The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1882-08-17
THE REASONS.

Democratic State Executive Commit
tee, an his address exposing the true
ef the coca biRatieR bet%ee@
Hawkins, FHsselI and BessIey 40
defeat a joint canvsAs between Bate
and Hawkes. says.
Year co=s@qittee declined TO arrange
for q can vass between General Bate,
Governor Hawkins, Mr.. Beasley and
AR. FHssell, for reEsUas SO apparesit
AS hardly to require statements The
time required tor discussion OF the
Issues o1 his canvass by four speakers
would be SO great as to impose aStrain
GA both speakers a44d hearers which
Aeather could loag endure. In 1880
fUWr gubernatorial candidates were
the field. am reliably informed th;.t
after arrangements for canvass
between Governor Hawkins and one
of them al been agreed upon, the
application of another candidate fUr a
divisions Of time was reiW5e by the
chairman of the Reps blican Commit
tee, OH the ground OF want of time.
Governor Hawkins, it will be observ ed
has recently undergone chance of
views GA this sNhject. Your commit
tee became satisfied that the opposition
to Governor Hawkins was confined
to General Bate, and accordingly /
was Instructed to LegOtiate with the
representative Of Governor Hawkins
alone. Your committee became sat
istied that me only possible effect of
the can 4Idncy OF Mr.. Beasley and Mr..
F,,ss Lwill be the reduction of the
Yo. : 0I General Bate; and they were
$50 persuaded that such effect is de
4 Signed, y few representative utter
anccs are given which, interpreted i'll
the light Of existing circumstances
cannot be misunderstood.
The Nashville Banner said. "This
| is TO he peculiarly u canvass III which
| progressive thought is to meet and put
an end To fossil ideas in politics, and
such fossil leadership as we have haC
for Years past"
Our platform declares it TO be the
right and duly OF the Democrats o.
| TCnntsSee to settle their Indebtedness
In the convention of July 18th GeI
raj Luke Wright pronounced this &
hcresv, and declared. "If this b.
Democracy, the sooner Democracy
goes to the wall the better"
The Nnsh vile Banner, of June q
sal :: 1--WE have had tWOyear Re-
publican administration, and except
the loss Of halfdozen offices we dc
not see that the State has suffered
materially. On The contrary. it was
an advertisement of liberality in poll
tics which was really of some value t.
the State"
COLONEL MARSH 7. POLK,
of the Funding Board, said in New
York: "There are thousands Of
State-crcdit Democrats who will vote
for the Republican nominee rather
than run the risk of victory by the
repucliat0rs. You can imagine how
strong must be the honest sentiment
i'm Tennessee When we are willing t.
vote for the party We have bitterly
opposed tar the. last twenty years and
help it to success. New York Tr
bnne and Nashville Banner.
HON. JAMES f. BAILEY,
! speech in Ma h, il Z the night Def, Z
the convention of July 18th, said: ~
would iather see the Democracy go t,
destruction than 20 have such plat
form forced upon them. "-WoTId
In the convention he said: eve may
not succeed in electlng our candidate
but we will succeed with the people
for majority Of the people OF Tennes
see will be with u.s.
COLONEL J. II. HOLMAN.
prominent in the convention. said;
''There could not happen a greater
calamity than the election Of Bate. =
World, July 10th.
GENERAL E. n. HOOD,
a member of Mr.. Fussell's Executive
! COMMITTEE, said: 1T would be q
calamity To Tennessee should General
Bate be elected governor. Tennessee
could afford, aud l would rather see
Governor Hawkins reelected than
to see Bate elected on the platform he
is running on. AS between Bate and
Hawkins l would vote for Hawkins
Further citations are useless. The
gentlemen referred to are prominent
and representatives. This is the stu
alton: The invitation first rendered,
and BY the regular nominee has 42sen
declined By Governor Hawkins IN
order To canvass with MIR. RUSSELL As a
nominal competitor who agrees with
him entirely rs to the excellence and
merit of sixty three four Eve and six
Appointments for General Bate will
soon be announced. The invitation
extended to Governor Hawking is
not withdrawn, but a divi ion OF
time will at any appointment be nc
corded him.