The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-01-10
TIE RELIGION OF ENxlrY.

The spirit ami intent OF Northern
politicians IL admirably manifested
Ia sn editorial 10 that stalwsrt Re
publican organ. the New York TINES
n its Issue Of tho 1Oth OF Decembel
last, on the ''L"uisiana Election.
10 this lsbored effort It attempts T.,
show that the present Democrat.
State government IL more corrupt In
every respect than we're the govern
ments Of Warmoth, Kellogg, and the
infamous thieves bv whom they wer<
surrounded. The TlxEs says: ''The
scurvy set Of political bummers who
have Just been elected" IN New o.
leans. against the organized opposi'
ton OF the respectable classes will not
prove . very acceptable substitute
for those who were turned out by
force, however Objectionable these
may have become"
The only inference that can be
drawn from this paragraph IL that
the respectable classes" are all Re-
publicans. Notwithstanding the I'm.
qualified published denunclstions OF
Col. Taylor Besttle, tho Republican
candidate for Governor. that the
Republicans. Who. for 20 long mis-.
ruled and plundered Louisiana, were
Q "set Of rascsls'' whose character
were 90 radically bad - to b wholly
lndeiensible.
Speaking OF Gov. Wiltz and his
associates. WHO have just been elect.
ed on tho State ticket, the TINES
uses tho following language: Eth
CT tho low and grasping adventures
who scored . victory In the State
election, represent the people, or
they rule the people In spite Of them.
solves. In either case the senti.
ment which prevails In the North is
justified" 10 . communication from
Nov Orleans 10 flnd tho following
bit Of news: I'm Natchit9ches the
Republican and Greenback party
co~b;ssd cast q majority vote. The
parish was counted for Wiltz,
and 1900 opposition votes we're
thrown out" These extracts from .
leading Republican organ arc quite
sumcient TO show us the means by
which solid North has been array.
ed against US. So blinded arc the
Northern Republicans by their po-
liticsl bias, and the greed OF Office.
that the most transparent misrepre.
sentsuons and glazing falsehoods
are readily accepted by the great
mass OF the voters Of that party, and |
pass current among them ~ unques.
tionsble and sober truths. No lie is |
too Rross for belief when uttered J.
against the people OF tho South. 1t
be- always seemed . strange anomo.
" to ~ that . people % shrewd gen.
orally. - the people Of tho North
should be-. ct tho same time 90 gul. /
lible In politics and 20 easily inaam.
ID and soiidly organized by their |
political leaders upon any false and |
6imsy issue invented for the occs.
ZION.
Against Q ''solid North" OF this !
kind there must forever b arrsyed |
. solid South. We will be driven to !
THE In self defense. and 10 spite Of
our most fervent aspirations %
American citizens for an unsectional
government; . government that
knows no North, no South, no East,
40 West. under which every citizen
Of every State. REGARDLESS Of rsce or
colos, may feel secure Of bio rights
under tho constitution. and when
learn Of hostile legislation BY tho
general government against any por.
Ion Of our common country may no
longer b sppreheudsd. Il b very
svideot to oil fair.minded men IN the
North. that tho South q not ''solid''
lrom any feeling Of disloyslty or lack
os true patriotism, but from Q veil.
founded fear OF . dominant party In |
The North. which il tho product Of
'ectjonal hatred. and whose only
'enurs OF power depends upon tho
'eligion Of enmity towards % and
'ur section. Fortunately for 10 and
OF our form Of government, tho
enure Of power OF this party do.
ends to . great extent upon the
ives oeindividusls. Soon the Blsines. I
and others Ike them.
I'LL pass away and b succeeded By
nen OF better natures. Tho spirit Of 1
esistsoce IN the South will out.llye I
he spirit Of oppression 10 tho North.
{ Will be born anew With every child Z
bot sees tho light, and viii burn
aose hotly 10 tho bosom Of our dea.
Dndents than Il does Wlthia our Own
,.dsy.
10 CoUot Out.
Xno President Wa asked II be had Y
'!o t9ae, nodef the constitution. che | b
% President Of tho Unitod 0iafes A,
y !oe t!9nt to count and declare .
s 2 !pt1ee.! :! vote, whether he :