The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-06-28
OUR RECORD.
Right Through.
(.Jnlv lltlh 1871

July lMh 1872
I'VE have repeatedly called attention
to the fact that the a,lvOrates for q Con
sti.utiOnal Convention have never init
mated a purpose. IN rrpn'liate the State
debt. This charge has come twice from
the same source, the New Orleans Times,
and il calculated. not (" iujn'e the cause
If the Constitutional Convention, but
thu CREDIT If the State. The bssis Of a
debt which cannot stand an honest CON.
stitutiOn in pt,Or in'le,.d but what must
We think of the wretch who wonld charge
the majority of Drmocrats in Louisiana
with Gring f.ishon~St repudiators; for
the assertion that Constitutional Con.
vention 10 fatal 10 our State credit een
b constructed In no other way.
"ehame upon the ontcast that would
utter such . falsehoodm
(July 2lst. 1887
As . sweet morsel." "these people
who oppose 40 honest constitution, con.
tinuslly roll under their tongues tho
stale quid that tho 'cOmvensiOnists' f.
vor the reputation Of the State debt
aud destruction Of the State credit.
"Snch charge As that made against
honest and honorable men only shows tn
what desperate straits these people arc
reduced in their loyalty to bad in order
tO meet our argum~nta 10 order that
this charge may not have longer tho sem.
Olanco Of contemptuous silence which
IL deserves, 10 desire to state most en-
phatically that We are in favor of the
most rigorons payment Of every dollar Of
our State indebtedness. We accepted
the scaling law - compromise with our
creditors, and We intend to insist that it
shall be maintained to tho payment of
the utmost tarthing. This, too, 10 the
sentiment Of our people, and No call up.
on all our oo.frnes in favor Of q Consti-
tutional Convention to give the lie, for
once and oil, to tits stale charge of our
being repudiationists.
February 23d, 1877
Much 10 being said in this State Of
repudia:ion, and some of our city con.
temporaries have gone no far as to in.
sist that the country parishes are in favor
Of total reputation of the State debt.
We heard more Of that kind Of talk from
the Times and hcaysse, than from the
Country people," and We will only be.
lieve that they desire to dishonor them
selves when it IL attempted, not upon
tho vile charges Of the paid journals We
have named.
March 18th, 1872
It 10 tho settled purpose Of tho tax.
payer to adjust tho State debt. OF this
there can be no don't whatever, and they
cannot, will not be shaken from that
purpose.
The Boud.holder seems equally deter.
mined not to yield . point in bis demands
for tho pound Of tech. blood and oil.
The people have never yet considered
nor advocated Reputation ~ CHARGED
against them. Tho rawlings of some few
demagogues to that end has been taken
for their uttcfances, hut, no honorable
nor honest citizen has ever entertained
such . fatal, dishonest idea.
\Suu0 Stn, 1901
In oil the years preceding 1861, Lou.
isianas paper on the market was tho
commercial iusignia of her honor. and
no man daro ask whether ito principle
was secured by q Contract" or ito inter.
cat made certain ~ . tax, Especially,
and constitntionally levied.
Of st mills" Il has been left for these
degenerate days-the days when men
swear osths t. observe law aud do their
duty ~ often % they eat their nrals-
that this strsugc doctrine Of judicial
coerci"n come upon IA. followed by its
train Of evils, leading the van Of which
II the moster, rrpudiation. And here 10
whero "ur friends made sh~ie gsavo ,~is.
take, IN surposing shat II IL necrssary,
10 order 70 controv~rt tho hidsons doc.
triue advanced by rnu.mad crrdit0n-
W ab0nld % State taruish our uusul.
lied honor, 10 should take refuge in
black disgrace.
W. nsand npon higher ground than
lhat-,t Il npon the necrssitise at onr
people, which arr the s~sults At bad gov.
Drnmeut preceded by Q ruinious war, nd
which NJ Temporary. They demand q |
lest that they may recover, bat they AJAX |
& MT st sact fearful price o. degradation. |
tJuns 7th, 1927
u oil our sreuments on this Question |
Va bave ssood firmly by the dnrtrin.-
md we stand 6rmly by Il TO day that |
he only pledge Louisians gave ior thu |
,ayment of h~r delft was hrr plighted |
honor. The argument that her debt wss
oontract and that che ~oald 10 drag. |
led before conrt aud l,a ssdt h ~. |
70 will resist Ia the lat ~xtrspity.