The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-06-22

,,> heart is lifted up not only IN tA"''"- y
r,ru lint. ! trust also III thankt"lnrs, {"
WV ,,,.v,>e Providence, who has mtrcl-
INV ,,,i,),d her through 80 many Dan
,eys and difficulties to the CONDITION ol !,
,,,.,r,. ny,l.y and freedom, which she no" !
enjoS>.' -. ,,+hurxt
,,f .}m,,,enr, that would do very ~e'l az
a political meeting (espec'a,'y IL '' ',, ~
a candidate for office but when Is Sl'o
vether out of place as 1t STANDS N"",
contend that Providence ana not pun |
Senator White and the rest OF our rulers
in office, On the contrary, II was !ne
ballots and bayonets Of long sn1er'h?
and onp,essed people. If it was Pro'1
Itnce' then that same Providence put us
unIrr the heel of the despot, an" Ill
clarifying Providence for the del1verahce
We mast ulorify for the oppression 'oo'
90 nlso. notwithstanding the men we
hav. SET I'D as our rulers, have n't-
trrly disappointed us IN not 9o. ."s
those things we especially aPPo'n1'o.
Them to do, and which were easily uone
# they had desired to be absol"te,y
tithfil, we must still g orlty the all
wise Providence. n.o..;
If ". are to understand that ProVl-
aence is anything, it is to be wiser ana
,rrooter than we are and it we are TO
Understand that Providence descends 10
tha direction Of our private or State al
f,irs then it is folly for us to resist op-
nressim or to prepare against lt-1olly
r for IA to pledge rulers to reformation OF
5 wrong. IfProvidence brought us out u
) the Chaos of RadicaliSm, then trov'ue"eo
keeps us under Charlie Howard . Lottery.
. and all other monoplies, and senator
t Witt, and colleagues are but important
r fools in the hands of Providence to shape
"ur ends, They could not, if they
a wonl1. bo faithful to their pledges to q
: patriotic and contiding people, tor ProVl-
is 'lcur. has first claims on their allegiance
d They are pledged to economy ana tns
o reformation of wrong. but if the appea!'
2, If the Lottery and other monopol'es If
4: stronger than that of the people, IL II
v Int The hand of Providence, and they
y must bow obeisance.
10 Out upon such cant! The providence
O. Of the people is a great Supreme al
le all wise. high Providence. Our ProV'
a jencc makes great and immutable law
IS, -nlain, vet appalling in their scope am
n, n.tnre-and under these laws, and as W
~ oEssrve or violate them, our existence
ed individual and aggregate, is fixed o. o
a. mod;6rd. Our Providence does not hgh
it f3r or against Kellogg or Radicalism, no
to for or AGAINST Senator White and the &C
70. m;uistration he defends, not tor
IS AGAINST US as people. Our Proy'denc
re does not purposely rain to MAKE OF y,
de mans Sugar crop, whle r"'","e Va
he ripening Rice crop Of another. no, .;
It's. Providence is one of Law-AaW nxeo
1ot the beginning Law that Will pre''
the unto the end. A..
Yin LET Senator White remember, the
m. that when he glorifes Providence
ry- onening his defence Of the admln'str
t;on he assumes it to be in hands VIM
, of the people are too reverent, zoo relel"
hey to admit. To do absolutely right IS
ing he having the highest tribute ana re-
ef- dsrinc the fullest obeisance to- the gre
ira author of the immutable laws we OBJ
ent or violate. To do half the right that
ave is our duty to do. and easy tor US 10
and then to stand up and boast o'
has what ia done, in tones intended TO smo
al or the inst murmnrs Of discomfort o.
'ers, what Is not done, is to mock the FRO
rms dence so glibly gloritied. ~
ion IF Senator White would only recoll
It as that the administration is not arra'g,
&C., Wv the neople for what it has done,
n in for what it has not done, then he NM
can make himself interesting. Goa heIp
rupt # NOTHING in the way OF reform
sion been effected 10y unr rulers. Even
IS to faithful rulers could not 20 SO far as I
Il to for the policy of such men IS TO seen
Sual, lcas, to be that, which they are not'
bute Senator White makes showing
come ~ 3S5 AIS, 1e annual saving to the pee
,rta Of Louisiana through reduction OF s.
% al! Parish and City expenses. Some OF
t all fuures are absolute, many are ny
and mate. They took well, and would IN
~, is tahly had an outsider TO say-''then
hing people must have a l'snter o"f'r
etter Taxation" But not a bit Of it. v
less ability to pay, the sum OF taxa
al is nearly the same, consequently the
they then is heavier. With property de
t the ciated in value, with rents lower
fnct with depreciation of all values,
minis incomes reduced, the tax collector
pos for nearly the same amount as ever
State, his processes for collection are i
\ re- more summary. But the bond-ho
1t to whose bonds are not taxed, and
Mt of has no insurance and repairs to pay,
f men his interest every July and January,
fearful regularity under this admin
prove ton.
IL re- 7 admire the spirit with which
sec it +or Wh;ta nnts the case of the Adu
rlsh II tration; but he at last lacks e"
ltraor. While pointing to what ne cans
If own duction of taxation, he fails to stat
alton. fact that the very legislature ne WI
Q city, dressing had largely increased tn
nboats on personal property. Again, he IL
coolest no;nt ont that nearly all the eco
8 their koastad Of. was effected at the sess
In The 1877 and that the whole session OF
Long w;th an extra session besides, had
! vivid snent in doing little else than zig
uld to Of every attempt of the minority t.
=, Time the work of reform by going
policy to the bottom of things, and by Cal
forma- the great pet scheme OF tue seq
ne PEG, the defeat Of a CONSTITUTIONAL "a
more.' ton of the people, ny,
~ ooo" 1t is all very well 1of oeuaVoi w
lrcady, +rv tn throw sand in the eyes of IL
reitera- ple by eloqueutly Boosting OF wt
'ntrary, been done, and drawing pleasing
"dlne.. lures of what may be done at son
ople II ture day, but the people will 9ey Hs
tiOn. soo +hot The entire session of l67
its foot s s awav in most criminal NJ
tuition, Aye, it was worse than thrown !,
leciareo for it was devoted to the baldest Ct
wit 'oot ~ to suppress Or foil every effor
md fa,r that which people have every r,
be e1- ways to do, if they have any r'gn1
stratlon Yes, the people Of Louisiana sci q,
to ram Senators and Representatives to I!
lie their itol of the State to repeal bad !
titut,on enact good ones, and to DO al
on the things which pertain properly to
ey seal tors, and the wilfully ana outra
and the neglected the business OF the peoql