The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-02-15

being our chief source q revenue,
vitality concerns all Ehc social and,
business clements Of the state
1t is By the taxing power Of the +.
state government that its machinery I
is kept in motion, anu when the no
tive power that propels it Is unequal .
II applied it becomes an engine OF OPP
preston. The amount Of taxes as /
sessed and collected and the mode Of
doing II is watched with more sensi-
tive Jealousy than any other agency
Of the governing power
The amount should not only be lin
tied to the necessities Of an economi-
cal administration, but should as far
as possible under The constitution bear
upon all alike.
The spirit and genius Of our con-
sutulion require that taxation shall
be as equally distributed as possible
among those liable to it, that the
burden may be lighter.
| RAILROAD COMMISSION.
| There is public demand, and not
without reason and just cause, for
. legislation at your hands designed TO
ramcdy some Of the evils Ia railroad
management.
While railroads may be owRed and
conducted fUr emoluments by private
I individuals, they are. never thelcs>,
public institutions IN so far az their
mode Of operating them effects the
pubic IL forests. Chartered by pub
lie authority they are amenable TO Il
and should be held to strict account,
The law should unmuScle liz giant
arm or proper service t. those " ho
own and operate it, nor minimize lts
strength when operating III q lesiu-
mate sT,lere. But Tie people wh~
. have rights involved il the mode ri
their mana cement, While they con
ecde al lust and legal rights, should
guard well and timely their approaeh
es to power. Aside from she settle
mcnt Of our public debt and its ne
cessary corresponding taxation, ~
questiC more seriously touches the
, lntcres Of the general pubic THAI
railroad transportation. Ever
community, and all branches Of bus
iuess are affected ~ /.
RDUCAn1oN.
Ills encouraging to the friends .
n popular education that Of onr system
1 Of public schools az annually operate
c Is daily growing in Pu bile favor.
= Like all othor UutgroW tbs from pnh
n lie sentiment, It cannot be expecte
I 10 he perfect, and must Improve a
7 its good results are seen ahd felt. Il
G practical operation shows defects al
= suggests Improvement. The prcsen
2 school law, which WIS passed Mare
h 6, 1873, created a school fund Of $ ,
t 5I2, 10000, with interest ut six pc
cent. per annum payable semi-annu
ally.
+ Reports for the year 1882 sh ,
/ that we have a sch elastic populaio
r Of
Il Total white mAl=s-...--...-.-.-. --..-...ti0275
Y rotu white f..u,los .....-.. .-...-.--. $50
T.tDI is -
z tai c7Iorci mails .-.-......-. .--.-....7i,576
= Tst,l c-,}oTsj females ........s9, 10
Total school population white and eoloycd 5's,i7a
e IESITEATIAKY.
:, 1t ia the history IF our stu.e prise
d that until leased, il wns lot sci
= sustaining ihsluution, but reIuirr
!" appropriations from time to tin
: to Keep it up.
:; While there are grave objection
. To the lease system, yet the inieret
"a of ths state, AMI the great nacs7slt
y for economy. persusda nc thRt IA
70 thing better could now be done thG
Il to observe the lease syetaBt