The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1883-06-08

luu Hlts uHu IL - AtAAA ANAs 49,
ali complained about paying taxes,
aud nothing done in return. How
much taxes does L. ". L. pay TO
tie Port of Mobile, outside of the
firm OF which be is a member for
city license privileges. l mean
how much on real estate. Plllans,
pere stated that be was city Ell
gineer for seventeen years and OF
course drew a salary all the time,
but when the old city threw up its
charter, the tax books showed aud
still shows his indebtedness 20 the
city he served SO long, some $J94,
back and nncOllected taxes. The
Port government has been in ex-
iStence nearly four years, and the
tax books still fail to show 4 credit
TO his tax account, either in Shef.
fields or kennerly's Offices. And
vet people who make much less pre-
tensions are regularly paying
taxes 10 pay the interest on money
he owes. Now in fire companies
and many other societies 4 member
WHO does lot pay his dues, has no
right 10 "Speak in meeting amd ii
this rule was made n law in mu.
nicipal matters, taking taxes for
dues, il would cut off a deal Of
wind work. AS TO Pillans ills, we'll,
all public meetings are blessed with
his presence and oratorical powers,
on the principle laid down by one
of the old poets, where he says
thar, ''Fools rush in where AN gels
fear TO tread.p
After u fund OF talk, pro and con,
Capt. Danner took the floor, aud
with one well directed blow hit
the nall Oh the head and drove it
nearly home, and thereby carried
OIL the honors OF the meeting The
work is going on, but too slowly,
aud the excuse is that they can get
no more hands because there are
not enough Irish in town. Here is
what Capt. Danner says:
81 have seen the public workers
at work and il had a gang of men
who did not do more work 1 wonld
not keep them q day. Pve been
employing men ever siuce the war.
was surprised TO learn that there
were but fifteen men employed on
this work. | believe that all they
have done was washed away yes.
tcrday. / asked the engineer, and
he says he has not got more labor.
crs, because there are not enough
Irish in town. | have nothing
against the Irish. ] have soldiered
With them. But | don't see why
and Alnerican on German should
not be allowed to do the work.
will go SO far as to say that even q
negro should be allowed to do the
work.
We are employing $40 men
and | can get Il great mauy more
can send the street commissioner
as many as he wants, and cau
get neg,ces to do the work at !
dollar day. | think they will dc
better work, too. i KiIow ii is mo-
popular, but am not speaking on
the popular side. Since we 80 tC
negroes and say, Eve want T, oul
yotes,' and since We say this is
white mans government --and it is
and | hold that 1t must bel an
Wiling to say also that 'sncL places
as YOU are fitted for We shall giy,
you. We want your votes, aud w
will give You work. We mus
give it to the best workmen, re
gardless OF color.7 tApplanSe.)
This stirred up the Irish element
many of whom construed il as al
attack on That race, which to ;
thinking person is absurd. In th,
i Port government the Irish hav,
five Of he eight commissioners, th,
city clerk, the clerk OF the market
street commissioner, the majority
] OF the police, and all tho corpora
ton hands, and various small
Offices not now remembered. Il
the county they have the sheriff
and some deputies, the city court
clerk, the tax assessor, the Judge o.
the inferior criminal court, mem
bers on the board OF revenue, an,
various smaller Offices, aud III
| no wonder there can none be foun,
to work when they so kindly 6l
four-fitths ofour Offices. But VIII,
say more. A week of shoutin,
happiness is succeeded By week o
misery, and taking all thes
weighty matters iu consideration
one feels like saying,
II would not live always"
But testing all aside, this meet
ling was In my Judgment foolish
| The get up of it acted hasIily. N,
one could toresee or provide agaius
! so terrible d storm. AT one tim,
the streets In the best drained POI
ton of the city were a sheet 0
water from banquet to banquet
The recorder was foolish to 90 t
the meeting and be abused for no
doing an impossibility and apol
: gizing for it. He should hay
waited aud when they sent thel
+ committee to the board, done hi
talking in about this way, "Gen
! tlemen pay up your taxes, aud ful
nish the board with means and a
! your executive officer, III sec
done." l do not approve of th
present board, but common jusric
must give them credit of &C
complishing great deal with (
J small capital, both mentally AM