The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-06-12
The Issues of 1850.

Several illusions of late in your
able paper to the policy of resumption
as a success which Democratic econo-
my made possible and practicable and
(which no one thinks of opposing after
the harm is done :" and several we'll
considered editorials within the last
few days on the principles at issue in
the pending lock between Congress
and the President, prompt me to ask !:
Does the American regard the re-
sumption issue a settled one, and does
it think that the struggle Of next year
will be, or ought to be, over the ques-
tions now pending before Congress,
viz: those arising out Of the jury and
election laws ?"
Paramount and all absorbing indeed
should these last-namcd questions be-
come if they involve ali you suppose !;
and if YOU are right in assuming, as in
your editorial Of Saturday last, the
purpose of the Republican party to be
obstruction Of the Constitution by
new and false interpretation-the sub
stitution Of military power for popular
gOvernment-the destruction of the
federal character of the government
and the creation of central power
which shall render State lines mere
county lines" Paramount and allah
sorbing should these issues become if
they indicate-as charged by Repub-
~lican napers-that the Democracy is
bent on the destruction Of legitimate
federal prerogative by the subordina-
ton Of federal to State power" But
is either charge true? Is either Sc
riously made? Can the intelligent
masses of either party be inspired with
apprehensions of such danger to the
States on the one, or the Union on the
other hand What then is animus of
this tremendous war over the methods
of selecting jurors and Congressman,
while Supremacy important interests Of
the people, that are the objects and
should be the concern Of the govern
ment, are ignored? The Democrats
have the right side of the issue-those
obnoxious laws should be repealed, but
the wrong and injury they infict upon
the people are ridiculously insignif-
cant when contrasted with the cruelty
and oppression of financial system
which has been fifty stiglnatized" as an
organized crime against society" If
the extortions of the tarif-if the
money famine and resultant oppres-
sions of labor, shrinllage Of values and
fortunes of debtors, are to proceed in
their CHASTITY work-if intrenched
bounty, iii league with hitherto tri-
umphant money interest; shall lose no
siren ghold, nor ablte OF c little Of its
power or arrogance, will Democratic
majocities in the House and Senate
have done their duty to the people
Will they stand justified in subordina-
ting questions OF relief, sanctioned and
urged by every consideration Of Justice
and humanity to unexpected and COM
paratively insignificant side issues III
reference TO methods-tErdSt to the
foreground by some mysterious influ-
ence for some unpatriotic purpose ? Is
that the feast to which Democratic
success invites the people? Nay, sirs.
I protest that it is not, and as an hum
bic member of the party, loving the
traditions and time honorcd principles
that have pre-eminently distinguished
it as 4 peoples party, would sound a
note of warning to It's leaders against
treachery, d9ublo-doaling Gr trifing
Let no suspicion rise that they have
licked the hand Of the money power,
and would make bare for its yoke the
Democratic neck. Give US no sham
while there are so many real issues.
We have had sectional strife ad maui
seam, and the issues that seem to be
in preparation for Undergoing now
at Washington the dainty manipula-
lions Of the money power-are not TO
our taste. They SAVIOR of war and lis
unhappy memories. They threaten a
continuance Of sectional bitterness.
They menace the peace Of the country
with solid North and solid South,
which no patriot wishes to see. They
threaten the overthrow Of Democracy
and the perpetuation Of Republican
rule, with all its abuses.
have supposed thatno man ever
catered into war of words more will /
ingly than Republican leaders entered
into the present one. 1t furnished
what they long sought-an opportuni-
~ 70 s2lidify their party, and they