The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-05-23
Another Turn Of the ncrank,'
Poor Joe Comes BACK at Tom Collins and
Furnishes Provocation for More
Asinine Kicking.


Communicated
/ do not know that any one is particularly
trying to throw Obstacles in the way OF Assem-
sion's military company" or that favorable
opportunity to do SO ever offered itself to those
SO disposed, if any there be- but do know that
it is the right of any one who has contributed
to the parish funds no matter how measre MS
contribution, to express his disapproval when
ever a portion Of that fund. However small. Is
appropriated to a frivolous purpose. L know
that every tax payer Of common sense will adj
init that II the parish could at any time this
wear have spared S4HO-which doubt-instead
of using it to defray the expenses of the Asccn-
sion Rifles to New Orleans. where the amount
produced no good outside of tholr own ranks
it would have been more sensible for cur parish
authorities to have applied that surplus money
to the cancellation of some of our legitimate
debts: say partly pay Judgment of l.. Lefort.
rendered July II, 1879, for S1140; with legal in
terest from May 8, 1876. and yet due; partly pay
the Coroner for necessary post norton cxaml-
F, nations by him made i'll the discharge of his du-
ty; partly pay back to the School Board rent
ais collected since the war on lots OF school
square and misapplied-so the Supreme Court
said: or better to have contributed the amount
! towards the opening of the long-talked-of New
River road, which would certainly benefit u
large portion if not all of the parish; or still
moro sensible even. to have kept it to patch the
le9ce Of some impecunious citizen owning a
small lot situated in front Of d large sugar es-
| tate to protect the poor devils garden and
slanty from destruction.
Tie Rifles, besides. could certainly have raiseti
| amongst their friends the amount they needed
for their trip, if it DO true Il hope it isl that
they are backed by "our best people!' There
was no necessity of digging into the parish
treasury. Great Caesar! what is $3.50 to "our
best people?"
Twill not take up the wager that my name
appears prominent on the list of those who have
not paid their taxes for the past four or i've
years, because l went nearly broke" from
losses sustained mot lately, however.) on par
ish scrip rendered worthless by the ;naladmln
istration of our parochial affairs. And would
not be surprised if the present officers will bt
shortly compelled to accept las often did, GO
so or 331S cents o,i the dollar for honestly &c
quired parish warrants. Keep on, good PEG
ple," spending parish money for oysters ane
pleasure trips to New Orleans and that state O.
things will re-exist,
However, to satisfy Tom Collins inclination
to bet will risk a nickel on each OF the fol
lowing propositions. 1. That his name does no
figure upon any OF our parish rolls AS that OF
tax payer. g. That not one OF his intelligent
and impartial members ~ was willing to fathe
the resolution giving away for no consideration
of public good the $50 in question. g. That III
authority can be shown permitting the appro
priation of tax money to purpose d1fteren
from that for which it was levied. 4. That tn
sum presently in the treasury will not cnabl
the parish to Is get along on cash basis uEl
til the collection of this year's.tax.
Believe me. Tom, your kickers and crank
are necessary evil. and if they were listened t
| a misfortune would occasionally be avoided.
Many, if not you, ought to remember tina
some years ago when our 81 best people " desire
, the appointment of stranger to the most IT
sponsible ctiice in the parish kickers, crank
and damphools perhaps kicked, cranked an
whooped and hallooed, but that our a'l1ts u
], trus paid no attention to them, and secured tt
1 position for their Intelligent and impartial
J choice who served the full term. What VIZ
, the result? U, trou dams Ia lune-and 1t WI
take about 1880 to fill up that gap!
- will not notice anything else said on tn
subject unless the four nickel bets oftere
above are taken up. hate deposited my stall
with tho editor Of the CHIEF, whom l appoii
8 as Judge of the bets on my behalf.
POOR-JOE.