The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-06-26
THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1854.
STAIR BEHOCRATIC PLATFORM,
JUNE 18Th, 1854.


I. That whereas, the administra-
Rion Of Governor VIM. b. Bate, has
i,ccu yrfre, faithful and wise, we
heartily endorse the same.
>. That VIC regard the settlement Of
the debt of the State of Tennessee.
made by the last Legislature, as final,
and plo'lgc ourselves TO the faithful
4naintenancc of the same.
3. That we favor such legislation
rs will compel railroad property tu
lear It's just proportion Of necessary
taxation.
4. That we favor the regUlafion
of railroads ny commission Cor that
purpose, so as to project the roads in
IN their rights and the people from
cxtortion and from unjust AMI unfair
discrimination.
8. That We favor the promotion
and encouragement Of popular cd
Ucation.
6. That we declare that m more
taxes should be LEVIED by the State
Goycnmcnt than is absolutely neces-
sary 10 dcrray the current expenses
of the same administered with the
most rigid economy, to meet the
securing interest upon the funded
debt, and liquidatc the same i'll ac-
<ordlancc wlth the contract. But if
ln the practical operation Of our re-
venue system, more money has been
vr should accumulate in the treasury
than is needed for these purposes
we favor the appropriation Of tlte
same by the proper legislative
fiscal officers of the State, under safe
and proper legislative restrictions, to
Fhc extinction Of the States clr1eht-
cdness.
Z. Justice and sound policy forbid
the Fedcral Government to foster
any one branch Of industry to the
detriment Of another, or TO cherish
Tire interest Of one portion to the in
Jury of another portion of our COM
mon county, and hence we donounce
4he ! resent tariA as a master piece Of
Srjusticc inequality and false pretense.
II prohibits impor.s that might pur-
chase the products Of Amt ricau Ia
Dor. 1t has degraded American
commerce from the first to an infer
ior rank on the high seas. 1t has cut
down the sales of American manu-
Eacurcs at home and abroad, and
depleted the returns of American az
riculture, an industry followed by
over half of the American people.
It costs the people five times more
than il produces to the Treasury,
obstructs the processes Of production
and wastes the fruits Of labor. It pro-
motes frauds, fosters smuggling, en-
s1chcs dishonest officials and Iank-
rupts honest merchants. IL accum-
ulatcs n corruption fund i'm the vauks
Of the Government to poison official
action and debauch the public con-
science. We favor n reduction of
tariff and demand that no more re-
venue be raised than is required to
dcrray the legitimate expenditures of
the government economically ad-
ministored, 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 chcert1lly support the plat
form of the National Democratic
party, not only IN reference to the
tariff, but ia ak other measures of
rciorm.
8. We dcnounco the Republican
party because the logic Of its long
lease of power coupled with the du-
plicity and shasn pretenccs 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 10
subvert local self government and
erect on its ruin and the poverty of
tho masses a consolidated dcspot-
ism.