The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-11-26
BoIIvAR. Nov. %. 1886


You say some of your readers
wish to know why am free tracer
and why I changed front, and voted
he Democratic ticket. In the first
place, opposed converting green
bucks into interest bearing bonds,
and by their making the interest on
the bonds payable in specie, the
debt of the United States was more
than double. l think that the most
unjust, Incxcusable, and oppressive
law on the poor man that was ever
passed by Congress, and sanctioned
by the the President.
More than one-half of the people
Of the United States don't own ore
half as much as the law allows them
yet they are compelled to pay more
than one-half of the taxes which 90
to support The Government, when,
if Justly and fairly dealt with, they
would not have to pay one cont.
Vixen | was a boy in Robertson
county, adjoining Kentucky, where
/ was born and raised, Kentucky
had flooded that state with 50 much
paper money that it became almost
worthless. If she had converted this
money Iato Onds, 1t would have been
the worst Indcbt Of any state in the
union, but instead of that, she taxed
her peopls heavily, retired her pa
per money, and burnt up all the
surplus, and from that time until
now, Kentucky has been one of the
most prosperous states IN the union.
1t did not oppress the people to pay
high taxes because money was pleh-
tyfui, and easy to get. She paid the
surplus off in a few, years, and if
the United States had done as Ken
lucky did, the Surplus Of greenbacks
could have been drawn in, and the
people would scarcely have felt the
burden, because money was then
plentiful. The freedom of the ne
groes VAS the result of the war.
1t was nothing more than | expected
l told tie people if the Southern
States seeded, and went to war On
account of Lincsln's election slavery
would haYe to be established oil over
the United States, or completely
abolished. But after the four mill
lion slayes were freed, without
scarcely anything to eat, drink, or
wear, or tosls to work with to earn
q living, I did blame that party for
making them, and all other poor
people, pay tax of forty-siX per
cent. on every thing they had to
eat, drink, or wear, or work witt, ! |
in order that 4 few men who were
already rich might be made richer.
As for the Blair Bill, to take money |
out Of the Treasury to give to the |
States for Educational purposes,
they will find that the mOlasses
spread on it is nothing but gall, for
they will never get a dime out Of the
Treasury but what is put there by |
taxation, and the people will haYe |
to be further taxed to put it back |
iuto the Treasury. Put the tariff at
its lowest notch,-46 per cent
then on every dollar and 46 cents |
worth he buys he losses As cents.
1 admit that in my young days we
had to pay small tariff, but it was
on luxuries. Now We
have to pay high tariff on Reeessa-
ries, which we are compelled to !
have, which throws the most of the |
burden on the poor man, who is
the least able to pay. 1t frequently
causes suffering aud distress amongst |
the poor. If the Government |
would deal fairly and honestly with !
the poor people, and allow those who
own no property to go tree of taxes,
they could live without SO much
distress. The laDoring people are
the bone and sine ~ Of the country,
aud make every dollar which is
made, and if they were treated fair
" by the government they would lie
the happiest and most independent
people in the United States. They
would not need assistance from the
Government, or any other source,
but if they have to pay two or three
hundred million dollars every year
to support the government, besides
what they are forced to pay to
manufacturers, they will be kept
poor, and distressed. The debt of
the government and its current sx-
penses should be paid by taxes raised
on property. Then every man would
pay according to what he is worth.
If this was done, and the burden
taken from the shoulders Of the
poor, they would once more be hap
Ply and prosperous.
WIN. NUCKoLLs.
FREE TRADE.