The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-01-04

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Southern people to see for themselves how good
a paper THE WORLD Island how worthy it is
Of their SUPPORT.
On the lst of MAY, lc16, the ownership and
controls of THE WORLD passsi into the hands
Of the undersigned. under whose absolute and
untrammelled directions THE WORLD has
ever since remained and now remains
During the whole Of this time THE WORLD
has labored patiently and perseveringly for he
accomplishment Of two objects in politics of
paramount interest to the Southern people.
]. The restoration OF Local Self GOvernmcnt
at the South.
ii. A Real Reform Of tho Civil Service, in
such wise ~ to destroy tho political machines
under the opperation Of which it has come to
pass that the people are taxee to support politi.
cal parties whereas political parties have no
other reason Of being except to lessen the bur.
den on the government.
The first If these objects have been triumph.
antly accomplished. AL intelligent Northeu
men now admit that all parts OF tho country
were ~ deeply interested as the South in seeing
it won. corrupt snd anti Democratic govern.
meut in the South was a permanent peril to the
asccndancy oftrue American principles in the
Federal Government AMI therefore t. the peace
and honor Of the whole people,
The second political object for which THE
WORLD contends still RENAME to be fully acl.
icvcd. The actual Administration began its
career with excellent promises in this direc.
ton Of which it is sufficient to say that thew
have been a. yet only in part redeemed. THE
WORLD for its part will resolutely support any
honest efforts to redeem these Promises fully.
by whatsoever made, and will AZ resOlutely de.
dOnnce every Obstical thrown in the way Of re-
deeming them. from whatever quarter
1t seems to the undersigned eminently proper
that he should ask the cooperation III the best
men Of the South with THE WORLD in its ef-
forts to carry ont the policy here outlined. He
believes THE WORLD to be a paper which
Southern citizens and Democrats can recon.
mend to Southern readers az an intiuecc worthy
| and important to he brought To bear with con
silently increasing power upon our national af.
airs, in the interest of truth Of justice aud Of
armonv among our people Of all sections.
| 1t is my desire to keep THE WORLD in a
lively relation with the hest thoughts of the
South. tn the end that the best ideas, wishes
AMI feelings OF the southern peopl. NAV b.
clearly aud fairly known +" the North the East
and the West. Alike in private aud III public
affairs the misunderstanding of men by one an.
other lies ut the root Of 80 mnch evil that the
word itself has come to BIO q SYNONYM with
gnarreling and strife. 1t was wise saving Of
Lord Elgin. at the time Of one Of our siarpest
disputes with Great Britain, that two intelli
gent gentlemen alone on . raft in the Atlantic
with Plenary power could adjust the whole mat
ter honorahy in an hour.
The WORLD simply asks its friends at tn,
south {" all II IN bringing about complet.
meeting " minds on all public questions b.'-
tween the intelligent citizen Of all part Of tn,
Union. WILLIAM HENRY IrURLBERT.