The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-08-17


Just a. the comm une is the shre follower
and offspring of monopoly.
6. We believe it is the mission Of The
democratic party to preserve the govern
ment and country from monopoly on the
one hand and the commune on the other
but 10 order to do so its organization
should be compact and its memb ers 10y al
and true, having trust in each other. The
member who CANNOT rise above the petty
level of his own and his neighborhood;s
interests, and who is only willing for par
ty principles to apply wnere they do not
touch his own pocket, is unworthy, whether
he be In private station or a senator, and
he should be, at least if trusted with Office,
disgracefully drummed out of the party
camp.
z. We note with grave concern the rap
id growth and increasing strength of two
distinct classes of Organizati ons in our
country. One class includes the numerous
societies, unions and brOtherhoods formed
cludes the combinations among the EN-.
ployers. When the large corporations of
employers engaged in any given business,
pool their interests and profits, monopolies
and trusts result.
The combinations among the employed
lead practically to the same result. Both
destroy individnalism and stife conscience;
both tend to absoluteism and tyranny.
The one however is the necessary sequence
of the other, and if government can apply
any rem edy. the work should begin at the
root; and it the government would escape
the breath of the commune, it must crush
the spirit of monopoly.
8. We favor any feasible legislation
which will prohibit and make criminal
the waterings of stocks and over issues of
bonds by corporate enterprises, which so
enormously increase the floating secuT rites
of the country, representing pretended but
not real values.
8. We favor the imposition of an income
tax as proposed in the bill now nending in
congress, aud believe that no fair minded
citizen can or would object to being taxed
in some measure at least in proportion TO
the benefits he receives from the care and
protection Of his property by the govern
ment.
10. We believe that the steady decline
in values of all properties and products,
and the steady appreciation of money du-
ring the last twenty years, Is due, in chief
est measure, to the practical reduction by
one half of the measure of all values by
the decentralization of silver, accomplished
by the republican congress of 1873. Be-
fore that time the gold and silver of the
world together measurec and controlled
all values and the effect if not the object
and purpose as we'll, of the decentralization
OF silver, was and has been to reduce all
property values and to appreciate money.
1t was 4 gross Legislative robbery, and the
same authority which committed it should
remedy and correct 1t. While recognizing
differences of opinion among political
leaders and party representatives on this
important and difficult question:; and add
mitting imperfect knowledge and under
among followers and constituen-
cies; yet if risks of opinion are 10 be taken,
we prefer to take them in the line of our
old policies and traditions, and with the
comfort of an experience OF eighty years,
when gold and silver were equally respect
ed and equally coined as the money Of the
before this legisl alive CRIME
was committed. Having been demoneti-
zed by congress, we ask congress to restore
silver to the position of which it has been
deprived. and we have no confidence in
any policy which compels us to wait upon
agreement with other nations.
ard as it existed prior to 1873, and of the
coinage of both gold and silver. and at
such ratios as shall maintain the parity of
The two metals. While in the opinion OF
The democracy of this county The ratio of |
Is TO l should be preserved.
IL. We commend and endorse the wise
and economical administration of cur state
affairs COR the past two years under the adj
of Gov. TurneY.
y. We have confidence in the integrity |
and patriotism of President Cleveland and |
we heartily endorse his earnest efforts in |
The cause of tariff reform and tor purity |
and economy in the affairs of the govern |
Oent.
w. M. Matthews offered
the following resolution,
was unanimously adop-
ted:
We endorse the candidacy of the
Hon. Chas. A. Miller of our county
for congress, and heartily commend |
him to the support of our fellow
democratic votes of the 10th Dis
trio. at the primaries on the 10th of
October next.
On motion, the delegates
to the Pictorial convention
were instructed to vote for
j. d. Casselberry for Floater.
ROGER S. CLARK, Secretaries.
J. II. MOORE,