The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-07-10
BOLIVAR, TENN.
STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM,
lime 18Th, 1854.

JUNE 10Th, 1881.
I. That whereas, the adnrinistra-
lion Of Governor VIM. Il. Bate has
been puro, faithful and wise, We
heartily endorse the same.
2. That VIC regard the settlement Of
the debt Of the State Of Tennessee,
made by the last Legislature, As final,
and pledge ourselves To the faithful
maintenance of the same.
3. That we favor such legislation
Us will compel railroad property to
hear its just proportion Of necessary
taxation.
A. That we favor the regulation
Of railroads by commission for that
purpose, so as to protect the roads in
an their rights aud the people from
cxtornou and from unjust and unfair
discrimination.
>. That We favor the promotion
and encouragement Of popular cd
ucation.
6. That We declare that no more
taxes should be levied by the State
Government than is absolutely noe
cssary to defray the current expenses
Of the same administered with the
most rigid economy, to meet the
accruing interest upon the funded
debt, and liquidatc the same in &C
cordance with the contract. But if
in tho practical operation of our re-
venue system, more money has been
or should accumulate in the treasury
than is needed for these purposes
VIC favor the appropriation of the
same by the proper legislative fiscal
Officers of the State, under safe and
proper legislative restrictions, to
the extinction Of TIC States indebet
. elncss.
Z. Justice and sound policy forbid
the Federal Government to foster
my one branch Of industry TO the
dctriment of another, CT to cherish
5hc interest Of one portion to the in
jury Of another portion Of our COM
Im0n country. and hence We denounce
tthe present tariff as 4 master piece Of
injustice inequality and false pretense.
It prohibits imports that might pur-
.chasc'ths products Of American la
Gnor. 1T 1as degraded American
commerce d1om the first to an infer
d0rrIFsi- oa uIc high seas. II has cut
down. bbo--ulcs Of American manu-
facurcs nj home and abroad, and
depleted thcuDturns of American az
1'ICTlturo, "a industry followed by
over haB "tr tl,e American peoplc.
II cofts Oh 'Tcople five times more
than il Pr5@Cuos to the Treasury,
obsIructs Oh, Processes of production
and wastest5scfeits oflabor. It pro,
NOTES frauds. fosters smuggling, en-
riches dishonest officials and hank
. rlrty honest merchants. 1t accum-
aiR'tcS n corruption fund in the vaults
acf tho Government to poison official
action and debauch the public con-
science. We favor a reduction Of
tariff and demand that no more re-
venue be raised than is required to
doiray the legitimate expenditures Of
the government economically ad
ministcred, and revenue raised for
any other purpose, whether by Gus
tom House taxation, or otherwise, Is
Unauthorized by the Constitution
But this convention hereby pledges
itself to cheerfully support the plat
form Of the National Democratic
party. not only IN reference to the
tariff, but in all other measures of
reform.
s. We denounce tho Republican
party because the logic Of its long
lease of power coupled with the Ia.
plicity and sLnm pretsrccs evidenced
by its platform recently adopted in
this State, and also at Chicago
shows that it is the settled purpose
Of the real leaders of that party to
subvcrt local self-government and
erect on it's ruin and tho poverty OF
the masses a consolidated despot-
ism.