The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-04-27
CONSTITUTIONAL PARTY.

Democracy, here as elsewhere, If it
means anything OF is anything, is a
progressive aggressive organization OF
the people. Such has been its history
since the days Of its founder, Thomas
Jefferson.
Conservatism is but a respectable |
name under which to cloak that par
" which to-day progresses to initiate
the Federal, the Wing, the American
and the Republican parties. These
parties have represented and 40
represent that faction OF our
population which proposes to restrict
the liberty of the citizen, both 1ndl-
vidually and collectively, within Ger
tain harsh and impcrious limits In
other words, they have insisted, and
the republican party does insist to-
day, that the liberties heretofore Ell
ioyed by the people were granted them
and that every effort to advance still
farther either in the solution of mans
| capabilities for self government or IN
changes or notifications made neces-
sary by mans advance IN knowledge,
and his increased wants, should De
strennously resisted.
Conservatism insists that we have
enough; that the poor are but menla's;
that government is for the elegant and
wealthy; in fact, it represents in Lou
isiana the ceutra!izing element Of
! America.
The Constitution which Louisiana
! suffers under to-day is a Centralized
Orqunic lar. 1tvest all power III the
hands of the Legislative and Execu-
tive branches of the government, and
prohibits the people from the exercise
of those rights inherent in mankind
In proof of this assertion we have bat
to cite the existence, by statuary law
of monopolies, and the immense pow
err granted them as sure protector
, AGAINST the people, This protection, il
the case of Towards Lottery is car
J ried to the extent Of deprivlng tn
! citizen of q right of trial By jWy!'
Our premises can not be denied ant
: upon them has been built our strenu
D Gus opposition to the present Admin
d jstration and the General Assembly
: We are democrat to the marro'
e bones. aud to be consistent we inten
t to attack every undemocratic man o
s measure. Oar peoplc--those peop|
i Of. Natchitoches parish, whom we love
S for whom we have battled, and anon
# whom we have lived, man and bo
. all our life stand in full accord wit
:. US upon the principles we here enun
II ciate, and as an earnest of their fat
}, and determination, A CALL is publish
= ed 10 another column for the forma
e ton, ,cithM the democratic party Of
e CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION CLUB
It This movement will he inaugerate
It in every ward in Natchitoches parish
e and we hope it will meet with tn
cordial approval, and instant as we
d as energetic imitation, of every paris
s in the State.
a We propose as an organization to ne
y ther endorse nor condemn the histor
)t of the past seventeen months. W
e leave that blank, aud leave the fl
Re ture to Judge of its merits from i
e record. We propose to assert demo
IS cracy however-and that pure demo-
Of racy which knows no man when bal
'e Ting against the peoples rights. "
le consider the sublime mission Of til
r democracy in this State to be the al
8, rogation of the bayonet Constitute
ID of 1868. Ours is Il contest of prime
pie, it cannot afford to compromis
~ and for that reason we declare it to
ID our effort to secure, by all means,
Sc all hazard, an honest democratic Coz
al stitution for Louisiana.
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