The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-07-18
Political Reflection.

Have the people Vi t'l'S a''sn 90
riously reflected upon their true situa-
tion-upon the political condition OF
the State ; the status of the party who
have had possession Of all the bran
ches of government; Executive Leg
isllative and Judicial; and the char
actcr of the men who have filled all
posts of honor, profit and trust, for
the past six years? The responsible
lity represented by the leaders in the
so-called Republican party, so-ca''ed
from the fact that the Northern kc'
publicans totally ignore them as
part or parcel of the National Or
ganization, amounts to simply moth
ing and tho character of the men
conducting State affairs, LegisIatins
upon the property and liberty of the
white race of this State, is as base as
their purposes.
We are led to these reflections when
NC think of the terrible condition OF
our people and begin to devise ways
and means by which, the evils now ex-
listing may be mitigated or entirely
overcome ut the risk Of being con-
sitlered violent in expression, we can
at this moment sec but one roa! out
of our present difficulties and terrible
as that method is, the mind OF the true
patriot will at once recognize the
.jesuitical policy as being applicable
to our situation, the ends justifyins
the means. Kellogg, whose character
for promising is as fertile as it is sterile
ofexecution, has signified his lntcn-
ton of having a good legislature this
year, in what way he will accomplish
this much desired result, lie sayeth
not; by, we suppose, some means
known only to himself, and We are
at the same time equally uncertain Of
the men whom he will select to COM
pose body which he may consider
a "good" General Assembly and we
are constrained to believe from the
past history of the individual, that
his meaning of "good'' when applied
to men has entirely different signif-
canoe from that laid down by modern
photographers. With him, all that
legislation which tends to promote
hrty ends, even at the cost Of the
destruction of the material interests
of the white race, would, not only 10
considered good, but advancing farth-
er in the degree Of comparison, the
best legislation. To prove which
we have but to refer to the prolific
promises of the Republican party in
Louisiana for tue past sis yca,s and
the barren results of them.
All legislation has been, and will be,
when controlled and shaped by Kel-
logg and his minions, intended to
promote party ends, and party ends
with them means individual spoils.
We are fully aware that We would
I've wasting words to tell our people
that no confidence can be placed in
the assurances of the Radical leaders
with whom tho destinies of our State
have been identified since 1868, and
who in that time have 80 nearly des-
troyed us. But as ocular demonstra-
ton will always be more convincing
than theoretic argument, no matter
how true that theory is, we have but
to point to the men in our midst who
are the representatives Of tho class Of
individuals that are supreme in pow
er.
We enjoy, five may be allowed to
use that pleasurable term, the &C.
quaintance Of these men and We pos
sess a knowledge Of their conduct in
the administration of the affairs of our
parish. Boullt, Myers, Blunt, Lewis,
Hornsby and such characters are good
representatives of the element in our
capitol of those individuals who make
laws, who execute laws and who
Judge of them no better-worse if
anything.
With this knowledge Of the char.
acter Of the Radicals with US, of their
past conduct, and Of such men who
have lately joined them, can we place
any faith in the goodness Of the ma
terial that Kellogg's new General As
sembly will be composed of Shall
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