The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-19
Louisiana Press on the Inaugural.

L
or course there is great dlVersl'
ty OF opinion upon the subject mat
ter Of President Garfield's Inaugural
address. From a number OF journals
We have culled what refers more
specially to the various points In this
document. 1t will be seen that the
majority Of these journals speak
most hopefully Of the future pros
poets Of the country. and more par
ticularly the South, as foresnaooweo
by the Presidents first expressed
public sentiments.
[Shreveport Standard j
There is nothing remarkable about
the document. It VII rather !0nkoF
than the occasion demanded. Forty
five minutes is a pretty long time for
an American audience to stand IN
the mud and snow and listen to an
American speech. There are IN the
address none Of the evidences OF that
ripe scholorship which the President
ia said to possess. Its whole con.
ception Is rather sophomorical. And
when one attempts to discover IN us
nhraseology any indications OF the
Presidents future policy, 1t Is found
that he says nothing on those sup,
iects requiring something to be said
and that the whole production 10 9
string Of what Rufus Choate called
"elittering generalities." His re-
marks on the necessity OF the ma
tons educating the illiterate voters
# has turned loose ON the South, were
very good but were only repetition OF
what he had said on a former and a
more appropriate occasion. some
expressions; too, would seem 10 Id.
dictate that the stalwart idea that
there are still some portions OF the
country in which the right to vote 1e
denied to certain persons, has lodg'
ment in his brain.
baton Rouge Capitolian:]
For the first time since the close
of the war for Secession, a President
elect has addressed himself, In biz
inaugural, to the reason and patriot
ism Of the American people.
Mr.. Garfield has had the good sense
and the courage to speak kindly o.
the South and thus proclaim to tn
country that the Union Ia now full!
, re. established.
As President Of the United States
y not az the Generalissim0 OF the lie
nublican party, does Mr.. Garfield ex
4 Dress his broad and enlightene!
views, the greater portion OF whlcl
will meet the approval OF a larg
majority Of the people. He evident
" believes that the light OF educa
ton will serve the colored voter bel
It ter, In directing bis ballot, than tn
bayonets OF the army.
Bv following the course when d
J. has mapped out, the new PresldeI
y will quiet sectional animosities an
dAtrusts. The people will cease
g, look upon future presidential ele'
tions as approaching revolutions, an
thew will, confidingly, devote the1
thoughts and energies towards tt
development OF the industries OF OF
wonderful country.
informing Star & Catholic Messenge
{ New Orleans:]
- We are disappointed In this doc
ment. Mr.. Garfield is undoubted
man Of considerable ability, y
there has been q good deal q mt ID
about his want Of character. The
est ia no evidence anywhere In his !
ancural OF what Americans G.
s.hsck bone" There Is no clear
mt defined intention that he Is bent
In Carving through. There are sor
An nretty we'll put platitudes OF spre
eagle patriotism, a good deal OF IRA
about illiteracy and ignorance, am
very, very indistinct tendency 10 II
ture the South.
hus II the good man puts any heart
'ly: ali into bis sentiments on any q
red cate topic it is where he treats OF
coiored brethren. There he rea
les appears to warm up q little and
, IN mean something sure enough. !
to it is only when ne Is perlec.ly {,
g a and perfectly sure OF his footing Il
= he stands right up and gives
. whoop. The Mormons! Yes,
Mormons; they have no frien
=, Hi 'em again. Polygamy. Gays
the presidential parson, is an "Oflense
tho moral sense Of mankind" !
~ the "class which destroy fan
relations and endanger socta! orde
We must. however, give the In
ates gural credit for one emlnent'y z
suggestion as set forth IN the 1oll
RSH ing paragraph:
lose Civil service can never De placeO
Hor. a atisfactory basis until 1t Ia re
ices lated by law. For the good OF
the service itself, for the protection
those WHO are entrusted with the
Line nointing power againet the vast
,xage time and obstruction to public b
Hin. ness caused by the in0rdinste r
port, sure for place, and tor the protec
Of incumbents against intrigue
wrong. l shall at the proper time
III. Congress to fix the tenure Of m
. Offices Of the several executive
nartments, and prescribe gro'
mon which removals shall be q
during the terms for which Inc
bents have been appointed;
II Mr.. Garfield will only 90
and put 1t through, the country 1,aa
900 forgive him every thing else.
speaks, it Is true, Of minor omce'
II. but the system OF permanent
tenure once tested before the pt
n viii win 80 much esteem that u
: H. soon attain to general applicaa
This is the only remedy In sigt
the official incspacity and rui
s1EY. misgovernment which come Of
-. eager fight over party spoi!s.
II Garfield succeeds In this, h'
wv be entitled to the next place
Err Washington, for he who establ
republican government is only Z
ar than he who frees It OF the
sites that are eating out Ito life.
New Orleans States:]
There is little In the inaugur'
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