The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-07-15
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louisiana, and when we say young
men We mean rs much "advanced
IDEAS" rs VIC do lack Of years, IN
act more, are beginning t" tell, both
mon the enemies and in our own
anks.
We 10 not say this in any spirit OF
self tlattery-but we do realize the
fact Of the growing favor Of the v'g'
,rous thoughts that have bee" inject
ed in the body polite Of "nr State
by its vigorous and active men.
We yield to none the palm Of vene'
ration for old age, in wine, fathers or
usages, but at the same time none
will moro unhesitatingly crush an
idol than we, no matter how much
that idol may he venerated, when
We are sure the worship Oft provokes
no good. We are not 4 stand still
either in life or politics, aud we have
never yet met a finished politician, al
though we have met many, very ma
nv, who were wise in all things, but
the bare fact OF their being consul
mate asses.
We, Of the South, are afflicted with
u superabundance of Bunshy's in po-
litics-those non-committal snobs,
either old or young, who learn lit
tie chicancry from grandpa, have
acquired nothing since, and, unfortu'
nately for Louisiana, have remember
ed too we'll, "eatly training" These
gentlemen are fastened t" the Kan-
sas-Nebraska Bill or the battle ut
Petersburg, and for the life Of them
or their country, they cannot crawl
out of it. They "web up" in life on
some striking event, and bud out a
worm, wise in its day, but an idiot of
the hour.
We learn this every day, when we
hear mems names mentioned for
Governor of Louisiana. Names are
mentioned in that connection around
which cluster historical romance
men who in the past were lions
whom VIC venerate and respect
but who are at the same time about
as much fitted for positions nor, as
George Washington would he to Iii
rect an army of breach-loaders, whel
his ideas of war were Port Wine ant
a flint lock muskct.
Why, we may as we'll awake up
some dead father and array linn il
Gubcrnatorial toga as to put in some
gentlemen we have heard mentioned
Do not people know that we liv'
but for the future. Our lives are no
bound to the dead or living Of otlle
hours-we rear no monuments to is
sues or men of the past; experience
to shun danger, avoid evil and assure
success, is all we want with history
and if we nominate men Of the "ol'
South" (which God bless and rert,em
Der for the past) We will have Gov
eminent of the "oId South" in a ney
age-a dead member on living body
Let rs realize the fact, and realiz
it like the Texas girl, fright now,
that wo are of tho NEW SOUTH.
. We must nominate and elect me
| to office, Of the hour! aud who recog
nize the fact that tile past is tn
, eternal, forgotten past. Men who wi
surround themselves with beings {
the future; imbibo cooling, life givin
| nectar from the eternal springs (
wisdom, not the sluggish stream {
glittering generaIities; not men wi
, qaaff from Anticipated cups platitud'
|, without reason and abstracts witll0,
3 results. Let us but bB wise and a
t will be we'll for ns; tie poor o
Democratic party has been blunde
r ing along for sone timc-honest
: could be, but oh! 80 childish, til
even the stones laughed at US. "
have learned some wisdom. Sad e
1t perience has pounded it into one go
old head, whether We would or n
8 and it behooves US to profit by
= Let tie 60 to Baton Rouge on t
Gath inst, erect platform Of meant
of material good, and then put
" honest, LIVE gentleman, like &c
|. Frank T. Nichols, of Assumptio
is upon it, and victory is assuredj a Vi
'e tory which will bear fruits when We
if and fresh fruits-not dead sea apple
ID that are pleasant to the sight h
70 ashes to the lips.
Q. The nomination of Packard unit
70 all honest citizens in vigorous OPT
co sition to bis election. The emit