The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-12-18
The Peoples House.

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The Peoples House.
All eyes in Louisiana are tarned
With longing and expcctant looks to
the incoming House Of Representa-
tives of this State. For the first
time in eight long and dreary years !;
years marked will, desolation to our
people, a body assemblies represent
ing, or supposed 20 represent, the ,u-
terest of the tax payer and white
citizen.
We have, during this decade, pass
ed through such as We care not to
mention; the thought is sufficient to
make the best Of us hudder, and yet
the end is not reached.
Upon the calm, wise action Of our
Representatives, depend much of our
future success. We know full we'll
how they are situated, pow erless in
fact, to do anything, save by sheer
force, which happily is at their COM
mand. The purse Of the State is in
their keeping, which renders in itself,
their position one of great imp,r-
tance. They have responsibility
resting upon them, from this fact
alone, that will call into action the
livelicst exhibition Of patriotism, aud
the ken of Louisiana will be upon
each individual.
In this contest between self-inter.
est and public patriotism, 10 man can
escape rigid scrutiny Of his con.
duct, and the demand of the public
must be rigidly adhered to.
In an extraordinary contest, As that
of 1874, much fear was INDUCED in
that the demagogue would usurp the
place Of the patriot statesman, and
the Wheeler adjustment agitation
had we'll nigh led people to believe
they had been iu the majority. TO
set at rest public fears on this score,
the action of virtue on tho part of
the House must oe pa'pab'y appa-
rent. No half way, weak, pulling at
tempt must be made, but a stern,
vigorous move entered into at once
for the demanded reforms. For the
past years We have cried down carpet
bag and radical negro governments;
VIC have shown their venom, their
plumbers and their spoilations, both,
upon tho liberty and rights Of the
citizen and the public purse. There.
fore we must show that we are will.
ing and able to put in practice those
measures for public good, that the
actions of the radicals have shown
them to be incapable Of. This also
renders the position Of the peoples
legislator, one Of marked Importance,
for not only are the expectant hopes
of friends conferred upon them, but
also the enemy are depending for
future success on the hope Of their
SHINING.
We doubt not, but that tho house
is composed of men Of ability and
patriotism, and in looking over the
field in search Of even the shadow
Ola fatal error, upon which We might
he wrecked, we find none, save that Of
discord upon union alone depends
success. That shadow we fear, and
that fear pervades the mind of the
entire people.
1t is one thing to talk statesman
ship aud another to act the statesman,
and we must now, in Louisiana, have
a practical demonstration of it.
Our statute books are full Of mate.
rial upon which t" work. Bad laws
are to be repealed aud good ones en-.
acted, to replace them, unless this is
done, then We have no hope of future
success, for more reasons than one.
Our people look upon their legisla-
tors with calmness and hope, not IN.
mingled with fear, however, and woe
betide them, should they he faithless
to the trust reposed in them. If be.
trayed, the State, it's people and all
is lost, and upon those who could have
averted such calamity and did not,
will rest the curse of generations yet
unborn.