The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-09-14
BEAsLEY A noLD, BAD BOY.

BEASLEY A HOLD, BAD BOY
Ou the 10Th of January, 1879, a
resolution was pending before the
General Assembly, declaring that no
settlement of the State-debt made by
the General Assembly should be finally
ratified by the people at thc ballot-box
The Democrats passed the resolution,
bat there wcTeIwo or three Democrats
who voted WITH the Republicans
ngainst it. Among the number was
BeasIeY. lie was not content to cast
lass vote against it, but he as sailed it
bitterly, We copy what he said,
from the Banner of January 18th,
1879:
lam oppose to the adoption Of
this resolution. The government
under which we live is Republic,
and not a Democracy, like some of
those in ancient times. All lcgisla-
tive power is vested in the Conceal
Assembly. Representatives are pre-
surned 10 know and reflect the scnti-
ments of their constituents ON all pub
lie questions, and these representatives
are required to take an oath ~ sup
port the Constitution Of the State,
end not an oath to support the plat
form ola political party, which is
generally gotten up by few msn
and adopted without discussion.
The resolution before the House is
unconstitutional. It is also unwise
and incxpcdient. II we abandon the
! Constitution in this instance, hoH
long will it be before we will be urged
to abandon it again? Never before
in the history of the State has Il reso-
luton of this kind been odopted.
The policy which it proposes is for
eicn to the genius of our institutions
and establishes a precedent which is
dangerous to the liberties aaad wei
fare Of the people"
He was then speaking and acting
under oath. When did Bcislcy
change his views? His present plat
form and his legislative record do
not CONSIST upon this question.
Which does he scratcIG If he will
read both at the same time we in
cline TO the epipion it will make him
want to scratch whether lac does OK
aot,
On the same day he introduced a
bill to settle the State debt 1t Is
hard to credit yet ne was 4ircE Tor
settling the entire debt at fifty ceats
on the dollar without Discrimination
and without submission, and his ill
also embraced the odious principle
fof fax receivnhlity of the 1908. We
copy his bill from the Banner Of the
same late;
By Mr.. Beasiey-To settle The State
debt 10y tho issuance of nun-intercst
bearing treasury notes, The bill au-
thorizes the issuance oftreasury notes
la denominations Of one, two, FIVE,
ten, 6f{y, one hundred and five hun
drcd dollars, bearable and redccmab!e
only ia taxes, 1t authOr.zes the Comp
troiier TO take up all bonds presented
within twelve months after its pas
sage wjjh those treasury notes at fifty
cents on tho dollar. 1t provides that
the Interests shall cease on the LIST
Of Fcbusry, 1879. and that all bonds
that are not presented within twelve
months after the plss l5c of this acl
shall be forever debprrcd and not
considered claims against the State
This dDcs not include the permanent
school fund or any bonds he'll by
educational or charitable institutions
or those h.ll by the United Stats
prior to The passu &c of this pct. Refer
cal
Bold, Bal Beasley-WIbbling
Beasley-why did You SO impose upon
the GrGeuhackers? 1.-The hal remenr
aercd Til uau s. fate, he would hay,
hesitaleI. IjIlman, fancying hi
record bad been forgotten, inn ,oseu
himself upon the Greenbacker~
When they discovered the fraud, the
kicked him of the track What Wi.
they do with the bold. bid be
Be;lsleY (Nashvilte UoHd)