Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-07-30

monrVcd Transact ions then rs now. For II
the noble band Of brothers in the Green
back clubs are above the weakness of
litigation those Of us weak, erring brethren
outside the fold will still he subject to In
man frailtics. 1t may bc claimed that the
opposition will be- So small that lawyers
can't live OF their qnarrrl..
Lawyers do have full dockcts in seasons
Of prosperity. In the flush times Of Ala
bama aud Mississippi all lawyers VII" were
moderately economical grew rich. or laid
the foundations of great fortunes At
Nickshurg one finn had 100 cases on their
books at one time, and that was not lead
ing firm.
Those are hard timcs-not enough money
It'll circulation. Are lawyers growing rieh'
No, So The clerk of the court will say
that there has been but little litigation for
three years The cry is the same all over
the State. Six aud ten years ago, lawyers
made money. The docketS were filled with
cases. The terms of the court were lengthy.
I II i certainly true that, if lawyer, and
merchants were to consult their own inn
mediate interests. and not the permanent
continual prosperity of the nation. they
would call for more money; but that mo-
ury ehoud bc good money. II the green
| backs 10 Hr ISSUED 10y ia" new party should
/ happen to be of the wildcat order. then
merchants and lawyers would lose. II it
| should pc deprecated currency, then there
/ would be- II grand series of failures.
/ No, Those merchants and lawyers who
oppose the Grccuhack movement do 80
! from motiNcs IL high and honorable ~ tho>,
! which actuatc the purcst minded man in
/ all the Grrcuback following. They dread
the ruin tina, will follow an unnatural is
she of an unnatural currency. They do not
wish Ia see wall uf fire built around our
experience OF other nations, that an undue
imitation of currency, while it may bring u
temporary prosperity, will cntail upon us
/ iuuumcrahlr woes. There are many men
/ who belong to the Dcmocracy-lawycr-
farmers, lahorcIS. merchants. and others
VIII" see no reason yet to quit their party.
In the hour of our deepest humiliation
and misery. the Democratic party was our
only hope, our only friend. When sunk in
/ the deep waters. the hand out>trctchrd Ia
/ save Us was that of the National Dcmoc.
racy. In all our troubles since the war-
ia the 'iual redemption of our State and
the acknowledgements of the white people
Of Louisiana. the Democracy va, orr only
friend; hot always wise one, perhaps. hut
certainly true, faithful and devoted one
For these reasons, there are Democrats " ho
viii not desert their party.
There are othrr reasons. For fifteen
year, the Democracy have fought the good
light. Against tyranny and dr>poti>m
against money and hayuurt~. against in
CRATES and traitors, the fight has hc,I
made. Inch 10y inch have We made GU
way until, to-day, We are almost victor
of the entire field. The Presidency one,
ours. it will hc ~ccu that the Drmocrati,
party j. the real party of rcfurm--i> thu
party of the people. Let ingratcs an,
dcina-"gur> abuse, ~ only such men will
We find in the policy of the Democratic
patty the only hope for troubled country
We stand 10y it on principle
These are some Of the reasons why law