The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-04-27
OUR COUNTRY CONFRERES.
The Right Talk.
Vienna Sentinel.1

1t beho0ves executive committees
in the various parishes to go to work
to take the iuiative-be aggressive,
and sucl, a movement may be smot J.
cred in embryo. 1t may he too late,
if we procrastinate. The desire fol
new parties is prevalent. 1t is not
openly expressed, but onerous growls
of discomfort are heard-a smolhered
volcano-that may burst forth at an
inopportune moment, and it remains
with the Democratic parishes to take
steps to prevent such departures. A
new party in Democratic parishes
would not get a sufficient following to
change the result of a parochial elec-
ton, but we must give of our MAORI
ty to radical parishes for Congress.
man and State Treasurer, and if We
take the initiative, organize and be-
gin an aggressive campaign, the Rad.
ical managers will be discounted,
but if otherwise, a new combination
may be formed that will give some
trouble, in that our harmony will be
disturbed, and the important, vital
issues may he overlooked.
Sound Advice.
[Minden Democrat.
The question, "Shall We have a
Constitution Convention Z" is answer
ed 10 the affirmative by at least four
fifths of the Democratic voters of the
State, and those who oppose cannot
be considered in any other light than
as agltators and disorganizers. II
they choose to make an issue on the
subject and further ALLEVIATE the PEG.
pie from them, all we can say is, w
are sorry, and they had better weigh
we'll the consequences Of their acts
They can sooner stay the st"rm by 4
motion of their hands, than checl
tho tide Of public opinion that de-
mands the measures of reform and re
lief that have been refused or with
held by the servants of the people.
We Are a Unit.
(Rural Times.)
When the Democratic tocsin i
sounded for the incoming campaig,
all true Louislanians will demon.
strate that their party is not split
Let them please to elect whom the.
will, an Gin" or an cont" and he vii
be a Democrat, nominated, selected
and ceutered upon. Whether the.
say enter in good and faithful o
step "down and ont' ye unfaithful
the party will stand united upon til
accepted principles of democracy
and elect men to Office the choice q
our intelligent, patriotic and virtu
Gus people. Truly this clang abou
a split can avail nothing more tina
disaffect few. 1t is entirely IN
founded in the feelings of the masses
A Good Riddance.
There are always from one to
dozen ah|e-bodied rascals lying i
our parish Jail, being fed at the e1
pense of the people, awaiting trial c
serving ont the sentence of the conrt
There is law that allows the Polio
Jury to pass such ordinances g
would have those under sentence ,
the court to work for the parish Will
being fed by it; but our police boar
has come to the conclusion, withot
making an experiment, that it
cheaper to feed prisoners 10 idlene!
than it ia to make them work Will
being fed. Some people talk abo,
having to have a guard over them,
they worked. That is all nonsense
there is no need of a guard; if one
them runs off before be serves b
time out the parisl, gets rid Of Ia
character ; and if he comes back
can be put to work again.