The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-03-29
aEOGRAPHTCGL PARTIES.

The South and West have SC many me.
terial interests in common that they are
forced to become political unit Out-
side of thssloEe Of the loaves. and fishes in
cident to Official pIunder, there Is gery lit
tie good reason why lSJufhssn and Yes
tern Democrats should continue to be
governed in political matters by the
Sorthern Demecraey. The late 5exa-
tious struggle over the presidency teach
es q renaTkabie. Lesson. SoefbeTn and
Western Democrats sacrifsed their
choice of presidential candidats as they
had done times before to the sdictatorial
demands Of extreme Eastern Democrats
they entered the campaign determined
to win the day, and thsy did SNATCH VIC
tory out of the grasp of the Republican
lpnrty. But at a critical moment, when
aniinehing nerve wes needed the North
stH wing Of the National Denoeratic
party showed the white feather, and left
the Geld to the opposition. From fierce
of circumstances the South was power
erless and the West was in the minority.
Why this sacrifeef The tale San be
simply told. Northern Democrats and
Northsrn Republicans are so indissolubly
omitted on material interests, represented
by the vast capital which they bold in
common, thst they da,ed not invite. q civ
il revolution through the elevation of Sir,
Tilden to the presidency " hen the is
sue was nude either that the pFonHunced
majority verdict of the people should be
enforced at all hazards, or that Mr.
! Tilien. should yield -t to Hayes and
have peace, the Northern Demo
Gratis WINGED in the face of the res
possibility, AMI surrendered their posi-
ton before the country The. truth
is that outside of the cohesive
attraction Of public plumber there
is nothing that Northern. Democrats
have in common. with their breth-
rem of the South and West The people
& iofthess two sections had as well look
events full ia the eye, and be prepared
to act in the future. Whenever a nation.
al issue is presented which effects East-
ern capital, We cannot rely upon the
Northern Democrats, because seiEiuter
est and the ties of selfpreservation force
them TO cooperate " ith the Eastern. Re-
publicHns in protecting Eastern interests
The producing States will hereafter be-
come o unit, and political parties will so
adjust themselye. that tbs South and
West viii staRd hand in hand aud shoul'
der to shoulder 30 resist the combined
demands Of the East, flooded with mem
producing capital As mattsrs now
stand the fall aow. Of treasury beuehts
accrnO to that section, while the South
and West, representing IN territorial
Area aud population three fourths Of the
country, have the privilege merely o.
furnishing the immense annual rev
euue out of their impoverished resources.
We give and grow poor while the North
receives aud grows rich. The people
are thus 30 tOrmentad and wasted il
their energies and Substance they de
mand that political parties in order tc
subssrve the real good of the counsry
: should be formed vita siAgle parpnss
to have the government honestly admin
: istersd in the interest Of all sections, aad
not to the oppression and distress of a
, msi ority, and TO the enrichment Of 1
pampered minority. The people Of th,
! South and West are tired chewing tn
: stale cud of Democratic nationalism
, while, thus clinging to this EXCLUSIVE
9 partyism. they fnd themselves cheated a
o every stop, aRd growing poorer eacl
e day. Give them . party whose aims anc