The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-09-05
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATOON.

gates. IN convention assembled,
most solemnly arraign the Radi-
cal Republican party, National
and State, before the bar of pub
lie opinion, as the author Of all
, the misfortunes which now OPP
press and threaten the people.
Protesting its friendship for
;he Federal Union, it sought to
destroy it in Capitalization. De
claring its purpose to establish
justice, it trampled it under its
feet. To ENSURE domestic tran
iui!ity," its proclaimed mission,
preached the gospel of hate,
ard filled the land with blood,
rule and anarchy. Pretend
y to provide for the common
ence," it fruitlessly s4uan-
cred millions of the peoples
money Affecting to promote
'he general welfare" :" it betrayed
the public veal. Affirming its
.iesign to secure the blessings
of liberty to ourselves and pos
:erICy," it forged for the people
he chains of perpetual slavery.
Ostensibly the financial agent Of
the people, it was in fact the Pill
ant tool of the money power. 1t
betrayed its trust when it con-
verted a nOn-interest bearing
debt into an interest bearing
debt, which is blighting public
curse. 1t betrayed its trust when
/ it repudiated a contract which
was dischargable in treasury
notes, and substituted coin con-
tract in its stead to the people.
1t betrayed its trust when it de-
monetized silver and forbade
payment to the public creditors
in the cheaper metal provided
for in the contract. 1t betrayed
its trust when it organized a
privileged class into close bank
ing corporation, and usurping all
banking power, invested with eX-
elusive corporate power to de-
stroy the business and property
of the people. 1t betrayed its
power when it fixed an arbitrary
period for resumption. 1t has
squandered the public wealth by
donations to powerful corpora
tions. 1t has wrung enormous
taxes from the people, and APP
piled them to unworthy partisan
purposes.
Under the pretense of protec-
ton to home industry, it has sys-
tematically robbed the many in
the interest of the few.
By unfriendIy legislation it has
driven American ships from the
the high seas, and utterly de
stroyed our foreign commerce.
1t made the army an instru
ment in the annihilatiOn of re
publican ngovernmentin the South
By the use of the army it put the
people of the United States il
fear and robbed them fthe Pres
idency. 1t insults the labOring
people of our country by demand
ing an increase of the army fOl
the avowed purpose of a stand
ing menace to them. By the levy
of excessive excise duties upOT
tobacco and alcoholic produc
tions, it has encouraged viola
tiOns of the revenue laws, anC
under the false pretense of pro
, tecting the Revenue service i
has turned loose upon our peO
pie irresponsible, bloOd-thirst!
men, who kill and MAIN our peo
pie and destroy their prOpert!
at will, and confessing the wan
of jurisdiction in the Fedora
courts to punish them, and yet i
. refuses to allow these enemies t.
society to be challenged any
where for their crimes.
|. Acquiring power by accident, i
> has perpetuated it by fraudulent
ly deceiving the ignorant black
t of the South, and misleading tht
, credulous masses of the North
and it has uniformly abused it
power by administering the gov
ernment in the interest of th'
; creditor and against the debto
! class; in the interest of the ta!
5 consumer and against the tax
; payer; in the interest Of the ricl
> and against the poor; in the inter
est of the strong and against tht
Il weak; in the interest of the few
), and against the many.
As the legitimate fruit Of it
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., it has para
lived all our industrial pursuits
it has destroyed the value of on
property; it has deprived labo
, of employment and reward; it ha
n impoverished and bankruptet
!, the country; it has denied tn
N IN poor an opportunity to earn bread
ffrr it has filed the land with unrest
e. discomfort and agitation, th
y unmistakable precursors Of revo
ID ID lutionary resistance to oppression