The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-08-23

that reduction 10 keeping with til
wishes OF the people may he made 4
some future time,, or 70 accept CD
ordinance, which repudiates or ''r,
mits" the entire interest fur til
present year, allows = per cent pe
annum for five yssrs from the Or.
Ut January, 1880, 3 per cent per az
cum thereafter" Bearing In min
the old adage that ~ bird In th
hand IL worth two In the bush." Y
have been forced TO the cOnclusio
that the latter proposition should b
accepted, giving, 40 1t does, imme
dtate relief to the taxpayer.
! RloHLAxp BEACON: Tnere are al
ttcle III this constitution which "
consider Objectionable. and We r.
gre that tue Convention din no
provide for the ratification u sucl
parts az were Objectionable. Az
IL they will have to ratify the who'll
Or Reject the WOOle, no matter no,
loath they may be to do either. Til,
consequence will be that, II 1t Is rat
ihed, no one will be entirely salts
fed with It and II 1t IL r j.cted
the will have to reject . constitution
most OF the provisions Of which they
could heartily approve. 1t PLACES
the voter In q Very awkward an(
embarrassing dilemma, to cay tn,
least Of 1t, to choose either horn o
which will be an unpleasant alter
native. The only course to pursue
ts for the people to ponder the mat.
tor veil, and OF the two evils choose
the least. We presume.
WEBSTER TRIBUNE: In this issue
we print . portion OF the proposed
Constitution. Fearing that It may
be too strong q dose, We give 1t t
our readers on the homeopathic
principle. Subscribers should keen
the copies Of the Tribune Containing
this document for reference and
study, a. on December Cd the Con-
vention has decreed that eli good
people" Of this State shall vote upon
lts adoption or rejection. We pre-,
sume oil the subscribers to the Tri.
0une are good people" and IRE
among those referred to by the Con.
ventlon
Ia speaking Of q new election fol-
officials. except Treasurer, tho Tri.
bune says
This botch. work can be attribute.
Die to two reasons, or both: The
q Convention, happily deceased, either
had m oOnf3 Inno.. IN >nn n,a.one
State Government and Legislature,
u wanted to turn them out IN order
to run Tor the positions.
10 the one, It IL IN insult to the
Intelligence Of the Legislature; 10
the other case, It shows the political
demagOgue. They can take either
position; OF, they can deny both, and
yet the fact reMat0s that they have
violated the platform Of the Demo.
cratic party which pledged itself. 10
calling q Convention, not to inter.
fere With the existing State Govern.
ment.
SABINE 6oUTIBoN: The ordinance
10 the new Constitution. providing
for the payment OF the whole Of the
state debt will evidently be the most
unsatisfactory, aud objectionable
feature contained In the now Con.
stttution. Tho ordinance, however,
being submitted to tho people sepsr.
ately from that OF tho other articles
OF t0e Constitution 1t tho time OF the
election fJr ito ratification or reiec
ti0n, the people can evade the rain.
cation OF the debt ordinance. and
ratey. and accept, the other pro.
visions OF the Constitution. This
i0Reneous arrangement ci the Con.
vsn'ion OF Riving to the people "Hob.
sODs" choice upon this question 90.
cures 10 all probability the.rstilca.
ton Of the Constitution, debt or no
debt. az the people ere tired Of Con.
vention, and are disgueted With the
old Constitution. We do not eco
that any advantages can nov be
gajoed By etattDg OH sctiOns TO the
new Constitution, - We are reduced
70 the alternative Of remaining un.
der our present detestabDe Consti u.
ton # 1853. OF the Questionable one
OF 1879. W. feel quite certain that
our situation cannot be made any
worse by tho change. Lot us. there.
lore. rattfy tho new Constitution ct
least In part, for tho safe OF a
change OF tho old regime, trust.
log that It may prove 10 the end TO
be the lesser evil Of tne two.
fIbeIville South
The % ny 10 over at lest. and q
new organic law has BEEN framed
and Will no submitted To- tho peODle
for ratification or rejection 10 De.
cember next. While 1t possesses q
number OF Objectionable fea.ures,
there te scarcely any doubt OF its be.
Ing ratified.
tAseumption Pioneer.]
The Convention having performed
Ito allotted work, adj ,urned sias lie
and II now rests With the voters OF
the State 70 adopt tho new constitu.
ttoo Or reject It. From Q hurried ne.
rueal We t10d much to commend and
(. few ordtuanoes 70 nod fault With.
Economy seems TO have been tho
iuI'ng spirtt with tho members {;
they have diml0iohed tho pumbef Of
omcere to b selected fnr carrying %
the Sente and parioh Affairs, s0d have
lowered the salaries Of al, from the
Governor down. ...s,I 4.
Csngipshoa independently II
We have before "a q CODY OF the
new constitution complete: We pro-
oouDce II 90 able and 1ell.prepered
document, though not - perfect %
10 had hoped 20 eco. 10 our Wow It
has some defects, but they are such
- can DO Iemedied through tho pro.
ceo0 q amendment, and ore not 90
numerous and radical - 70 require