The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1895-04-25
Chicago and New York.

Cu1caSO anu NEW OK.
The antagonism between New
York and Chicago is irrepressible as
it is amusing. Nothing delights
either of them more than to abuse
the other, and each of them returns
audible thanks to Heaven that it is
not like its rival. The opposition
manifested in New York to the in-
come tax has aroused the virtuous
indignation of Chicago, and the
Times Herald makes it the occasion
for a fierce assault on the Knicker-
booker city. ''The city of New
York; says the Times Herald,
spromises to assume it's accustomed
role of treason to the United States.
New York was treacherous to the
Union in every past crisis. 1t was
at heart opposed to the Declaration
of Independence. It was lukewarm
to the original confederation of the
Colonies. It was viciously antago-
nistic to the idea of o Federal Union.
1t was tory during the revolution.
1t did its best to prevent the adopt
ion of the Constitution of the United
States. It exhausted its resources
in attempts to render the Constitu-
ton nugatory after its adoption.
! It sympathized with the British in
vaders in the war of 1912, and for
three years, so far as its sordid CON-
mercial spirit dared to do so, it gave
aid and comfort to the enemy.
It's wealth, as constituencies as
its rabble, is reported to be deter
mined to resist the impost laid by
Congress known as the income taxi
New York doubtless deserves all
that Chicago can say about it, but
the latter cannot present a much
cleaner bill of health. 1t is for
Chicago first, last and all the time,
without regard to the interests of
any other city or any other section.
In fact, it cares so little about the
State in which it is situated that it
is engaged at this very time in an
attempt to secede from the Com.
monwealth of Illinois. A PROPOSE
ton is pending in the Illinois Gen.
eral Assembly, providing for sep.
arate government for Chicago, with
a Legislature of it's own and the in
dependent right of taxation. If
this is not secession on small scale,
it would be difficult to say what it
is. Possibly, the rest Of the State
may not be sorry to see it secede.
The wonder to impartial observers
is that Illinois has not long ago Sc
coded from Chicago. While Chicago
is talking of seeding from Illinois,
New York is talking of annexlng
the rest Of the Empire State. At
first sight these programmes seem
Numerically opposite, but in effect
they are the same. Chicago has
absorbed pretty much all the juice
of the Illinois orange and does not
care to be bothered with the rind.
New York wants to get into posi-.
ton in which all the juice will flow
into its mouth. They are both
thoroughly alike in their general
aims and spirit, which is; perhaps,
the reason that each understands
the other so. we'll and hates it so
heartily Baltimore Sun. =
It would be much better for the
rural population of the States if the
corrupt, ring-ruled, law-violating
cities were to sever their relation
ship with the more respectable rural
districts. S
In one of Lowell's poems, entitled
"a Parable" the Savior returns to
earth, is received with great honor
by all and is shown the magnificent
pictures, statutes, services and
churches which are for his honor:
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