The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-06-10
The South and West.

unite with the East In political action
and move in concord with the East
crn Democrats. 1t processes to be
much angercd at the possibility Of the
Southern delegates to the St. Louis
Convention voting for an Eastern
man, Tilden, for instance, as the pro- ,
per Presidential candidate for the
Democratic party in the coming con- ;
test.
Periodically speaking, the E"quire'
is pursuing course of political rea-
soning-a line of conduct which pre-
cedent would condemn, and which,
in our humble judgement, is detri'
mental to public prosperity. We
suppose we can say this without pro-
voking the ire Of that journal-vith'
out being called "t1at-headed IDIOT"
its usual argument for 50 doing.
We are not willing to discuss the
"currency question" with any one at
this time our want Of ability to con-
ceive tile subject in q proper manner
must be taken rs a sufficient excuse,
and that itself deters MS from such an
undertaking. Should the Enquirer
ABORT these suggestions-drop the
question for the same reason, it would,
no doubt, be a matter of much con-
graduation among many readers and
thinkers Of the Democratic party.
The South fails to see any thing in
the future save commercial wreck
and ruin for the American people by
a continued, persistent tinker at the
money of the country by financial
legislation by political parties. II
politicians-will hands off the money
question, we venture to say that trade
, will regulate it handsomely and spec
Oily. Supply and demand arc the
points in political economy for the
people to study-the creation of pro-
. ducts to bring money into localities,
bring it by reason of demand, also
: created by proper legislation, from
= other localities, will bring prosperi'
, ty; will bring money, and all the
y paper mills and printing machines in
F America cannot do so otherwise
D Stimulate an active healthy demand
= : both, local and foreign, for American
i products and manufacture, encourage
those industries Of the country al
large to supply it, and currency vii
70 regulate itself by the inex"rable laws
~ of trade. So long as the opposite tt
= this is persued; so long as states
!" men (s) and journalists continue tt
y argue from the standpoint Of efec
= without study of cause, so long as
~ line Of policy that would confirm
10 the ignorant idea Of the chair Of th
10 dog being good for the bite"-mor
paper currency to correct an evil a
" abundance of it has engendered, jus
< so long will people complain Of har
times and the scarcity of none!
ID Getting money as the Enquirer phi
,o losopler and his followers would sue
. gest, without furnishing in return
commodity Of even valuation, h'
no given birth to all the extravaganza
!" and corruption with which We al
now af]icted-it has bred shodd
:. aristocracy whose morals are richie
-, demoralized religion aud societ
~. filed our ja,ls with McKees and 10.
~ ces, and our official stations vii
-. Robesons, Belknaps and Babcocks.
1oe The South is poor in money, fee
,co it's want sore1y, but it IS rich IN Il
ho experience of expansion, and
~ ideas of sound government were
mi CURED in hard school. No SOU
NO Statesman within her border won
". think Of following off, the lead
to such as ''fog horn" Allen and t
Cincinnati Convention, (Democra
We mean) with paper currency q
lei. George H. Pendlcton rs the pa
cial handle.
lat There are seasons for all thin
for and the great demand Of the Anne
her can people at this time is for Adm
,eir istrative reform ia correction Of
low abuses of executive, legislative q
and judicial power; the stoppage Of
1e- plandering Of the taxpayer and
,rly laborer, BY rings and cliques,
our natural fungus of corrupt oficis
at that have done more to bring ab'
has eight tines" than all else; tb
ope eight times" the Enquirer hopes
tho correct the effect Of without rem
and ing the cause.
Re. The cry of "down with the bo1
holder" aud political death to "
street." are the specious utterance'
pon' the blatant demagogue-an appea
has besotted prejudice and ignorance
par were an Insult to charge the Soutl
adj possessed OF.
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