The People's vindicator., 1874-06-27

NIGH disastrous. ana many leadlI
- mir.s think the action then take
IT. v's simply a comp de etot of tie en-
'',,my, to secure the masses from Il
= leadership of the old harness wearel
, :, of the Democracy.
The theory is certainly a good ont
,, that new converts to any public lin
ofpolicy should for a season rellearst
as it were, in private, the role tina
education and social standing shoul
entitlc them to among their ne,
friends. The principles enunciated i
the Cincinnati platform, were sub
stantially the same as the fixed an,
) often uttered truths Of the great Dem
ocratic organization. That being adj
mitted, why the necessity or policy o
having the men, who had suddenly
discovered the truth and justice of thu
demands of that (the Democratic
party, placed at the helm to guide
them to'a triumph of those principles
and on such a great and momentous
occasion as the one then before us
But the evil effect has not been con.
fined to the disaster of tho National
ticket, the moral of tho rank has been
seriously tested. The idea of com.
promise although not q new thing,
having been once put in force by
those who were supposed to be the
"wise doctors,' following example by
the lesser light, was a necessary con-
sequence; the lesser have met the
same fate as the greater, as has been
abundantly shown, even in our por.
tion of the State.
The only element possessing any
strength or standing, opposed to COM
promise or concession, in either State
or National politics in 1872, were
classed by us, and when We say us,
we are willing to include ourselves;
as fre'eating, unpracticable Demo-
Gratis or Bourbons, and we can now
see how wise was their then seeming
unpracticability. We wish not to he
understood as advocating all the
measures then proposed by that ele-
ment, nor do we wish they should
have all control of the party, as their
liking and wants might not be in
keeping with ours, and detrimental
to public good; but We must admit
that tho Bourbon element, as it was
then termed, had the virtue of prin-
ciple as its foundation stone, and has
at last secured the appreciation of all
men, or nearly all, of being
right in the main, in point Of line of
action.
At present We are "at sea" as re-
CARDS fixed basis of conduct and,
with the exception of the isolated
action Of citizens in many parishes Of
;he State, no we'll settled and de-
inately marked plan has yet been
promulgated for the fall campaign,
md it may yet be premature to do
10. The idea of compromise, on any
erms and under all circumst ances,
las we are happy to see been entire
y abandoned, and the fight of No.
'ember will be made, we conjecture,
|pon the broad and high platform Of
Principle. No alliances will be form
d, or tolerated by the masses, with
hose who have in the past organized
nd controlled the colored vote for
orrupt purposes. This is as it shonld
Q, it is not a question of redeeming
he State only, that is at issue, but to
0 that, and at the same time place
| charge Of the welfare and pros. t
Gritty Of the State, men we'll quail. :
ed by reason Of their intelligence, I
onesty, and Identification with the :,
,aterial interests of the people. t
.eanwhile it must be borne in mind /
lat no false step should be taken, no h
owe should be made whereby our +
'sition should be compromised. II
Let Us calmly survey the field, di. a
st all the plans proposed for sue !,
ss, and after selecting the most fea. Y
bic and less liable Of failure, we can Il
rm our ranks and spread our ban.
rs. Victory will only crown our {,
forts by a reliance upon our own h
'cngth. Unity Of action is the key =,
tie to success. ...5 : .g'. .
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