The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-01-01
Consistency.

The Republican OF 18th INST, takes
Us to task on the score of consistency,
with regard to certain remarks in our
issue Of December 18th, in which We
foretold the defeat of the Texas Pa
cifc Railroad bill in Congress, by the
Democratic House.
1t has been our proud fate to have
always appeared in the Inconsistent
role, to the conductors of that sheet,
known to our good people as the de-
fender Of the hirelings, at their ex-
pense. Even while engaged in that
glorious work of 1874, in ferretting
out the plunderers, and boldly man,
ing them and their crimes, this jour
nal (?) then stood ready with the same
charge it now makes against as.
Happily, however, the people who be.
lieve its wild vagaries are but few,
and that few, of the same class as
itself. We to not intend this article
as Il reply to it, for we have long
since promised ourselves to have
nothing more to do with such con-
cern, but simply to prove up our re-
cord, as they say, upon the railroad
question, and not only that, but upon
all other questions of public improve
ments, when they are attempted with
public money held in trust for the
people. This record is sound Demo-
cratic doctrine, and has been for all
time, since the birth of that grand
party.
Congress has no right to vote PEG
ple's money, peoples land, peoples
bonds, or peoples credit, for any
species Of public improvement; for
the reason that they are simply held
Gy Congress as Il sacred trust, and
for specific purposes. Those purpo.
SEES are plain; for the support of the
general Government, the protection
Of the citizens of the States, at home
and abroad, the enforcement Of the
general laws, and, in fact, to carry on
the plan which our foretathers laid
down for our guidance. This wild
outlay Of monies for other than le-
gitimate purposes, has gone on under
the sway of the radical party only,
against the protest of every Demo-
Graf in Congress at the time. How
can it be expected that they should
now vote for the very thing they
fought so persistently against but
year agoa We know it will be said,
it is but simple justice to the South,
that this railroad bill should have
been passed. We feel that as we'll as
any one-we know that the North
has enjoyed all benefits from tie Ma |
tional government, but we feel more
pride in our not having done 30, than
they can with all their boosted i'm !
provements. Men may say this is not
modern materialism, it is all gush.
Well and good, but at the same time |
we ask Of our people to let the fa-
ture decide. Ours is tho portion Of
the Union to which ~ immigration is |
bound to flock. We will build up
Of all descriptions, will
require nothing from abroad, nothing
from the North, in fact We will he.
come producers; will have all to sell
and nothing to buy, and while this
vast wealth from our cotton, raw and
from orr tobacco, from
'ur sugar, molasses, rice, corn, tropi-
'aI and other fruits, from our horses.
mules and cattle, from our wines and
liquors, is flowing in upon us in one
instituted stream. We will build
With it our own railroads, our own
canals. This is why We do not think
% hardly Of this action of Congress.
Now about our favori"g the Rail-
Dad tax for stock in the New Or
cans Pacific road. We are prepared ,