The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-09-23
COMMUNICATIONS.


to myself, in reply to an editorial crit
icising his Lake county card. l de-
sire to assume the responsibility Of this
criticism, which. though furnished to
you as an item Of news, you have ad-
dressed and printed as eOmmunica-
ton. In reply to his late letter, a.
low me to say that the charge against
him of being "a chronic bOlter," for
which he calls for the proof, as to his
support Of the independent candidates
in 1870 and 1872, I give the name Of
L. NJ. Darlington as my informant,
who will establish the truth Of the
same, by affidavit if necessary, and, as
L believe, upon Mr.. Lambeth's own
admissions, in the presence of half a
dozen witnesses. In reference to his
vote for Grant, whatever his objec-
tons were to Greeley, do not believe
any sound democrat could possibly
vote for Grant. For myself, l re-
fused to vote for either Greeley or
Grant, because both had ever been
the bitter enemies of the southern
people. Indeed, Mr.. Editor, 1 have
never voted for any candidate who
was not in hearty accord with the
democratic party. 1 hold that the
democratic party is the great political
ark of safety, the honest protector of
the rights of the people, and
he who forsakcs its standard and
joins in with its enemies is an enemy
to the people and their best interests.
The democratic party has safely car
ried the people through the dangers of
the past; and, ever battling against
open hostility from without and secret
treachery within its lines, has with
stood successfully every assault upon
the people in all the past history of
the party. 1t certainly will not
desert its mission and lower its flag at
the dictation of The political bucca
neers who make war upon it to-day.
Mr.. Lambeth seems very DESTROYS
of obtaining sickly notoriety in the
present campaign. While the politi-
cal cauldron is boiling and the popular
passions are excited, he has secured a
reputation which must be as unex
pected to himself as to others. He
says he has heard of my abusing the
democratic party when running for the
Office hold, claiming to be a demo-
crat while in democratic counties, and
a republican in republican counties.
In reply to this, Mr.. Editor, permit
me to say that, if Mr.. Lambeth did
hear this, he heard an unwarranted
SANDER, and 1 denounce it as DELHI
crate falsehood, which ne one who
knows me will, for moment, believe.
Indeed, do not believe any one ever
seriously said it-unless it was some
enemy who was trying to beat me for
the Office. The fact is, there were
three democratic and one republican
counties in my circuit; the three dem
ocratic counties gave me very large
majorities, and the republican county,
with the help of Mr.. Lambeth, gave
my competitor majority. How IL s
happened, Mr.. L., who was behind the
curtain, knows better than myself.
He also charges it, that 1 have a
, railroad pass all over my circuit. This
. is purely personal matter, and need
= not have been referred to here; but ]
: will say his statement is not entirely
o true. 1 wish heartily it was. 1 &C
p over my circuit upon the peoI les bus
+ mess and not my own, and at heavy
expense. I wish very much that
could always ride free. l have some
times had complimentary passes owe
railroads, just as the Wilson
= Judge holds a complimentary pas
ever his circuit, and just as the Hon
MIR. Manson, the candidate for tn
Legislature, as he admits, had con
. plimentary passes during both of hi
:, terms in that body, and just as MI
: L., as I am informed, wanted to hav
when in Nashville recently at the cor
!, vention. After abusing all the railroad
=. he had the effrontery to call on prom
inent railroad man for a free pa
home.
ie Mr.. L. wants to know if 1 ev'
bolted anything in my life. 1 answe
1 never bolted anything that is jus
~ honest and true; and my friend wi
find that in this l have always BET
he sustained by all good people.
ng He thinks it not nice for state of
re- Ger to ''dabble in politics" That
one thing will submit to the peop
ng whether in their electing me to
his state office they expected, or desire
h. that should cease to take an in5ere
sh in their welfare that 1 should truck
and fawn before them ''with bat
rs breath, whispering humbleness; 81
render my manhood as a citizen, a
my liberty as man. May not Wi
ed equal prOpriety, and in my quiet W
mt for I have been quiet in this discl
no entertain and express opinio
me- on this great subject as well as t