The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-10-28
THE PLATFORM.

to br the issues in this campaign, 10 the
tuillmrnt of which we rlrHs" our PEG
pie if called to power. .
LIST. The election to, AMI qualification
in office. of capable, competent AMI hon
est citizens, Thoroughly identified with
the material interests of oar parish.
2,l. A reduction Of the expenses OF the
parish to less than one half of its present
rarish taxes; and to that end We demand
Inc retuction IF fpe- and salaries of Of
Gcrrs to the standard Of a fair rrnunera-
ton.
81, A maintainance and fostering of
rirorons PUBLIC SCHOOL system for
the benefit and edacaton OF all tho chill
drtn Of the parish, both white and black
4th. The full recognition Of the rights
of all mon, without regard to race, color
or previous condition, before the law.
9Th The enactment and enforcement
Of wi% code Of laws, to protect AL Ia
boring m"n in their rights and at the
al.n. time to protect and encourage the
CAPITAL invested in our parish
Ssh. VIZ yIrtsc our~lv"s that not one
cola, Of taxes shall m lrvird to pay
past obligations Of orr parish, for the
fesson that tie law requires that pr"vls-
sion to pey. aud appropriation fol. TX
prn..~, shall g. hand in hand.
Such zeal and inst claims az orc due
by the parish, shah De paid from tho col
lection Of taxes that arr nlrrnHy levied
IN accordance with law, and due and
eollsc5io!e.
All monies issnrd In excess of nplro
priatonS, and for fraudulent purposes,
wo contto:nn a. null and void, and we
demand 81 onr elected officials their re-
pudiatio,, in toto; and we further pledge
ourselves, that legal steps shall be taken
to recover to tho parish Treasury all
Fraudulent claims Of whatsoever charac-
ter, which have been paid by Ra'l,ral or
other officials 10 any pcrson or persons
whatsoever.
We Mraign tho Radical Republican
leaders CT this parish, and inttict them
at the bar OF public opinion Oh the fol-
lowing counts:
1st. For the election and elevation to
official position In our parish, In almost
every instance, of men totally disqnaIi-
fed, by reason Of their Ignorance, or
known corruption.
81. We charge them with having dis
grace,l the bench Of our judicial District.
Ivy the elevation thereto Of man who
was, and is Spectator in the funds of
the State and parish-the mover and in
stigator Of jobbrry and rings, for the
plnu.ler of the Treasury, and the inpov
erishment of the people. AZ witness the
"map contract" the "brilye r"ntrart;'
tho ''pauper list ring and the "lnmgra-
ton bureau scheme.'
We charge them with degrading orr
parish judicial bench by foisting upon
the people Parish Judges ignorant Of
law, devoid Of personal character, venal
and corrupt; ono of whom public opn-
ion and an outraged community forced
from the bench for inc"Inpetrncy. and
his known utilization ami connection
with rings and johhers, and another
stands indicted before the Courts by a
competent Graud Jury, for cnbczzle
ment.
We charge them with appointing ami
confirming to position, a Tax Collector
who, with vcnal, incompetent and vii,
famous Police Jury, also Of their party
,rlundpred the people and the Treasury
Of untold acknowledgement himself
in the settlement of his accounts-lrap
ell upon III taxation at the rate Of eight
per cent, and left us debt to pay equal
in amount to one-ninth of the total val
ae of property in the parish,
We charge them with the plunlerine
of the School Treasury, through their
Judge. Senator, and Representatives,, OF
thousands of doll rs. thereby dcprlving
our children and those of our colorct
ttllow-citiztns of the benefit of educa
ton, u crime that gu outraged commune
ty cannot too severely condemn or pun
ish.
We dcnounce them for having given n
Magistrates whose duty it was to pro
tect the citizen, suppress crime and vim
dictate the law, bnt who have been in
dcted or conyincted for murder, theft, o
purjury. =,
The Republican party of the parish o
Natchitochrs, composed OF tn" most y
noraut, dehascd and corrupt body of mr'
known to our State or the South, have
by a systematic plundering rule, rrducrt
the valuation of real and personal pro
perty in nino years-tour million an'
thirteen thousand dollars levied ant
collected from a people impoverished b,
war and overflow, three hundred an(
twenty-thrcc Thousand two hundred AM
ninety three dollars and six cents, or ONT
third of the entire present valuation o
property, both real and personal, in take
since lSG7--have htapcd upon us IN tia
time q debt of over one hundred thou
sand dollars have arrayed the colore'
race against the whitcs-have plunge.
troops into our midst, arrested and con
fined innocent citizens without warran
Of law.
We charge the Republican party a
being responsible for all the crime com
mitttd in our parish, by reason of tn
insutliccncv, incolupctcicy and vcifa'if'
of their officials, ana we lenouncn thri
government of the paris, and State a
corrupt and infamous, and not dcRrv
ing the support and confidence Of A sin
gle virtunUs man in our community.
We discountelance all Disturbances O
the peace of thr parish, a::l drnounc
all instigators thereof.
We demand, aud will enforce Registr'
ton, fair election and Il tnircolint--an
to that end will hold p' rsonal'y rrspon
sibie to the people Of our parish. th"S
who control tho election and rcyistra
ton machinery.
Our object is reform, rctrenchment an
relief; that by honesty and economy, "
may reduce taxaton-and tighten tit
burdens Of tho people, and to that en-
We call upon all patriotic SONS of \ ,tcl1i
toches, without regard to race, color, o
previous condition, to join us.
We ask but trial of committing tn
State and parish to our keeping, and
good Government, security, protection;
and prosperity do not dawn on an ovrl
taxed. lespoiled and disheartened pee
pie, then drive us from power with sec II
and Indignation.
Upon the paramount issues herei
ennnciatcd, we cordially invite the co
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