The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-08-30
The Position OF the Democracy on
the Debt Ordnance.
shreveport Standard

preaching unanimity. The Conser
NATIVES and Democrats will supper
ie because. 10 spite Of Ito many Rlar
Ing defects, 1t Is immeasurably eupe
rlOr to the instrument which It Ia In
tended To supplant. The Republi
cans will support Il becau.e, not with
standing their fears before the as
semblinv " the Convention. It's pro
Visions are equally liberal to al
cla-ses, Races and conditions. Ite
ratification. ther-f re. being q fore.
| 3 M conclusion there will be no
necessity for bringing It. before q
Democratic Convention TO receive
The endorsement VI the party.
But the same unanimity OF senti.
'nent Dies not exist with regard 10
the adoption Of the ordinance regu.
'atinx the : ate d4bt, which is to he
submitted to a separate vote, MANY
Of those for whose special benefit il
vas adopted will NOT only vote
against It. but are taking steps to
render It nugatOry in case 1t should
be adopted. A great many Demo.
Gratis. too. can never he brought to n
silent acqui~scence In i's justice,
which t. for It would seem 10 i'm.
ply. We have alren,tv declared our
opp sifinn to Its being br 'uyht as II
b ne OF contention tato the State
Den" cratic Convention lis iu,ro.
dnc'tOn would he productive OF much
Darn. Aud yet We observe that
number Of our friends are now al.
v eating its endorsement ~ q Demo
cratic measure. 1t will be re,nem.
bsred thai We. aud many others OF
the best DemOcra 10 the STATE. al
v0ca'ed the submission II the Ques.
tiOn 10 q caucus and it, settlement ~
D'mocr .tic measure. This was
not only opposed by the debt advo.
Gates, but the un-DemOcraric threat
WA male that II the CAUCUS should
agree on settlement they would
DOT go with the party.
l. Was srt'l ID by the individual
votes OF Democrats and Republicans,
" ith q large Democratic vote oppos.
I'd to It. II. therefore, comes with
bad grace from these men to attemp,
to make the Democracy OF tn State
swail W It ~ 4 Democratic measure.
1t should be !. Il to the individual
votes Of thu people. as 1t was settled
ny the individual votes Of the dele.
gates. Any Introduction Of 1t into
toe camp ign as q party measure
would Inevitably lead to disseDsions
10 the party ranks. t. leave It ou'
could not possibly affect the party
prosecfs Ia any manOer whatsoever,
'ecause the party Ia neither respon.
stble tor It's enactment, nor interest.
I'd 10 It's fate. We do not write thi.
- 40 advocate Of either side Of thu
question. We do not care how thp
question Is decided. having failed
" get It settled as We desired, We ar.
Dolly tntere ted 10 1t now to the ex.
cut OF preventing Its disturbance Of
ne harmony and integrity OF the
Democratic party.
We simply ask our esteemed con. |
to make q fir statement |
II the ''settlemeot." The D,bt Or. |
Itosoce as It stands 10 the G ,nstitu.
ION 'ces not settled" a. the STAND.
IRD states It was. 1t did not receive |
siogle Republican vote, on the
contrary. the vote for its adoption |
vas solidly Democratic SEVENTY.
'wo.
The reasons advanced 60 far, by |
hose who advocate it's adoption, are !
'ogent and unsnswersble. 1.-THE or.
finance Is defeated tho debt will be |
bone Of contention and IL quite
likely to disrupt the Democratic
'arty, a. 1t came near disruptinR It |
q the Convention.
Those who were there and saw the
ttustion. cav what bitterness Of
ceiling 1t produced, will appreciate
be necessity Of settling this debt
|td1culty ct once and forever. We
ave advised our people to vote for
!, and urged them to take an inter.
Of In Ito success. We do care how
70 settled, "and because We are only
Interested 10 It to tho extent Of pre.
enting its disturbance Of the har.
aony and Integrity OF the Demo.
ratio party"