The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-01-04
POLITICAL HOROSCOPE.
The Herald man lets out some His.
tOry-As Il looks 10 those
on the ground.
REPUBLICAN POLICY.


Persons are less discussed than
politics at this time. The republi.
cans came here pretending to be
united for sound currency, and were
inclined to make that their platform
in 1880. But they presently discov>
cred that not only are they not united
on this question, but many even Of
their professed hard money people
arc weak in the knees. Messrs. Bur.
chard and Fort, who are attacking
the national banks, represent, it ia
seen. u pretty formidable element ot
republicans given over to silver and
other currency delusioDs and not in.
clined to he put down. Mr.. Blaine,
who travelled extensively through,
the West aud Northwest during the
fall, gained probably a realizing sense
Of this fact, and it is this, perhaps,
which led him to put himself, and, SO
far "a he could, bis party, upon u re-.
vival of sectional agitation and sus.
picion.
GOOD ADVICE TO BLAINE.
1t ia part Of the gossip Of tho day
that when Mr.. Blaine came hero last
month 10 exchanged views on the
situation with some Southern men of
influence and sound Judgment, aud
that he was urged by these not to
bring in his resolution, but to openly
abandon the Southern question, lend
his influence tn . reorganization If
tho Southern wing Of tho republican
party by drawing respectable and
influential men into its leadership and
declaring himself boldly 10 favor Of
reconciliation. He was told, it is
said, that the democratic party in
many or indeed most of the Southern
States is 90 ready to split to pieces
that nothing but the inimical attitude
of the Northern republicans holds it
together; that the appointment Of
respectable and influential men to
the important federal offices instead
Of such o.lious persons a. Wells, An.
dcrson and Others like them, If cou-
pied with a bold and outspoken do.
claration Of sympathy and friendship
by y man Of Mr.. Blaine's influence in
his party, would create Mt once a
formidable and respectable now re-.
publican party in the South and car
~ off a large part Of the white vote,
and that If, on top Of this, no should
take the lead in . movement for the
Mississippi levees and a moderate
advocacy Of ocean subsidies and in.
ternal and harbor improvements in
the Southern States, q policy to
which he is on general principles bo.
lieved to he favorable, he could sc.
cure for himself not only the entire
Southern republican delegation in the
convention Of 1880, but the electoral
votes Of five " ak Southern States,
and greatly benefit the whole country
by ending alarm and agitation and
creating two white parties all over
the South.
ADVICE UNHEEDED.
This report rests on pretty good au.
thority, and it is well known that Mr..
Blaine has always been kindly re.
garded by many Southern men who
believe that at bottom he is not III
disposed toward them and that at
any rate, as they often say, 10 ia the
best and tho most kind hearted ii
the republican leaders. But If it 10
true, surely their ia . great poverty
Of ideas among the republican poll.
ticians when one of their foremost
men lacks either the boldness or the
faith to seize such an opportunity.
Mr.. Blaine chose to reject these sog.
gsstions and to commit bis fortunes
to . new sectional agitation. He is I
shrewd, but not Z fsr-sighted man.
He has done what he could 10 tie bic
party TO the stale Issue OF ''the
South" and be nay have judged
rightly in doing 20, Tor tho cSlAoess
with which bic movement Vas treat.
Cd BY the republican Senators arose
largely out Of . jeslossy Of bis pro.
dominance. At any rate 10 repub.
lican has opposed him, nor IL there
among the leading men Of bic party
hsre any sign that they mean Or even
deaiFe 70 pasd forward 70 Dew poli.
cies, or that they ass accessible q