The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-20
MODERATION.

VIZ believe in prompt punishment of
public officials who have defrauded the
people, and have taken -ssivantage Of their
positions to corrupt the public morals,
that they might put money into their own
pockets, ard while We have had in the
South quite too much of this on the part
of persons occupying Fesponsible posi-
+ tions, We hope to see the aConseryative
and Democratic element of the country
that will shortly come into power, prac-
tice the most serupuious moderation to-
ward their political opponents and show
to the world that they can extend a lib
eral share of magnanimitY even to those
upon whom the great masses of the good
people of this country have turned their
backs.
By prejudice and the usual corrupt ap-
pliances many good men are still made
to adhere to the ruinous policy of the par
ty that has had full sway IN the re-
public since the close of the war, but if
the victorious Democracy, that has been
materially assisted in the late canvass
by liberal men of all parties, do not, in
the excess of victory, forget these well
come auxiIiaries, they viii be enabled
not only to retain them but also to draw
others TO our assistance who though aot-
ing with the Republicans, will gladly
take their position under the banner of
honest government
The Radicals are casting about already
for material to help them in the canvass
of 1876, when in all probability Grant
will be brought forward foF q third term.
May good men Of his own party, who
have never been corrupted by the all
lurements of Office, but have only assist
ed in doing the voting, will regard this
third term business as a long stride To-
ward Capitalization and will be quick to
resist it BY coming over to the Demoera-
cy, if they see a disposition manifested
by the majority in the next Congress to
forget tn mistakes of the past and to
have the government honestly admins,
tered.
There has been wonderful revolution
IN political sentiment and we should be
grateful tor it. This sentiment can best
be marifosted by practicing moderation
towards the liberal minded of our poIiti<
cal opponents and by putting the De-
moeracy on its good behavior.
The party has been purified by a long
series of reverses and long trial of adj
versity, and on sudden accession to pow>
er, il would be quite natural when hush>
ed with victory for it to commit some err
roFs- This is just what ought to be
avoided. For the most part men of ex-
perience have been elected to fill the va
rious positions, and this is especially so
ia regard to the members elected to the
44th Congress The people are them
selves better politicians than ever before,
and will watch very closely the doings of
their Lawmakers. This is right, aud we
hope to see the party still further purified
by the casting out OfeveFy one of them
who does not come up to the expectations
of bis constituents, who in their DISTRESS
ed condition will look anxiously for
wholesome measures of relief, and nor for
such acts on the part of their Representa-
tiyes as will merely satisfy the behests of
the party and engender hatred towards
our political opponents and serve to keep
q few men in Office.
We desire that the accession of the
Democracy to power shall be indeed the
dawniDg of that "era of good feeling
which we have heard SO much about, and
seen so little of, since the war.