The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-01-11


The following is given AS d speech Of Col.
i'eies' delivered in the Tennessee Legiala-
ture
AIR 3oles said Mr. Speaker, i am aqin
tais ere biili believe its bad bill and
u aAlh an sich. ripresent the bones and
Htnners OF my sinitorial district: I ripresen6
t Ihe common people; j didn't come here, Mr.
speaker. TO ripresent rGlile shirts aud high
Top boots nor lawyers specially. Now
mister speaker, this ere bill IS cot up and
1oJch about BE- fellers wcarin rufle shirts
ana high top boots These ere Judges.
when they was elected rid all over the dis
Wlcf, lectioneerin' to get the judges places,
ana tney were lected: now didn't they trade
with the people and make bargain with the
people, mister speaker, If the people would
give EN- the Judges places. thew would do
the people business for en- and now, sir,
what do you see, sir Why, SIX, sinit0rs
como up here and tell you, sir, that the work
they promised to do for the people is too biz,
ana they ax the sinit TO make their work
litter. Now, mister speaker, these ere
Judges have not complained, that I have
heard 81, The people in my district are op-
Posed to giving bigger salaries, and I prom
lsed 70 vote agIn all SIGH Sir, mister speak
or, l want EN- to stick to their bargins;
want no legislashun for facshuns Ia agin
All SICK am SIR I have been to this
Aegslatur before, and every time ] see that
members cum here to legislate for SIGH
people, the common people cit nothin for
them My people are all cryin' oct agin
nlgh saHerles TO SIGH people, and I'm In
favor OF reducln their pay, sir. want EN-
70 stick to their bargins, sir; ann | want to
take away q part Of their paw. Mister
speaker, is there q sinitor on this honorable
floor, SIR, thatll vote for this ere bill2 Ii
there IS a sinator on this honorable floor,
mister speaker, in favor Of this ere bill, I'll
be bound, sir, he q LAWYER
introduced a bin here, mister speaker,
on tkIs honorable floor, some time ago,
glvn money 60 Scott county TO build bridges
over her rivers and cricks The shit voted
1t down, sir. I introduced a resolution then
AKIN Congriss 10 Civ the people Scott county
money to build their bridges over their
cricks, and the sinit voted that down too
sir
move to strike out Scott county out u7
the bill, because, mister speaker the Judge.
and lawyers cam cit there to court sir, with
their high top boots and rufle shirts; they q
al git drowned, and the reason don't wan
en- to git drowned Is because they'd all e
to torment They're not prepared to bC
drowned and l AK every lawyer to help mt
to kin this ere bill
Mister Speaker, I'm an onliterate man
sir. never went to school but one piece
of day in my life. I've got no larnin', sir
Which / didn't cum here for to legislate FOL
people Of larnin' which, I'm agin this bill
which I'm aginst all SIGH; which, the noun
tain people Is agin Gil SIGH which will be
dream upon the treasury; which ] move th'
Ondefnit postponement nv the bill and mend
ments which ! call for the ayes and noes
Mister speaker, I'm agin all SIGH, world with
out eendi
Another specimen
Mister Speaker-Sir, I'm agin all bills in
torforin' in the Ticker traffic Sir I m agil
this here thing of bridgin' mans liberties
Sir it would be as impossible to keep mel
from drinkin Ticker when they take hank
erin arter it, as to tote a bushel basket ful
of fleas a mile and half and not let none 0
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