The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1894-09-21


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THIS is the first opportunity that
democrats have had since the war to
indorse a democratic administration,
and it seems that some members of
that party have become so accus-
toned to enter protests that
they continue in the beaten tracks,
as if their own party was not In
power. We have a man for lead
err who has proven himself'to be, not
only a friend to the people, but a
statesman, the peer of any who have
preceded him as president. His
record is such as will not admit
reasonable doubt, as to integrity.
He is a man of convictions, who has
the courage to uphold the right and
condemn the wrong. During his first
presidential term, he won, for him
self, golden opinions. go great was
he esteemed by democrats that
he was renOminated, though his
own state instructed against him.
Upon the financial question, Mr..
Cleveland's sentiments have under
gone no change. His views, when
nominated, were as Thoroughly UNI
derstood as now, and no states
in the union were more clamorOus
for his nomination than those of the
South, and not a Southern state
failed to select Cleveland electors.
But now, the siren voice of the
free silverite is abroad in the land,
and, in some instances, resolutions
have been adopted indorsing the
course of the president so far as it
has been democratic; and, strange
to say, the greatest objection to the
president is his position on the sill
yer question. 1t will be re-
membered that his position on the
tariff question in 1888, which was
the cause of his defeat, elected him
four years afterwards, and the Bull
LETIN predicts that four years hence,
the people will agree that the presi-
dents views in regard to- the tinan-
cial question are correct. Mr..
Cleveland is not a candidate for re-
election, nor will he be, and he is
fully aware of the fact that i'll order
for his name to be handed down in
history as a wise and judiciOus
statesman, it is necessary for him to
administer the affairs of the nation
Alright. 1t is, therefore, an assured
fact that he will not knowingly rec
Ommend any measure or measures
that would be injurious to the peo-
pie. 1t he had proven himself un-
worthy of the confidence repOsed in
him there would then be grounds
for opposing him and the candidates
for congress who are standing by
the administration. No president
has had more to contend with than
President Cleveland. On resuming
the reins of government, he found
that, not only 800, 100000, which
was left in treasury at the close of
his term of Office, had been squan-
dered, but that the government was
on the verge of bankruptcy. He, al
so, discovered that only about four
per cent of the duties were being
paid in gold, whereas 90 per cent on
his retirement was then paid in
gold. No stronger evidence could
be produced showing that this gov
eminent was making rapid strides
to a silver basis. Gold was flowing
from the treasury but not into it,
and, as a result, man had no conf
dence in his fellow Tan. Twelve
months ago, the number of failures
of mercantile firms were unpreceden-
ted, and numerous were the banks
that suspended, In the city of
New York credit certificates were
issued, and pandemOnium was seen
on every hand. Although it has only
been something overa year and half
since President CLEVELAND entered
upon his second term of office; the
wisdom he has displayed, has, TO q
great extent, caused restoration of
confidence, and, as a result, the
banks which about u months ago
were compelled TO issue credit GER
tificates, now have an unusual sus-
plus. A change for the better has
been wrought, and the radiant light
of prosperity is fast dissipating the
cloud of gloom. These are only a
few of the beneficial results, which
have been accomplished since the de