The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-10-14
The Campaign.
TIE SITUATION MUCH IMPROVED.

THE SITUATION MUCH IMPROVED.
The past week has shown q leci-
died. improvement in the prospects of
the Democratic party in Louisiana.
The week has been politically I'M
usually quiet. the Democrats have
not yet begun their canvass. Not
withStanaiuG this, and not"ithstanh-
ing thr Tact that the Ra,lirai have al
ready three campaigning parties in
the field and arc lbera.ly distributing
whisky, the Democracy can count on
large gains over the entire State du-
ling this period OF time.
Tho week has been without any
political disturbance of any kind,
even according to the Republican,
and has therefore, demonstrated tho
feet that to citizens are fully able to
preserve peace without any assistance
from the Government, either State or
National. 1t has likewise been shown
that Radical speakers can, in any
part of tn" country, gay anything
'hcc wish make the most inrrnll.ry
and bloody speeches without ans
danger, harm or i'll treatment in Con-
svHutncr-and that these srcvcl.cs do
not win them a convert.
In the central parishes of North
Louisiana, Birnvi!le, l.iucoln, jack
son, Union and Claiborne, the Rad
icaI party has been completely routed
and destroyed during the past week,
and will probably not even have
candidates in the field. These par
isles showed some time ago 4 ten.
dency to cast off tho Radical party.
the Ha,lca! vote has grown smaller
and smaller each year. In 1874 all
these parishes were carried by us by
the handsome vote of 47S7 to ITO,
although the two races are almost
equal in nr,"her, and in Claiborne
the negroes have large majority in
population. This year the Radical
state ticket will not poll $40 votes in
these six parishes. The >ctrors
have altogether deserted them. In
Claiborne alone 200 Of them paltici--
patcd in the Democratic primary
election. The Radical leaders also
Lolted Packard. The two Radical
Senators from these parishes, aud
every one of the Radical candidates
for the Legislature at the last c)ec.
ton, but ono, have come oft strongly
for Nichols and Wilt. The Rcpub-
lican party has been fatally di>oryan.
lied, and the former leaders will run
as "lndcpcndrut" candidates, sup
porting the State Democratic ticket,
but not the national ticket
In Carroll and Madison also, and
even in Ouac|ita, quite a number of
persons formerly Republican have
also come out boldly rs opposed to
Packard, and while they refuse to
support Tilden, viii speak and vote
for Nichols and Wilt.
In Morehousc parish the prospects
are more than tlattcling. The fight is
virtually won. Every leading Rad
ical IN the parish has either joined
the Democracy, or, like Mr.. i. c.
Dunn, as a member of the st. Charles
Theatre Convention and District At.
torne. come out publicly in a card
and retire altogether from politics.
from Radical politics--as too dirty.
The Bastrop Republican gives up the
fight,
The feeling Of dissatisfaction pre-
valcnt in the ncigborng parishes ha"
spread even to Onachita. 1t is there
evidenced in the declaration Of lead
crs like Judges Baker and Ray rrpu-
dating the State ticket. The trouble
in that parish, the arminS and rising
of the negroes, 80 c"n<lIs'vcly proved
to be the work of the smaller Rad-
jApls will not deny it--of seriously
cr,ppling and weakening their power
aud vote, and disgusting ConScr'a.
tive Republicans with their lnsu'rec'
tionaly canvass.
The Baton Rouge colorcd Demo
Gratis have stood tire test OF Packard
and his gang; they have listened to
their cxcitablc and bloody. Sh'rt
su2cc!1rs, to appeals to their OWN self
ishncss and passions, and went away
from the meeting more Democratic
than ever. From Baton Rouge, as a
centre, the colorch Democratic feel.
inc has spread in a small degree to
the ncighborinS parish OF West Baton
ruurv, where two NemocM'l' Clubs
are ia process of formation, an" cvr"
to I,vrvlIc. where tie negroes are
more than dissatisfied with their kad-
jra) leaders, their parish convention
and the fight between t"" ka"'ra'S
Wakefield and Wharton, for Ia" Sen
ator>|ip. and they are realty TO ac'
same other party that will offer.
In the rest of the State the cam
najrn has hardly yet fully begun. In
iberia the Democrats ale at work '"1,
ming clubs, and in C"nc"nlfa ana
Trnsas the Radicals are similarly
busv. They fear that the nryl"eS
will be apathetic at the coming e|cc'
t;on will not take the trouble to vote,
and to prevent this cata trophe are
striving to get out their full! vote 10y
the formation M these club5.--N. u
Democrat.
What do YOU sell those fowls for p
inquired a person of u man attempt
ing to dispose Of some chickens of a