The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-11-27
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE


That the gentlemen elected to serve in
the next Legislature of this State are to
have a difficult task to perform in their
deliberations is now fully conceded
Among the most important questions
that are to be determined by that body
there are two about which there is such
diversity Of opinion that 1t will be
hardly possible to give general satisfac>
toa to all the people CT the State. We
near, Of course, that in regard to the f.
frances of the State and the choice of a
United States Senator.
In regard to the first the people will
expect their servants to devise some
means to preserve the credit of the State
and at the same time 70 pay ats honest
debts, without Increasing the burdens of
taxation. This will be a nice little pro-
blem for the legislature to figure at when
they take their seats at Nashville Their
constituents have pretty we'll defined no.
ti7ns of their own in regard to the
States finances, and will look with some
degree Of sOl;citude as to what will be
done OF those especially, who in the
late canvass so roundly abused the policy
OF the last Legislature, we ought to ex>
pect considerable, for without speaking
as the apologists of our late lawmakers,
we may be allowed to say that it was
very much the custom of candidates to
abuse the f'nding bill On the stump
without suggesting a practicable rene,
dy for its evils
It is, however, true that both candi-
dates and people determined some time
ago that action shoeld be taken on that
section of the funding bill which makes
the funded bonds a preferred debt.
But with all the abuse heaped upon
this measure during the late canvass,
We cannot recall an instance in which u
candidate clearly stated a practicable
plan that might haYe been adopted in
stead of the funding bill for preserving
the credit of the State, or even said what
he proposed to dc when he got to the
legislature, further than to state IN
general terms that he would do his ut>
most to have the State to meet all her
just obligations and to take such other
steps as would maintain her credit This
was in the midst of an exciting canvass
and many good men expected Ito reach
the legislature only by 1.-The skin of
their teeth Therefore, all due allow d,
ances were made for the PRONUNCIATION of
an indefinite policy The democrats and
conservative can have it all their own
way now in the legislature, and although
we never regarded the funding bill as u
party measure, we do knew nov that the
people Of the State will hold the dOmi-
nant party to strict account for their
acts in the incoming Legislature.
In regard to United States Senator,
we some time ago made up our mind to
be content with Whomever the electors
in thoir assembled wisdom maSthiuk best
To elect We stoutly resisted the attempt
to bring THE question into the late can
vass, as we foresaw that it could result
only in evil We have had no reason
thus far to change our opi2ion, and we
have been so Indifferent ABOUT this mat
ter that we do not know to day wUOn
our immediate representatives IN the
two houses are disposed to suppo t, al
| though we are on the most intimate and
! social terms with them. When The
legislature meets and the clniu.s and
merits of the various gentlemen, whose
names have been or may be mentioned
/ in that connection, have been more
thoroughly discussed we are free to SAY
that we may then have a clearly de-
fined choice, but so far as the more
prominent candidates now spoken of arr
concerned, We are of the opinion that i
will be an easy matter to secure goOC
Senator by electing any one of them.
From these remarks it may be in
ferred that y are not of those who ART
always ready to disrupt the party sim
ply because we may not get our choice
Proressed conservatives as we are, vi
shall continue to counsel moderation
and the practice of such concession
among ourselves, regardless OF mere
personal preference, as will rebound t,
the glory of the State and the welfare
of all her people.
nTTmy EnTcSF