The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-10-02

1'"A wis Ii1S AtIlit'i f'@taC HGrsA pa
pers who have opposed the democrat
&c policy Of regulating railroads By
d commission. but So far, none o.
the sp-called democratic orsalt
have signiGsd a willing to coHpro.
mise upon the terms proposed. Tn,
substance of the American propisi
tisn was that the democratic party
ia Tennessee should abide the action
Of Congress in that matter. i
Congr ess passed "a bili regulating the
charges for transportation made By
railroads as TO com mcrce between
the States, then the party IN Tcnnes
see SHOULD favor the regulation @
same within the state Of Tenness &c,
by the use Of the instrumenta!iue,
employed b., Congress for that pur
pose. The Bulletin did not
iavor The Americans proposition
Tor the reason that We are in iayol
Of regulating railroads iii Tennessee
whethen Congress sees proper to %
50 or not. We we're unwilling
that the action Of tas democratic
party In Tennessee should depend
upon that of any Legislative body
other than that Of the state Of leu
nessee. We Uelieve that if there
WIS necessity for legislation al
that characted IN Tennessee aud il
the legislature Of Tennessee had the
power to enact law TO prevent I'M
fair and unjust DETERMINATIONS
against individuals ana places (and
&c have never for a m0meat doubt
tue rulhfulness Of either prapo.itio., J
such las should be enacted ST
once and carried Cu', whether steps
we're H. ken to correct thoSs buses
Of power olaew here CT not. But tbs
reasons which caused the railroad
organs to reject the proposition Of
the American, are quite different
from those which caused the BULL
tiusto fail to give its assent thereto.
The proposition Of the American
was g. liberal th4t we believed ever
newspaper in reuneGsoe Which had
been fighting the regulations Of rail
roads, wouId accept it al once. We
could not see anything in the prop
osiuon ~ii:h, even the railroads
til me ves could object to, for If a.,
al is passed By Congress regu:4ti &
the charges for Interstate commerce;
state laws Of a similar character 70
the equation OF commerce within
the state would follow aim ,st as :
matter of course. The papers to
whom the propositions Of the Amerl-
eau was made, rejected il because
hey were determined not to assent
to any sort Of arrauEsnisns by
which Che powers SOW cx~
ercised by The ra; -oaI
companies will be in amy wise inter
tered with, no 'natter how uljus1
and illegal they may be. The in
tercsts Of the people Of Tennessee,
ard Of .hc Democratic party; DO not
have feathers weight, With man,
Of them II they conf Ct H. tn let
degree with the SUPPOSED III. rrcst>
OF their pet oorpocations Win
many Of thcm il does not seem "a
matter how niuch indiyidunl- sna
localities are discriminn,ed against,
i the railroads can only he pers.i!
ted to ID ~ they please, and cha;Ss
what they please for tbs scrvIo,
rendered the shipper. Their coH.
duct further DEMONSTRATES ttat t..e G
organs are unwilling to yield any
thing for the sake at anitY IN the
Democratic party, aud they viii be-
with nvthing less than ab-
solnSe non-iu,yrfarenca with tl>
claimed rights and privileges Of I'll. /
corporations, This IL, cyjdsntiy !
their position, ami no amount OF |
argument ami no sort Of PROPOSE |
ion will move then. They seem |
determined to either force ile Dem /
,crc!ie party TO 20 back on lis ut,
.erouces in lis LAST two state couveu.
ions, or to abandon It They ali |
,!ain to be Democratic, AID set a.
mad rs March hares if their Demos
acY !squeSt o.cd. ! e !" tie EN-
lavs signiiled their Willingness 10
}e governed by the will al tie Dem
.cratic party winch wi!l meet il.
."Iivcniipu next year. 81 Jar Is We
re concerned, We will abide the &C
ION Of the / emocrntic STATE, oonyen-
ION in this matter, but we are not
a favor Of the larty's abanoonirg
rue position for Jly rake Of con
iiiarins amy iacUon.
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Charles My(,arty .,t'n.f. o., r-.,,,.-I