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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-15

money they had to pay for land not
worth one-fifth the price. Congress
saved the people from almost uni
Versal bankruptcy.
| am not giving one side of this
history. | challenge any man to
show where departure from the
sound policy has brought prosperi-
ty. They say free coinage of sill
yer will bring you wealth. 1t will
not. 1t will bring you bankruptcy
and dishonor. / am in favor of
the free coinage of silver, but no
dollar should be worth more than
another. Tell me why should the
people make the government pay
double the value of silver to oblige
few states that mine it? Why
not make the government pay dou-
BILE for your cotton?
Four hundred and five millions
of dollars worth of silver has been
coined since 1878. Where is it now.
The Golfers of the government in
Washington can hardly hold it.
The people who are calling for sill
yer won't have it. The govern
ment has even offered to pay ex-
pressage on it. How much is in
actual circulation to-day? Only
$50, 200, 900. The people do not
want it, because down in their
hearts they know it is really not
worth dollar, and it is not conve-
nient to carry it. The reason the
silver dollar buys as much as the
gold dollar is because the govern
ment will exchange it for a gold
dollar and that holds it at that
price.
/ am for free silver, but l want
dollars worth of silver and I want
an honest dollar. The reason the
silver dollar is worth SO cents is be-
cause the supply is greater than the
demand. The world cannot con-
sumo or employ it.
Citizens of Tennessee, if you
would have your state developed,
and make new fields grow where
there is now desolation, take your
stand for honest money. Whether
it be gold or silver, let it be honest.
Then your securities will never be
returned. In doing so, you open
the field to prosperity.
Let the man who presents us sill
yer receive what it is worth, just
the same as you receive for your pro-
duce. The state of the south that
shall take first the stand for the
honest dollar, silver or gold, that
state will the empire state of the
South. If Tennessee had the cour-
age, she would be that empire state.
Tell me why, after 100 years of
undisputed elections, you have a
disputed election now? For 100
years, the site did not need col
test law. The reason is that there
is crime and lawlessness. Either
Evans was elected by the people or
lawless returns were sent In. |
will not speak on the merits of the
controversy. This is the first taste
of anarchy that comes from unrest.
The anarchist who teaches lawless-
ness is the one to be feared.
The citizens of Tennessee have but
to be honest to their home, their coun-
try and their God, and they will have
prosperity. What would the states
men, who have made your State,
say if they should know that you
wanted inflated money? Will you
not be holest with yourselves? Do
so and your centennial next year
will bring you great prosperity.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-15
ARRANGEMENTS have been

ARRANGEMENTS have been
made to seat Peter Turney as
governor ofTennessee. Peter
Turney has distinguished
himself in war and in peace
he is honest to the core, and
as fearless as a lion. He is
not the man who has put the
State to such great expense
by the sham investigation
he is not the man to bring
disgrace to Tennessee; he is
differently constituted from
some of the advisers; he is in
the hands of his enemies; he
is old. Let the mantle of
charity be thrown around
Peter Turney.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-15

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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-15

AND now they say that
sufficient fraud has been dis
covered in East Tennessee to
seat Mr.. 1urney as Govern
or. This news" is a little
stale. The people of Ten
nessee knew this several
months ago, when MoCorry
called his cohorts around
him.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-15
HENRY G.. SNoDGRAss is

HENRY G.. SNoDGRAss is
the only Tennessean, so far
as our knowledge goes, who
has aligned himself with the
new ''Free Silver Party"
Snodgra IS was the only men,
Der of the Tennessee delega-
ton in congress who voted
against the appropriation for
the Tennessee Centennial;
Snodgrass was the only men,
her of the House of Repre-
sentatives who predicted the
defeat of the Hon. Jo-
siah Patterson, on account
of his, Patterson's, financial
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-15

SHOULD the Tennessee
journals that so ardently adj
vocated the contest bill be
moved into the State of Ala
bama where the democratic
legislature refused to pass
such a bill, their course
would doubtless be watched
with interest.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-15

THE position of President Cleve-
land in regard to silver, prior to his
second nomination for the presiden-
cy, is too well known for any decep-
tive statements made by his enemies
to have any effect whatever. 1t
will be remembered that when urg-
ed by his intimate friends to recede
from his position as to that metal
because it was thought it might en-
danger his prospects of renomina-
ton, President Cleveland wrote a
letter, which was published through
out the country, succinctly stating
his views, and in which he asserted
that he feared it would not be advi-
sable for democracy to again select
him as its leader. That a majority
of the members of the last national
democratic convention concurred
with Mr.. Cleveland on the financial
question is evidenced by the prompt
manner in which the free silver res
olution introduced by member of
that convention was voted down.
When President Cleveland conve-
ned congress in an extra session to
act upon the financial question the
same conditions then existed as when
Thomas Jefferson, the founder of
the democratic party, was presi-
dent when he suspended the coinage
of silver dollars, and the suspension
lasted for about a third of a centu-
nv. Therefore if Mr.. Cleyeland is
a mugwump, because of his position
in regard to silver, then President
Thomas Jefferson was also a mug
wump as well as all members of
the party that he was the originator
of. When Jefferson caused the sus-
pension of silver, gold was leaving
the country, and being DESTROYS
of keeping both gold and silver in
circulation he stopped the coinage
of silver dollars. In 1898, when
gold was again leaving the coun-
try, President Cleveland conve-
ned Congress in extra session,
and recommended the repeal IF the
Sherman law, which had the same
effect as the act of Thomas Jeffer-
son as to silver coinage. But it is
claimed by those who designate
themselves as ''straight democrats, I"
that the United States can, indie
pendent of other nations, maintain
the double standard by the coinage
of the two metals unlimitedly at the
ratio of I6 to l. But such a policy
has been tried and resulted in fail
ure. In 1894, when the coinage of
the two metals was begun in this
country, the ratio was Is to /,
which was the commercial ratio at
hat time, and was the proportion
which then prevailed in the worlds
markets, but when silver decreased
n value to such an extent that Is
grains of that metal was not worth
IS mach as one of gold, the result
vas the withdrawal of the dearer met
/ from circulation. Thus has been
'roven the falsity of the position
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-15
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TURNEY will no doubt be
seated as governor of Tennes-
see, but will the old man feel
like he has ii clear title
to the office?
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-15

IT sometimes occurs that
parties predicting the rele-
CATION of others to oblivion
have had foretaste of that
state of existence.
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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-15

Col. A. x. Mcclure, editor
of the Philadelphia Times,
delivered an address at Wat
kin's Hall, Nashville, last
Thursday night, from which
we make the following ex-
tracts
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-03-15

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
Knew Danforth. but Didn't Say 1t.
SOME CONTRADICTORY TESTIMONY.
Two Men, One of Whom Can See in the
Dark and the Other Cannot.

Two Men, One of Whom Can See in the
Dark and the Other Cannot.
Harold e. Stevens was put on the stand.
He sworc that on the night of the murder
he, in company with friend, was coming
from the Lake of the Isles to Lake Cal
houn on n cross-road, and they saw
buggy with the top up coming along at a
brisk gait from the lake toward town. He
looked in it closely, and saw n man sit
ting in the middle of the buggy who had
q light mustache and beard. The witness
stated that he saw n young couple on
Lake street, and he and his companion
walked on the side of the street where
there was no sidewalk He knew the
young man whom Miss Brown stated was
with her at that time, but stated that he
did not recognize him, although he passed
very close to the couple.
The court put in a question which made
it appear strange that he could see the
man in the rig and note his features when
he could not recognize one of his own
friends. II. Percy Brown, his compan-
ion, stated that he stood 4 trifle nearer
the rig than his friend and noticed it par
ticularly The light from an electric
light shown upon it, but the curtains and
top to the rig SO darkcncd the interior
that he could not see the mans face The
picture on his mind was that OF the light
shining on a pair Of taut lines He could
not even sec the mans hand, it was so
dark in the buggy. He could not say
what kind of a buggy it was nor describe
the horse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
SLATTERY IN DANGER.
The Ex-Priest's Life Threatened at Sa.
yalplh.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Feb. 27.-Last
night was the most exciting one in
the history of Savannah. For five
hours the city trembled on the verge
of religious riots. The entire white
military force of the city except the
artillery was on duty. There were
10 infantry companies and the
Georgia Hussars. the latter being
dismounted. A mob estimated at
from 5000 to 5000. the greater be-
ing Catholics. challenged their for
bearance to the extreme. All the
windows in the hall were broken,
and bnt for the GOODNESS of Mayor
Meyers and the officers commanding
the troops. blood might have been
the result. Bayonet charges were
made several times to clear the
streets, but the mob which had gath
cred about Masonic temple, one of
the prominent buildings of the city,
aud situated in the heart of Savan-
nah, stubbornly refused to retire.
Several policemen were badly in
iured, and a number of the militia
were wounded by being struck with
St
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
Want to set Themselves Right.

RALEIGH, y. c., Feb. 21.-The house,
after lively session in which the So
called Douglass adjournment was dis
cussed, adopted a resolution charging the
Domocratic press with having wlllfully
misrepresented the position of the house
in the Douglass matter and declaring
that the body did nos actually adjourn,
but that the purpose of the Douglass mD-
ton was 80 simply give publicity to the
sudden and unexpected death OF this dis
tinguished deceased" The resolution
further declares that the house did stand
adjourned on the respective birthdays of
Washington and Lee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27

CHICAGO, Feb. 27.-The Illinois Retail
Lumber Dealers association convened in
annual session at the Grand Pacific hotel.
The session will continue with various in
term;ssions for rest and recreation through
out today, and then the members will
take train for the south. passing through
Cairo, Ills; Memphis; Vicksburg,
Miss, and Baton Rouge, La, to New Or
leans: then back through the lumber
camps of that section. The most
important question to come before the as
sociation is that regarding insurance.
The inflammabie nature of the material
handled by members of the trade compeis
them to keep their stock fully protected
by insurance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
The Pooling l:ill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Thc friends of
the pooling bill have not We: given up all
hope of again getting up bill in tine SEN
ate. They have not yet formulated their
plans, but it is probable that they will
defer their efforts until the larger appro-
priation bills shall be disposed of, when
they hope that there will DC times when
the senate will be free To give attention TO
this matter. There is q report current
about the senate that they may attempt to
attach it to some appropriation bin as an
amendment, bat Senator BUticr said that
the rumor was without foundation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
Two Famou, BulIdinS, Damaged.

ATHENS, Feb. "a The architect who
was commissioned to examine the an
cicnt buildings of this city and ncighbor-
hood declares that most Of them, purticu-
larly the Parthenor and the Temple of
Theseus, are in a dangerous condition
owing to the recent earthquake shocks,
and that IL viii cost 1,0JJ.UO0 drachmas
to repair them. AS a re suit the Archa-
ological society has issued an appeal to
the people of all counties asking them
to assist III raising 4 iund to devote to
the restoration of the buildings men-
TONED.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
Ali the Money Recovered.

CHIC AGO, Feb. 21-Two men Were ar
rested here charged with completely in the
robbery of the First National bank of
Griswold, Ia While Inspector Shea was
reading an account of the affair tele-
gram was handed him from the Council
Bluffs chief of police, requesting him to
look after grip sent from that city to
Marx Davis, l16 South Water street. 1t
did not take the inspector long to grasp
the significance of the message. Detcc-
tivcs were sent to the saloon, where they
arrested Davis and his bartender and
captured the sache!, which contained - %,
all the money taken from the Griswoll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
SUGAR BOUNTY AND ARBITRATION.
The First Voted by the senate-House
Pas.e. the strike-Settling lsili.

The First Voted by the senate-House
Passes the Strike-Settling lsili.
WASHINGTON. Feb. .7.-The senate has
given another day to the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill without completing it and
without taking up the vital point con-
cerning financial legislation. The i'm
portant feature of the day was a short,
sharp and decisive contest on the sugar
bounty question, resulting in the success
of those advocating the payment of the
bounty prematurely cut of by the enact
ment of the tariff law The proposed
bounty aggregates $500 eco, as stated in
the amendments adopted, but Mitchell
gave 1t as his belief that it would reach
Is. ooa,ooo A point of order was made
against the amendment, but the senate
voted il in orier-i5 to IL
After that the success Of the boun-
ty proposition was assured. although ef.
forts were made TO load if down with free
silver amendments and other PROPOSE
tons. In the course of the debate Cor
man warned the senate that this bounty
proposition would add &c existing defi-
ciencies which, he said, would reach <eo
0oo. 600 for the present year. The final
votes on the bounty proposition showed
the friends Of the amendment very strong,
and thev carried the amendment easily
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27

-36 to p. The nay vote was as follows:
Bate, Berry, Brice, Cary, Clark, Cockrell,
Coke, Frye, Gallinger, German, Hans
brough, Harris, Hoar, Lodge, McLaurin,
Mills, Palmer, PETER, Pettigrew. Power,
Teller, Turpie. Vest, Wilson of Washing
ton, Wolcott.
The house adopted a special order under
which the day, until $3.50 p. n, was given
to the committee on labor. Most of the
time was occupied in the consideration
and passage of the bill providing for a
board of conciliation and arbitration lin
case Cancellation failed) to mediate and
settle differences between common car
riers and their employees. \ bill was also
passed to provide for the publication Of
the bulletins of the department of labor.
This conciliation bill is the one that has
been made over out OF the bill presented
by Attorney General Olney some time
ago and printed in these dispatches. The
bill does not provide compulsory" arti-
tration, but after conciliation has failed
if the parties agree to arbitrate under the
law the decision of the arbitrators can be
enforced by United States court. When
it was suggested that n railway company
was responsible while labor union was
Irresponsible, iu was explained that ''em-
ployes are to be treated as far as possible
as Incorporated bodies" 1t passed the
house without u vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
DEMOCRATS
Bland and Bryan Trying to
Swing the Party
ON TO A FREE SILVER PLATFORM.
Move That May Have an Important Bear
ing on the Political Fut ture-Free Coinage
ut 16-to-1, ,Anti-National Banks, and Anti
Bond Issues-House Passes . Labor Ar.
bitratiOn Bill and the Senate Agrees to
Sugar bounty.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-Routine mat
ters on the floo- of the house were over
shadowed in interest by the initiation of q
brisk movement TO secure a majority of
The Democratic membership in favor of a
financial policy having the free coinage Of
silver for its keynote. For some time
there has been a discussion carried on by
the free silver leaders of the party over
the practicability of plan to unite their
forces anu to crystalline their ideas into
some sort OF a platform or declaration.
The net result has been the draft of an
address ito the Democrats OF the United
states" and outlining a financial policy
for the Democratic party. This paper has
been circulated on the Democratic side of
the house AMI is being vigorously dis
cussed with the object of obtaining the
consensus of opinion OF silver Democrats
upon Its expression.
Bland and Bryan the Leaders.
The chief instigators of the movement
are Bland and Bryan, Sibley of Pennsyl-
vania and Colleen of Wyoming. Their
paper is at present but tentative ex-
preston, they say, and not yet in form
for publication, since none of its details
has been agreed upon. In substance it
states the financial policy of the party
to be for the free coinage of gold and sill
yer on terms Of equality at the ratio of IT,
to-i. for the issue of all paper money by
the government without the intervention
of banks. and opposition to any issue of
interest bearing bonds without the au-
thority of "a special act of congress. At
tension is called to movement said to
be under way through the efforts of the
opponents of free silver in the party to
secure the election of gold men as dele
gates to party conventions, and particu-
larly to the next national convention for
the nomination of a single gold-standard
man for the presidency.
The Platform Up for Amendment.
Democrats are urged to oppose the move
ment and to see to it that none but free
silver men are elected to positions of in
fluence in the party ana to represent them
in all conventions. IL support of n ma
jority of the party in congress can be
pledged to financial platform it is in
tended to issue the manifesto to the Dem
Ocrats of the United States within few
days. At present the declaration is in u
formative stage, Bryan says, and it is in
tended to secure the views of members
and make such changes in it as the ma
jority of them may dictate. There is q
pos ibility that they may not be able to
ag ce upon any form of address, because
considerable diversity of opinion has de-
We opel already upon the details OF the
stafpment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
STEER CLEAR OF EASTERN MEN.
POpulists Also ignored on the Ground
That They Are sure. Anyhow.

Populists Also ignored on the Ground
That They Are sure. Anyhow.
But few eastern members have been ap-
preached and the Populists are entirely
ignored, with the expectation that they
will come into the Democratic party il it
declares for free silver. How far this can
vass has been inspired by the meeting
the executive committee of the Bimetallic
league it is impossible to say, for while
the prime movers say that their plan is
entirely independent of the league it is
noticed that they are neil who have been
admitted To the councils of that body
during its session.
Representative Davis, of Kansas, who
is prominent Popuiist, says that the
more conservative thiid party men could
adopt platform for n national currency
OF geld, silver and greenbacks with the
S ngle additional plank of government con-
troll of public works. Mos. of the Demo-
Gratis who have Eeon presented with the
first draft of the manifesto are more or
less reluctant to discuss the .5vement,
because secrecy has been enjoined upon
them until a definite agre ement shall have
been cemented,
Bryan also made an Incomplete canvass
of the silver Democrats in the senate. He
did not present any prepared declaration
such as he thought it would be wise to
make, but merely submitted to them the
question Of the advisabiiity of such n
movement, and suggested among other
things that a joint meeting of the silver
Democrats in the two houses be held be-
fore adjournment for the consideration of
the matter. 1t is understood that while
many of the Democratic senators ex-
pressed interest in the question and stated
that il struck them favorably upon first
thought, they should prefer TO have time
to think ii over in all its bearings before
| finally committing themself to the pro-
jcct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
No Gambling in Montana.

BUTTE. Feb -7-The ball prohibiting
gambling in the state requires oaiy the
signature of the governor to make it a
law. Since Butte was a hole in the
ground faro, poker and other games have
been allowed 10 run with opea doors, day
and night. on the second floors, AMI the
Information that they are to b. shut out
alto-eJh her has fal!en ike Il bomb among
those who are conducting them The iCJ
gamblers are wild over the passage Of
the bill and threaten TO gcs even with
snr.ne one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-02-27
why He yetoes "a Pension Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The president
has sent to the house message vetoing
the bill to grant u pension to Eunice Put
man, the daughter of John Pullman, who
served in the late war. 1.-The report of
the committee to whom this bill was re-
ferred," says the president, Estates that
no claim for a pension on account of this
soldiers death has ever been filed in the
pension bureau. In point of fact the
widow has already been pensioned and in
such pension allowance has been made
for the minor children. II this bill should
become a law two full pensions would
be in force at the same time-one to the
widow and another to the daughter
each prcdicated upon the services and
death of the same soldier"