The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-07-05
A Distinction with 4 Diksresee,
IN. o. Democrat


temp"raries, in their pious sesl 10
repudiate tho State debt, eeem %
have lost all power of dieerimipat1on:
they class all men and jouraalsNbo
do not concur in their extreme views
a. common enemies Of tho common
wealth, and With tho feroeity a. tho
tiger seek to overwhelm them allia
common infamy aud destruction.
Thus the lusty sealots Of .repudiatioh'
class the DEMOCRAT with tho 4lsstE
On THE question, and howl AS4ho
heels Of tue former az 6ercely %, they
bark around the nose Of the latter,
And yet there is az little similarity IL
the views Of tho DEMocRAf and those
Of the Times % there 10 in the viewe
Of the DEMOCRAT and those Of the
straight. out regulators. Tho d.,
tincti0n between the position 6f The
two papers we shall here succiBetly
state, aud We trust that ON caAntru
contemporaries hereafter. ip attaekjpe,
our views will be just enough q atats !,
them fairly. ''7'4'' ga 20 's'eH
There is not an issue involved ia
the discussion and ssttlemAnt, ahthe,
debt on WHICH this paper i, is Aasr,
mony with the New Orleans Tsls.,
The courtesy which tho 4DE1dc8kF
has carefully observed toward ~
sapporters Of the majority report eofi
the debt committee, - ,coptradntip.
gnished from the impertinent, inso.
lent aud abusive Trades Of tho Nsiss,
IL dlstiuotion 10 itself which shoal1s
have deferred tho couutry press,fren,
perpetrating tho bitter wropg. .of,
chasing tue two journals togst 6eit.
This point, however, we waivG.3 III
the discussion Of % exciting A,lnltc
extreme or violent men often piAtSke,
argument against them for l66sy 81
them, and the passions e6i e6dSf0a'
BY controversy ignore oil eousi11ooia
lions Of courtesy, and sopskiQaes Aps.
fortunately, If decency 10 debate. -
But there is no excuSe for sX6E
country friends coutouudiog posIQ ~
which are entirely lntago1ioaepoaih
then, fisrcsly assailiDg both ssathe
views Of papers engaged 10 . league,
Of infamy against tbs bese" luter4SW
Of tho State. This 10 tho 'vSltSVu
gibberish Of 'igporancs sa1imaRei,
aud hae 10 kiusLip With that ,eeleas
uess Of honest i0veclve which 80.
sometimes tho Characteristic Of Wxt1|s
earnest and patriotic controversy. 9sssi
Tho following potats, Of di6skesss
between the DExocRAy nd tha, IT,,
are 60 marked, and in tho coulle.Qf
tho discussion Of tho settlement 81 t6S'
debt have been 90 aggressivel5 SSt
forth, that We are assoniihed t0ot'
they have not been observes. bNAsor
~ intelligent man 10 the State. We,
trust that hereafter they VIII IS ss's'
l. The Timer holds ttat Ito lad
the debt should DO paid dollar lDe
dollar that the7 per cent :inteqoph
aud the s. mills interest tax capefi.,
tote : sacred aud binding c66ttaff
which must 30 enforced 70 tbS 1lel6e
end. The DtxocRAT, On thebo11,
hand, while holding that tbA boDA ies,
terests Of the State require that tho
face Of tho debt shall 10 tutoac6oQ,
insists that tho rate Of interest aGboDe
be reduced 70 70 Low, 4, 6gpre; I'M, =,
will afford large relief ~ orr peqblo. !,
and that tho whole rate Of Stsee NJ.
alton sball 10 limited 10 'oit 6illDs -
2 The Times hasIinsultipgly, ao1uos,
ed and consistently maintained -
the bond holders can, and lhop(4 M.
case OF adverse action On tie (fv 6f
tho State, 20 into. the FedttGl S&Nop
and through those tsibpsele taalbu1.
tho principal Of their claim, tls,eal.,
lection IT tho 6ve and . bali mill ox
and tho payment Of the7 NJ tS6t
interest. 10 eontradistinesion ~ tt6t'
"buoxious, not 70 say. no6ttac4odDai
lous proposition, the Ds1ocRAS Ae)j&,
that the State cannot b 10 ~ nan.
ner reached through ths; 'FX4Sen
courts. Tho settlement d ~ ltt'
10 absolutely within her central ID
she 10 rest,aioed BY 40 eopejdAelfiaae,
but those of public policy :aoX .tESf
high aud sacred seose q ppStfS6e ~
t,ce aud honor which, - 10 tAkSI ~
before, Is tho !crowoing sler4 o. -.
ereiSnty, and which cannot 30 ien6r.,
ed without bringing ali AcS 6tSK
tho State OF nation, aAd ptobdbly fl
vokiog tho tucouy eoienoel efIvsnds
3. The Hsss bas denppoee& r.
discussion Of . settlement III. ~
debt by delegates Of It'd bSBblS. 4
} disgraceful and iosoleot, ku2h r.
has been no term of ,oppvob ,l -
has not heaped upon ;thqe q a.
fellow.c itizens who have yentrred n
; hold that any sort II fead}u{ tMsnl IS
|. the debt 10 necessary: lho' Dziol
Graf fully recognizes the tishe ~
: bankrupt and iong-suapz;a1 paeDle
. 70 discoss with tho public. 'cssdilaI
the settlement 81 tES" NV 1t M
, asfsAdsd tho pass,otislS a6ctk1 en
y 80. t9'eas'. M ~tAseoA,.ata,sa