The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-05-01

trine The distinguished senator
breaches Is purely democratic, for
he knows no other. lie is an able,
patriotic man and the people of his
state delight to honor him. What
he has to say is worthy the atten-
ton of every reader of tue BULLE-
TIN:
What is the true cause of de-
preston? Some say 1t is for want
OF sufficient circulation. This Is
only part of it. In 1860 we had
S14 per capita circulation and great
prosperity and material develop
ments. day, amid our distress
and depression, official reports show
we have $24 per capita, that, how-
ever in disabled and inflated cur
rency.
The senator said that substantial
relief lay not IN initiation, hut in re-
ductIon of taxation. From the time
of Washington to 1861, when the
democratic party surrendered its
lease of power, only 1000, 600
acres of the public domain was
granted in aid OF public improve.
ments. During fifteen years OF re-
publican rule over 100000, 900
acres of public lands were squan-
dered for so called public improYe-
ments. When this era of repu BILL
can riot set I'D the interests of the
people were forgotten to encourage
campaign Doodle.
He said that scientific men like
Prof. Perry and merchant j. S.
Moore, of New York, had made
separate calculations and ascertain
ed that $500, 100000 were now an
nually transferred from the people
who produce to the favored few.
Senator Teller said recently on the
floor of the senate that one half of
the wealth of the country was
owned by $500 men, some of whom
could buy the whole state of Mis-
sissippi.
He detested communism, but the
condition of the masses from pater-
nalism was calculated to incite and
spread 1t; that in the sanctity OF
private property depended our CIV
iIization and hope tor the future of
the race; that the policy which
takes from one citizen and gives to
another is simply monstrous aud in
human.
The federal government is only a
splendid pauper, toiling not neither
does 1t spin, but is fed and flourish
es upon the toll of It's citizens. The
idea that the government can cre-
ate wealth is a delusion. There is
kind of led gerdemaIn by which
the government can transfer wealth
to individuals, but it is q perversion
of It's true purposes and will finally
end in ruin and anarchy.
The cause of distress is not in a
contracted currency, but in the
leaks arising from the heavy tariff
taxes. Stop the leaks and the
cause is removed. Now political
doctors say, don't tie the artery,
but let her bleed"
Senator George next took up the
SUBJ treasury bill. The bill provides
that the secretary of the treasury
should appoint the warehouse Off
Gals. L said to Macune that would
never do. for the constitution says
that all officers shall be appointed
by the president. said to Macune
THAT Is the biggest power vested in
mortal man." There will be 10,>
600 or more of these appOintees,
and who will they be? Suppose the
secretary OF the treasury did APP
point them. He, perhaps, would
never see one of them. That of
fetal appoints on the suggestion of
his party leaders in the localities
where the appointments are made.
Think for moment who have you
In Mississippi to day filling federal
Offices. Are they men appointed
tor their high standing in the COM
munity? No, sirs; but of their
ability to hold midnight meetings
and lDclte one race against the
other, and TO stir up discord tor
political effect. Look at the class
OF men you have now appointed
from Washington; think of those
you have had In the past, and ask
yourselves If you wish more of
them, and in positions where you
will have TO come in closer contact
with them than in any Offices they
now fill. Is there a farmer who
wishes his cotton graded by man
appointed from Washington?
am told that it takes an expert to
classify and grade cotton, and what
an expert political hummer would
make. Here would come a good
honest democratic farmer from the
country, with his three or four
bales of cotton, a man who takes
an active interest in his local pol
itics and the welfare OF his country,
as every true, honest man does, and
this dusAY warehouse official, or
white renegade, who does not know
what honest toll is, grades his midi
ding cotton as ordinary, Is that
what you Want and would you toll
crate 1t If You had it ? think not.
But these new political prophets
say that We must have such a sys-