The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-09-02
Their Own Testimony.

we maze Tue IOIiOW!nS cLt'ACle
from the Homer Iliat, the very best
Of Radical authority. The extracts
are clipped from different articles in
its issue of the 10th. 1t is not our
intention to garblo the articles, but
We have not room for them entire.
Blackburn has been a steadfast friend
of the negroes and they should give
heed to his advice: .
There are buck negroes in this State
who have no more conception Of a
true and safe liberty than hog has
of Sunday, bit who think themselves
smart enough to dictate to white men
ut the polls and rule over them off.
cially-wl.o imagine it their right and
prerogative to revel and luxu,iate in
spells and plunder, while poor white
women, with their tender daughters,
arc working in the hot sun in the
corn and cotton fields to gain a bare
Substance F; aud this thing has to be
stopped. At least, VIC shall do al! we
Can to stop it.
The Republicans Of North louisa.
ma, and We presume the people here
generally, would like to have a fair
understanding ag to what good is tn
result to the public at large or to Any
one III particular among us from an-
other success of the Republican party
Of this State. That some good or
personal gain may result TO certain
individuals of the party as heretofore
those who run tue party and seek
office solely for the sake "f personal
aggrandizement,. not to say plunder-
is not to he donbtel; but what the
masses Of the party IN North Louisi'
ana and the public generally wish ia
know, aud have right to know, H.
what general advantage "r gain will
likely result to the State in the way
Of peace and good government and
consequent general prosperity from
another triumph 81 the Republican
party Of Louisiana, aud four more
years rule of that party.
When we look to the recent raa
We may learn something from expert
ence end he enabled to Judge s"me
what Of the future by the past. Sine
1868 the Republican party has beer
in power in Louisiana, and the practi
cal result has been tho sgd.svY CIR
richmcnt Of = few white advcnturer
and their negro satellites who l'av
had the inside control Of our Stat
machinery. They have mainly RAJ
, it with a view to their own selfish an
!, corrupt purposes Of gain and plumber
{ aud have totally failed from in.ay7n
or otherwise to inaugurate' that con
, dition Of peace atsf prosperity an
, sense If personnf safety which eve
f. htMws an impartial aud efficient eS
I ecution Of the laws.
y Such has been mainly the result I
] Republican rule IN Louisiana 50 fa
D aud it is SO plain and palpable til.
J. it need not be attempted I" he dcn'e
t "r gainsaid.
y We do not hesitate tn say Chat y
g greater outrage-hS more barnit
= aud CALLING insult--was ever otfert
y to any State or civilized eo,btnunil
n than the denomination Of w. q. Brow
d a. Superintendent "f Public Educ
70 ton by tie Republican party Vt Lo
's is,ana ut it's recent brotlLel assc'nblal
" called a State C"nvention-W.
Brown, a stray hybrid, who comes
t. from the Isles Of the Sea, not %
!. whhons religion Of any phase or pr
a fessi"n, ind not only without moi
i, standing and social respectable
il but literally covered and l,esmear
10 with filth and stencil ct that Sc
Ne communication" which, never fails
to corrupt good manners" And wi
re this we'll known record, this creata
i'll Brown was, through disreptuta'
vt and dishonest negro dictation thr'
~ upon the Republican State ticket
he i572, and was declared elected. a
Ils installed into office, and has sir
les been tolerated with a degree Of t
lie bearanca amounting almost tn an
at excusxJle crime-certainly to q gr'
q. pubiic and social evil; aud has bt
as thus permitted to occupy fer four u
By years = lucrative position, his sal
ey being paid in money, dollar fir d
i'll lar, wrung through oppressive tai
nd ton from the hard earnings of vi
men and white women, 1.-THE late
rot II whose shoes be is not worthy
~ taonn down and uulOose." bot m.