The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-10-23
Now Comes DR. Prewitt in a Two
Horse Act


The nominee Of the Convention which
consisted of -four y hite men and forty
negroes" started out in the canvass by
announcing to his hearers that he was
the accredited nominee of his party, in
as much as be was a member of the
convention which nominated him and
then and there accepted the nomlna-
ton at the hands of the other three Sohite
men and forty negroes IN a lengthy speech.
de held this position at Pocahontas on
the 9th of the present month and inform
ed the people there that be had been
nominated by "a great mass of the peos
pie" The Conservative candidates ac-
tuallY ridiculed his nomination by a con-
vention Of ''four white men and forty
negroes" so much that the doctor did
not venture to say again that he was a
nominee at all until he reached Cedar
Chapel on the 10th ult, where he did
make ont to say it again. On Monday
last he said to this deponent that he did
not claim to be the nominee of the Re.
publican party" This looked strange to
as of course, for we were present and
heard him accept the nomination at the
bands of the "three white men and forty
negroes" Now, we are not able to an
nounce to the readers of the BULLETIN,
just at this time, whether DR.. Prewitt
claims to be the nominee of his party
or not, for we have not heard from him
IN day or two and he is changing front
so often that, as live as the BULLETIN
tries to be, it has some difficulty in keep
ing up with him in the eccentric orbit
10 which he is now moving. He was,
however, the nominee of -four lOhite men
and forty negroes, for on that occa>
sion our senses of sight and of hearing
were not at fault. We are charitably
disposed to take the part of the negroe-,
who predominated in that Convention,
and say that DR.. Prewitt is treating
them badly They acted in good faith
towards him and we call upon him to
display like fidelity.
Again, DR.. Prewitt has told the people
of nearly every district IN the county
that he was in favor of striking cut the
school clause in the civil Rights Bill, but
has persisten thy asserted that it did not
mean mixed schools and that he was in
favor of the other provisions of the bill.
His opponent has carefully read to him
at every appointment the opinions of
sherman. Boutwell, and other distin-
guished Radicals, showing that the said
clause does mean mixed schools, and Bars
bour Lewis whom DR.. Prewitt supports
for Congress says that he will vote for
the civil Rights Bill as it is, and the doc
tor himself asserted publicly in the
Courthouse on the night of the 18th of
August last, THAT live or die-die or
live," (his words), l am for the civil
Rights Bill "
Then on the 18th of August in a note
TO the writer he tries to get astride of
the other horse and says that she is op.
posed to every feature of the bill that,
properly construed, could or would lead
to social equality with the colored race. ,
He has been sometimes for the bill and
sometimes against it.
To cap the climax of political incon-
sistency the doctor now announces that
he will use all honorable means to Sc
cure the electic Of Mr.. Johnson to the
United States Senate, if elected to the
Legislature Now how are we to know
that he will do it, seeing that he "holds
with the hare and runs with the hounds"
in regard to other questions, as shown
above Mr.. johnson is unequivocally OPP
posed to the civil Rights Bill and says
if it..dOn't mean mixed schools, it don't
mean anything" Doctor Prewitt has
been trying to convince the people that
it does not mean mixed schools. As
he has been about as often for it as
against it and is supporting Lewis and
Maynard who are for it, we cannot see
very clearly how he can support MIR.
johnson Tor the Senate, seeing that be is
against it, unless he takes advantage of
one Of those political tergiversations
hich ne has been putting into practice
lately This last trick of the Radical
nominee is entirely TOO thin" He said
at Hickory Valley that if he could mot
secure the election of Mr.. Maynard or
some other good republican to the Sens
ate, he would vote for Mr.. johnson. An
other change of base; and where shall
we End him again
We nredict chat We have not seen the