The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-11-06
Retrospeetion The Present and Flu
ture.


ture.
We are prepared, now that the re-
suit Of the election is before US, for
any amount Of causes for the disas-
trous defeat Of the Democratic party.
We say disastrous, because 1t Is orr
opinion that no party, without we'll.
defined convictions on Issues which
concern those to whom appeals ore
made for support, can survive such .
crushing blow ~ the Democracy re-.
ceived on Tuesday last.
We have no hesitancy In saying
ing that the Democratic party-and
Of that party We ore an humble fol.
lower-as made up for the struggle
lust ended, had no such distinctive
issue. In 1875 Mr.. TlLDRN succeeded
upon . we'll defined reform issue, and
the man WAS in keeping with the Is.
sue. The country was sickened with
eight years Of political debauchery
under GRANT, and q turning away
from that sort Of Repuhlicanism vas
in active demand. But with the
HANCOCK boom there was lacking all
those imperative necessities which
. sober people look for before they
trust . political party with power.
With the man the general public had
l.uo fault to flnd, but the unfurtunate
fact that be was the nominee OF the
South-a kind Of peace Offering,
40 1t were. OF rather the poor 0REElrY
effort over sgsin-togsther with .
skim. milk platform full Of glittering
plstitudes, meaning nothing or
everything. the public had much fault
to find. and they have expressed
themselves 10 suoh q manner 80 to
leave no doubt OF their meaning.
Our Southern people will, no doubt,
sct on this occasion az they have
acted on all similar occaslons-do
something foolish, and We are not
prepared to anger ourselves thereat,
for We are With them aud Of them,
and know that at times, when the
keenest Of judgment should guide US,
we:are apt to fash Of on some chival.
ric course. However, We cannot re.
frain from asking that We treat this
defeat with something like intelli.
gent concern. We should, in our
humble opinion, carefully guard
against accepting the two extremes
to which, without an exercise Of
reason. We may tend-those extremes
are, an exhibition Of buster and fury,
which can only add personal bitter.
meas to the solid North" and the
other Of giving up everything and
letting" as We have heard some
gentlemen say. "the North run the
country to suit themselves.
The Northern people conduct their
politics a. they do their business.
and they also. We may add, conduct
their business very much a. We do
ours, but there, alas the smile ends.
Our politics 10 no more like our bust.
ness than night 10 like day. We are
not nov prepared, nor are We able to
give scientific causes for this F; yet 1t
isso. and herein lice tho danger to
our people.
Now let 10 geo II We cannot con.
duct this defeat on something like
business principles. and endesvor To
pluck some consolation-mate rislly
| ct leest-irom the mourniul nettle.
This 10 Why We ak our good people
70 keep cool and do nothing ssy
nothing rash. Lot 10 keep tho mid
die course. Our members OF Con.
| gress will take their seats In . Re-
publican Congress they will imme.
diately apply themselves to tho task
| Of securing I'D for the South. Gov.
oIm0ntal adj We want no discus.
sions on Andersonville and the war.
That would be doing tho sentiment
q. Nor, least Of oil. do 10 want On
abuse Of Northern Democrats. That
would be uncslle1 for and migrate.
ful. But We can cay to these kind
and generous Northern people, who
have been and ore stillt our political
friends, we are thankful for your
efforts and aid 10 securing 40 "home
rule" We tried to recompeuse you
By putting the National government
in your charge. We have failed, and
although 10 40 the best Of friends
and ~ can never cid the Republi.
cans In tho way 10 have aided you,
ut its business" and our red riv.
on are run dry, our levees are broken
down. We have NO railroads and Va
must get some help from tho Ne
tional government, and Il Will not do
Tor ~ to keep up this States rights
and solid South" issue any longer
Besides, W can With truth ssy thu,
these every.four year vltuperationa
o( tho South sre, beyond their IN.
truth and humiliation, % very disss-
trous 70 20 IN . business point Of
view. that We cannot, II 10 would.
submit 70 them any LONGER. We