The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-05-04
The Great + ':.H".

Recent Developments ,:''''':
the election trand of ietN ~" h'''
Ola l.. .,lthv inhc III pnhiW s;n;'"rnt.
Tive (,,r, that Il >., of npul"n>
r)arr- ;,un,rys vnull dave 'rvr'>r the
result Of II presidential rlrr''"" ~
this great and powerful country ""S
we'll calculated to discourage every
lover of fee institutions, and every
friend of republican government. II
the voice of the people as expressed
hy the ballot is not respected and de-
cisjyc, the elective franchise is Il fraud
and a delusion, and when itLccame
evident that the l,ali radical conSp'r.
acv was about to be successful thronSh'
what seemed to MS, the contemrt'hIe
and cowa,dly submission OF their OPP
moments. we were thoroughly disgust
cd. As we'll as alarmed for the per
manancv of our form of government
Saw what we may of law and order. OF
peace, quiet, aud civilization the
mud- s;N of our institutions is might :
the power of resistance, the sp''lt
and ability to maintain and defend
our rights against all corners; and
the people who elect, and the man
elected should maintain the party
elected in Office at any andall hazards ;
and in doing so they should not be
actuated by a desntioD to individuals
ON the one hand, or on the other by
love of office. but devotion to II great
principle should prompt all necessary
sacrifice from both sides. Tilden was
! elected and he should have been in
! stalled and maintained in Office at the
| cost of var, il need be and we were
, discusted and dismaycd when we
saw it was not to be done.
I But the introduction of the Kimme|)
hill, the disclosures of McLln, Conk
2 (ino and others more or less intimetely
= connected with the conspiracy. ant
! the Congressional investigation which
J is about being had, give evidence
! that the American people ave not con
tent with the great fraud and are mo-
dismissed to allow it to 60 nnpnnlShcd
HAYES may have shown some sens'
! of Justice and lilrrality, for which he
I may deserve credit, or which may
have hnnp the inevitable result y
T. the necessities Of his situation hu
= IN any event hu is none the less :
E willing party to this great frame
0 which should and mnSt, if free gov
: eminent is to survive, he merci|essll
" punished. He and his co. conSplra
It tors have been guilty of an outrage
s upon the elective franchise, a crime
y against the genius American liberty
n and they deserve the execration o
u every one who loves liberty or justice
1t is cowardly to cry out for Qulc
s and public rest. No amount of pros
perity and contentment can comp"n
safe the injury to the body pol
tito which submission to this grea
wrong must work. Eternal vigilance
is the price of liberty, and people
\ who can submit to this outrage upo'
their right of self-government for the
sake Of peace and quiet and rest, art
fairly on the road to become fit sub
iects of any usurping despot who ha
9 the nerve to seize the reins Of gov
erument and drive them to their tax
4 paying tasks. Let Hayes be investi
: gated and let him be unseated if pos
sible; or at any rate let him and hi
$ party be crushed by the weight 0
e infamy heaped upon them by tb'
q exposure of their base crimes, an
# forever driven from power. Let
q he known that we are still free PEG
}, pie, that we have a will of orr own
and that it must be respected. Let til
y Infamous fate of these tricksters be
e warning to all future conspirator'
n and our government will have a new
i lease of life.