The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-10-25
VOL 80

is a contest for honest, commercial
democratic government on the o1e
hand, and trusts, combines, and
monopoIies on the other. The den-
ocrat.in Tennessee who fails to go
to the election on the 6ih cay OF
November next, aud cast his vote
for Cleveland, Thurman, Taylor,
and all the democratic nominees,
will fail to discharge the highest
duty and most sacred privilege he
uuealhed to US by our fore fathers,
and endangers the continuation OF
good government for The people.
An attempt to disfranchise any
considerable number OF the people
of Tennessee would be torcibly re-
sisted, and yet failure or refusal on
our part to 90 to the polls on elec-
ton day and cast our vote, is prac-
tically dlsfranchisement of our
selves. A comparison of former
elt ciion returns with the census re-
ports Of 1880, shows that there
are fully 10000 democrats in Ten
pessee who have heretofore failed to
vote. The issues involved in the
pending campaign are of such vital
moment OF the people that it is the
solemn duty to every democrat to
90 10 the election and vote The
straight democratic ticket from top
to bottom. Let there be no scratch
ing, no running after third parties
The democratic party is the party
OF the people, and for a man call
ing himself democrat to cast his
vote for any one other than the
democratic nominee, is endanger-
ing good governmet and taking I'm
necessary risk in re establishing the
republican party in power. The dem
ocratic party Is trying to reduce
the taxes of the people to the wants
and needs of the government, they
are opposed to trusts, combiles, and
monopolies; they believe the 1900
600 farmers, and the o,5O0,O0O ia
borers not engaged in manufactur-
ing in the United States should bs
treated with justice and fairness.
The existing high protective tariff
robs the farmers as is clearly and
strongly shown by the following
THE TARIFF AND THE FARMER
He rises in the morning and puts
ON his common flannel shirt, taxed
70 per cent; his clothes, taxed 40
Der cent his shoes, taxed 80 per
cent. He takes water from a buck
e. taxed As per cent, and washes
his face and hands in tin pan
taxed As per cent, and dries them
on 8 cheap cotton towel taxed 56
per cent; he drinks his coffee with
sugar taxed rs per cent; seasons
his food with salt taxed 80 per cent
he looks round on his wife and
childen all taxed the same way
And even the sunlight from heaven
that oours into his humble dwell
inc must come through window
glass, taxed A. per cent, and he
thinks he lives IN the freest gov
ernm ent in the world. Then he
starts to WORKOUTS bride, taxed
35 per Gent, on his horse; and If
his horse has been shod, shoes are
taxed 80 per cent, and the nails
used in sboeing rs per cent; and
bitches him to plow taxed 40 per
cent; and bitches him to pillow
taxed As per cent. And after the
days labor is closed and his family
are all gathered around, he reads
chapter from his bible, taxed 20
per cent, and kneels to God III
prayer on an humble carpet taxed
40 per cent; and then he rests his
wearied limbs on o sheet taxed "a
per cent, and covers himself with
blankets taxed 80 per cent. Nor
do these graspiDg manufacturers
stop here, but even the broom with
which his good wife sweeps the
floor is taxed 90 per cent, and the
cooking vessels used in preparing
her husbands frugal meal are taxed
as per cent and the soda used to
tighten bis bread is taxed 20 per
cent. She sits down to her sewing
with a needle taxed % per cent,
and spool Of thread taxed 80 PEI
per cent, to make q calico dress
taxed DO per cent, or if she wishes
TO knit warm socks to protect her
husband and children from the bit
ter cold she uses yarn taxed SO per
cent. And thus hourly aud daily
must the hard earnings OF the farm
er and laborer go 10 satisfy the
manufactured aDd add to his i'll
gotten wealth. Not satisfied with
pursuing man all along the jour
ney of life from the cradle to the
grave, the republican party has &C
tually Invaded the sepnlchre and
taxed the burial STROUD "a per cent.
and the coffin that is to contain his
dead body until time shall have
ceased to be, and eternity grown
gray with age, is taxed 80 per cent,
the screws that fasten the lid are
taxed as per cent. the pick and
shovel used in digging the grave
are taxed 40 per cent. There is but
one more thing we can do by which
we can perpetuate the memory OF
our buried love, and that is to erect
an humble tomb stone, which is
taxed G5 eF cent, and now they
are done, and may the Lord have
mercy on them.
With this dreadful state of af-
fairs starring you in the face | earn
estly appeal to every democrat in
Tennessee to get his affairs in readi
ness, so that nothing will keep him
from the polls. Prepare yourselves
TO GO after tie sick, the lame and
the blind il there are any such aud
see that they get to the ballot box
and vote TIE democratic ticket
Let every man do his duty, ami
my word for it, leEeland, Thurman
and Taylor will be elected. We
will elect democratic legislature
and good government will be as
sured and established throughout
the nation and state.
THos. l.. WILLIAMS,
Chairman State Democratic Exec
ntiye Committee
Individual WorE