump to serve for two years or in fact
through the entire existence OF the corpora
ton.
II isl great misfortune io- the Crosccr
/ City that on this one and most vital aV,
, ,ct her people could not have acted as
unit and have co operated in perieo, har
, mony IL Is great misfortune, too, thu
: the Cotton exchange declined to take h0l
, OF The matter, The best ndyoi,lsemen
I that luokloss city could have had woul
O have been the iull success Of this Expos
j. ton. Properly conducted, it would hav
{ drawn thousands OF people into be
s limits, IL would have brought thou
. sands of dollars TO her indirectly,
+, not directly, II would have added to hC
G f,me aud good name not only thTouRhou
!, che United States but oil over the worlC
= lt would have brought tons Of business I
"A Leyeo. Tchopitoulns, Magazine, Feydro
Camp, Canal streets, ana especially TO Ct
y rondeet street. But IL her leading me
Q g hanis are TO be az sixes-gnd-seyens, ifa
] unpcasantness of feeling is TO peryad0 III
9 place, so that guests will be made to Re,
uncomi Drtable, then the a1air will
r failure, and the vast sun
7 to be spent will be Just so much sQuandc
j. ell. A household divided against itse
G cannot stand, Texas, and PARTICULAR
9 north Texas, was largely interested in tn
j cotton exposition, and we had hoped
T. have seen 1t success In Il most thorour
|, form, but Il cancer has already set il
: we will cease concerning ourselves about /
,. As we teel, so doubtless feels the rest OF Il
b. south,