The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-06-09
To the Patriotic Taxpayers;

The Police Jury has passed an DR.
dinance reqni'ins the payment of
licenses for 1876 and all forfeited
bonds IN currency. This we consider
an ordinance wise and patriotic, not
withstanding the fact that the law
quibb], r. have risen in arms ,as it wcrc'
against it.
The cry has gone up for years
against, pot only mismanagemcnt of
parochial affairs and the squander of
public moneys, but every one has cx-
pressed shame that our parish issue
should be hawkcd about rs WORTH
less for want of a hayrr and many
poor men have been compelled to at
tend courts, have done work aud fur
nishcd material to this parish aud
were forced to take worthless paper
as Il representative for money.
The present Police Jury have de-
trrMlned to follow line of financial
policy which they have formed and
dfScsted and which will place this
parish upon its feet financially once
more.
The law Of the Legislature forbids
under extreme penalty, the issue of
any variants after the first day of
October next and the law gives that
length of time simply to ALLOW police
Jn''es to prepare their finaqcial cou-
d't1o"s to meet that wise change. 1t
would be the height of folly to sup
pose that an intelligent police jury
would set down and issue certificates
on up t" the first day of October,
hoping that a "Mica wber turn mn.
would relieve them and the parish
from Il 'ut We have dragged in for
ten years or more.
The issue of all paper has been
stopped. Witness and juror certif.
Gates alone excepted and t',et nre re.
ceivable for current taxes. Some
money is required to meet daily cx.
penses to meet the entire expenses
of the present District Conrt to paw
these very witness and juror certifi-
Gates within fact, aud tile police Jury
have set aside and named q part of
the tar ave the parish which they re-
Y"''c s''ail be paid in currency in or
DER to meet these expenses and carry
out their plans. They rely upon the
patriotic taxpayer to respond to their
call and they insist that the cIamor
OF these who do not understand Or
will not understand, that the way to
resume currency payment is to re-
sumo at once, shall not be allowed TO
bias their faith in tic work for finan.
cia' redemption now going on.
1he present police jury will make
all classes of paper now ont so per
cent better than 1T Present if-thc
taxpayer pays his taxes-that's all.
The Abuse of Wiltz.
mere are certain class of slim
pcred, obese GROWERS, who persist
antIy abnsc any attempt of young
man of talent to rise above the com-
mon htel az n follower of The "old-
est and the best" These are those
who would have assisted in crpcjfyipo
Christ, had they lived in his tlay. sim. |
ply because he confounlcd the learn.
ell doctors at the early age of twelve
not that he WAS smart, but because
he showed it when he was; to them
entirely too youthful. The main Oh.
lection these played out fossils urge
against our 1t. Governor, Witt, is
that ne Is too young and too ambi-
t'ons, and that he is not Couser7a.
tive. IN other words, 1t. Governor
witt has developed THE MAN at an
earlier ago than they think is right,
and lie has Preserved, in all the dirty
wreck CT political bummerists in
Louisiana, unsoiled skirts, and is
loud and clarion toned in Ills war
against fraud and its creatures, The
rings Of New Orleans.
We opposed the nomination Of MFR,
Witt upon our ticket as Governor,
but we were for him strong for the
second place i; our opposition sprunc
from no such causes as are nut for
ward as arguments against him by
those IN whose way he stands in the
accomplishment of some sinister end,
Mr. Witt is too popular his hon.
'sty of heart and patriotism of pur.
pose are too we'll known to be affected
~ the clamot Of these fellows who
10 nothing for the State and people ;
themselves, but furnish a certain
mount of paunch and ponderosity to {
lie party which, they datter them
elves, renders it respectable. {
"s hand down these few remarks, |
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