The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-11-20
Our Situation,

Notwithstanding the situation to
which Louisiana has been reduced by
governments set over her by Grants
bayonets; Notwithstanding the mise.
~ to which her people have been
subjected, .l'sr treasury pluudered, her
citizens outraged there are yet
few, and we are more than proud to
say, a remarkable few, who will say
''its all politics; l am not in politics
any more"
Now, this, from any person claim.
ing intelligence, sounds remarkably
funny, to SAY the least of it, for in
of such an expression, not
one argument can he adducta.
The contest in L0uisiana is not a
political one! Twist, distort it as
you mag, it cann"t lie made such;
to even say it, is what the enemies Of
liberty most earnestly desire. They
are glad that even Il few think so. It
gives them hope, cheers them up ip
the contest against us. E,.a.r 90
What is the true meaning Of u po.
litical contest! It is advancing the
idea for the proper government Of a
State; putting it in practice as it were,
so as to secure its prosperity, peace
and safety, and to attain, as perfect
" as possible, the ends Of civil So
ciety. ..~
Among the subjects which political
science embraces. and it is certainly a
SCIENCE, for none but statesmen are
real, pare politicians. We have now
those who claim such rank, but they
are tricksters aud loud. mouthed dem.
egosues-tl,ere il a sterling difference
between the two; all men who vote,
talk, make speeches and manipulate
voters, are not politicians /; in fact, do
not approach them at all. But, as We
were going to say, Of the subjects en-
braced in the science Of politics, We
can enumerate, first, tie principles on
which government is based, the hands
in which the supreme power may be
most advantageoasly placed are but a
realization Of the science-tho art a.
it were of politics. The duties aud
obligation of the governing and gov
erncd portions Of society, the devel.
opment and increase of the resources
Of the State, tho protection of the
rights and liberties Of the citizen, the
preservation Of the morals and de-
tense ofthe independence ofthe State,
may all he classed among the duties
pertaining to politicians per &C.
Now for any intelligent man to say
that, 10 q government like ours, which
is supposed to he democratic, he is
no politician, is to vote himself a fool.
Such au anomalous condition is ut.
terly impossible, even in the ordinary
nature Of things; but, to say it in sucl,
state Of affairs as now exist, is to
commit, by plain expression, q crime
against civil society. =
We are not only contending for all
the advantages to civil society herein
enumerated, but we are defending
civilisatios white intelligence and its
supremacy is dead.locked with negro
barbarism, and any, white person who
says he is not engaged in this con.
test, takes, nor will take no part in
the struggle, commits, not only a
crime, hut capitalone. '',
Do tho radical negro party, its
rank, file or commanders, present ma.
Nrial likely to advance the ends Of
the science Of politics, or is there any
likelihood Of the art being put in ex.
ecution BY its followcrs' This can
only be answered in the negative, 70,
it is a patent truth to every right
thinking white citizen, and to all
others, that the FIRST attributes for
politicians, per &C, are not iu them,
rirtue and intelligence. +.
Men who make these utteIances do
80 for a purpose, not a pure one, Q.
else tney 20 81, simply TO hear the
sound Of their voices.
The condition Of society in Loaisi.
ana, is such, that the active assistance
OF every man, having at heart ven.
erati"n for civilization having pride
in his race, is required imperatirely
demanded. :
Let us not hear any more If these
expressions, because they are discred.
table to those who make them. They
stamp the citizen either as an idiot.
or what is worse, for there is some
excuse for fault in nature he is do.
ing this to gain private ends at the
expense Of bic race and to tue detri.
meat Of civil society.
They should know that from THE
springs what radiosls. saA sstrscisml
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