The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-10-30


Of Louisiana who are Interested in
the maintenance Of the protective
tariff upon these staple productions,
that they are to be saved, IN spite OF
themselves, from the disaster which
would have resulted to their interests
from an enforcement Of the FREQ trade
principle advocated by the Demo.
cratic party.
Speaking Of the cultivation OF the
Jute plant. the New Orleans Demo.
Graf says:
From all that No can gather, It
seems safe to cay In advance that
the harvesting Of jute viii bear the
same relation to cotton In this res-
pect that It does In the matter Of
cultivation-that 10 TO cay, It will
cost about oue.half. Wherever II 70
possible to harvest jute ct sll, Il can
be harvested at about one.half the
outlay OF time and money that 3 IN.
volved 10 picking and marketing cot.
ton. We do not go how jute can b
successfully produced except 10 dc.
tl1Cts where there 0oo ample sup
ply OF water, either IN running
streams OF IN lakes OF ponds; run.
ping streams being preferable. In
order 70 disengage the 0bre ftom the
stalk, It 70 necessary that tho jute
should DO jmmersed u water for
about one week. After that, and
when fermentation shsll have Get 10,
tho flbre can DO detached By simply
shaking tho stalk once or twice. 1t
then remains only 20 dry and bale
the 6bre and Il % ready Tor market.
This entire process 70 l9r simpler and
leoo expensive than tho nero picking
OF cotton, 70 say nothing OF the gin.
ming and baling, and Il practical q.
pertinent should bear out tho propo.
sitions Of theory or heresay, then Il
requires no prophet 70 predict that
jute will 10 Q very few years rival co.,
ton IN the affections and the atten-
ton OF the South.
Our lively little contemporary. tho
Hsrksville Revies0. suggests that
tho Press Convention should have
considered and adopted means for
not only elevsting their own tone,
but tho tone Of society also. We be-
10 remind our esteemed contempoes.
~, that tho Press being tho leader Of
society, cannot thil OF tho end The
Bulletin % much desires-and 10 %.
sure our friend that No join him II
oil he says-when It elevateo itseli
above the mere partisan and black.
guard standard.
The Bulletin says:
Two Of the subjects to which "
allude are public morals and public
education. These are certainly In q
stage Of decadence, and we know Of
no arm stronger to help them OF
more able to save them from tmpend'
log ruin than the Press. To illus.
trate our meaning, look at the reck'
less disregard Of human life that pre-
walls throughout the length and
breadth Of our State, yea, the almost
daily crime OF homicide, and tho easl
and certain acquittal Of tho army 81
Gains, while their hands are 0tjl
reeking With their bfother'e blood
Look again at tho packed juriel
throughout tho land, and tho ah0o
Lutte immunity with which men eerv(
% jurors With tho transparent objec
| Of acquittinR tho criminal. Ant
again look ct tho criminal aud COW
afdly practice Of carrying concealed
weapons 90 fearfully common, ant
such Q fruitful cause Of murder, O
misery and OF ruin. These are few o
the many evils that poison society
that render our laws imperative
and that demand correction. Al
they not subjects worthy Of th'
united action Of . pure and patrioti
press =? What power IN tho land NOR
potent to cope With and overcom'
these formidable enemies % goo
government : Our laws sre goo
enough, but are too often impoten
on account OF the diseased ton
Of public morals and the mo!
bid sympathy % easily enlisted Il
behalf OF criminals. Tho duty OF th
Press % to lead. not TO follow, 70 COL
rect what 70 wrong IN public sentl
ment, In public morals.