The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-03-22
NEwPHTs MERCHANTS ABOVE
SUSPICION

shAraeterising ss radicals those Ber-
shants who endorsed the lats movement
in that city approving the peaceful policy |
Of Mr.. Haycs's administration. The high |
pSrsoaEl worth and coAmsrcial rePute |
Of those leading Democrats whose names
aLd Influence backed that meeting arc
proof against such an attack. These gem
tlsmsn aeGsd as conservatives, whose aim
was TO bald up and not pull down the
material intsrsata of the country; and bs-
tween them and the appeal, We would
iafsr that the appeal il the party to
whom the term radical can be justly ap-
piled. We don't mean radical iD the
sense Of Republican partyiSm, but rad'-
eSl in the sense Of extreme Democratic
partyism. The MeRphis merchants
would save the South further discontent
BY recognising the justice of Mr.. HaToss
pslicy IN guaranteeing local selG-EoVeTn-
pasnt throughout our section, but the Ap
zeal would throw back into the teeth of
abe President his friendly OVsrtures, b.
sauss. Eorsoosh, he MAS elected to the chief
Aagistracy by the late Electoral Fribu-
nal These msrchants cSndemn, a. ear
aestly as the Appeal the extreme Parti-
san bias Of that National RetarninE
Board, bat when the verdict was rem
dered, she mercantile community who
represent the capital and enterprise of
the country saw that our material pros
perisy for Ihe present and future impsr-
asivsly demanded that the political ssper-
itieS sl the hour should cease, aud that
ia coed faith the South, especially,
should nest half way the friendly dis
position of Mr.. Hayes. and not sutagO-
niEs him to the further and utter ruin of
tie best interests of the people.
We are glad to see that the patriotic
Memphis nsFehauts stand as cOnsar-
vativs breakwater between Republican
and Democratic rsdicalism. LIST ths m
thus unfliu cbingIy stand and By the might
Of their influence through the ballot-box
put the seal of their disapprObation upon
all phases of political altraisn. He
claim to represent the material interests
of this section and not the headStrong,
die.in.Ghs ditch phFeuzy of fanatical
politicians. The people want an era of
peace that they may restore their
wasted fortunes. They are tired of in-
cassant political turmoil which leads TO
the unsettlIng Of commercial values and
the reign Of tight times.
The great law of selEintsrest, which
10 sslf-RrotsctiVs in its nature, has djne
mach to force the public mind of the
country TO see that interstate fraternity
and undistarbed local rule thronGhous
the states ars absolutely essential to a
recovery of that confidence between
financial health. We now see northern
capitalists and other enserprising men
sustaining Mr.. Hayes Gems ervEtive
course because they see that TO do
otherwise would be simply = crushing
blow at their SWn schemes Of invest
ment They don't care the toss of pin
for politics only 50 far as it eleots the
winnings Of the almighty dollar. But
here in the South ne have bssn 30
blinded that We would held on to apOlitioal
fiction, even if it led to complete and
universal bankruptcy. Snch = foolish
policy is to be changed or We will liuger
still longer in the Egyptian bondage of
deep and Implying financial pros sratiOn.
We should hitch politics to the car Of
Business aud not allow business to be
dragged ct the Gruel chsrios wheels
Of low, grOVelling politics. Bid the pro-
fsSsionsl politician stand aside and Let
the patriotic farmer and merchant cone
to the frsat and shape municipal, State
and federal pOhES.s. Conservatism is
pressrVatiVe, while radicaiism is destruc
tiVa