The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-05-13
The Party.

The people of Louisiana assembled
in Convention in the city Of New Or
leans last January, and with but one
dissenting voice, declared that the
party of the people, and for the people
should hereafter be known as the
Democratic. Conservative Party Of the
State of Louisiana, and all those op
posed to Radical misrnlc and bad
management, were cordially invited
to come into its folds for the purpose
of driving from power the miserable
cormorants and vampires who have
been sucking her life. blood for the
last eight years. Can any one pre-
tend to say that this Convention was
not a representative body? Can any
one affirm that the men there assem-.
blcd were not capable Of expressing
the views of the great mass Of the
people ? To all intents and purposes
it was the same thing as If the entire
population composing the wealth IND
intelligence of the State, had there
convened and declared in their SOW
ereign capacity, that they desired in
sc,ibed on the banner under which
they expected to march to political
victory, The Great Democratic Con-
sentative Party of tile State of Lou
isiana. Now since this party was SO
named, with so much unanimity, will
SO much enthusiasm, with so much
earnestness, does it not look like
treason for any person to come for
ward 10 the face of all this, and pro.
pose the formation of q new party
The people are pledged, irrevocably
pledged to its support, and the mem.
ory of that Convention lives as a
guarantee of the good faith of all
men who desire to see Louisiana re.
deemed and discnthraled from the
letters Of the thievish ring. masters,
who have rioted in high carnival in
her public offices, and driven to des-
peration the true sons of the soil.
The Convention was regularly call.
ed and the delegates duly accredited
thereto by the people Of the various
parishes of the State, and in a great
many of tile parishes ratification
meetings were held, and the acts Of
the Convention fully endorsed at these
meetings. Now how can it be pos.
sible then, this late in the day, to
talk about repudiating the long con.
tirmed acts Of their representatives.
Such thoughts should cause the blush
Of shame to tinge the cheek IF any
man, who for n moment should en-.
terrain them. That Convention lives
fresh in the memory Of all true Lou
isianians, and they can turn to it
with pride, and take counsel from its
principles without any detriment to
their interest, or any damage to their
welfare.
Mr.. A. H. Leonard was there, and
attempted to introduce tire.brands
and bones of contention, and seemed
bent on bringing the work of the
Convention to naught, if he could not
succeed in carrying his disorganizing
projects through; but in as much as
lie did not awaken a single sympa
thetic voice, or cause an emotion
kindred to his own distempered feel
ings, we had thought that lie had
made up his mind that he could not
lead the people where they wished
not to 60, and learning this fact, it
was Dresumable that he w0uld retire
from the self-imposed position of
leader, and be content to take his
place in the ranks Of the party which
had Enthusiastically shown him that
they desired not lis leadership.
We would not have required to this
political heresy, but for the fact, that
we have noticed such favorable re
marks on Mr.. Le0nard's letter and
criticisms on ours, wherein we said it
should fall st'll.born, in the pap:fed
Radical Press of the State. Yes,
there is where the favorable notices
come from. OF course they would be
delighted to see the great Democratic
Conservative party weakened, and its
ranks thinned by such letters as Mr..
Leonard has written, or by any other
means they could 'inte'ject into it's
harmonious workings. Of course they
would like to have another>four years
pull at the public crib, and it Is only
through such means as these, they
see any hope of success.
The Weather.