The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-08-20
The Democratic Plat
form.

1. The democracy of Tennessee,
by its representatives in convention
assembled. congratulate the ceun-
try at large on tho restoration of
the democratic party to power in
the administration Of the general
government. 1t endorses the admin
istration of President Cleveland
and upholds him in his efforts to
purify the government from cor
sruption, to restore economy, to re-
wye respect Tor the constitution, to
reduce taxation; to reform the
existing tariff, to allay sectional
animCsiues, to guard the treasury
against mwarranted appropriations
of the public money and, to restore
the government to the simple and
honest methods of administration
known and rrachced by its founder.
1t indorscs the administration OF
Gov. Bate rs honest intelligent
and patriotic, and it particularly
approves the settlement of tie state
Debt, which has been so happily
effected during his administration,
on terms alike satisfactory to the
pu' !.:c cre,hto;s and the people OF
lhe state.
.. It indorses the platform adop-
ted by the democratic national con-
vent,ou at Chicago in 1854.
>. 1t mdorses the action of oul
representatives in Congress in theil
efforts to redeem the pledges Of the
party made at Chicago, by attempt
ing to secure u reformation of the
tariff laws and a reduction Of taxes
4. Holding fast to the teaching
of Washington, Jefferson, jackson
and Polk, the democracy of Tennes
SIC regards 1t a national curse and
declares it a crime against the peO-
pie to foard money raised by taxa
ton in the treasury rather than pay
it on the matured interest bearing
indebtedness of the government
1t demands that the surplus revenue
now or hereafter in the treasury
whether gold or silver, be applied
10 the extingulshment of the public
debt, and it deuounces any efor
ofcongress to appropriate the reyenu,
of the government for any purposD
not authorized by the constitution,
or subversive of the rights of the
states and the people thereof.
5. The democracy, while recog
nizing the supremacy OF the gener
nj government in the exercise of tn,
power reIegated to it by the consti-
tuuon. has ever upheld and defend
ed the reserved rights Of the state
therefore, believing local self-gov
eminent to lac the only method by
which free people can maintain
their institutions and secure n sys
lem of laws adapted TO their wants
and necessities, it cordially join
American citizens Of Irish nationali
tv or extraction in their sympathy
for Irelond in her struggle tor hom,
rule.
6. We favor the maintenance,
and improvement Of our system o
public schools and the education O
MI classes Of our citizens.
Z. We oppose the farming out o
convIces so as to bring them in com
petition with the honest labor of oul
state, and favor the enactment Of
such laws as will terminate as early
rs practicable such competition.
s, Recognizing the sovereignty of
tie people, in response to their de-
mand made through their ropresep-
tatiyes in the last general assembly
we favor submitting 10 them for
their adoption or rejection the pro
posed constitutional amendment
prohibiting the manufacture and
sale Of Intoxicating liquors rs a
beverage III Tennessee.