The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-08-29
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The Following is the Able Report of
the Committee on Resolutions as
Adopted by the Late Democrat
ic Convention at Nashville.

In the name Of the Democratic
party of Tennessee, we, it's dele
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 op-
press and threaten the people.
Protesting its friendship for
the Federal Union, it sought to
destroy it in centraIization. De
claring its purpose to establish
justice" it trampled it under its
feet. To ensure domestic tran
guilty." its proclaimed mission,
it preached the gospel of hate,
and filled the land with blood,
misrule and anarchy. Pretend
ing to ,'prOvide for the common
Defence" it fruitlessly squan-
dered millions of the peoples
money. Affecting to promote
the general welfare," it betrayed
the public veal. Affirming its
design to "secure the blessings
Of liberty to ourselves and pos
terity," it forged for the people
the chains Of perpetual slavery.
Ostensibly the financial agent of
the people, it was in fact the pli-
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 a 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 a 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 ap-
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 unfriendly 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 governmental the South.
By the use of the army it put the
people of the United States in
fear and robbed them of the Pres
idency. 1t insults the laboring
people of our country by demand
ing an increase-of the army for
the avowed purpose of a stand
ing menace to them. By the levy
of excessive excise duties upon
tobacco and alcoholic produc-
tions, it has encouraged viola
tions of the revenue laws, and
under the false pretense of pro-
tecting the Revenue service it
has turned loose upon our peo-
pie irresponsible, blood thirsty
men, who kill and MAIN our peo-
pie and destroy their property
at will, and confessing the want
Of jurisdiction in the Federal
courts to punish them, and yet it
refuses to allow these enemies to
society to be challenged any
where for their crimes.
Acquiring power by accident, it
has perpetuated it by fraudulent