Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-05-26
DEMOCRACY.
NO VIII.
EDITORS OF THE NEWS
w. SKEEN.

EDITORS OF THE NEWS:
Gentlemen:-I was pleased to
read your endorsement of your CORES
pOHdent's views in some respects, in
your editorial in your issue of the 5th
inst, AID especially the views express
ed by YOU i'm concurrence with myself,
that the convention System, and the
Primary system are not worth cent
to the people.
The Convention system is closely
akin to the " log-roiling ard lobby"
systems, as now practiced during the
session of our Legislature, the proceed
inCs. arrangements, m9nipulations,
and-well. / wont say 10hat else prac-
ticed i'm neither, will bear the light of
day. Let us have too good, sound,
sensible " cid line Democrats" in the
field, and only t'co-then let us ask our
" old line Wing" friends to support
them, as we did theirs in the last cleo
ton, which your correspondent hopes
will be cheerfully done. In selecting
such candidates, let us understand
beforehand that they will not vote TO
TAX our people again as they are now
unnecessarily taxed-that they will
not vote to impose heavy taxes upon
an impoverished people in order 20
fill the Golfers of high salaried officers
in the State; and to put money 10y
the million into the pockets of Wall
Street brokers and money changers
wrung by heavy taxation from over
burthened taxpayers. The prospect
now is that our Taxes will be doubled
and probably more than doubled next
wear, if we do not say to our candidates
once and for all, you cannot get our
votes unless YOU make most solemn
1,lcCIqcs that you will not vote to tax
our people again as heavily as they
arc now taxed. Let this be the issue.
| Let nothing else divert US from it,
/ The very salvation of the people pecu-
niarily depends upon it.
! The candidates should also be known
I TO be favorable to the policy of faith
fully carrying out our constitution
so long as it remains the supreme law
of the State, but the Tax question rises
high above all others, and should swal-
low up all others. Let u determine
in one tUdy, if not relieved before in
another way; TO free ourselves from
/ the enormous buthens attempted 10 be
/ IMPOSED upon US by the authors OF the
abOminable Funding Bill of the last
, session. There is probably no help for
us. "a those who did the deed are the
only ones who can relieve us from tie
snare set for us 10y that bill. The sit
uation produced by the Funding
Bill and other legislation, enacted by
the late assembly, will loom up hlgh
enough before another year rolls
around, TO satisfy the most sanguine
architect of ruin in this greatly wrong
ed old State. The truth is, we must
throw Jonah overheard. or he Will
sink the ship. Forcwarne1, let
us be forearmed.h
Probably Messrs Editors, your read-
ers are not aware o. the fact, tina. li
this Funding Bill is permitted 10 be-
come binding upon us cur Taxes
must be atLeaSt double mex, year what
they now are. Why do goa not see
ing YOU are on The watch-tower, cry
o,T. and let your Virginia readers
know their danger? If that bill the
Funding Bill has the effect. it is fear
edit will have, the authors OF II, from
the highest To the lowest, may wei
call on the rocks and mountains 10 iaii
on them, in order that they may be
hid from the wrath and indignation
of n wronged and outraged people.
But if our people are informed OF me
probable state of things to come, ana
With their eyes open, elect men VINO
will vote to make hewers OF WOOD ana
drawers of water of them, for wall
street Bulls and Bears" he II SO.
Your correspondent can probaoiy
stand IL If the masses Of the people
ran
WASHINGTON.