The People's vindicator., 1875-11-27
Uncovering Too Early.

year.
In doing 80 they make fatal ad.
missions. In speaking of Myers and
his school fund, which our readers
will remember is short and which has
been "fixcd up" hy this quondom tes-
tifer by the exhibition to Brown Of
rourchers-the New Orleans thieves
own says:
"In the good old days the parish
treasurers generally deemed it a re-
lisious duty to rake in the small fund
for party purposes, aud stand oft the
Yankee school teachers with scrip,
slow notes. a ride on o rail, or any,
thing but money"
But now this is all changed. Myers
has made showing to the satisfac-
ton of Brown and the State organ,
and the blasted taxpayers can 60 to
old Nick for comfort. Myers, in the
mean time, ''goes ON as treasurer,
plays the same part in the drama.
but promises "not to do naughty any
more."
That i. the sum total Of the reform ~
we are to get and if We don't like it,
why, We can pack up and "pull out. "
Another sheet in speaking of Natchi.
toches parish and the acts of the white
people makes equally fatal admissions.
It says:
"There was a time. probably, when
people felt that contiscation would be
the consequence Of such exhobitant
taxation as prevailed, and their
homes and tircsidrs swept from them,
at the bidding of a tax collector-but
that time has passed-and God grant
it may never come again, which &C.
ted rs an incentive to rise in their
might to tell the evil destroyer-but
now when Il reduction from 8 per cent
to lag mills, almost a nominal tax is
had, the people are satisfied, and care
not VIII" are the officials, whether Re-
pDb]jcans or De,Noclats, 80 they are
hOnest.'
That word "probably" is neatly
put, but it fails to cover the opening.
Here then, we have it plainly stated,
that the whites had cause for their ac-
tion last year; that their action was
right and proper, but they must con.
tent themselves with that and moth
lug more. We are not aware that
these journals speak for the white
people, in fact we know they do not Z;
in view of which fact, We take the ex-
preston that, the people are satisfied
and care not who are officials, wheth.
er Republicans or Democrats" for
what it is worth.
The question "the people'' will ask
is this: Who brought about the
present calm from spoilation Z Was
it not the action Of the white people
that forced, unwillingly, the radicals
to this position I Most assuredly,
yes! To be convinced of that We
simply inquire, would the radical par
ty have brought about these reforms
if allowed to &" on unchecked Ger
tainly not Therefore, "the people,
uiN not allow radicals to make q vir.
tue of necessity. And then the
"cheeEy' part comes in when it is
stated that We are to have all these
reforms, all this honest conduct of
government from the same pcrsons who
are the Mieres of the past. The whole
proposition is simply ridiculous F.; will
not deceive any one: in fact the early
uncovering must prove fatal to the
cause of waning radicalism.
Its party have not the attributes
necessary to make a good govern
ment. They are all dishonest or ig-
norant, and of such material, nothing
can be manufactured. 1876 will show
these people precisely what a quick
sand they have built their hopes upon.