The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-10-14

space IN your paper, wish to give a lew
facts to the people Of Hardeman county in
regard to the present State canvass. Ny
low-tax friends Of II -deman and elsewhere,
since Judge Wright has abandoned the
State canvass that was arranged By the va
rious executive committees and published
in ell the papers Of the State and gone after
Hawkins, the republican candidate for
Governor, have been anxious to hear what
he and Hawkins had &c say on the State
debt. And that long looked Tor opportunity
came on yesterday. Judge Hawkins
opened the debate, and in his speech said
All the bonds now outstanding are the
bonds of the State. and, if elected, l will
compromise and pay them to the bond
holders at whatever concession the bond
holders will make" He also said, eve are
able to pay the debt" And when Judge
Wright came to speak, he said about the
same thing. There was no dispute between
Hawkins and Wright on State Issue. Now,
ask the question, "whO, of all the cand.-
dates and the platforms upon which they
stand for Governor, is in the best attitude to
make compromise on behalf of the State
with the bondholders? Admitting for ar
gument's sake, that the State is bound to
pay all outstanding debts (Which 1 deny,
say Wilson and a Legislature elected on
his platform stand in u better attitude to
to make favorable compromise for the
State than II awkins or Wright. and why?
Vl.oo,,sc EV;l.oJs tForv, la,,;c, Tho v,.J;1
ity of the railroad debt, and can dictate
terms to the bondholders. Hawkins and
Wright say the bonds are the valid. legal
and just debts of the State, and the State Is
able to pay the debt, and they, If elected,
will settle the debt with the bondholders Oh
the best terms that can be had. Now, /
say if the debt is to be compromised, Will
son can save many millions of dollars to
the taxpayers, where Wright 6 Hawkins
cannot and Will not. In view OF these
cred republicans, greenbackers, democrats,
and everybody III the State, regardless of
politics, let us come together and elect VIII
son, and save ourselves from as much Of
this burden as we can. It's a question of
dollars and cents; some say it is a question
of honor. Why, all the honor in the set
Element of the debt has long since been for
feited. The State openly repudiated all
the debt in 1875, both the just and unjust;
so says Judge Whitney in his opinion the
other day in the case of the bondholders vs..
the railroads No, sir, it IS a question of
dollars and cents, and let US look to our own
pockets snd vote for the man that will save
us from the most of this burden. One other
thing, my countrymen: we have full low
tax Legislative ticket for the feld, and let
US, as one man, vote for Wilson for Gov
ernor, J. J. Boon, of Madison county, for
Senator; A. n. lambeth, jr., for Floater;
and J. A. Manson for representative. met
Mr.. Keith in our town on yesterday, who is
the high-tax candidate on the Wright plat
form for Senator against Boon. And
want to say, now and forever, can't see
how Mr.. Keith can have the cheek to ask a
taxpayer in Tennessee to vote for him for
the Legislature. He is not only trying to
make the honest and poor people of Tennes-
see pay the iniquitous railroad debt, but,
my countrymen, he is now the plaintiff in
the case of Keith Va. Clark, the county
court clerk of Madison county, which suit
has been before our Supreme Court and re-
versed, and now stands for trial before the
Circuit Court CT Madison county, and in
said suit Mr.. Keith has been fighting for
about year in our courts, to saddle the
Torbit issue of the Bank OF Tennessee, is
sued in aid of the rebellion, ON the State,
and make her taxpayers pay it. II is the
| very suit, my countrymen. that Wilson and
| Savage have been defending, with that five
| thousand dollar fee which you hear so much
talk about Can any man vote for man
who will give countenance to such a swindle
as this and thus add two or three millions
more of fraud and corruption to our debt
O, God, won't you, in your infinite mercy
| provide some escape for the honest and
poor people Of Tennessee from the hands 81
these swindlers and plunderers OF cur pub
lie treasury, is the daily prayer Of thou
sands of Tennessee's toiling people.
And in conclusion, my countrymen, [ say
let US come together, the honest men of al
parties, and make one more stand on be
half of ourselves, our wives and children
against the combined power of these soul
less corporations. II.
Bolivar Tenn Oct End $780,