The Opelousas courier., 1890-11-08
oPEIoUsAs PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, NOVEMBER
a Comparison.

- 49, SVf&z A5V4Ss
0uaclsita Pelegeaph Bulletin.
Men are accustomed 10 size up things,
as big or little important or insignifi-
cant, either BY comparison, or by con-
tFast.
Tie fair and Thoughtful readers of the
ffTelegraph- Bulletin are invited to at
tend to d comparison which we shall
now make. LouIsiana's total assess
ment Of every species of property for
ethe current year, 1890, is 1924 SOC, 900.
The total revenue from the State tax
of six mills, TO be exact, will be S ,307,
ZOO. We have the authority OF the
Baton Rouge Advocate for the state.
snent that the net revenue from tue
privilege or license tax wfll@b be about
s365, ,e00,. which VIC take to. be correct,
since the Advocate has the faciiitfes.for
getting ut approximately exact facts
The Total revenue sof Tire State, there
! ! fess, for tllis year-will amount 10 abont
81 ,7772 900. zIE1 we des5aEEaaI from this
grand total the sum- OF. S67.1. ls5. .5it ap-
piled by e0astl tltQtsqpal prov isions to the
discharge OF the interest on the public
debt, We have left rs 81 ,097 $3.50
available Tor the only constitutional
purposes Of carrying on and maintain
ing the government OF the State and the
public institutions thereof, for .educat-
ing the children of the State. suppress
3ng insarreetion pelling inEaslons, de-.
/ Tending the State In time of war, sup.
plying the citizens OF the State who
!! lost n limb OF limbs ID the military SER
vice of the Confederate States with sub
stantial artificial limbs during life, and
fer levee purposes. Estimating that
five per eentum Of the taxes will not be
collected, and the estimate is not wide
of the mark, nc have S7o, $50 to be for
tber deducted, whicii leaves the total
asa1fable fluid for all purposes, esciu-
sise Of interest On tile public debt, $1,-
s02z, ,462, 50.
ss# Flie people of the State have it in
their power, By licensing Jno. "A. Nor
ris and bis associates To conduct a lot
terry IN the State toadd to this total the
sun of 81, ESQ, ,09s, and by that means
to inorethan dd dlble the financial re-
sources spffhe State available for the
really legitimate purposes of govern
ment.
Compare The figures aud reflect ST..
or 49,. so now as against 81 III ,4622,*
so after 1894
Do We not license greater evils solely
for the sake of revenue and do not
greater, aud more degrading and de-.
moralizing evils, tliouglr not licensed. !.
and. though reprobated BY law, or else
eondoned BY. the law, flourish all over
tic State
Is it profitable, under tho eirenmstan-
eos, to enquire into tie character and
autecedents Of Mr.. Morris associates? Is
the State accustomed to inquire into the
character and !anteeedents Of persons
who apply for license to engage IN the.
liquor, or other business
TieuglitfHl men, unaffected by pas
sion and untouched by adverse interest,
Will think of these things, and the in
spirafion Of rational and common
sense patrdSssm will guide them to safe
and sure ground.
It was d SAYING of Peter Cooper, the
phiianthropist, that To all towns where
"a newspaper is published, every man
should advertise jim il, even if nothing
moro than card, stating his naine and.
tho business he il engaged in. 1t not
only pays the advertiser, but lets the
people at d distance know that tho town
yen live in is ii prosperous community
of business men AS tire seed is soWn,.
50 the frait shall reconpense. Never
pull down your sign while you expect.
TO do business cor il often indicates that
business is.poor, and you are loosingy orr
grip, commercially speaking. The jn-s
elicions advertiser will receive id return
ten dollars Iet every one invested IN.
the eolunSns Of 4 lire paper
Rnsten CaIigraph OH tho deception
and hypocrisy of some folks. Take
Yourself out and make d thorough ex-
animation of your past and present and
possibly You may become more lenient
towards your fellow man. You are no
saint by any means and every body
knoNgs it.; ID fact II q rigid scrutiDy
were mad you are no better than you
should 10 and not much better than any
body else That old glass llease story
stitlsapplies don't forget it.
t<-.
N. O. Daily states sl2iigh prices are
doing illora 10 secure votes for the
Dem0cFatic party in.tle North than All
tho cam mpasssai pratnrf aud literature
which the National colnnlitte is furnish
ing The American people are very
sensitive especially in the pocket, and
the Mckinley bill has bit them very
hard on that spot.
Gfovef Cleveland sought by his mug
II ulup procIivisies to patch up q new
powec for his perpetu ton hut Grover
cot LETT Ill round. Goyenof Nichols
Is seeking hs means of tlle Lottery
question ID listroy the Democracy of,
Louisiana, ur at least, tD split IL, hop-
lug TO cling 10 the biggest bali, thereby
rpetaatiag himself. But Nick will
ret LEFT. our people and party are able
fo dispose q this question without 3
rss,itufa Ruston EaIigrapii
rhe .saatler during the week has
been cool, dry and braeIng just the.
weather to enable our cotton, sngar1
and rice planters to put n their best
Look a,ls lor EraDk Linidon, III Monte.
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