The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-03-31
The Solution.

We know We NWI lfNCCt tnC Oniu-
ion OF TIE great majority of our peo-
pie, when we express disgust, and
weary, at the long delay Of Hayes in
shaping that promised policy of his.
Our people are tired waiting for Mr.
Hayes to 10 a thing they feel amply
able to accomplish themselves.
1t is an unaisputablc fact. that the
recognition of Packard or his claims
in any way. is impossible. Should
such have hrrn in contemplation at
any time, which, we most Scrou>l y
1nnh!, it is now entirely too late to
be accomplished without an outbreak
that would shake to its ruin the
! cause of Hayes himself.
If Packard WAS to have been re-
c"ynizr1, public opinion North would
have been prepared for it while on
the contrary. the Radical press has
trcmrd with fuISomc praises Of the
! Nichols and Hampton rcop|c-tleir
loyalty and love of order, while the
! drnnnria,ion OF Packard and CHAM
brrla;u, has been loud and bitter.
! This fact, of many. cnnvinccs us that
Packard has no chance of recognition
at ,ull.; While at the same time, it
should not JUL us into the faDcicd
security some seem to take.
We have coGtcnlvd for the three
! past years, that the SurcrSS of honest
government in this Star depended
clone upon the cxrrtinn and self re-
lance Of the wealth, and Intelligence
of the State. Now, more than ever.
should we Ne exciting ourselves to
: secure onr liberty and local govern
mcnt. If Mr.. Hayes desires, lie can
assist us to a Speedy couSummation Of
onr work, hnt he r0n ncrer deter or
hinder rs from accomplishing It. Let
Packard and his gang slide. We are
not to think of them onr work is
before ns-to sustain Governor
Nichols fully and freely. Talk is
goin. to do no good, action is what
we want. Let every man WHO OWLS
! property pay up his taxes in full, and
at nncc--lrt every Democrat who
does not OVID property step mp TO the
Collectors office and pay his poll tax.
Governor Nichols very properly calls
on US to pay taxes in support of that
government IF which we have chosen
him the executive head, and we
should respond with clacrity, because
the solution of the question lies in
that fact alone. Let us quit talking
of Hayes. or what he is going to do,
and do something ouysc1rrs to show we
are in earnest, and want no mans
assistance to claim, protect, and de-
ftnd that which il rightf!l|Iy ours.
At meeting of the Merchants and
Citizens Of Natchitoclcs, held this
day, at LacoSt's Hall, the follow
ing. Resolutions were unanimously
Whereas, Francis r. Nichols has
been fairly elected Governor of Lou
isiana, and is now exercising the fnuc.
tons of his Office by the support and
will of the people of the State, and
Whereas. desperate band of
schrmcls and Office seekers, banded
together for purposes of plumber, I'M
der the name Of Rcrublicani>tn. arc
cndeavo'ng to install and sustain
their leader, S. B. Packard, as Gov
crnor threatening to incte and pre-.
"iW;'tr a conflict in order to obtain
federal aid
Therefore, he it R"solred, ]st. That
the sncrrS> Of the Packard govern
ment would leave the people without
hope, aud pa'a|yzc and destroy every
material interest in the State, and
that W" will resist suc|, calamity
by all the. means at our command.
2nd. That we will never contribute
a dollar to the support Of any other
government than that presided over
by +. I. Nichols, piefering to apply
TIE t"lc'' to our own homes, than to
witness further spoliati"n by IA cor
rnpt government, but will cheerful.
ly and voluntarily pay our taxes to
the officers of the Nichols govern
! ment.
81. That whilst we have unhound-
Ell confidence it, the patriotism and
ability Of our honored Governor, and
will make good every pledge he has
given in our name, we are unaltera.
bly, opposed to any compromise that
will involve the surrender Of our vic
tory at the polls. and imp|ore him to
uphold and maintain the rights of the
people at whatever cost of life or
treasure.
4th. That copy of these Resolu-
t1"ns DC published III the Peoples
'indicdtor, and n. 0. Democrat
j. W. BUTLER.
>. ii. CosGEOvE, Chairman.
Secretary.
Natc|litoches, La., March %, 1877. |
The gods certainly make men mad
they wish to destroy. The local rad
icaI fairly howls over the chance he
seems tn find fnr ItD, nl.,r1', coo,u,: |