The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1872-10-11
Card From General J. J Brooks.
To the Toters Of Hardeu.an, Madison an,

To the Toters of Hqrdeman, Madison aud
Hay1Oood Counties
As may be known already to many of
YOU, | am candidate for Floater IN this
District. During my candidacy nun
Der OF questions have been propounded
to ne, and | have invariably met them
promptly and without reserve. My an,
swers, however, were ORALLY given, and
IN order that may not be misunderstood,
and for the further reason that can Oh
tain a larger audience through the ia
strumentality of the press of the counties
Of the District, than in any other way,
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 hu Tdred persons or
more, | was called upon tn de fine my DO,
sltiOn in the race between Messrs. Johnson
and Cheatham. Having no concea lments
to make, running as the Democratic can
didate; recognizing General Cheatham a.
the nominee of the party to which
belong, seeing in Mr.. johnson a bolter
and disorganizer and surprising 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. It is enough for
me to saw that leaving entirely out Of She
question the fact that there ever was
war between the North and the South,
am for General Cheatham, heartily and
earnestly.
Even if saying this shall prove fatal to
me in the race, | can have no regrets at
the result. ! would rather be bea ten than
to be compelled to avoid any proper issue
or to shirk any proper question. Gen.
Cheatham stands on the same footing
before the party as Gov John C. Brown.
They are both the nominees of the Dem~
ocratic State Convention, and as candI~
date before the people, could have DO
more hesitation in saying that | am tor
the former, than in saying that am for
the latter. There are other questions at
issue before the candidates for State offs
ces in this District, and as to these ] Will
be equally explicit
! am in favor of wise and iudiciOus
system Of common Schools system
that will provide for the educational in
terest of both races, upon terms eqnita~
bic to each, and that will enable us to
dhOlu lllC ktAALlOuS anu ilGEltL Jul HINES
that must arise from the question OF
mixed schools.
The school,, like the churches of the
two races, can thrive only when separate.
The two races want them seperate, and
the funds for their maintenance should
be seperase These conditions met, | am
in favor Of the establishment of a system
of common schools throughout the State.
There are u number of intelligent,
industrious men who seek an extension
of the law relative to garGishment To
speak plainly, the mechanics of the towns
of the District, ask that the amount of
wages to be exempt from garnishem mt
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 dol~
lars, the tiller Of the soil Is allowed by
way of exemption, one thousand pounds
of pork, twenty bushels of corn, TWEEN
ty bushels 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 I would nOtinterfere with
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 too is liable to fall Ill
or to die, and when he asks for an ex>
emptionsof 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 to
other classes can object to making exemp
ton from garnishement uniform throuTh~
out all classes and conditions Of society.
1t may 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 who ask 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 basis with the mechanic, do not
suppose that the grocer or merchant will
complain. These questions are the ones
that excite the most interest, and there's
fore have answered them spec ficaiY.
10 say more than this Is unnecessary
except to promi+e that if elected to the
Legislature, will not consider myself
the representative or champi2n 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 expenseof 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 neIghbors, that which VIC
would have our neighbors to do unto Us.
That is to give each fair ard square
showing in tie hard struggle of life.
J ] BROOKS