The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-05-15
Proper Policy.


We fully agree with our able con
temporary, tho Shreveport l;mes in
it's views upon our duty u this time
and for the future. sA'rNdy do we
see that the idea Of peace entertained
by tho carpet-bag leaders of the ne
gro is being developed. Their peace
lisa quiet submission Oh the part of
the whites. to spoliation aud robbery. 1;
quiet time generally, as they had
for six years prior to 1874.
The solilorganization Of tho whites,
the wealth, virtue and intelligence of
this State, is our only hope for safety
in the future, and We ale to prone
to disband our forces Immediately
after q battle when our organization
should 10 kept compact, aud we'll III
hand, even now Kellogg and his
minors, viewing Dur silence and our
past policy, as an abandonment the
struggle against him, are wnkingap-
pointments to positions where ME
protection Of the Taxpayer demands
the qualification Of virtr, intteellli-
gence aud a, ~property owuer,. of,the
most ignorant and unqualified. ro-
lice jpriss Of q parish, who levy and
appropriate for parochial Affairs, are
filed with negroes or ignorant whites,
who, as past experience ID this parish,
at leasthavc prbven, are but tho tools
with which the Taxpayer is plum
lercd. a6i ya2 aam '];;a\5 es,
It i 711nite Useless to imagine that
suceessris in breaking Up, the ''oolor
line" that policy his been tried in
Louisiana and other States, at 4
dreadful cos IT, tr i, ha' II
union"a is bat the, lysam Of the, vision
airy or,the hope of'ths spoilia'ster.
No Southern State haJ YET succeeded
in throwing off their yoke 81 the car-
pet-bag negro goyelIpmepatts. except
by the combined efforts nNf it's white
citizens; $ whenever we seei OUT pes-
pie again 60 back 70. their 'follies Of
1868, 70, and H., We mill al ouee
ldispair .of5rslief,I or. Hope Of success;
ourS&ats is doomed then to Afficapi-
zation, becomes the pre-; 9! Of they'll,
tare'us .opf1alece:seekser, and our homes
are forever lost te.u% .Ni .unoy, j:
| In t',o"yshits, organization; alone,
Ilies not only opF safety, bit Zeal,
true, practical reform ), for in itl'is
party the demagogue and places hunt.
er il thrust aside as leaders, and
none but tho virtnous and higli-mind.
ed are chosen as standard bearers.
Let eurepeopls'but look athome and
see who those are that favoy q "milk
and cider, conduct Of political af-
fairs; are they PEI, Of those ,wAe OK.
pect TO win. olfica iby ~, eetia liie
Of policy Nhat bears'peace on its sur.
fass sa' a1 1ssbfs$aty Is ts ahssy',s T!h s
speciops cry Of peace is 'sll, .well,we
desire peace; We desire quiet and .
wholesome regulation . ofaffairs,i bit
w are unwilling To- purchase ' + At
the price Of qrodegrsaatiop, and orr
being p1undsred: norts ~ f'sa psi
?" Kellogg y wants watc''ing;'i ;ydHpts he
gruml moreL iNtimdatios of',thc great
body If intelligent white men" in
Lohisiaia masse,l IN ''oas org.hiza-
ton as now, 70 force rim to DO shat
is honest and just. Not a man Of
his party will do to trust, for their
idea is plumber, andHpiundSt' sione,
and il needs tho organized white
party t. oyer-aYe them Into even
deceut, considerations ,oarn rights.
append The fo'lowingtto,n the
Times, as expressive, Of ts'yqapd and
polite views !,qlpqodl. the subject Con.
slider it carefully apd!aet upon il, and
it will be- oaf' duty to de- al we con
10 further the poflcy;;:'a 80" =. .'a ,.a
h.: The mission of the, white mans
party ,has NOT yet been talfiled the
radical leslers are already beginning
the. re- organisation. lef their resks,
shattered blythe dashingg assault VI
the I'd Of. November, and STILL fur
Ether lemoralige'l nv, the success Of
! 1.-THE adjustment, wbiel. denriyhf, them
! LOT the .control If one ,biapch spf the
| .kagislatnne, ana,gaye to, the conser-
vatives the paroetihl1 e@aes in. nearly
two7thi,ds -1edtl,elt ,payihhes,s of ythe
! State.dT beHJarab tesolysd Ito. make
one more, lesslatA effort toll -estah-
lis'', absNlutalS,' and, Jnaiintain their
pernicious power IN Louisiana. and
they, Will slseNe: untrieaT no means to
accomplish their. Asnd. The, white
people. he.efere, tl'ase the Same in;
centiNet> AiuslepageI oflpurpQss AMI
unity afI action that stheS had in 9l614
and it, wouM lie. ,tbsn very height ,ol
, folly, leedingsitNl cestahE FuinO fol
tl,em.to dixlje,iata factip1s On miael
questions. The radicals still hol,
tho Sbnase ;anA,the, Executive Office
with q largo ;prapsn.leraacs .ofgRHvel
in the State government. Our l9s9