The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-23
THE NEW ORLEANS COTTON EXPOSE
TION.

New Orleans appears to be forever des-
tined to internal dissession. Just after the
war politicians swept down upon her like
wolves on the fold, like buzzards on car
cass feast. Subsequently getting possession
of the state and municipal offices. her peo-
pie extensively complained that the hungry
democrats were worse than the fattened re-
publicsns had been. At present the trouble
seems to be in the matter OF the proposed
great cotton exposition, for next year. me
Plcayune charges that this great INDUSTRIAL
exposition is being converted into an uh-
scrupulous, gigantic political machinery.
Mr.. BURKE, O. the Times. Democrat, has
been made director.general. Louisiana ID
on the eve of momentous election Tor
state and city officers. Mr.. BURKE IS also
treasurer of the state, and it is alleged IS an
ambitious aspirant for gubernatorial, or
United States senatorial, or further treas
uryship honors. There will be something
like 81, OOO, COO to be handled in the cotton
enterprise and a vast number ofpay posi-
tons will be subject to distribution at the
hands of the managing director. This I'M
mepse political power it is commended, MR..
BURKE will use in the interest of the ring
of which 1t Is alleged be is most promi-
nent 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. 1t transpires that at meeting
held on May 81 a charter
was brought forth which had been
arranged among a few persons
naming the entire board of directors OF the
exposition to serve until il ne, 1885. The
charter was passed, of course, and the
meeting broke up, but there was much dig
satisfaction. 1t is customary in such cases
to name the first board to serve provision
ally until the stock is subscribed, and then
the shareholders are allowed to make a
choice. In this case, however, before any
money to speak of was subscribed, without
allowing an opportunity for vote on the
individual directors, the board was named
in lump to serve for two years, or. in fact,
through the entire existence of the corpora
ton.
1t is great misfortune for the Crescent
City that on this one and most vital SUB
iect her people could not have acted as
unit and have co-operated in perfect har-
mony. 1t is great misfortune, too, that
the Cotton exchange declined to take hold
of the matter. The best advertisement
that luckIess city could have had would
have been the full success Of this EXPOSE
ton. Properly conducted, it would have
drawn thousands of people into her
limits; it would havo brought thou
sands of dollars to her indirectly, If
not directly. 1t would have added to her
fame and good name not only throughout
the United States, but all over the world.
1t would have brought tons of business to
Leyee. Tchopitoulas, Magazine, Poydras,
Camp, Canal streets, anu especially TO Ca
rondelet street. But If her leading mer-
hants are TO be at sixes-and-sevens; ifan
unpleasantness of feeling is TO pervade the
place, so that guests will be made to feel
uncomi )rtable, then the affair will be
failure, and the vast sum
TO be spent will be Just so much squander'
ed. A household divided against itseli
cannot stand. Texas, and particularly
north Texas, was largely interested in this
cotton exposition, and we had hoped to
have seen it success in a most thorough
form, but IL a cancer has already set in,
we will cease concerning ourselves about 1t.
As we feel, so doubtless feels the rest Of the
south