The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-10-07
VAT1UTOCHES. LOUISIANA, OCTOBER I. 1916.

if they desire it. In t,;"t, the rnhllr
Srn,imcu: Of i'll CIVILIZED n,ii'"'
would hc utterly hn~'i.> 10 il, i; Il
should hr desired 10y the So''th"'n
whites. backed w 10y the NorlEcin
people.
In regard to the Fou,t'2nt|r Amen!-
mvnt, which gives to the ''"niht;A
States zen" t!,irtrcu or IoN!','n nin'r
mcmI'r> Of Congress, AVID. 10y r"n>r-
urnrr, tn" same numl''' IN the r''r, !
t,,al College, mere tial they w""id ,
have without it the :Inut''r: IL Nh!t'| !
controlling this additional political :
mower, would be less Wiling 'tr'r- :
tu,p to see it repealed than the North
rrn people themselves, fnl by m'";:S
of TIL, they may now and for all ;'n"
Ito come determine the PIc>:t>ntI'l
Struggle, O: cnntlnHc ;l.r.T li'>' it
a-vvudrnry iii the House Of Repre-,
,rntaiivr>.
! .\l,A rs means for sncl, an cN'I, we
know by the past that they "i'' W'-
/ u " !i!lh-!A Al''!'"N ~
These views, and this experience Is
rapidly preparing the minds OF TIE
ce.o,rl people, or at l"'>' 'N' n';'
intelligent Of them, I" aid the south
irvu whites to obtain control OF the
Southern States, and accounts tor
those Immense mAjolillr' III tue re-
cent elections IN tho States ct Ahtht-
ma and Mississippi. .l:::t tbs for 'he
most manifest o! rrAS"r>, that '"r!'
ewes are now being confronted With
the fact that THESE civil anh r'i'I'A'
rights, guaranteed by Tive !hnlrtn''',
Fourt,tnth and Fifteenth Anrnd-
meut,, ar. much better ,rSprrt'd IA
Those States where the Conservative
. or Democratic party is in the a>"'n-
Acucy, than those where the Evvuh'
|ican parts holds power.
In proof Of thl' we point conS''-
cuou,ly to the State of Virginia.
where the tvs races are moving on
more harn,onioa>|y than til" most
devoted friends of the coloIr1 race
. could lave anticipated tea years ago.
We have no hesitation III saying
that the rights Of the colored people,
, including their right to vote, are as
q we'll protected in Virginia to-day as
, they are in Massachusetts. And the
+ provision made by the State tor ON
!. education while it is not all that VIC
\. would desire, yet, taking into con"
;. silr,ation that nearly chalt OF h''
a pluptrty was lost by the war, a"d /;
q debt of mu,y than $:}o,0'M,M" resting
y on her, it is all we have Il llSh
:. to EXPECT. But Virginia is no rX
cpption to this hrui@n action OF
the cologed people, where tue white:
!. have gotten POSSESSION of tie STATE
y governments. Witness Ar KANSAS
~ which, a fow years since, under car
IS pet-bH3 governments, was theatre
# OF strife and blor;l>l,"d. Now, un"r
y Conservative rule, al is peace an'
n quirt. How gladly won|1 the i'll
q tclliyent, law abiding c"lorrd nee" Q
% South Carolina and Louisiana tx
r. change their government and Iul'l
:. fol such AZ those in Viz .!iliA and olh
u or State. uamtd!
u. II these DO facts, and no one ca
e, {" trulhtulIy deny them, Why the OH
, cious zeal and energy now. emrl"yr'
. by Mcs>rs. Morton, ChandIrr amt ID
~ in our behalf We neither ask n"
tr desire such protection as they ar
II now p,opo,ins to extend us, and
,t tho more Intelligent c"\'E"d pr'l
H. the question is constantly put, WIN
w.. all this zeal in behalf of oar n!h'
h. lust before every Presidential rIrt
wy ton. This coincidence is very s'r''
uI ing and Suggestive.
It. l might point to evidence IN an''
~ III dance to ntutc the idea that the ka'
nv icals or Republicans in our midst ~
N really our special friends Certa!"'
W. in seeking to excite the race pr']"'
nj ices they are not wise or "'>r'v
"J friends but must be rar'''Ncd II
w. ~ mjstyust the unst'fsh interest pr
Nv W. f,ssvl for our race by those VIII" maj
w., ifrst it alone about election time
~ when they are aspirants for some y
w., sition of honor or emo'ument.
vi; Were it not for the fear of extcn
"' inv this communication beyond
~, reasonable limits, would cite in
;rh tense tho operation Of the irer"me'
~" Bank, protrsscdly establl>h'd !" I
NO. interests and for the b'n'"t OF "
r'n1 yare. 1t was actually bat an mSh
',o mrnt b1 which we could be more
al a.; trctualiy robbed aud plnnder'u
I't nnr hard earnings. The report
; nav tLe Hon. B. B. Douglas, of this Sta
~ in the last Congress, in relation
~ tho Frr,dmens Bank, if it cont"
MAN read by every colored man !"
: '' !" land, would excite and 'ndlSn"'i
n !" ,raiust the party that pcr"''leu q
Wv nn - Wholesale theft Of the tens OF t"'
Ivy sands of dollars that tire poor t'''
wv" 'vIT men had deposited with a view
'' the purchase of homes, that II" !;
,';r rnare of mine can depict. bN
" must here close, trusting 'ha'
t,,;s Great Master, who "vcrr"''s 'y'
I'll, '''ts th;ur to his own honor aud q"
' "nt may make plain to MS the pathway
:',"' am. most respectfully, your W
i|Ied wishcr, j. w. ~ ''' -
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