The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-07-07
Myers Generally.

Men who are innocent OF cllmeR
when charged with it are not only
anxious, but extremely restless until
they are exonerated in full and they
are furthermore quick aud solicitous
to furnish to the public every docu- /
ment that bears upon the case, par
ticularIy when public paymastcrs, are
they ready and willing to exhibit all !
their books and vouchers, that thek
public may know at once and for all
the entire working os public bust
ness.
Myers has never shown this ankle
ty or solcitude. On the contrary, hck
las made every effort to dodge trial
and beat off an examination. lie has
quietly rested under a most heiuousE
charge, that of plundcrng the most
sacred fund known to law, for foul
years, and now that a just punish.
ment is about to he mectcu out to him |
he squirms under a justitable expires.
sion of public opinion.
Myers has no right to expect mercy
at the hands of these people STERN
Justice yes, but lie must make his in.
Aocense as clear as the MONDAY. No,I
will lie be accorded tho pliviledgo of
Being considered innocent until hcl
has been proven not guilty. As tLcl
N. O. Democrat eloGuently remarks,
in relation to the notorious Dibblc
which we reproduce, rs it covers!
Myers case and standing to a dot:
ellis general denial amounts to moth
ing. There is not man who has acted
in public life "during,' to use Judge|
Dibbls's language, ''times ofalmost uni
vcrsal corruption,' who would not enter
general denial of any charge of corrupt
ton that might he made against him.
# we are to receive the assurances of
the men who for eight years have op
pressed and pluudcrcd Louisiana, we
should canonize Warmo,h as a saint aud
hold up Kellogg as a paragon of the
Hottest political virtue; even Twitchcll
would be martyrto patriotism, and the
fugitive WickliHe would return to the
bosom Of a repentant and admjring pco
pie. Judge Dibblo's general denial then
cannot avail him. lie must establish
his Innocence by evidence as clear as
the MONDAY sun. Even his acquttal
by jury for lack Of testimony will no,
clear him before the people of Louisiana.
In his letter Judge DibbIc claims that
he is entitled to be considered innoccu,
until he has been proved to be guilty.
Yo wish that Judge Dibble's anteccdents
ana associations had been such that we
and the people generally could pursue
toward him this generous policy which
the wisdom Of he law has adopted ir
its dealings even with the worst class O
malefactors. But that is impossible
He has forfeited his righs to this advan
tage and placed himself before this PEG
pie in such 40 attitude that the we igh
of public opinion is so decidedly ayaius
him that he must stand convicted i
common estimation until he can produc
irrefutable evidence to show his limo
cence. When he shall have done thi
he may count upon our sense of justice
ifnot upon our generosity, to set bin
right before tho country.
But Judge Dibbe claims exemptio
from attack on the ground that he an
his party ''are Defeated" Our attac
upon him, he says, is ungenerous, be
cause he is ron'ed. This is new ticol
ofpoljtics and law. We had not heal
that the defeat Of a political party ey
emptcd the acts of its officials frol
criticism or attack; or its leaders an
othce-holders from prosecution for Offer
Sos committed by them against the la,
Were this theory adopted, the oflici;s
of every successful party would be und
under an obligation to become the a
cessories Of the official criminals wi
might have preccdcd them, and in tt
rapid transmutaticn of parties all publ
men would soon become involved
general and common guilt. This do
,rine may, however, be regarded as Il
legitimate offspring ofthe Radical part
u, however, Judge Dibblc means on
that we are under sentimental oblis
ton not to attack a defcatcd-a rout
enemy, he ought to hare pointed
rs some one instance at least, in viii
he and his party exhibited any consider
ton for, or generosity toward, the IN,
than tour hundred thousand white CT
aens Of Louisiana whom they had I
only routsd, but held as it were IN,
their feet VITA the bayoucts of the Ft
eral government. That was the prol
time for Judge Dibblc and his associa
practice that generosity Of whi'
now that the law has laid its hands up
him, he 50 cloquently breaches.
hold that no man belonging to jug
Dibbles party has any right to exp
generous treatment from this pcop
and they may rest assured that we arc
notemper o',hsplay any toward the
Let Judge Dibbls review the political h
tory of Louisiana during the eight ye
i'll which he was one OF the ablest ;
most influential men concerned in
government; let him iigarc mp
amount of taxes that has been cole
Ell from our people, and tho debt t
has been created; let him estimate
depreciation and ruin of property
ade; let him ponder over the res,
OF the elections Of which he and
party by forgery and perjury robbed
lot him glance through the statutes
that eightyears, a disgrace to civilizati
and read those acts outlawing citiz
for non-poyment Of taxes, and the !;
to subvsrt justics and proloug the pc