The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-10-22
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND
TIE BLAIR BILL.

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1t seems that few democrats and
few Democratic newspapers are
endeavoring to misconstrue and
dIstott' the position Of their party on
the Blair bill, and apologize for it,
while protesting 20 stand on the
National Democratic Platform a
Chicago, in 1884, and the Stat {
; Platform at Nashville in 1886.
! Il will be remembered the Blair
Bill was introduced and discussed in
Congress before the two great party
platforms of 1884 were made, al,
though the hill as then presented
was not near as Objectionable as in
its present shape, But it was before
the country aud the two parties
made Up the issue upon II.
The Republican convention foI
the entire country met at Chicago
on goth of June 1884, and on thi:
subject made the following declara
ton:
1--WE favor the esta blishment of {
wise and judiciOus system of genera
education by adequate appropriation
frem the National Revenues whereve
the same is needed"
| Which means an unlimited appro
priatiOn at the discretion of the FEEDER
al Government of ReYenue from
tariff taxation and destruction t
any effort for tariff reform.
> The democracy of the Union me
at Chicago in July 1884 and in thei
platform accepted the issue tendere
by the Republicans in the following
language In their platform:
1--WE are opposed to all propOs
lions which upon any pretext wOul
convert the general Government in
to a machine for collecting taxes
be distributed among the sta ties, {
the citizens thereof,
Which means q rigid adhe
ence to our constitution IL
preservation of local self-goYer
ment, opposition to centralized poy
!. er, and the protection Of the peOpl
from q fraud by which they pay 81
or eight dollars in order to get OIL
dollar.
After these two platforms wer
}, made Congress met again, and tn
Blair Bill again came up and Passe
the Senate and went to the Hous,
The Senate was Republican, I'll
.. House was democratic. In order
meet this perniciCus fraud, a resOlr
ton was introduced in the HouR
by Mr.. Morrison OF Illinois, declal
!. ing that all surplus in the Treasur
at any time should be applied I
the extlnguishment of the Govern
ment debt. This resolution paHse
both Houses, and killed the Bla
= Bill, which is based upon the su
plus in the Treasury:
. Afterwards in August 1886, til
= State Democracy of Tennessee, m,
- at Nashville and Incorporated in
= platform tie following;
= "Holding fast to the teachings
Washington, Jefferson, Jackson al
Polk, the Democracy of Tennsss
Or regard national debt as a nation
N curse and declares it a crime again
at the people to heard money raIs,
BIT by taxatlon in the Treasury rath
&c than pay 1t on the matured interC
.ic bearing Indebtedness of the Cover
to ment' 1t demands that the surpl
ct revenue now or hereafter in I
Ily treasury, whether gold or silver.
ry applied to the extinguishment of
On public debt and it denOuncOs a
effort of Congress to appropriate [
revenue of the government tor q
Ia purpose not authorized by the CO
stitution as subversive of the right
% the states and the people thereof.
!, The above is the party record
=. beth National and State, and 1t
!, plain and unequivoCal in condem
ton of the Blair Bill.
Every democrat ought to W
90 the straight ticket of his party If
=. wishes to carry out his party Prin
\. Piles, and every candidate Of,
~ party should stand by his pa
- platform,