The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-04
Gard From GeneralJ. J. Brooks


Haylco0d Counties
As may be known already to many of
you, l am q candidate for Floater in this
District During my candidacy mum
Der Of questions have. been propounded
to me, and | have invariably met them
promptly and without reserve. My am
swers, however, were orally given, and
in order that may not be misunderstood,
and for the further reason that ] can ob
tain O larger audience through the in
strumentality of the press of the counties
of the District, than in any other way, l
! prefer to place these answers upon record.
Not long since, in the county of Har-
deman in presence of Col, Lea, Mr..
| Bond. Mr.. BRYAN and Mr. Barrett, and of
an audience Of two hundred persons or
more. | was called upon To define my pos
sition in the race between MessrsJ Johnson
and Cheatham Having no cCncea lments
to make, running as the Democratic can
! didate; recognizing General Cheatham as
! the nominee of the party to which |
! belong, seeing in Mr.. Johnson a bolter
and disorganizer and supposing moreover
| that the other candidates for Floater
would answer the question one way or the
| other, without hesitation declared that
| | was for General Cheatham- My com>
petitors stood mute, but | have nothing
! to say on this point. 1t is enough for
me to say that leaving entirely out cft the
| question the fact that there ever WAS a
war between the North and the South,
am for General Cheatham heartily ard
earnestly.
Even if saying this shall prove fatal to
me in the race, | can have no regrets at
the result ] would rather be beaten than
to be compelled to avoid any proper issue
or to shirk any proper question Gen.
Chatham stands on the same footing
before the party as Gov John {. Brown.
They are both the nominees Of the Dem-
ocratie State Convention, and as candI~
date before the people, | could have no
more hesitation in saying that | am Tor
the former, than in slging that am for
the latter. There are other questions ut
issue before the candidates for State offs
ces in this District, and IS to these | viii
be equally explicit
am in favor Of Il wise and judiciOus
system Of common schools system
that will provide for the educational in
terest Of both races, upon terms equlta~
BILE to each, aud that viii enable Us to
avoid the Yexations and heart burnlngs
that must arise from the question OF
mixed schools.
The schools, like the churches Of tue
two races, can thrive only when separate.
The two races want them s"Pegatc, and
the funds fOr their maintenance should
be sepera e. These conditions met, am
IN favor Of the establishment of system
of common schools throughout the state
There are Il number Of Intelligent,
industrious men who seek an extension
of the law relative to punishment. To
speak plainly, the mechanics OF the towns
of the District ask that the amount of
wages to be exempt from garnlshcment
shall be increased. They ask that the
sum of one hundred dollars shall be left
outside the reach Of the constable. This
| am in favor of In addition to a homes
stead to the value of one thousand dUl>
lars, the tiller Of the soil is allowed by
way of exemption, one Thousand pounds
of pork, twenty five bushels of corn, twen'
ty bus hels OF wheat, one stack OF hay
with oats, fodder etc. in proportion, and
many other articles, such as wood, log
chains, OK carts, wagons and various 9TH
er articles that no mechanic is likely
ever to have, aggregating q very large
amount in value
This provision, made to protect the
wives and children Of the farmer in the
event of his sickness or death, is humane
and Just, and | would not Interfere wiz
it if could. By way of Communication
would extend it to the Mechanic and to
every other laborer of any kind, to the
amount asked lie to Is liable to fall Ill
or to die, and when ha asks for an eX>
emption of one hundred dollars in wages
accrued, | see no reason why the request
should be denied No reasonable man
in view Of the liberal exemption made t.
other classes can object to making exemp
ton from garnishement uniform thrOu-rhS
out all classes and conditions OF society.
I NAV be urged that the change in the
law will iniuriously affect the credit of
the mechanic with the grocer or mer~
chant. If this should happen the res
possibility will rest upon those whOask for
the change. They must be supposed to
know their own wants better than do.
Ii the change in the law desired puts the
business of the grocer or merchant upon
a cash busis with the mechanic, / do not
suppose that the grocer or merchant will
complain. These question are the ones
that excite the most interest, and there's
fore have answered them spec fcailY.
To say more than this is unnecessary
except to promise that if elected to the
Legislature, | wiIlanO consider myself
the representative or champi, of any
one class, but the representative of the
best interest of the aggregate community.
| will not seek TO favor one class of men
at the expense Of another, or to array one
class against any other, but to DO uniform
justice to al, going on the principle that
wisdom as we'll as justice requires To do
! unto all our nelghbors, that which We
would have our neiEhbors to do unto Us.
That Is to give eacha fair ard square
showing in tie hard struggle life.
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