The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-08-31
MUSHROOM POLITICS.

rears up on his hind legs and strikes
ont for freedmen from the restraints
Of party organizations. These move
ments NAV come in the guise Of anti
MASONRY, Prohibition, Fourier'sm,
Grange rism or Communion !; but the
fate Which awaits each and every
one of them is uniformly the same.
Thew are captured by demagogues,
and. after brief and inglorious ca
Greer, burn themselves out, while tho
old parties live on and preserve an
! unbroken unity. No thinking man,
however, expects the Nationalist OF
to. day to remember 80 recent 'es
sou as that which Is taught ny the
history Of the Granger movement
These men began war of extermina'
ton against the politicians, and then
fell speedily aud irretrievably into
the hands of the very worst Of them:
The "Christian statesman" sprinkled
a few hay seeds in their scant locks
and plonghed their way at once Into
the leadership of the new party. Inc
National party Of to-day is born sole :,
Inv of to-day Of the "hard times"
For the last four years nearly every
BODY has suffered terribly but the
!, wotk,ngmen, who suffer most, have
not the patience and, eqaanimity OF
their more prudent aud thrifty
, brothers, and are unable to appre'
, bend calmly the causes which h"ve
, PRODUCED the distress, or the. present
! subtle Indications Of returning pros
q perity. They feel keenly their owr
q miseries, and arc maddened by tn
!. apparent indifference Of the NOR
'. fortunate. Hence tho rage OF tn
=. Communists and their Threatening
d war.crics. It is useless to tell then
" that they are about to be led into
b. wild death-dance by political charla
" fans. who are unable to secure recog
It milton in the field of legitimate poll
of tics and who, after listening careful
IS " to their cries, repeat them with u
n fsrvor of street moutebank. wit
" tho followers, it matters not who
H. found voicing the passions and pr,
ed iudices of the hour, whomsoever
Mt NAV be-s Hiberuian drayman or
N seller of beer by the glass-if b
nd lungs are leather aud bis throat
m hrass. his lead will be followed
rtv proportion to the faithfulness vi
Il, which lie echoes their passions, a
H. the, prodigality of his promises
pIv wealth and leisure. He has only
=. saw "Seize what wealth you can Il!
" and be happy" to prove the div'
in. annointment of bis leadership.
are if the radical distinction betwe
by. the two great political parties could
Of mt into words, it would prove to
On: something like this: The Den,ocra
was was party is the natural and traditio
J. ave "f cham pion Of tho people against
h. evils Of uepotism, favoritism, and {
The rupt and grasping mouopolies. WI
was have made their nests in tho Rad
tead camp. tits, in every essential I
9th. ticolar, aud by natural prede'ict
at It the friend of the poor man and
'9 '!$e workiugman and there is not a
fort g'tihia'e oeou y. oo %"n" o,a;
oued wblch IL nas 1o' u1o"' ""~ 80
/ wo- striving TO atta'n. no"o'0I os0o'
, but may be the course :Ol tne Nat!
was party, all that is genuine With
com. will ao0nel or later ASstnjilato
9 of e.. r.,nral friend and defenders
Tor Dsmocrati, partly Wasbin
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