The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-08-09
THE THIRD REVOLUTION COMING.

ldAC years, HIS NlIlcSSGu TWO signal
revolutions and the third one il steal
ing apace upon the country. Hen and
not man should govern is an Ameri-
canized political thought. 1t had float
cd in phantom airiness through the
brain-ceIls of the dreaming philosophers
of past centuries, but the settlement of
America was privileged TO open prac-
teal, instructive chapter on this i'm
Portant subject.
The Old Revolution was a struggle
of the colonies to resist an attempt by
men born 'rulers-the blood monopoly
of England-to derive revenue from
imposts, and when the Declaration Of
Independence was heraldcd to the
world, then it was that the monopoly
Of birth and blood received its first les
son from the people.
Next we see that the war Of 1912
was fought and won against the monop-
oily exercised by England on the high
seas. Then we approach the late civil
war Though this revolution was in
augurated by the Southern States in
the interest Of self-government in oppo-
sition to federal Capitalization, vet on
the part Of the North it was a war
upon the capital that monopolized the
labor of slaves. Upon this line the
North waged relentless crusade and
Won the victory. The emancipation
proclamation established the principle
that labor and compensation must go
hand in hand The first declaration
was for white men, the second was for
all men.
Production is outraged by monopo-
lizing capital at this day. The West
and South are bearing the burden of
government Out Of 500, 900, 900
saved from internal revenue last year,
our section paid So, 900, 900, while the
bloated, Boosting East paid SIS, 900, 900.
This policy must be reversed, and BOth-
ing short Of revolution can change it.
Let the East bear her proportion and
not dare saddle the producing States
with raising this enormous revenue
They themselves i'll the management
of their own domestic State affairs act
different to what they do in federal
matters. See Pennsylvania, she ex-
empts cultivated lands and capital in
vested in manufactures from taxation
and fastens the expense of government
upon railroads, bank stock, insurance
stock, and such other fancy, non-pro-
ducing capital.
This is right Now we demand that
this same policy should obtain i'll Ma
tional taxation. Encourage labor by
exempting it partially from heavy
taxes. Let, to say the least, capital
and labor equally pay a share, but for
heavens sake don't exempt non-pro-
ducing capital and at the same time
fix the entire taxation upon poor labor,
that is now almost starved into Il hui
initiating servitude. Aneminent states
man til, states the case:
"Here arc ninety-two millions filched
from the hard hand of toll, and seven
millions from the Golfers Of boarded
wealth. Ninety-two millions from the
Door mans necessities or luxurics and
seven millions from the rich mans
stores Of treasure. Ninetv-two millions
from the farmers and mechanics and
seven millions from the capitalist
Ninety-tyyo millions from the over
burdened producer, and seven millions
from the wealthy consumer. Ninety
two millions from the laboring millions
of the West and seven millions from
sDeculating milliOnaires Of the East;
and about one-tenth of those ninety-two
millions from the crippled industries Of
the South, to aid in supporting the
military occupation Of that country
and secure the utter subjugation and
enhancement of the white race. And
all this Won do In the holy name of jus
ticc, liberty and equal rights. This is
your Justice To the West where the
farmer is forbidden 10 sell the product,
of his toll to a neighbor, and when, too
he knows that every Whit from his
pipe and every tip from his mug OF
beer is taxed 10 pay the interest on
those untaxed and gold-bcarmg bonds
of the Eastern capitalist.
Now in the face of all this, those
Eastern money lords, when there was
q proposition before Congress 10 tax
Gold sales one-twentieth ofone per cent.
one Of the most infamous systems
IF gambling in existence-why the
,ooney element Of the country took the
alarm, aud protested against such out
,-,neous taxation. Oh no, put on the
moor mans watch orc hundred per
cent or fiftypcr cent. on his tea, coffee,
he IS used to it, he was made for a
sorf and beast of burthen-then
nile II n-for-how-loDg-oh Lord.
how long.
Wercpeatthat the contest is between
tho life of labor ON the one side and
,,,Ie Of eapitaI-monopoIy on the other
side. The people Of this continent
must be prepared to meet and defeat