The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-10-02
What has the Republican Party
Done for Louisiana.

Done Tor LOUISIANA.
The self:complaccncy, cheek, i'll
vulgar parlance, with which the Ra1i.
cal party of this State assumes to he
the party for the poor man, and the
arrogance they assume in quoting
the great benefits that have accrued
to the State by reason Of Republican
ideas and Republican principles
wonll be amusing, were it not that
it is something like "laushing at Il
funeral"
Logically speaking, Satan could no
doubt set up a limo Of argument,
wlicI, to himself, at least, would ease
his conscience for the many sins he
has committed, and when VIC draw
this parallel We do not mean to in.
suit lis Satanic Majesty, for we think
the comparison between him and the
Radical party Of today certainly
calls for this apology to him.
But to the qnestion-l,ow can they
have the brazen eff ontry to proclaim
good deeds, when their whole record
is one mass Of corruption ; Of evil
legislation. Can they claim to have
governed the people for tile peoples
good? The answer is given in our
ruined Commerce; our great State,
parochial and municipal debts; Of
criminals unpublished, and when pun
ished, parloned by the greatly Kel-
logg; why should these pctt, pilfer'
ers, these small murders, he amena-
bic to the law, when they, the rulers,
had plundercd people and butcher
ed a State. In the whole dreary
waste Of Radical legislation, there is
not Que green spot to which we can
refer, or they either, as having for
its object the benefit Of State or peo-
pie. And why3 Because the parties
who led and composed the radical or.
ganization were incapable of the
feeling of honesty Of purpose, or as a
mass, too ignorant to understand the
qualities that 90 to make up pure
statesman.
Louisiana has been plundered by
these miscreants, inside aud out. No
scheme could I've devised too outra-
geous ; NJ act too palpably thieving,
that did not at once command their
attention and favors. With leaders
alive to oar people in both, feelipgs
and principle with a mass Of igno
rant, brutal negroes, just relieved from
bondage, filed with hatred to those
among whom they were born and
resfsd, these Radical poured down up-
on Va, committing moro ravages than
the Goths and Vandals, and have
left Louisiana the wreck of her former
self. With all these outrageous laws
passed and nf"rced by them for the
past seven years, still disgraciug our
Statute books, they have 50 little self
respect left as to ask at the hands Of
the people-a people they have in
suited, robbed and outraged con-
tinuance If mwer, under the specious
promise Of "Aoing better next time -
of Kidding their party Of its "bad
elements"
The gnise is entirely too thin.-the
promise has teen made too often.
Nothing but it's utter obstruction will
appease all the true sons If Louisi-
ana. No flaming protestations; no
death bed repentance, will save then,
from defeat. Parity the Radical par
ty Of Louisiana to-day, Of all its bad
element, anl yos leare not the restage
of a ,rrcck behind. There is not, nor
has there ever been, any good ele-
meut in it. It was organized a. a
party Of plumber, and such it is to.
day-distroy tie cohesion of "swag''
and down goes the party-in fact the
Radical party las done for Louisiana
what the robber did for the bank I;
what the radical bank men all over
the North are to day doing-it has
pluudered us If ance-piled a
debt on our people--murdered, in
suited and tyranized over our intelli.
gence and manhood, and it stands to
day convicted by it's own friends
North, as the mort consumate organi-
cation Of villaiuy and ignorance, that
ever disgraced q State.
Nam ego illum ptriise duco, cxi qui-
dem periit patlor.
The Chicago Inter- Ocean forgets
one thing and that is, that peace
and Cancellation between Northern
and Southern people and soldiers
is one thing, hut love for radical
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