The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-03-25

isles throughout the State which
have not already organized their
Parish Committees, be requested to
do so, and report the names of the
officers elected, and their Post Office
address to the State Central Com
mittce.
J. w. PATTEN,
President.
The above is a resolution passed at
an adjourned meeting Of the State
Central Committee, held on the l4th
February, last, in the city of New Or
leans, and speaks for itself. We
would therefore call it to the atten.
ton of our fellow citizens, and urge
upon them tile necessity of immedi
ate action. If We expect to accom-
plish any great good, this year, in a
political way, We should not delay
tue proper organization. Without it
we ale powerlcss, with it perfected,
We are tower of strength in the
land, and prepared for any emergen-
cy. We cannot too soon organize
our forces and prepare them for &C.
ton. A great deal is to be effected
during the coming campaign, and by
early organization, alone can it be
done.
We arc perfectly aware that plant.
ers are very busy with their crops, or
preparing the ground for them, yet
one day devoted to the public inter
estwill not be care1essly thrown away.
There is a time for all things, and
"unless we SOW we shall not reap"
This now is the seed time Of mighty
events, and if VIC do not come for
ward, prepare the ground and SOW
the seed, our harvest will prove mea.
gre indeed, and not worth the har-
vesting. ....
We want close and perfect organi.
cation in this parish, and in fact In
every ward, and our friends in the
country must prepare for the work.
We arc gong to win this fight, cost
rhat it may, Radical Returning
Board, to the contrary notwithstanl-
ing. So gentlemen, wake up to the
importance Of the occasion, and be
prepared to answer the call on the
shortest notice for organization. Such
an organization az twill strike more
terror" to the Radical camp than did
the memorable year 1874.
The organ of the thieves on Front
| street finds much to commend in Act
No. 81, and its article to that effect
is rich logical document, so rich
that every sane man should clip it
out for future referancc.
Up to this moment that sheet has
pcrsistently opposed tit says consis.
teutly) the..taxing Of the people for
construction of the New Orleans
Pacific railroad for reasons Which it
did not state at the time but does now.
These reasons are Is follows:
First-That the expenses to be ill.,
Cured in submitting this question to
n vote Of the people w"nld be a use.
less expenditure, because he believed
the majority Of the tax payers were
opposed to it. Secondhand the
burden of taxation already existing
in this parish was too onerous to put
an additional weight to it. Third
That the property holders attempted
to deprive citizens on account of
property qualifications, of their con-
stitotional rights guaranteed by the
laws of this State and Of the United
States, of exercising the privilege of
voting on any question affecting the
public interests.
"Now," says the Natchitoches Re.
publican, "these reasons are done
away with BY act No. 81. ...,
With what ease does this "flip flop.
per turn a fip.fhp." Does act 81
render the tao payers Of this parish any
more able to pay the TAFT Is the bur.
den Of taxation already existing rem.
dered less onerous from the fact that
a legislative body of a State has en-
powered a railroad to tax citizens for
its construction Does the mere fact
of the State Legislature, q part of
which legislature stinks in the nos.
trils of every decent man in the State,
having enacted Act 81, render that
railroad any moro popular or more
liable to be voted for by the majority
d. tax payers : And further, by
what right, under the constitution
and laws Of the United States, have
any set of persons irresponsible and
non property owning, to Tux, persons
responsible and owning property.'
The Vindicator favored the con-
struction Of this New Orleans Pacific
railroad and advocated the tax, for
specific, reasons plainly stated, and
will continue to favor 1t only 90 long
az those who must pay, say they will.