The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-08-14

Not only IL he the right man Tor {
he place, but the time has come s
yhen the best interests Of the co,ln.
~ require that the party which has
the executive depart.
nent Of the e neral government Tor
he last twenty years should DO 70"
ired. The continuance OF that par.
v In power four years longer would
rot be beneficial TO the public or IN
accordance with tho spirit OF our re:
Dublicau Institutions. The laws OF
entail have not been favored In our
system OF government: perpetuatloh
II property or place In one family or
set Of men has never been eucour.
aged in this country, and the great
And good men who formed our re-
Uublican government and It's tradl.
lions, wisely limited the tenure OF OF.
flee and in many ways showed their
disaproval of long leases OF power.
Twenty wears of continuous power Is
long enough. and has already led to
irregularities and corruptions. Wnlc1
are not likely to be properly exposed
under the same party that perpetra'
ted them.
Besides. it should not he forgotten
that the tour last years OF power he!d
by that party were procured by dis'
creditable means. and held 10 de.
fiance Of the wishes at q majority OF
the people 1t was q grievous wrong
to every voter, and to our system OF
self government, which should never
be forgotten or forgiven. Many OF
the men now In Office were put there
because of corrupt partisan services
in thus defeating the fairly and To-
pally expressed will OF a majority.
me hypocrisy Of professions OF that
party in favor OF civil service reform
WA shown by placing such men in
nfflce and turning the whole brood OF
Federal officeholders loose to tntiu-
ence elections. The money OF the
people. taken out Of the public trea'
snry by these men for services often
poorly performed. Or not performed
at ali, is being ueed In vast sums:
With the knowledge and presumed
sanction OF the administration. to
control elections: and even members
Of the Cabinet are strolltng about the
country, making partisan speeches.
instead OF being in their depart.
m.nts at Washington. dischargtnR
public duties, for which they are
paid by the people.
But with all their cleverness and
ability discriminating public vii!
no doubt read between tho lines Of
their speeches that their paramount
hope and aim is to keep themselves
or their satellites four years longer IL
, office. That parpetuating the power
Of chronic Federal Offlce.h0lder'
, four years longer will not benefit tn
millions OF men and women who hoIt
no office, hut earn their daily breat
nv honest industry, Is what the SAM
discerning public will no doubt fu!t!
understand, as they vii! also that
. IL because Of their own industry an
economy and Gods bountiful har
vests that the country Is comparati
] vely prosperous, and not because q
I. anything done by these Federal 0fflce
J. holders. The country Ia compare
. lively prosperous not because {
L them, but Ia spite Of them.
q This contest IL 10 fact between To
\ people, endeavoring to regain tn
d Dolicai political power which rtgb'
. fully belongs to them, and to restol
. the pure, simple, economical, col
u stitutional government OF our iathel
10 on one eide, and q hundred tho'
It sand Federal Office holders and the
d hackers. pampered with place an
d power, and determined to reta1
{. them at all hazards on the othe
IL hence the constant assumption
u new and dangerous powers by Il
x general government under the ru
" Of the Republican party. The enc
. to build up what they call q strol
q. government: the interference VII
.. home rule and with the admtntstl
q; ton OF justice IN the courts OF =
ID several States, the interference vi
q. elections through the medium
+. paid partisan Federal office. holder
to Interested 10 keeping their party
D. power. and caring m 70 forth tn
I'D for fairness IN elections In fact, t
ny constant encrOachments which ha
o. been made by that party on t
ed clearly reserved rights Of the peoI
be and the government OF limited pa
10. ere created by our fathers, and Q
tal 10 a GREAT consolidated central E,
81. ernment. strong indeed for evil a
TO the overthrow Of republican insti
III. lions. r.
nd The wise men who framed our &
90 eti, ution knew the evils Of q stro
re. RJverument and long continuance
he Doiitical power In the same han
e. They knew there Was . tendency
Of this direction In oil govornme
OF and consequent danger to repul
he can institutions from that cause, q
70. took pains to guard against It. I
tie machirery OF . strong centrali,
ply general government can be used
80 perpe' uste the same set OF meu
ok power from term to term. unit
lge ceeaee to DO republic. or 10 such o
%. IN name: and the tendency Of
- party nov 10 power IN that directi
nts q shoWn In various ways. besi
Eer. tho willingness recsntlv NANTES
ITO by . large number OF that party
ny elect 4 President On unlimited ni
~, 6er Of terms, d quite apparent,
ON must satisfy thinking people that