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


banks of issue, and that the General
Government alone issue the money
of the country, and protect the same
for all times as a full legal tender for
all debts.
4. That the public lands belonging
as they do to all the people, should be
held in trust for the homes of Ameri-
can citizens.
3. That to afford a safe depository
for money, and to protect the people
against the fraud and loss Occasioned
by savings banks and trust companies,
a postal depository system should be
established from which, upon money
being deposited, certificates should be
issued. which should be payable on
demand in full legal-tender Govern
ment money.
6. That we demand graduated tax
on all incomes above one thousand dol
lars a year.
z. We demand the establishment of
a labor bureau for the purpose of OBJ
tanning reliable statistics to form ba-
sis for intelligent legislation on labor
questions.
8. We demand a thorough system
of public school education; that the
Legislature prescribe the text books
to be used in the schools, prohibit re
peated changes in the same. and pre-
vent the monopoly in the sale of school
books.
8. We demand the abolition of the
system of letting, by contract, the con-
victs in our prisons, and the bringing
them in competition with honest and
skilled labor.
10. We are utterly opposed to the
importation of servile Chinese labor to
come into competition with the free Ia
Dor of the country.
II. Equal taxation of all property
owned by individuals or corporations.
u. An equitable and efficient lien
law, which will secure the wages of the
laborer and mechanic without delay or
excessive cost.
13. We demand honesty and econ
omy in the Administration of public
affairs, and prompt and severe pun,
ishment for malfeasance in Office.
II. We deprecate and denOunce
all violent measures, and appeal only
to the good sense, love of justice and
patriotism of the people, invoking them
to redress their wrongs only through
the ballot-box.
Is. We demand a reduction of Off
ces, of official salaries, of taxation, and
economy in all governmental expen-
ses, whether municipal, county, State
or National.
16. We recognize our State debt
and favor its payment or adjustment
and compromise as soon as the people
have the ability to pay, and we believe
this ability will be secured under the
policy of the National Greenback
party by the revival of trade, the EN-,
ployment of labor, skilled and unskill-
ed, and the appreciation of property
and restoration of financial, CONNER
cial, mechanical and agricultural pros
perity.
II. In the present distress of the
people of Tennessee We favor low tax
es, and also favor stay Of the sale o.
property on executions, until substan
tial relief is secured to the productive
industries of the State.
WHEREAS, the antagonism of tht
Republican and Democratic parties
growing first out of slavery, involved
the country in a civil war; and,
WHEREAS, their continued antago
nism came near, only short time
since, of involving us again in war
and,
WHEREAS, it still exists, keeping
alive the passions, prejudices and ha
tired of the past, keeping alive th'
sectional idea of North and South t.
the great danger of permanent panic
and union, to the great neglect of th'
present distress and suffering of thu
people, and unmindfuI of their partl
pride and ambition, of the prosperou
and glorious future that awaits a har
monious North and South, East anC
West therefore,
RESOLVED, that We sever eur connec
ton with said old parties and Pledg,
ourselves to the building up of a truly
National party in pursuance of th'
principles indicated in the foregoing
platform and, therefore, We cordially
invite all citizens without regard Il
race or color or previous party afilia
tions, to unite with us upon the deola
ration of principles herein contained
by the National Greenback LabO
Party.
Every mans experience of to-day i
that he was fool yesterday and tn,
day before yesterday. Tomorrow b
p y