The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1876-06-01
CURRENT OPINION.


The essence of republicanism seems to
be a resolution to be dissatisfied with
everything that's professedly democratic.
Boston Post.
The Philadelphia Times thinks there is
increasing signs of arepubIican purpose to
fight the coming presidential battle on
the color line, with the bloody shirt for
the rallying point.
The democratic Hartford Times as
serts that the use of money in elections
was begun IN Connecticut, as in eyery
other state, and has also been continued
by the party which the New York Times
favors."
Mr.. BIRDS opinion that the country
will be safer with the worst democrat
who can be nominated at St Louis than
with the best republican who can be
nominated at Cincinnati is given prom
lnence in the World, which thinks that
honest republicans ought to catch the
idea.
BROTHER-IN-LAW CASEY regards F'every
southern state as hOpelessly lost to the
republican party for the presidential
campaign" BrOther-in-law Casey is one
OF the safest authorities for such a fact,
as he IS presumed to know best what he
and his pals have done in the south to
disgust all honest men with even the
name of republicanism.-AtLanta Con-
stjtutiOn.
The most sweeping condemnation of
Gen. Grants second term is pronounced
by saying that it has proved in method
and result an exact reproduction of his
first term. Several Iavorite sons and
stanch supporters of ''the party" might
be named who could be relied upon as
presidents to perpetUate this riot of lar
ceny IN our civil service, and to deepen
the disgrace of our diplomacy by stock
ing our cOnsulates with another re-en-
| fOrcament of low-bred incompetents.-
n. Y. Tribune
The New Orleans Bulletin publishes
centennial cartoon. Kellogg, the usur-
per, Is represented leading the wretched
woman to the national Jubilee, and is
waving his hat in exultation over his
victim. Packard and negro are whip
ping up the fallen and helpless creature,
and urging her on to the festival at
which her happier sisters have assembled.
In the rear follows a cage containing the
returning board, driven by chief Justice
Ludeling; next follows a cage contain
ing a number of negro law makers driven
by WarmOth. Among the articles en-
braced in the procession are the election
law, fraudulent bonds, the midnight
order, Louisiana election returns, and
handouts
To PROVE that Blaine, Conkling and
Morton are not men such as the people
now need in the office of president, it is
unnecessary to prove them to be PERSONAL
ly dishonest; although there is no doubt
hov fo1
the coTruptiOns of the administration of
which they have been leaders. The
people want no more of Grant, because
they do not approve of his administers
ton: they do not want COnkling, be-
cause they do not wish to continue that
administration in its most autOcratic
form; they do not want Morton, because
ne would avowedly continue the present
administration, sustaining it at the point
OF the bayenet; they do not want Blaine.
for the reason that they do not wish to
transplant to the White House the con-
gresSional rings and cabals which were
condemned in the election of a demo-
cratic house of representatives albany
Argus.
The republican array Of candidates
presents no stubborn champion of adj
ministration reform. Even the ''great
unknown" in whose emptiness it had
been hoped at one time to conceal the in
EQUITIES of the administration, as in a
e Trojan horse" has faded from prophet
ic vision. The only question which in
terests the people is as to who among
the avOwed defenders of the corruptions
and despOtisms of the past shall be
selected to lead the party which favors
their continuance. Will it be Blaine,
or will it be Conkling? Will it be the
ring which has been supreme in the
White House, or the ring which has
robbed and riOted in the ca pitol? Hith-
erto the reins have been held by the ring
ConkIng represents, Blaine's ring re-
ceiving that which the White House saw
fit to grant. Now, Blaine moves on the
White House, not to purify it, but to
establish therein the adroit and unscru-
pulOus schemers he represents. On the
other hand, COnkling struggles to per-
petuate therein the men who have made
it the scene of a high carnival of cor
ruptiOn.-ALJany argus.