The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-03-02
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Governor N'rhHii>' "iN"
Governor, YOU have r"''r'' "'':
that policy, althon9h t;''" IT, '"''''".
cy pronounced 1ut'Ir '* t." - u
mass of Intelligent mcn ia Louisiana,
has had fair uiaI. .i"' H. y 49, !.
resulted? .yast as t'r t1'.. '"'''''
and aggressive PIE" OF '"' S:'.' ''''
YOU year aG" il ""'.l '"'''' III
the reyivitication OF dead l;'',''" i~"''
strengthened by every Nr;:" ~" IT,
man in our ranks, WIZ '">
cloakcd his entrance N;t" 'h,> '"'~
ty of plumber. this E"H';'''A"
partv of Louisiana, uH''"r ,""'
unolicy." With til" revival Of t,'Ht
nartv, from whom We hav" ~';'i'Hr"
ills beyond conception ard 0h'rh we
will not insult Your nfd"r-'"h"jA" n'
repeating, comes tn" h""r "@"" '"'
apprehension, for >"%r t'!"'. '"r S'''''
and for bloohSh"d.
These horrors You Eo"A'E "2"n""
"your policy" would o"'it"r"'r r. y"'
see they have instead. hFr""A' U,
again face to face Wif' thrNl.
ror,or ro,, h.,.. Ill.,. ;, ~. 80
"errors,' which (pms,on "nr "'"'i .
ness) if not corrected, j1"d '""'' >
still time to correct t'tm} VIZ -
velop into Grimes Whether ''.-
errors were suggested ly yoHr 2 ."'-
ness of heart your chi?Ali|r r"l.;'>
dence in frail humanity, or "rl" TIE
result of intrigue of yoUr:r'i "r "'h.
ers, it is not our purpo>r 1"N t" H'F-
cuss. We know full well, h"Nc'N,
that you believed them far III" '""''
of your people Yon m'>t "%."i'
thew have sisnaIly fai'r1 Of tArI'
purpose-nay You have N'#crt THOSE
people in condition as bad If rot
worse to-day. than in the tii>' hour
when you we're honor"d With fhr"X,
allied position of their Chief M""Is-
trate.
Shall we repeat the Oh, old story
of how you first impcll"1 the fatal
dart now quiyering in tie vita'S OF
your party-your people, No. We
do not wish to harrow your feelings,
and wound ours.
Let all that pass. Bat 90" M"Sf
retrace yom steps! The hour has
come when the Democratic party,
which all good citizens in Louisiana
feel to he the bnlwark Of their liberty
and material interests, can 10 longer
afford to simply protest against yon!
'errors" and drift on TO others, each
succeeding more serious, and in the
end suffer defeat, disgrace and the
return of their people to the bond
age of Radicalism. The end is plain,
" in view! We hear the roar of the
breakers. Honest men are dpnonnc-
ing you for it all; let US entlcat YOU
to pause!
This policy is failure Yen w"r"
nominated by Democrats, elected by
Democrats, and promised to carry
out the will and policy of thc party
that elevated you. You have not
done it! Hence this growing muir
muir; this hoarse muttering which in
short time will develop into an
awful storm of wrath. Do not 70,
Gods sake close yonr eyes TO on,
situation-we tell yon it is terrib'e'
Men talk treason to-day who would
have blushed with shame to have
Thought it a year ago. Meu-patri-
otto men-are beginning to despair :
and when that fatal hour comes,
when that demon despair sits upon
the hearts Of orr people, of yonr peo-
pie, what misery it must bring to
those by whose acts they were thus
reduced. Governor, yon have a fear
full responsibility to assume in this
matter. We are your friegd; thc
INDICATOR brought You from Sc
clusion and Natchitoches parish NOM
mated you, but we, and she, decline
to share with you this failure. But,
we ask of you to cease that which
from the start we protested would be
fatal; we pronounced utterly impos
sible of accomplishment, and disas,
astrous to attempt. You have been
given a fair trial with your policy
It is aboutto result in the ruin of the
party of the people, and thereby
subject them to return of those
evils they battled manfally and so
long to destroy.
Will you dismiss your present evil
Counsellors and return to the eXecn
ton of the PRINCIPLES Of the party
which has from the foundation Of oar
Republic, battled only and solely for
the rights of the American citizen,
Your people are disihtegrating-
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