The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-06-04
Respectfully submitted,
Jesse Norment, Charm'n.
Which report was adopted.

Respectfully submitted,
Jesse Norment, Charm'n.
Which report was adopted.
Capt. A. I. McNeal, introduced
the following resolutions, which were
read and ado pied sereatim.
The Democracy of hardenar
County in Convention assembled.
Declare:
1. We believe in thorough party
organization, as the best and only
means of enforcing party principles.
We regret the chronic lack Of unity
in Democratic party councils at
Nashville and Washington, and
earnestly desire our nominees foT
representatives, in the Legislature,
and In Congress, to favor a party
caucus, and abide by, and support
the action of the majority therein
2. We believe IN the lowest meas
ureof taxation consistent with the
public necessities. Whether the
method Of taxation be derect or in
direct, its limit should always be
the amount of revenue requisite for
such expenditures only, as are neces-
sary for Government purposes, in
the interest of the whole people
alike, W ithcut favor to any Individu-
al, corporation or class, we oppose
any and all taxes, indirectly imposed
under our tariff laws, for the pur-
pose of protecting, or subsidizlng
any interest whatever, believing
that any tariff tax, designed Ter
protection, makes the central gov
eminent both a guarantor and Insur-
err to very small portion of its
people, at the expense of their
neighbors. It's purpose and result
is simply a guarantee against loss
to various individuals, and corpora
tons, who voluntarily enter into
what they claim would be a losing
business without government aid
through taxation of their neighbors
and also, is an insuring as well by
the government of a profit to the
few people 50 engaged taken from
the pockets of the many.
We desire no development of
infant, or Overgrown, Industries
either in our own state, or elsewhere
at the expense of the tax payers of
the whole country, through the
medium of protective tariff which
only aggregates the wealth resultant
therefrom in the hands of the few
owners of the interests protected.
IF development is sought through
government aid, we favor such de
velepment as tends to the distrbu-
ton of wealth, even though it be
slower in reaching us, and Less ia its
aggregate value.
3, We adhere to the principle of
railroad regulation enunciated in all
Democratic platforms In this state
for many years past-we desire the
utmost moderation and fairness in
the exercise of the power, and
would welcome the honest and earn
est cooperation of the railroad cor
porations with our Legislature in
securing fair legislation to that end
At the same time entering our pro-
tests against any surrender of this
principles at the dictation of the
railroads in combination with the
party at our last gener- !
al election.
4. We declare against the use of
proxies in any OF our conventions,
and instruct our delegation to the
Gubernatorial Convention in August, |
to advocate the plan Of party organI-
zation proposed by the State Execu-
tive committee to the convention of
1884.
5. While we favor public educa-
ion and urge its cause upon our
representatives, State and Federal,
we earnestly oppose any and all |
measures which tend to introduce
he strong hand of Federal power
nto the local and domestic affairs of
he states, and especially into the
nursery and the schoolroom, such as
he measure known as the Blair
Educational Bill which wears the
mask of generosity and assumes TO
be a gift 20 the people when in fact