The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-12-05
Folly of the Republicans.

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gives out his reason for the great
"reverse," as the most sangnine RI.
publican journals proclaim their stun
ming overthrow on the Sd November.
This blindness even continues in their
stated causes, and q better illustra-
ton cannot be had of it, than Came
ron, of Pennsylvania, accounting to
the President for the results; in which
hc speaks his little speech" thusly :
"Why, Mr.. PRESIDENT 'our manu-
facturers are doing little or nothing j;
our furnaces are idle; the price "f
iron il low; our factories are running
on reduced time, or not ut all; and
the fact is there are more people out
Of employment in our State of Penn.
sylvania than was ever known before.
These people, he continued, blame
the Republican party for this state Of
affairs, whereas it is the result Of hard
times from the panic OF u year ago.
Many of them believe, and l believe,
that We ought to have had more cur
vency provided at the last session Of
Congress- to meet the demands Of bu-
sincss interests"
This we consider the most ingen.
nous of excuses, and puts = complete
stopper to the logician who would
argue from effect to cause. "Nhere-
as it ia tho result of hard times from
tho panic of a year ago." is extreme
~ rich, and Cameron deserves to he
imnortalizcd for seeming to think
that all men in America were fools
but himself. The President Of any
country, who would be satisfied with
such twaddle as this, and that from \
man claiming to be statesman, must
be veritable ass indeed.
Will Mr.. Cameron he kind enough,
AS lie is up, to inform US what caused
the panic "of year ago." was it the
war Of 1912, or the capture of Derne f;
or rather was it not the uusound ba.
sis of American paper currency, man
ipulated by a fourth rate set of finan.
ciers in Congress-a want of conf
dence Of the people in the finances of
the Union; of the improper collec-
ton and total disregard to all forms
of political economy in the disburse-
ments of the Revenues of the coun-
try-will he not 60 further and give
US his candid opinion or reasons for
the failure Of the Republican party
to longer enjoy the confidence Of the
masses. We can say to Cameron
and the figuring heroes of the dc.
feated party; look at your record in
all public matters; reconstruction acts,
14th and 18th amendments, enforce
mept acts, over.paid salaries to pub.
lie functionaries, corruption and bribe-
taking in the ranks of the Radical
party, from the President down to
the "pettiest' Of the petty official.
Jayne and Sanborn swindles, Tom
Murply's, Boss Sheppard, Louisiana
outrages with its Kellogg, its Casey,
and it's negro ruin; these are part
Of the causes, for the effect of your
bad government. The partisan acts,
outside Of all these, Of that party,
piled upon the backs Of any set Of
men, no matter how popular, no mat.
ter if they fought for the Union or
not, would break them down and sink
beyond redemption any political or.
ganization having the temerity to 70
before the people, reeking and drunk
with it's crime, and acknowledge
in such acts-acts that are
y disgrace to civilization, and a burn
ing shame to our country.
Let the Republicans of tho North
come down to facts and real causes,
not 60 Cheating around the bush )" a
candid acknowledgment Of all their
faults will do them more good before
the American people, whom, we are
we'll satisfied, will never trust them
in power again ]; than all this idle
talk Of ''panics Of last year, and the
'war for the Union," and such stuff.
The sins Of the Radical party for
the past nine years are too volumni-
ous for expression, and if Cameron,
Grant, Morton ct SIC de similibMs, will
but moment cease to upbraid each
other for being the canse Of the
defeat Of their party, they will see
that the American citizens are hearti.
ly sick aud tired Of this rule Of party