The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-08-05
The Issue.

St. Louis.
The Radicals throughout the State
prayed and hoped that the honest
men of the State might blunder upon
the nomination of some man whose
past record would lead to a luke
warmpss during the campaign, orjone
of sucl, extreme views on some one
point that the conservative element,
80 called, won1l Ego over" to the
enemy. We say that they hoped this,
but in that hope they stand lost; for
the general who expects to succeed
by the blunders his opponent may
commit, and relies not upon his own
strength or cause, las always mctand
will always meet defeat.
We say that the Issue has been
made sharp, distinct and vital; and
that issue is honesty against i'l|ainy.
There can be no appeals made to PAS
sion and prejudice there shall lie II"
appeal made to bayonets; no co'ored
or white man shall he intimidated-
"bulldoosing" will not lie tolerated
and "Uuion right stops" will be put
dorm promptly and efcctuoly.
We have said all along that no one
inundated the negr" save the rad
ical and we say so still hut with the
nomination Of such a ticket as that
at Baton Rouge, We pledge ourselves
that it must cease.
No fear of troops shall deter a sin
Gle white man in the State from doing
his free and full duty as y citizen un'
der the law; aud no midnight con-
clave Of scheming radical carpet bag
thieves shall oath. bind the co!orcd
man to do their bidding, nor shall the
scalawag scound,rl hunt down COL
ored men for voting for whom they
choose. That issue is made and 1t
cannot'be dodged!
Packard and his hackers represent
radical rule in Louisiana that rule is
written in abandoned fields, desolate
households unmarked graves, ravaged
women, violated rights and plumber
ed treasures from Que end Of the State
to the other. Show as a Packard fol-
lower, and zoe will show him to be a
criminal, either conpicted under indict-
mcnt or trembling IN fear Of an honest
Grand Jury.
This the colorel man shall under.
stand. He shall know who plumber
cd this parish who robbed the school
treasury and suffered his children tt
20 uueducated /; who used him as {
tool to further despoil and ruin thu
State. All this. the negro must ant
shall know and when he does lear'
it, "a he is fast doing, then farewell
radicalism.
All this cry Of violence comes from
none but radicals-it is the cry Of TIL
thief to "stop the thief?'
Where IL the radical in this parfs1
who IS offered violence to-day ant
where is fine radical in the paris
who has not outraged every priucipl
Of honor, virtue or decency. W
say it and say it boldly, that there
not one radical in this parish who
not q scoundrel and a thief i; who
D. not an open, avowed, active enem
Of every principle Of American libert,
who is not a public enemy to societ!.
and who does not deserve the per
itentiary or the hangman's rope
hence this cry from those that liv
but 10 trembling fear Of bare justic'
Do they not walk the streets an
ride the country unmolested, fil'in
: their dirty papers with lying assault
= against the very people they charl
E. with violence but Girls issue is mad
.. this must be stopped. We propos
~ to and will prove every assertion y
A. make and tbs radicals nrust and sltal
stand by their slanders.
n Our p4xtfnm and candidates me;
he aggression from tue start. They a
IF reform promisers aud reform mel
~ y: our Tines are formed, our banners a
. flung to tho breeze /; from the Afka'
lie sas line to the Gulf goes up from Il
~ advancing solid Democratic c"lnn
he the shout of the onslaught Of our hosl
on Victory is in the air we breath
determination pervales every fta
and arm and Our hattie cry, Tild
and Hendricks, Nichols and Wilt
Virtue and liberty! shalt drown t
ted weak vail Of the radical enemies
on on fair Louisiana. The issue is made,
. lines are forssed, 1t ~ at the enemy
the 49, ,. 49,.
!. In our nominations for pari
officers, We hope that the acti
- of the National and State &c
tnt yentions will be closely followt
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