The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-07-27
9Th. Bad appointments all over the

obn. CdO appointments o'' oA WV
State.
9th. Just enough of economical reform
to appease, if possible. =,
then take up these heads singly and
sustain my position by pointing to the
facts as l aud many others comprehend
them
condemn the effort to reconcile prom
iueut and corrupt Radicals, such as
Pinchback and Howe, as useless and
wrong; l condemn the worse than non
interference with tho Louisiana State
Lottery; | condemn the fostering OF mo-
nopolies; argue Strenuously for Con-
stitutioua1 Convention, and condemn
opposition to it; condemn the failure
to break mp, root and branch, the veal
thy Offices Of this city, which Cypress tho
taxpayer and corrupt Our politics; con.
denim manifest'y bad appointments; and
l condemn halfway measures OF reform:
But | have gouo step farther; |
criticized tho treatment of tn" White
League, and on this point ''Jnstitla'
seems to be utterly incapable OF rising to
the plane assumed by me. lie CONSTITUTES
my criticism into a complaint of walt
of official patronage bestowed on the
members of the League-a want Of the
loaves and fishes, tho "spoils' of office
aud he OeS on to cnumerate individuals
of the League who hold offices by up
poiptment do not wonder at the cOu-
otruction put by "Justitia." No doubt
it has, by association, become second
nature with him to view all matters
from the standpoint Of public offices:
But l must tell him that the plane |
stand on is infinitely higher. lcriticised
the Executive for using the strong arms
of the League ant! ignoring their hraius.
| pointed to the fact that their brains
and arms saved Louisiana on the l4th
September, when 'compromise' and
"Conservatism" had not only failed of
good, but had absolutely helped to in
crease our. woes; and pointed to the
fact of the utter Importance of "com-
promise" and Conservatism" and the
saving power Of "Extremeism" on the
9th Of January. argued that tho
White League was not a mere league OF
brute force, but a league Of hearts and
arms originating in, and bound together
by superior order of political in
telligence and sagacity. condemned
the use of this power in its sole capacity
of brute force, not only as poor CON-
.liment to tho grand foundation on
which it rests, but a. an exhibition OF
scant political sagacity. l stand by my
condemnation.
"Justitia" produces the letter OF res'g-
nation of the Commander of the White
League, and the pretty speeches that
passed between the Executive and this
gentleman on the l4th September last,
as indicative of the political cordiality
that exists
If he is satisfied with his illustration,
am,
''Justitia' quotes from Plato to show
that rulers should govern the whole peo-
pie alike, or IN the interests of all alike.
/ will help him out by quoting the I'LL
equalled political apothegm OF Jeremy
Northumberland utillty."
Every legislative act, according to
Benthain, should have as its Foundation
stone general utility No man, in any
aye. has ever so forcibly thrust into tho
faces of executive or legislative officers
the definition of tho sum total of obliga-
ton to tho public as has Bentham in
these two simple words
Referring to the exhibit laid down as
the policy pursued by the Admiristra-
ton to the present time, ! ask Of any,
and every free and intelligent mind
whether things have been conducted OIL
| the basis of 'general utility?" "Justi
| tia," no ooubt, thinks they have, but |
tell him there are thousands who think
| otherwise
"Justitia" must be a lawyer, for be
clearly manufactures suh-stratum on
which to build his castle of attack, not
from my clear meaning, but from N.Y.
| isolated words. This ! worse than un-
fair, but it is the natural growth Of some
soils. and l must simply cnt the noisome
weed down with the scythe of truthful
explanation. No fair mind could posi-.
bly, so distort my meaning, but fair
minds who never read my letters would
condemn me on his showing alone.
"Justitia' knows fnll we'll the political
nomenclature that has for some years
pervaded this State, and more especially
the city of New Orleans, and his at
tempt to put me in class separate from
the great body of my fellow.citizens
and then to characterize me rs "baving
nothing to lose, and everything to gain
by agitation, commotion and violence,
because property, family and social ties
position, intelligence and the higher
qualifications of citizenship, make men
thoughtful, reflective and indisposed to
be rash or reckless, aud consequently
Conservative"-is worse than inexcuss
ble.
Again, no more than insinuates the
lowest faithlcssness to the Confederate
Cause.
All of this is the unreasoning stuff
with which hired penny-a-liners or over
Jealous political parasites crowd papers
to choke off criticism Of government
They are of necessity, the supporters and
apologists of whatsoever wrong political
" may be done, and of whomsoever may
do it, and they cannot rise to the reali
cation of the fullest criticism, being moi
only right, but duty of the either
governed.
The first great political division of thu
people of this city and State was int.
Democrat and Radical. The machins
tions of Warmoth gave birth to tho 50
called Liberal Republican or, better
Liberal-party. For short time tn
Reform party existed, but it's name ant
identity were lost in the fusion of Demo
Gratis and Liberals against Radicalism in
the McEnery campaign. Az the cam
paign of 1876 opened, the name Libera
was lost in that Of Conservative Party
aud We then had Democratic, Conserva
tive and Radical. At Baton Rouge ii
1875, the white element of the State r.
solved to unite solidly against Radical
ism; hence the campaign Was fought by
the Democratic-C Conservative Party yer
sus the Radical Party; and from thai
time to this, the nomenclature has re
manned unchanged.
Now, whence comes the political term
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