Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-05-10
A MoURNFUL WAL.

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SO cents on the dollar to parties
who have taxes to pay, but never
more than SOccnts. During a good
portion of the year ii is difficult TO
dispose of it at any price, as it can
only be used in payment OF taxes,
and parties who have money are
not disposed to invest III it until
near the time when their taxes are
due"
Now, as a matter of fact, parish
scrip is not receivable for taxes,
except that issued TO witnesses and
Jurors in criminal cases. 1t is
merely a certified account, payable
whenever there is money in the
hands Of the Parish Treasurer, and
is worth then just 100 cents on the
dollar. The following notice,
which has appeared in the Journal
for the last three months, shows
whether there has been any SO-cent
business lately or not:
NOTICE.
All parties having approved bills
against the parish of Madison, pay
able out of the fund of 1888, will
please present the same to the I'M
dersigncd and receive a warrant for
payment of same.
ANDREW T. LANE,
Clerk of Police Jury.
And when it is stated that no
warrant can be issued unless there
is money in the treasury to meet
it, you may consider the par
agraph quoted above efiectually dis
posed of, except in the matter of
the price paid for the printing,
which was 5000. When the bids
for doing the printing were opened,
il was found that the Journal had
offered to do it for one year for one
dollar. If $500 in scrip was not
enough for 1888, how is it that one
dollar is enough for-but never
mind, the TINES will not crowd the
Journal.
Skipping several inches of groans,
the next matter calling for COM
ment is this:
at is believed that the prd6-
dent, who is the ruling spirit, owns
IN interest in the MADISON TIMES.
If this be true, it is perfectly nat
ural that he should desire to give
the parish patronage to his own
organ"
1t will be noticed that the Jour
nal does not itself believe this, but
says cit is believed" Very likely
some idiot does believe 1.-THE fool
killer has not been around for some
time. Any one should know that
the printing must be given to the
lowest bidder, and the Journals
bid was one dollar. Just what is
the cause of complaint is a little
obscure.
A little further on is this remark
able assertion:
clad our police Jury been as
watchful of some other interests of
the parish, and launched out the
peoples money with the same par
simony with which they propose TO
pay for the parish printing, the
financial condition of the parish
would doubtless be in a very diff
ferent condition from what it is at
present, and the tax-ridden people
not quite so near the wall"
Neither the Police Jury nor its
president can do anything but give
the printing TO the lowest bid
der. Bids were advertised for,
advertised in the Journal, and
that paper bid one dollar and
got the contract. What's the
trouble? Where is the cause for
these tears?
The final burst of agony is this:
ave have the pleasure and sat
isfaction of knowing that the Jour
nal has some stamch friends among
the members Of the Police Jury.
but they are in the minority in that
body, and are of course not respon-
sible for the doings of the majority;
but we are firmly of the belief that
if full and searching investigation
of the proceedings of the present
Police Jury, during its term of SER
vice, could be had (Which should
have been done last summer when
the various other offices were being
investigGted) it would reveal sys-
tom of extravaganza, and reckless
squandering Of the peoples money
that has not been exceeded by any
preceding Police Jury for years, ex-
cept perhaps that which existed
during Republican rule"
This clearly proceeds from dis
ordered liver, as in no other way
can it be accounted for. The Jour
nal was the official organ during