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


representative of the Democrat
ic party, we ngratulate the peO-
pie that our party has at last won
a victory for them over the Radi
ical Republican party and its al
lies, monopoly and the money
power. Through the labors and
policies of the Democratic party,
domestic governments, republi-
can in spirit as well as in form,
have been restored to the South
ern States, and these States have
been replaced in the Federal cir
Gle with functions and rights CO.
equal with the other members Of
the Union. For the accomplish
ment Of this great work this pO-
lItical organization deserves the
gratitude of the South and the
respectful consideration of the
whole republic; the gratitude O.
the former is due because it was
the direct recipient of the bless
ings of restored political and civ
il liberty; the respectful consid-
Grafton of the national republic
is due because by the success Of
Democratic policies in this re
gard, the sword was eliminated
from its internal administration,
Capitalization arrested, and the
ancient forms and methods of the
Federal system re-esta blished.
We pledge the people that our
grand old party will never lower
its banner nor take a step back
ward, until the prosperity of the
whole people shall be held to be
the supreme law Of political ad-
ministration. In the name of
Democracy we denOunce an in
terest- bearing public debt pub
lie curse; we denOunce protection
a public robbery; we denOunce
monoplies as hateful, and destruc-
tive to public liberty, and de
mand that they be put away from
among the people. We demand
the restoration of the Federal
| Government to its constitutional
limits, and a return of its admin
istration to its original economy,
simplicity and impartiality.
We demand that the military
shall be subordinate to the civil
authority in fact as we'll as in
theory; the repeal Of the laws
which have destroyed our COM
merce; the repeal of the de-
claration that the currency
bonds of the Government shall
be paid in coin, and the payment
in treasury notes of so much of
said bonds as may be found due
after deducting the difference be-
tween the value of the gold paid
and the currency due thereon ac-
cording to the contract; the un-
conditional repeal of the resume
ton act; that the odiOus national
banking act be repealed and
greenbacks be substituted for the
circulation of the national banks
, the treasury notes be made re
ceivable for all Government dues
: that no more interest bearing
bonds be issued; that all lt ans
required by the Government be
raised by the issuance Of non
interest bearing treasury notes
that the coinage of silver be made
unlimited, and while it is the
cheaper metal that it be paid tc
the public creditor exclusively up
on all bondsjustly payablel- SOin
: that the value of all foreign sill
yer coins be regulated and made
? receivable for all Government
t dues; to be recOined by the Gov
ernment and paid out to its cred
/ .Ors; the repeal Of all laws which
} deny to the people of the severa
= States the right to determine fol
themselves whether they vii
Il authorize banks or not; the capi
: tai in every form be required tC
5 bear the burdens of government
: equally with labor and produc
, ton; that the present financial
; policy of the Government to con
: tract the circulation Of treasury
notes, disparage silver, magnify
r gold and national bank notes, bt
reversed, and every Legitimate
: mode adopted to swell the vol
ume of our currency with Silvel
: and treasury notes, For five
; years the National Radical Re
publican party upheld and pro
tected an irresponsible minority
5 in the usurpatiOn of our State
= government, and permitted it t.
waste the substance of our un
r represented and impoverished
r people by burdensome taxation
5 and the issue and sale, at an enor
nous discount, of millions o
: bonds, the proceeds of which il
great part, were converted to tht
private use Of its party favorites
: and when the control of the Stat
= government was recovered b.
b, our people, they were threatened