St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-02-27

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committees and dual tickets may
have been nominated.
NO HIGHER TAXATION.
Very timely was the action Of the
McEnery Central Committee in pass
ing the following resolution at its
meeting on Saturday:
BE it resolved, That this commit
tee is unalterabiy opposed to any
increase of the rate Of taxation
above the six mills as now pre-
scribed and limited by the Consti-
tuition of this State, and that We
recommend and urge upon the vari-
Gus Democratic parish aud senator
ial conventions to instruct their
nominees for the General Assembly
to oppose and vote against any con-
stitutiOnal amendment that may be
proposed looking to the levy Of any
tax beyond the limits now fixed by
the organic law.
The adoption OF this resolution
cuts the ground at once from under
any attempt Of the Foster wing Of
the party to represent Mr.. McEn.
cry as standing for higher taxation
in the months campaign now about
to open. Whatever the Associate
Justices private opinion may have
been with regard to the adequacy
of the present revenues to meet the
needs Of the State and there are
many reflective people who hold
that they are not adequate-the will
Of the people in this matter as ex-
pressed through the State Central
Committee will be unto him the
supreme law.
Herein lies tue difference. or one
Of the differences, between Mr.. Nc
Emery and the leaders of the Foster
side. The latter recognize neither
the sovereignty nor the intelligence
Of the people. They make persist
ent professions of knowing better
what is proper for the people to do
and good for their welfare than the
people themselves know. And
when the people evince q DISPOSE
ton not to be guided by this allwise
advice thrust upon them, then do
these autocratic FOsterites try to
dragon the people into accepting
their views and adopting their nos
trums. The Fosterite leaders for
nearly two years have been busying
themselves devising all sorts Of cir
cuit0us schemes, and in preparing
all sorts of ruses, whereby they
might, il possible, avoid submitting
questions of high policy to the ar
bitrament of the people Of Louisi-
ana, and settle those questions
without the peoples aid
They have uniformly shown that
they entertain wholesome dread
Of the popular will, and rs uniform
" have they exhibited a determine
ton to crowd their own wishes and
resolves down the citizens threats,
whether the citizens would or not.
In short. they have acted rs first
class autOcrats, who take themselves
to be masters, not servants, Of the
people.
OF the very opposite character
is Associate Justice McEnery.
While the Fosterites are autocrats.
he is q Democrat, first, last and
all the time. When the people have
bad an opportunity Of expressing,
and have expressed, clearly and UNI
mistakably, their wish in regard to
any question of public policy, that
wish Mr.. McEnery bows to as q
from the sovereign power.
He takes it to he no part OF his
duty to criticise. and carp at. and
antagonize that expressed wish; it
8 his henceforth to submit himself
% it, no matter what his private
opinion may be, and to- carry out
he popular behest to the best Of
lis ability, as II it had been his own
dea and his own conviction.
The Democratic State Central
Committee, as representing the peo-
lie, have instructed against touch |
ng the six-mill constitutional limit i,
Il State taxation; and six mills /
vill remain the limit of the taxes /
N the property Of the State for
evenue purposes. Mr.. McEnery
rill show the came loyal obedi-
nee to the mandate of the people
q that matter, no natter what his
rivate opinion may be as to what
night be the best course to pursue,