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

The Democratic party IN tennessee, rep
resented in Convention by its delegates, who
have been elsewhere denied the right 20 re
fleet the viii OF the party and the people,
| by the opposition of men assuming 10 be
! the managers and the masters Of the Demo-.
cratic party, by the combination OF It's enc
! mics and the mistakes Of it's Ericnds-by the
manipulation and fraud OF the vast railroad
corporations, who have their iron grasp
/ upon the liberty OF the people and are de
! termined to destroy it, aud who, to perpetu-
ate their power, have labsred assiduously IN
every manner, even to the furnishing OF Tree
| tickets and free masses to many delegates
| to the State Convention, and arc determined
| to uphold them and their action, and deny
| to the people not only their rights, but to
! take from them also the privilege OF yOt-
! 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 expressed will OF the PEG
! pie of the State, and this power has united
with the small element Of the Democratic
minority Of the State Convention, and in
such unholy combination have been able to
stihe the voice Of the people, in the rejec-
ton of Democratic doctrine, and IN de
NAL of the only right the people have been
able 10 secure after years OF struggle and
contest, the right to settle for themselves by
direct vote their alleged iLdeb. e5ness.
quivocal terms thcir denomination 10 have
the debts OF the railroads paid BY the PEG
ple OF the State, while the holders OF the
bonds are claiming that the railroads owe
, the debt, and are now, by suit, trying 70 en-
force its collection against them.
Regarding, as We do, such combination
"a destructive Of the liberty and prosperity
Of the people, AMI such doctrines as mon
strou5 sUlycrsiOns Of every principle OF
Democracy and II Justice, We refuse 10 sur
render to them the sovereignty OF the mass
es we represent, and, IL justice to our pCG-
pie, We stand with them-the Democracy Q.
TenncezGe-and decline TO abandon theil
principles at the hohes: q such az alliance
) and therefore,
. We denounce the action Of such comb
nation pretending to be = State Democrat
ic Convention, 40 UndemoCratic; and, % ;
} platform Of Democratic principles on Wh,cl
: We invite the support Of the Democratic
I party, and all friends Of true democracy
:. We declare
We approve the National platform
d" adopted 1t Cincinnati, and heartily en-
dorse the nomination OF Hancock and Eng
r ish.
4 We declare our allegiance to the time
r honored principles OF the Democratic par
:. "; the right q the majority TO rule; tn
1 subordination OF the military to the civi
/ authority; opposition to fraud and viOlonc
a and the supremacy Of law and order, an,
the economical administration u the Stat
- and National GOVERNMENTS
We favor the adjustment and speedy Pay
y ment OF the State debt proper.
We deny the validity against the Stat
II of all that part Of our alleged indebted
- ness represented by. bonds issued for or o
&c account of railroads, and declare they shaI
be left for settlement where they proper
"a belong in the judicial controversy betYee
the bopdholders and the railroads.
- We deny the validity OF bonds Issued 10
-e war interest, and assert that the deLnan
l. for such interest and its concession by NE
pretending TO represent the State at i tim
when we were disirancAised as a Grim
' against the rights Of the people, and n
4 part Of such alleged debt shall be recCg
ID nized il any settlement to be made.
4 We declare that in no event. upon ar
9 settlement, shall the coupons be made r
ceivable for taxes
)r We recognize the sovereignty and 6,
ne premacy Of the people. and declare that =
l. settlement OF any part Of our alleged II
~ debteducas shall be made which IS III
. first submitted to them Tor ratification {
! rejection at the ballot-box st speci
u election to be held for that purpose only.
We favor the Widest dissemination
intelligence among the masses, and viii q
courage and promote the most liberal al
efficient free school system.
We oppose the competition OF convi
- with free labor and favor the enactment
= such wise and salutary laws as shall =
. strain it, so far as the best interests OF Il
free laboring people shall require.
ne We favor such regulation Of the taxes
II shall lift a part OF the burden from 4
n shoulders of the laboring land owners il.
place it on railroads, capitalists, iucom
. and salaries.
OF We favor the enactment of such laws
n viii secure the collection Of railroad tax
he and as will compel the railroads to de
ii Justly with the people Of the State and pr
- vent unjust discrimination between throug
~ and local freights.
&c On this platform Of principles we invi
ry the corporation Of the honest men
all parties.