The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-08-15
Truth Harms no Man.

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Truth Harms no Man.
The victory Of Hnchback, the ad-
vocste Of bis race and the Africsni-
cation Of our State, over kellogg and
Packard, the whining followers and
the white.livered flankies, who are
willing, and do sacrifice their honor
and the responsibility Of their race
for gaia, is, We think, enough to sat-
isfy those who would longer wish to
deal 10 this wishey -washey never-to'
succeed policy Of open adiliation.
Here is the question brought home
and we cannot zee for the life Of us,
how. the honorable white man can
possibly shirk tho issue. Pinehbaek
declares the colore1 man in the ma
jority, and for that reason and that
reason alone, he should assert HE
right to control the State. For turn
and twist, dodge it a. You may, there
it stands staring you in tho face.
White. men Of Louisiana vii! 70. r.
fuse to accept tie gages
We were stunned, utterly astonisl'-
ed, that some leading men in our
parish were advocating tho same old
waut-of. candor policy, that has mark
ed our course in our political can
vass for tho past ak years. That We
find among Us men, who have been
tried in a thousand ways and found
pure, who would desire that this
"cup might pass from their lips," ia
not al all singular. No man who
has the best interests of bis country
at heart, would wish to array one
race against the other, but 1t has been
done witRowt oar consent and re must
meet the issse, or no more boast Of
our superiority. The question Of the
white mans party has been ably ar
gued, and in al ito lights and bear.
iugs We have been unable to SEQ any
semblsnce Of ostracism, prescription
or Acknowledgement, ~ some have
discovered. ?
We do not object to the negro en-
joyiug any right, any privilege, that
We enjoy, If be can attain that right o,
privilege through Ii. own s.pe'ior et'*-
cato. and character, but We distinct.
" declare that 10 i not fitted to en-.
joy official position now, from the
fact that bic mental caliber-that hia
property Identification is not at all
suthcient to entitle him to such mark.
cd consideration Of being constituted
the recipients Of official positions u
our hands. We propose to be frank
With them, and further, We will moi
cay anything Of them, Of their c.
pacity and representative quali6ca'
tons, which they themselves will moi
admit. All white men believe as we
do, only they lack what every man
pill be required TO have, If we would
succeed in this contest-boldness and
fairness. ~.~..
Az We have been asked how VI
stood in this contest a., regards th,
use Of compromise sad policy, VI
herewith publish ''our platform
whish 10 intsnd to-day a. . DELEGATE
to .the Parish Convention, to urg'
their confederation Of We ak for j
. careful perusal, end lit i not broai
eno1gh for Ill, and eaadA and ont
spsken, then We are willing 70 submit
toany line ofaction not compromising
tho white raos, our friends may eco 4
to adopt.
! DECLARATION Q, PRINCIPLES.
The white citizens of the Parish o
Natohitsthes in Convention assem-
Med, in ssase - ~assass . mono per
feet union Of all elsments opposed Il
! Is present corrupt rule in our Stats
J and;to insure th,'apoeeas,we cpaside
~ essential 70 our 1xistan,os q Z 1 PEG
} pte, deen II ft 10 mako tho lollowiIl
declaration Il psineiplss for our guild
ance, during hs coming campaign.
lst.' We do not prusoribe tho color
ed man from holding Office on ac
count II his raee, .eolse er previou
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