The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-04-08
False Issues.


ourselves about outside issues. 1t is
true, we need Railroads, and willing
to 90 to any length to get them, bnt
we can afford to leave this question
in allegiance for the time being, and
turn our attention to more important
works. These questions have moth.
ing to do with the election, or the
Returning Beard; and is it possible
that we are going to allow the op-
positc party the satisfaction Of seeing
us divided on false issues, when SO
much depends upon our union and
harmonious action ! 1t is not diff.
cult to estrange men, and give them
cause to turn from you, but it is very
difficult to bring them back, and make
them act in concert with you, at the
moment when their services are re-
quired. If there ever was a time,
when the people Of Louisiana should
present an unhrokcn front and solid
ranks, it is in this contest; and moth.
ing should bc permitted to creep in
and disunitc us. This is certainly
not the time, nor the occasion for us
to he arousing and exciting those Bit
ter feelings, which are not easily snb,
dued, or forgotten. Of course, it will
be the aim Of the Radical party to
foster, and keep alive all Of those ex-
traneous causes of differences, and
the more we exhibit them, the more
will they be pleased for it necessa-
rily calls off tention from their acts,
and short comings.
Win our people never learn wis
dom by the lights of dearly bought
experience =? He,e now, in the begin
ming of the Presidential and State
elections, We have our friends wrang-
ling among themselves about this
railroad, or that act of the Lcgisla-
ture; what this man has done, or that
maH has not done which is all very
wrong, and decidedly suicidal. Let
us turn away from all this; let the
past be remembered only as Il gnide
for our acts in the future; come to
the point, determined to bend all oul
energies for one thing, and one thing
ouly, the accomplishment of which is
not beyond certain success; for We
can win this election, if we will only
take firm resolution to do it, and
nothing should be countenanced that
in any manner weakens our forces.
We can take our leisure to discuss
other questions in controversy, but
in this election, we have no sucl,
margin Of time, aud not q moment to
spare. This cannot be postponed or
mistakes corrected, bnt it must 90 for
or against us, according to the way
we conduct ourselves, and if we fail,
we will only have the consolation Of
reproducing our own blindness and
bad management.
When any person takes upon him
self to play new role in life, and un-
dertakes tasks with which, lie is un-
acquainted, he will necessarily make
mistakes, and although perfectly hon
est in his intentions, may appear to
those who do not thoroughly under
stand him, as rather beyond the pale
of propriety, and doing those things
which arc not considered wise, hon.
est, or polite. But for this, is he to
lie abused by his friends, and charg-
ed with outrageous conduct? When,
if it was possible for him to explain,
all cause for criticism would vanish,
and there wonld only he remaining
those l'asty words, written in passion,
which alas! cannot he destroyed.
Therefore every one should be care.
ful how he assails the good name of
lis former friend, particularly at this
time.
We cannot carry on this election
with some Of our people, cold, indif.
ferent and apathetic, and no enthu.
siasm can lie produced, when men
have been guilty of those serions dis.
agreements, which time alone can
heal. 1t is much better for US to leave
all questions oflocal interest, until af.
ter the smoke of the political battle
of 1876 has cleared away, and mems
minds have become more attuned to
facts and figures, than they are now,
or will lie during this very serious
contest.
We cannot, we must not permit
False Issues to divide us, when we
have so much to cement us, that calls
forth all the energies our natures are
capable Of.
Men cannot net harmoniOusly in a
common cause, who have recently
been engaged in bitter ordinations
and recriminations with one another.
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