The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1888-03-16

md "a ] Of mod Eo'es. TIE owcr
raris IF lie cry alter a heavy rain
fall are so inundated with water as
to imperil both life and property.
About 400 policemen are on the
pay roll, while only about one-hun,
bred are on duty, ard these can
most usually be found about Canal
street. The citizens in the resicent
parts Of the city are almost wholly
unprotected. In many places the
citizens have raised funds by private
subscription, and have enploye d
W atchnen to patrol the streets in
their com munities and protect their
homes from thieves and roughs,
Now it is charged that this city
govern nent Is using the money
which their tax gathers have wrung
from the people for the purpose Ut
buying votes to perpetuate their
tenure Office. If these facts be
true, and they have been given to
m e By reliable citizens, it is the
feulest system of robbery ever known
IN the history Of any government.
As TO streets, cutters, policemen;
and overfows, I know to be true
The election Tor mayor and alder
men lakes place In April. A very
determined and not fight is being
N ads and II is believed that the
old city government will be buriet
beneath an avalanche of ballots.
Will the state election takes place
in April, The republicans are
orgarizIng their regulars AMI re-
cruits with great skill and success.
The bitter battle fought between
the adherents OF Gov McEnery,
and Elk 'Gov; Nichols for the gu~
DernatoriaL nomination created so
much disaffecti0n in the Democrat
lc ranks that the party has not
that unamimIty Of zeal which the
, epu blicans have. Besides the
/ law tariff tendencies OF the demo-
cratic party are very displeasing
to the sugar and rice farmers OF
the state, and this causes degree
Of apathy among them which they
nave not heretofore manifested .
The republican candidate for gov
ernor, Ex-Gov. Warmoth, is max
ing much ado about the democrat.
ic policy of putting rice and sugar on
the low tariff list, and thereby break
ing up and destroying these indusa
tries in Louisiana He advises
them to fly TO the republican party
who will give them protection. l
think, however, Mr.. w armOth ad-
vises them to seek protection where
they will not find it. Senator Sher-
man who is the great headlight and
exponent Of the republican tariff
policy tavors putting sugar ALSO
lutely IN the free list. The repub~
leans never have favored the pro-
teetion Of any industry which Is abb
soIutely a southern industry. Tn ey
want protection to build up re-
publican states. They have no de-
sire, neither do they purpose to give
protection to any industry operated
and owned by conledera ts soldiers
and democrets. think the democratic
party will glYe the farmers Of Leu
isiana eli the pro election they need,
and l think our party is the only
one willing te give them any d t all.
a gain, the republicans are RAISING
d great hub-0 ub here about a fair
count They want a n honest cleo
ton and \ fair count. Well, this
cry of theirs sounds IudIcreus,
does 'ntil? Ibis party has certain
ly bsen 20 the mercy seat in deep
penitence, and h as had It's soul re-
generated and cleanssd from the
dark slus that once dyed 1t black
as hell. You democrats up there
III Tennessee, don't you remem Der
how the repu bs stole the presidency
from Tilden in 1876? Don't you
remember the deep dark theft they
perpetrat ed in Louisiana? So dia-
bolical was the steal that Hayes,
the fraud, whs got in by the steal,
could not steep until he turned the
robbers cut and put the democrat Is
in Now, these are the fellows that
are yelling themselves hoarse fer an
honest election and fair count.
Ii is getting about time you were
whooooeping up somebody to rep
resent old Hardeman in the next
legislature. The senator belongs to
McNaIry this year, also the foater
to Fayette. We ought MT expect,
neither must we permit either the
senator or feater to come from cur
county, unless the other counties