The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-05-08
COMPRESS ANDTHE PRESIDENT.
''The Democracy are willing to Appeal
to the Country"
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They have taken their positions.
The veto of Federal bayonets ut the
polls fixed the attitude OF the President
and Of his party upon question which
lies at the foundation of democracy, at
the roots Of the Republic, the question
OF which is the cornerstone of civil
liberty. This issue has, for the hour,
perhaps for the elections next fall, per-
haps for the next Presidential election,
dwarfed all others. Before all things,
liberty" wrote Selden. 1t is idle to
discuss the great questions of finance
before Democracy when the greater
question of suffrage is in doubt and
peril. 1t is useless to argue before a
jury when it is known that an uniet-
tered verdict cannot be obtained. 1t
is folly to appeal for vote, till it is set
tied that votes can be freely cast. The
Presidents veto of a regular Army
Appropriation Bill fer the sole reason
that it forbade the Federal Govern
ment to use troops or armed men" at
the polls call us back to a reconsidera-
ton of the questions which we all
thought were finally settled in the
United States about one hundred years
ago. This republic, by its birth, was
a protest aginst the doctrine of this
veto. The Declaration of Indepen-
dence, which is at least a memorable
document in history on the side of civil
liberty, denounced in distinct terms
the doctrine of this veto.
This veto is a sufficient announce
ment that it is to be followed by others.
The Legislative bill will be vetoed; bat
the issue is made up between the Exc
eutive and Congress. Il is not neces-
sary for the Congress, Democratic in
byth branches, TO stop the supplies of
the army, or Of the Legislative, JuIic-
ial or Executive Departments of the
Government to emphasize the respec-
tive positions of the parties. The Ex-
ecutive, In obedience to the party de
cree. has announced that he will stop
the supplies rather than keep Federal
bayonets away from the polls. This
is the Republican position. This is
all that is needed. The approaching
action of Congress and the approach
i Ig action of the Executive upon pend
ing measures will not change this rela-
tive situation. Upon the issue thus
made up the Democracy are willing
to appeal to the country. The Repub-
lican party is willing to stop the Gov
eminent if it cannot keep Federal
power, clothed in muskets, or in sim
liar form, at the polls. The Repubh-
can party is committed to that position.
The Democratic party having control
of the supplies, has gained enough
when it has gained this committal.
The Democracy will, unlike the Re
publican party, permit the supplies to
enable the government to on, appeal
ing to the people after having placed
the Republican party on record as
hostile to civil liberty. The National
banks. the money power, own the Fed
eral bayonets. 1t IS against this In
trenched and almost omnipotent force
that the Democratic party is compell-
ed to fight over again the questions
pertaining to suffrage that are set like
gems in the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence and in the Constitution, which
was its product. In this contest the
Democracy rely upon the peopie-the
Democracy. The sturdy selt-respect
of tie people is a safe jury.