The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-04-10
F41Nss POINTS.

the members of the Commission, but
The people would Ike to know why
in taking the Georgia rates as
standard, thew increased the charges
on farm produce and cut down those
on articles manufactured BY !he Pen
iisnliary lease fifty per cent. Tbs
Commission might de;gn to give some
explanation Of the matter if 1t can.
Clarksyi'e Chronicle: There Is
not even 81: ght probability that tho
State deLt question viii Il cure as an
issue in tho coming campaign. and
the suppoyi,ion, that the SKY blues"
vi It ompt to lcassert Themselves
comes from those who have profitnd
by Democratic division in the past.
The real probabilities are that Gov
crnor Bate will be r1uomilated IN
Reelected by thc usual Democratic
majority and that the debt settle
memt will be talked of only By the
Republicans. The Penitentarv Ring
is likely to DO shown up in all Of its
hideous drprayity andsAe Democrat
ic masses who constitute tile major
portion of the wealth and intelIl-
geLce Of the State VIII see that these
rascals are tugrrcd OFT.
We chase the dollar and forget
chat justice in its pit;Iess hunt is
sure to ovortaks rs Men dra thelr
yearly balances of profit and smut
their eyes to the forgotten account f
neglected civic DUTY which is rolling
up lis fearful interest against n day
Of reckoning and Of riot. Wrong i
worked by law, the poor die in dis
ease, the wicked are left to weary lives
Of sin and men forget that, viii
thay can overlook their responsible
ty, their responsibilities will not
overlook them. Trap and plumb as
We will, the sewer of 4 city's sin LEFT
untouched will breed death III un-
guarded homes and shake its win
dows at list nth the rattle of musket
ry.-Philadslphia Press.
Upper Cumberland (Tenn.) Dem
ocrat: The last Legislature was Ger
tainly remarkable one. l, passed
the Railroad Commission hill. A liz
They made a b3tth Of the CommIs
sion of Referees made nine instead
Of three, the number they intended to
make. Triple trpIets. They passed
the pcnitentiary lease bill by the aid
ef the lobby, and tie more it Is stir
red the worse olor. a stencil. The
same Legislature plid $4,000 for
the body OF Polk and refused to let
him liqUidtte his default in the
States own PAL er. They cried with
Shylock, "My bond, my bond, d
nothing hut my bond! will have my
bond, Now they have their bond
and something more than a pound of
flesh. Euchurcd. They passed the
State debt bill. Tires or four NIL
lions out Of the $4,000 600 debt
have been funded, An abortion
The Jackson Tribune and Sun says
that 1.-The Tennessee Railroad Com
mission stands charged with fixing a
schedule copied from the Georgia
system, except thar they discrImin-
ate against the rarmar and in favor
Of the manufacturers Of wagons, fur
niture, window sash, blinds, &C. The
commissioners are in Il bad attituT e,
and while silence will not help their
situation, it Is difficult to see how ex
plauation will help it. However, we
want 10 see il tried. We are not
willing to believe that patriotism Is in
every instance the refuge of Scum
drel, and we know that there are pa
triots on the commission" The fol-
lowing is a comparison on n few
articles showing the d;Ee enc
between Georgia and TenncEse zee
rates:
Tennessee For 100 lbs so miles
Flour and meal, TO-; Grain, etc., Sc;
Wagons, lc; Furniture, lie.
| Georgia For 100 lbs 30 M e
| Flour and meal, ~. Grain, etc &C
/ Wagons, pc; Furniture 27c.
A wealthy Scandinavian from Bis