The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-08-26
The Boilers Platform.

Tc-ented in Convention by its delegates, who |
have been els where denied the right to re-
fleet the will Of the party and the people, |
by the opposition of men assuming TO be |
the managers aud the masters of the Demo |
cratic party, by tle combination of lis enc |
mics and the mistakes OF its frie1ds-by the |
manipulation and fraud Of the vast railroad
corporations, who have their iron grasp
upon the liberty of the people and are de-
terminod To destroy il, aud Who to peEpetu-
ate their power, have Iabered aEsiduouEly in
every manner, even To the furnishing of free
| tickets and free nasSt=s u many delegates
| to the State Convention, and are determined
| 70 uphold them and their action, and deny
to the people not only their rights, but To
take from them also the privilege of vot-
| ing uPOn them; and have brought here ali
| the power which they could secure TO cap
| ture the State Convention in their interest
and override the exprts-sed will of the peU-
/ pie Of the STATE, and this power has united
with the small element of the Democratic
minority Of the State Convention, and i'll
such unholy combination have been able To
stihe the voice of the people, i'll the rejcc-
tion Of Democratic doctrine, and in de-
NAL Of the only right the pcOpl, have been
| able 10 secure after years OI struggle and
contest, the right To settle for themselves 10y
direct vote their alleged indebtedness.
And that combination have asserted in unL-
quivOcal terms their determination to have
the debts of the railroads paid by the peO-
pie of the State. while the holders of the
bonds arc claiming that the railroads owe
the debt, and are now, by suit, trying 10 en-
force its collection against them.
Regarding, do, such combinations
IA destructive of the liberty and prosperity
uf the people, AMI such doctrines ~ mon
StrOus subverSiOns of every principle of
democracy and of justice, we refuse to
render 10 them the sovereignty 81 the ma-S-
es We Represent, and, IN Justice to O1r pco-
pie, We stand With thenl-the Democracy Of
TennSsss~e-and decline To abandon their
principles ut the bchest of such an slliance,
, and therefore,
We denOunce the action IF such cOmbi-
nation pretending To be State Democrat
ic Convention, AZ undemOcratic; and, a
platform of Democratic principles ON which
: We invite the support of the Democratic
/ party, and all friends of true democracy ;
We declare
We approve the National platform
adopted at Cincinnati, and heartily ell
dorse the noniiHAtiun vi Hancock and Eng
r Iish.
l. We declare our allegiance to the time
; honored principles of the Democratic par
u; the right of the majority to rule; the
subordinatiOn Of the military to the civil
authority; OPIOaition Ia fraud and violence
and the supremacy of Law and order, and
the economical administration Uf the State
: and National Governments-
: We favor the adjustment and speedy pay
Y ment of the State debt proper.
We deny the validity against the Stat,
}. of all that part Of our alleged indebted
= ness represented by bonds issued Tor or "a
e account of railroads. and declare they shall
b. left for settlement where they properly
q belong in the judicial controversy between
the bondhulders and the railroads.
= We deny the validity of bonds issued fol
e war interest, aud assert that the demand
/ for such interest and its cOncessiUn by mel
pretending to represent the State ut tim'
when We were diafranchiEed "a a crime
against the rights of the people. and III
l. part of such alleged debt shall bc rccog
d HiEed in ANY settlement to be made.
n We declare that in no event, upon an!
settlement, shall the coupons be made r
, ceivablc for taxes.
II We recognize the sovereignty and su
e premacy Of the peOple, aud declare that II,
l. settlement of any part of our alleged in
IL dcbtedness Ehall be made which u nu
=. FIRST submitted TO them for ratification q
rejection at the ballot-bOX ut a EpSeia
o. election TO be held for that purpose only.
We favor the Widest dissemination .
inteiligence a1IOHg the massts, and will Ell
courage and promote the meet liberal am
efficient free rcheol system.
We oppoNe the competition Of cOnviC
with free labor, and favor the enactment a
such Wise and Ezlutary laws as shall r,
Z strain it, 10 far A. the btst interests of ia
free lsbOring people shall require.
&c We favor such regulation Of the taxes \
r .hall lift a part of the burden from tn
shoulders of the lab"ring land owners am
place it ON railroads, capitalists, income
and salaries.
Ok We favor the enactment of such laws a
n will secure the collection ii railroad take
Ie and A will compel the railroads TO dVa
=; justly with the people of the State and pre-
= vent unjust discrimination btIween thrOug
~ and local freightS.
&c On this platform ,f principles We invii
" the corporation Of the honest men {
all parties.