The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-10-28
ARE THEY SAFE LEADERS,

ARE THEY SAFE LEADERS?
Outside of the currency question, there
has been no prosperity under Republican
rule The history of legislation under
the manipulations of this party Is a his
tory of stupendons follies, dangerous ex- ]
periments, unjust class legislation. Legs !
lAtion for the purpose of perpetuating !
sectional party, legislation secured
through corruption in the interests of |
rings and monied corporations, legisla-
ton ignoring the constitution, legislation
tending to augment the powers of the |
federal government into practical des
potism at the expense of the States, local
government and the people. Legislation
and executive prolHnciamentos render
ing military superior to the civil author
tiles. Bot why continue the euu-
meraticn which would fiji a book
Our object was to speak of their mani
fold folly exhibited 10 finance. After
having given Us an unconstitutional cur
re ncy, and inflated it almost to bursting
with deprecated greenback and nation
al currency, they now seek the favor OF
the people on the eve of another Presi-
Dental election, by veering around to
the resumption $50 called) Of specie pay
ments in january 1879 careless wheth
er through the dangerous expedient of
sudden and extreme contraction, wide
spread ruin shall cvertake the debtor
and laboring classes "a large maiori-
ty) of the people of the country. And
now contraction Is the order of he day,
and detection begins to tell upon the
West and South, and the shaking of the
industrial interests of this portion of the
body polite shows that palsied limbs are
taking the place of those which were
orce vigorous and strong. And this
filing and backing in finance is the re-
suit of the combined wisdom of n party
which now seeks protection against its
own former folly, by the false cry that
they alone are in favor of sound money
whilst the Democrats want expansion
with rag money. Our party has net called
for expansion. In finance their party is
q failure. Let tn EN- make some atone
Hnent to the people for the burdens they
have placed upon them by high tariffs
madefor the benefit of the rich, at the
expense Of the poor, through which
alone the people arc robbed of more
money to go into the pockets ofwealthy
manufacturers annually than Is ex acted
in taxes for State county and municipal
purposes. Let them get forgiveness for
the sin they have committed against the
people by giving away the best part OF
the public domain to wealthy railroad
Corporations and corrupt rings; for back
salary steals for the corruption that
;sps1Eades every department. of govern,
-ment7 for getting the country in such a
condition that we have only q currency
,-oentroned by congress and now in a
rrtra1sitory state, to be soon in the hands
Of a1few bank sharpeIs, who by corrupt
~combiReten, can destroy the value Of
all property by expansion and contrac
tien,-whilEt the people of the States are
prevented by legislation from guarding
against this stupendous danger,by hlvin2
banking 10 stitutions of their own. TAl
-Autocrat Of the Russias never held
power SO petsat f,r wi de-spread ruin a
this monopoly Of the banking power
Let them atone for the ruin their party
has brought upon the Southern States
-when they have had an opportunity t,
plumber throug b radical rule Let then
atone for the jI-copcealed attempt t
destroy popular liberty, and erect in it;
steal a federal despotism. This, and
much more, should be required by the
American people before they entrust t.
sgch unsafe hands the destinies of thi
great country for four years longer
They should expiate their many sins, and
be required to bring forth fruits, NEE
for repentance" before being again trus
ted with government by the people. The,
seem now TO be intent only upon ne
petuating the rule Of the Natio nal Bank
Their whole policy looks in this direc
ton rather than specie payments We
must think their financial vision ha
seen new light in this direction, and to-
dangerous supremacy of the banks !
now determined on as the consumma
lion of that wisdom which was sought 70
in vain by the party twelve months age
when their National Congressional Com
Inittee hea led by John A, Logan an
lhirty-eight other members Of said com
nittee gravely informed the Americar
people in their address to the nation
that "the currency is in an a6Horma
condition, and must be reformed 1t j
undoubtedly true, that the Republica
party is not agreed how to effect tina
reform"
las this word abnormal, the softei
expression by which they could confes
their utter and dissraceful failure, an
hotch work in currency; or did the
think the people would not know tia
the definition Of this big word was-"n'
conformed to rule, "coatrary to an
ia'c or system and that its meaniu
woull be hidden in the word itself
This, their recorded coufession b.
twelve or fourteen short months ago