The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1888-12-14

pie that IN the exercise of its functions and
powers it will deal with the body of our citi-
1ens in a manner scrupuIousIy honest and fair
and absolutely just. 1t has agreed that Ameri-
can citizenship shall be the only credentaI nee
before the law, and that no con-
diuon In life shall give rise to
discrimination IN the treatment of the poo
pie by their Government. The citizen OF
our Republic in its early days rigidly insist
bond, and stretching out before him a
clear field for individual endeavor. His tribute
ured by the cost OF its economical rnainte-
nance and he was secure in the enjoyment
Of the recompense Of his steady tribute and
confronted in it. In those days the truga lity
of the people was stamped upon their Govern
ment and was enforced by the free, thoughtful
and intelligent suffrage or the citizen. COmbina-
tiOns, mOnOpolies and aggregations OF capital
were either avoided or sternlY regulated and
restrained. The pOmp and glitter OF govern
ments less free offered no temptation and pre-
sented deluSiOn to the plain people who.
side by side in frien lly competition, wrought
for the ennoblement ana dignity of man, for
the solution of the problem Of free government
and for the achievement of the grand destiny
awaiting the land which God had given them.
PRIVATE VS.. PUBLIC INTERESTS.
A century has passed, our cities are the abid-
ing places OF wealth and LUXURY; our manu-
factories yield fortunes never dreamed of by
the fathers of the Republic; our business
men are madly striving in the race for riches,
and immense aggregatious OF capital outrun
the imagination in the magnitude OF their un-
dert0kings. We view with pride and satiSfaC-
ton this bright picture of our couutry's growth
and prosperity, while only u closer scrutiny de-
Yelops sOmber shading. Upon more careful
inspection we find the wealth and luxury of
our cities mingled with poverty and wretched-
ness and unremuneratve toll. A crowded and
constantly increasing urban population sug-
discomfort with agricultural pursuits. The
farmers son, not satisfied with his father
simple aud labOrious life, joins the eager chase
LOT easlIy-acqulieu WSalth. we Discover thal
the fortunes realized by our manufacturers are
no longer solely the reward of sturdy industry
and enlightened foresight, but that they result
from the discriminating favor OF the Govern
ment, and are largely built upon un
people The gulf between the employer and
the employed is constantly widening, and
classes are rapidly forming one comprising
the very rich and powerful, while in another
ure found the tOilng poor. While we view the
achievements of aggregated capital, we discover
the existence OF trusts, combinations and mo-
nOpolles, while the citizen is struggling far IN
| the rear, or is trIIapled to death beneath an
| carefully-res trained creatures Of the law and
| the servants OF the people. are fast becoming
the peoples masters. Stin congratulating
ourselves upon the wealth and prosperity OF
our country, and cOmplaCently contemplating
/ every incident OF change inseparable from these
| conditions, u IS our duty as patrloIc cluzehs
to inquire, at the present stage of our progress,
| how the bond OF the GoVernmeut lnauS WIN
/ the people has been kept ana performed IN
stead of limiting the tribute drawn from our
citizens to the necessities Of its economical ad-
ministratiOn, the Government still persists in
/ exacting from the substance OF the people
millions which, unapplicd, are useless ana lie
dormant in its treasury. This hagrant inius stice
| and this breach OF faith and obligation add ex-
tortion to the danger attending the diversion OF
tht. currencv of the country from the legitimate
| channels OF business. Under the same laws by
/ which these results are produced the Govern
ment permits many millions more TO be
/ our people, and to be taken from
! our consumers. which unreasOnably swell the
| profits OF small but powerful minority, Ihe
people must still be taxed for the support OF
l the Government under the operation Of tarih
| laws. But TO the extent that the mass OF our
/ citizens are inord1nately burdened beyond any
| useful public purpose and for the benefit Of q
] favored few, the Government, under preteXt OF
ousIy into partnership with these favorites
/ TO their advantage and TO the in
| people. This is not equality be
] fore the law. The existing situation is in
furious to the health of our entire body polite
I 1t STILES ia those for whose benefit II Is per
/ mitted all patriotic love of country and substi
tutes in It's place selfish greed and grasplng
/ Devotion to American citizenship for its own
I sake and for what IL should accomplish as
| motive to our Nations advancement and the
happiness OF All our people ls ulsptASe1 oy tnS
I assumption that the Government, instead OF
| being the embodiment OF equalltS, Is out ah m IN
| Strumentality hroush Whlcu esPeCial i al5u
! individual advantages are to be gained
/ The arrogance OF this assumption Is
( uuconCcalcd. It appears IN the sorald dls
/ regard Of all but personal interests in the re
! fusal to abate for the benefit OF others one iOta
! OF selfish advantage, and in combinations tc
/ perpetuate such advantages through efforts &c
control legis latiOu und improperly influence The
/ sunrages OF the people. The grievances oil
I those not included within the circle OF these
/ benehciaries. when fully realized, VIII surely
/ arouse irritation and discomfort. Our farm
/ crs, louE-Suncring and patient struggling
} in the race OF life with the hardest ana nosl
uuremitting toll, Will not fail 10 see, in spite o
/ Misrepresentation and misleading tauacles
! that they are Obliged % accept such p rices fOI
+ their products as are fixed i'm foreign markets
4 where they compete with the farmers OF
I the world; that their lands are declining III
+ value, while their debts increase, and thal
Z without compensating favor they are forced By
/ the aston ot the Government TO pay for the
4 benefit OF others such enhanced prices for the
I things they need that the scanty returns o
I their labor fail 10 furnish their support, OF
I leave no margin for acCuruul lati0n-
Our workngmen, enfranchised from al delu
I sion ana no longer frightened b. the cry tha
( their wages are endangered, by a Just revision
( OF our tariff laws, viii reasonably demand
( through such division. steadler employment
I cheaper means OF living in their homes, free
I dom FOR themselves and their children from tht
I soom % perpetual servitude, and an open dco
/ TO advancement beyond the limits OF la
I boring class. Others OF our citizens whust
Z comfaESs ami expenditures are measured by
/ moderate salaries and Fixed incomes viii insist
Z lpUn the fairness and justice OF cheapeninl
Z The cost of uCCessarcs for themselves ant
I their families. When % the selhshues'
( % the bcuehCiuries of unjust discrr2ina
2 tion under Cu laws there shah ID
f Gdced the disCoutcUt OF those IS no suffer non
Z such discrimination we viii realize the fac
+ that the beneficial purPose OF our Luvernmel
3 dependent upon the patriotism ana co1tent
u2eut OF our people are endangered