The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-07-22
The Issue.

The people of the parish of Match
itoches have in view the accomplish
mcnt Of bnt one objcct--the rcstora-
ton of the conduct of local, as we'll
as State and National affairs, to those
who are honest, capable and trust
worthy, and who will conduct public
interest to the end that all may enjoy
good Government.
1t is the policy Of the Radicals here
as elsewhere, to divert the public as
much as possible from the real issue,
to spring questions entirely foreign to
the subject, into the canvass with the
hope of Withdrawing attention from
the mis,lcc,ls of the Radical party
its pecuiation upon, and plumber of
the people for the past eight years.
But in this they are destined to fail.
IN the first place their SINS have been
to" great and too recent, to he so
soon forgotten. The appalling fact
of an eight per- cent nrdtion still lin
gers in our mcnory-thc Boullt ring,
with its Myers, its lI"rnsby, its Black
stone. was but a short two years ago
the power that moved the Republican
party.
But leaving aside ali these facts.
the hopclessness of good local gov.
eminent from the Radical party is too
apparent. The men composing it
are not capacitatcd, and the leaders
are too corrupt, too dishonest to be
even allowed to conduct Public af-
fairs.
What hope is there from party
whose District and Parish Judges are
nnder Indictment by The Grand In
quest Of the parish, for robbery and
bribery whose Sheriff was threaten
Ell suspension by the present. District
Judge for neglect of duty-not idly
threatened, bat simply retained DC.
cause the Office of Sheriff would de-
sccnd upon 4 man more corrupt and
worse in character, the Coroner {:
whose Senator was denounced by his
own color and party, in the late Ra1i-
cal Convention as Il liar! who could
never tell the truth whose Repre-
sentative is besottcl|y ignorant and
vicious and whose Police Jury is
the same, in fact, whose party
leaders in our midst, are the most
degradea, consummntc scoundre's an
hung.
Nothing these fellows can say or
do will influence Il single man who
loves his people and desires good
government, from keeping in view
THE ISSUE in this contest +; to drive
from power, both. on and behind the
throne, every Radical or seeming
Radical in the parish and State.
We, and We speak the sentiments
of the 1000 white votes of Natclito-
ches parish, the opinion of the Bn'le-
tin to the contrary Notwithstanding,
intend to have a peacenble fir and
honest election. ami MA Lnpe that our
city contemporaries will attest that
fact as coming from us at once.
! M State line of policy can be ad.
doptel [; each parish must Judge Of
it's own wants and act as the best
judgement would dictate but we
have this to say and we say it with.
out fear, that if the Bulletin would
put sound political knowledge to the
test, it could carry the city by its co.
600 majority, which eris', instead Of
its 10000. Rapitles and Natclitoches
have each a largo registered negro
majority ; the former carried the Dem
ocratic ticket triumphantly through,
in 1874, and the latter came within
&c votes Of overcoming 1000 registered
negro majority and that too with
Merrell's men raiding, like devils, in.
to the heaviest wards and with sev.
eral of our best workers in camps I'm.
der arrest. We venture to say that
you could bring up a score of you,
best city managers and they would be
beaten q thousand cotes, simply be.
cause they don't know anything Of
politics and cannot poll their omn cote
Some city journals will persist
emily abuse country papers for being
extreme in expression and the Buue
tin mildly, but factiously, puts it to gu,
neighbours the Alexandria Democra,
and the Baton Rouge A7rocate.
With us, situations are criterions
always, and We venture to say thai
after all the truths developed Will
regard to radical rule and rulers in
the Red river country, no more blind.
ly ignorant journals of the tone Of the
people, their character and standing
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