The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-10-22
Spirit Of the Louisiana Press.

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Rather outside Of our usual rule we cir
from the Marshall Herald an item in re.
ference to wages which is somewhat forci.
ble in its suggestions. Here it is:
The wages for labOrer in Russia il
eight cents fora days work of fifteen
hours and. he "tinds' himself. 1t is no,
stated where he finds himself, but if hi
worked at that rate insthis country ht
would find himself going cover the mills
to the poor honse" in less than month.
Eight cents a day, for fifteen hours la.
Dor: Wonder how much work could be
gotten out of a six year old child in
America, for that much money? What
,. would it buy after it was earned! certain.
by not sufticiency Of Il DO keep itfeaQ
starvation. 1t is one10 y "a p = gsls
) of our free Institutions, that the trust.
worthy laborer is not osly weH paid 70,
! ibis work, but he can also procure any
amount of it, if he honestly fulfills his
promises. The laboring population, all
over the land, where they are not given
to vice, and following dcpraved tastes and
habits, have neat homes, happy families
and plenty to eat and wear. A story is
told of all Englishman who came over tn
this country to investigate the character
istics of the laboring classes and was es.
5corted among them by an American friend,
on Sunday. He met men, women and
children with smiling faces, neatly and
often-times elegantly attircd. Finally he
suggested, "Where are your laboring peo-
pie" The reply came, doubtless uttered
bin tone of triumph: 'iThese are our work
ing classes" They presented wonder
full contrast to the half.fed and half cloth
ed operatives in English factories, and the
discontented laborers in English foundriss
and workshops. Eight cents day and
find himself! No wonder the Russian Ia
borer is rendered wild by his bondage! No
wonder they meet in secret council and
raise the Brutus dagger against their
rulers! No wonder they srie in the might
ofvindictive rage and long for more free
dom, more light, more learning; less de !
gredation, less misery, less agony, woe
and suffering.
Why, a colored man,-ignorant, unin
telligent, and almost BRITISH is paid in
our sunny cline more than that to carry
package short distance, and the veri-
est child is rewarded for any service re
CURED and rendered! Verify, the people
of free America have cause to bless their
institutions, when contrasted with such
facts as this statement sets forth.
The Shreveport Times has struck a bon
ANA unearthed a gold mine, or else dug
up some Confedrix, long-concealed iron
bound chests. Listen to it.:
Mutilated coins do not Ego" we'll now.
We have three or four tons of that kind of
currency, accumulated during successful
business career, and, as they are not cur
rent, We propose to distribute them among
our friends, to hang around their child.
ren's necks. The white babies can have
the larger pieces and the colored ones the
nickels. Call at once at the TINES Office.
After the above publication, we shall
have nothing more to say relative to the
emptiness Of an editors pockets. Tons
Of silver, nickels, etc.! Glad to learn this
very startling fact. Jerusalem! A Lou
isisna editor at that! No wonder he feels
jubilant and generous, and doubtless rem
dered joyful, happy and contented the
thousands of little ones, waits included,
Of the fortunate city of Shreveport.
From the Mansfield Democrat of last
Saturday, we clip the following impor-
tant decision recently rendered by Hon.
J. L. sogan, Judge Of the 10th Ditrict
Court of this State:
IMPORTANT DECIs10N.-In the case Of
Nv. B. and A. NJ. Hewett, proprietors Of
the DeSOtO Democrat, vs.. w. p. Sample,
Tax Collector of this parish, for balance
due on tax sales where the property was
offered and failed to sell. Judgment was
rendered in favor Of plaintiffs Court
holding that the State was responsible for
Same, and the tax collector was ordered to
pay the amount out any funds of the State
in his possession. This is . decision that
will be Of interest to the press Of the en-,
tire State.
If this decision is a fnality then it is o.
great moment to the country press Of the
State, for there is doubtless not one Of
these journals that has been paid in full
for advertising tax sales, and it has been
matter Of considerable debate, who was
to liquidate the unpaid balances due and
how was it to be collected.
The Cloiborne Gwaw;as has this to %,
about the extra session question:
The NV Orleans Democrat Of the 1st
inst, contains an able and sensible article
On the at present agitated question Of an
extra session. The Democrat places the
whole question simply as q question of
economy, and says # the people ofthe
State can afford pay forty or fifty thou
sand dollars for the luxury, there 10 no
reason why it should not be forthcoming.
The Democrat shows conclusively that On
extra session is not. necessary. The State
government can be run from January to
May, 1882, without calling an extra ses7
zion to make appropriations to defrsy the
expenses Of the government. This com.
pletely does away with the only reasona-
ble argument that has been advanced in
lavOr Of an extra session.
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