Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-05-01
For tbe Taveitev;lle chse,ver-
What of the Times I?

has never been in the history of
I the country so many well organ
lied agencies at work to elevate
/ and promote the interest of our
people as are at the present.
And who can doubt that the re-
suit viii ultimately be the resto-
ration of our country to its Won
ted prosperity? We have reach
ed and passed the financial crisis
incident to the war. A better
day is dawning upon our conn
try, the outlook is more hopeful.
The products of the farm are adj
vancing, yielding a much more
renumerative price-and this is
the basis of prosperity. There
never have been greater efforts
made in any former period in the
history of the church to propa-
gate the gospel than are being
made now. The Sunday school
work of the church is marvellous,
and through her missionary OPP
erations the gospel is now preach
ed to every nation in the world.
This is a good augury. There is
a temperance movement now
sweeping our country like a I'll
dial wave, and many are joining
the cold water army. This ref
ormation will bring peace and
plenty to many families and adds
materially to the prosperity of
I cur country. "Why this unrest,
then?" do you ASA. Well, doe
it not originate in and grow ont
of the aspirations of petty poll
ticians? Letus see. The question
is sprung why such hard times,
and is soon solved by a gentle
man who proposes to represent
us in the legislature and through
that medium give relief. He
stumps the county, tells us that
the hard times are due to high
taxes, monopolies, ETC., calls us
a bond-ridden, tax-ridden, power
.ty-ridden and monopoly-ridden
people; tells US that the State
debt hangsover us like an incu-
bus, paralyzing our industries,
monopoies and rings like vam-
pires are sucking the very life
blood from our veins, tells us that
the bonds now against us were
fraudulently issued conceived
in sin and brought forth in iniq-
uity-that they were illegally,
mlcoaStjtutionalIy issued, and the
only claim the bond holders have
on us is bare equity claim, and
inasmuch as they have no legal
claim upon us, and our honor
simply at stake, he proposes as
relief measure, reputation.
That S constitutional. The
memory of Andrew Johnson, as
man who stood by the consti-
tuition has become shadowy, be-
cause of these modern sticklers
Of the constitution. Propose a
settlement of the State debt, they
say unconstitutional. Propose
a local option bill, and you hear
them prating again about its
unconstitutionality. Our press
would develop sound political
sentiment i'll the minds of our
people, but its influence is large
lily eurtailed by these modern po-
litical economists talking about
the press being manipulated by
the monied aristocracy.
Now we ask is it any wonder
at this unrest, when We have SO
many Mark Anthonys to stir our
people up to bloody mutiny?
So many amongst us who have
nothing else to do but to dig up
these issues as hobbies upon
which they may ride into Officer
Monied monopolies, corporations,
etc. Why we will soon reach a
point in our history When we
cannot have a good turnpike
road to travel without a wall be-
ing sent up by these watch dogs
Of the treasury, poised upon tie
constitution, for deiiyerance from
this monied corporation. No,
the truth is those who pay less
howl the most about taxes, like
a great many church members
who pay very little to the sup
port Of the minister, complain Il
great deal about the amount of
money it takes to run the church.
Who is it i'll this country that is
grievously oppressed, because of
taxation to pay the State debt?
No one, for we have paid no
part Of its principle nor interest
for some time. Are our taxes
for other purposes exorbitant?
We think not. Then why is it
| that we have these stereo-
| typed expressions-bond-lid
tax-ridden, &c. 1--WE are glad
to note that the indications are
favorable for an acceptance Of
the 50-4 State debt proposition
by New York creditors"-as we
learn from your paper-and we
believe the people Of the State will