The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-12-08
Peoples Organs.

retention Of the peoples choice, the
New Orleans Democrat, developed in
fhe discussion had thereon some
yerv curious and "ranIiu" admiS
sions. Governor Nichols is reported
in the Picnyune as hay, ing spoken as
follows:
The Governor said that in the matter
Mt issue there We're two points to r"n>d-
cr--tlr points of cconoiny and ii ito!l'i-
cal cxpcdiency. IIr had already rN'
express the views Of the administration
in measured sense; but if ne Thought a
given paper Intended to breed di>trI;St
among the people. he would opros" it
He wanted to keep the good people Of
Louisiana together in 4 Struyy c for their
common welfare aud did not desire Il
newspaper which should side with any
clique OF faction.
lie wanted newspaper which. when
honest mr:l differed, would cndrayor TO
assnage grievances and heal individual
conflicts. The one whom he thought
could effect this object the most surely
he would support as Public Printer
If we understand the Governor
Correctly, he is in favor of selecting
4 Journal which will reflect the views
of all men in the State without re-
gard to party lines of political differ
eDces. IN other words, The worthy Go.
telDor has been so carried away with
the ''peace era that he imAgincs he
has dropped down into the Governor )
chair of the State of Louisiana in the
midst of the millennium, which we
are1told will precede the end Of the
world. Stripping this short speech of
all vel biage, VIC find the Governor,
nominated by political party, voted
for solidly and only by political or.
gaDizatioD, and sustained thus far by
political "organs, endeavoring to
build up party of his own-a party
of brotherly love and universal af-
fillation. A party that will support
DO paper that denonnccs crimes by
their right names, but rather those
namby.ramhy sheets that will, when
an official thief is caught, "assuage
all differences and heal 'individual
conflicts"
fla condition of affairs existed in
Louisiana which called for sucl,
display of mercy, people might see
some reason for this language, but
when we find all the virtue and in
teligence in the State arrayed in a
solid body against corruption and
crime backed by ignorance and bru-
tality, it is time that the Sentiment"
indulged in to such an extent as we
note, should be inquired into by all
"good people," This inquiry should,
and will extend to the proper under
standing of how its practical effect
will injure the "commou welfare"
We are we'll aware that the present
administration has not reflected by
its acts the views IF tue Democratic
party that elected it-that it has in
fact had the support OF but a beg
gerly minority of the white people,
and has 50 far been able to move
along without protest, simply be-
cause the people, although bitterly
hostile to the manner Of conducting
the State government, were willing
to allow it's head the plea of an hon
est Intention to do right. They had,
in other words, confidence in the mo-
tives Of the Governor, but were
founded in the belief that his ideas
were as harmless as they were i'm
practicable; aud they were willing
to indulge him so long as there was
no shown tendency to disintegrate
The people, the party and the ideas
for which they contenaed.
We most unhesitatiug1y say that,
the point demanding a protest on the
part of the people, who, by their vir-
sue, valor and unbenling fidelity to
principle, placed Governor Nichols
and his administration in office,
against policy which now uncovers
itself to the extent Of an attempt to
destroy their organization, has been
reached.
Sentimenta|ists and dreamers may
talk Of destruction Of political par.
ties, and sncer at political ideas, but
80 hong as representative government
exists, just so long will there be po-
litica| parties struggling for political
supremacy. lu this country to day,
las there has been from the founda.
ton of the government there is a
party for the people, their rights
aud liberties, and one against them
contending for Capitalization and for
spells. The party Of peace, of liber-
ty Of tho people is the Democratic
party--a party which represents in
This State, not only what we have
enumerated, bat also the virtue and
civilization of the saxon race. There
is not tenet of this organization to