The daily gazette., 1883-05-05
Datlu GGzette
WHINING TON. SATURDAY. MAY
Taklng the Baek Traok.

Taking the Back ArAck.
1t has not been great while since the |
Republican papers of this city were in b
state Of constant jolliRcation over the very |
superior management of city finances by |
the present City Council, and made use of |
every occasion to boast that the financial
affairs would be run on a cash basis to the
end Of the fiscal year, without creating any
deficiency whatever.
To anyone at all conversant with city
finances it was clearly apparent as far back
as last November that the city would be out
of money by the first of May, but the ig-
norant journalists who saw nothing but a
large-slzed balance in bank, and hadn't the
remotest idea that it would he rapidly con.
sumed by the most ordinary expenses
of the city government, clapped their
hands in innocent glee, and
felt that the municipality was wealthy
enough to buy kingdom otl-hand.
But stern facts cannot be evaded, and
when, a few days ago, it became apparent
even to these benighted journalistic intel
lects that a bank balance of ten thousand
would fall Tar short of meeting, for two
months, current expenses that amount to
twenty thousand dollars per month, they
were put to the painful necessity of invent
ing some suitable excuse, and the pitiful plea
offered is that the tax collector for the Solth-
ern district, who is Democrat, has not been
sufficiently energetic in the collection of the
taxes for the past year remaining on his du-
plicate.
~ 80 h.nI fhaf 1Itr
requires no answer, as the bulk of the taxes
are invariably paid by the people during the
month OF July, and the collector is bound
to be efficient In collecting the balance, in
order to realize as largely as possible from the
six per cent commission allowed him on these
collections. The truth of the matter is that
the tax rate laid last year was insufficient
to meet the appropriations, and the morbid
dread of increasing taxes which has pre-
vailed in the City Council for years, has re-
suited in deficiency, as it has dozens of
times before and will in the future unless a
new and better policy is inaugurated.
And so the grand Financial wisdom"
bubble of the present Council is exploded at a
breath, and its boasting supporters are com
PEELED to make excuses for shortcomings
that they declared could never exist. 1t is
bitter lesson, but if 1t only teaches future
Councils the stern necessity OF properly pro
portioning the tax rate and the appropria-
tions SO as to avoid deficiency, the un-
pleasant experience will not have been in
vain.
The INsINeERITY of the Neics' advocacy
Of non-partisanship in the school election is
fully demonstrated by the nsidious manner
in which it classes candidates as
democrat" or Republican" as the case
may be. Its reference to Mr. Peter U. Furry
as the democratic candidate" in the Re
publican Fifth ward, looks like a delib
crate attempt to secure that gentle
mans defeat. AS purely Decmo
cratic candidate, Mr.. Furry could not hop
to be elected ia this ward, but he is simpl
candidate for the Board of Education, an,
by virtue of his past services in this bod
is entitled to reelection, eve
if the ward had Republican majority of
thousand or more. Nom -partisanship, accord
ing to the Ne'cs' idea, is to elect Republ
cans and defeat Democrats right along.
WE HOPE the friends of Ireland in thi
city will not quarrel among themselves a
TO the preliminary arrangements for form
ing the new Land League organization r.
commended by the Philadelphia Convention
The object is one deserving the hearty an
united support of all lrishmen in tine Stat
S->.=---
THE POLICEMEN who justly growl at tt
delay in receiving their pay for the la,
month can thank the Chief for the who
affair. Had that official been less stubboI
in the wrong position he assumed, the pa
roll would have been passed at the meetI
ofCity Council on Thursday night.
AFTER READING the last efiusion of ~
" d." the prolific contributor to the CORE
pOndents' column of the Morning News, "
have reached the deliberate conclusion tn,
the initials must certainly mean "dum
donkey"
If THE QuICKsTEPs continue to pla
pluekily against odds, as they did in yeste
days game, they will stand good chan,
of winning the championship pennant
the Inter State contest.
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Ir WAS EVER so much pleasanter to boa
of the financial wisdom of the present Cou
ell than to make excuses for its pecunia
shortcomings.
Flies and Bugs.
Flies, reaches, ants, bed-bugs, rats, mil
gophers, chipmunks, cleared out
though on Rats " Is cents.
----s--~-s 60.
Our Rooms,
Without exception, are the finest furnish
in the State. The operating room is
modelled. New and improved instrumen
We have made entire change in our ht
and now have frstclass men. What