The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-10-16
'WQnted: Leaders. ,

Here are few more of Carmack's
editorials. Notice how he has
changed front:
"The position of many of our
Democratic leaders in the House of
Representatives is just this: They
fully realize that they are hurrying
the party to inevitable ruin; they
thoroughly understand that utter
ruin and disaster are lying in the
path which they are forcing the par
ty to travel; they are perfectly aware
of the fact that the Democratic par
ty has no shadow of chance to win
the presidency if it undertakes to
carry the free coinage issue to vic
tory. They know, too, that defeat
in all probability means destruction,
and that it would so utterly dishear-
ten the thousands of young converts
who have lately come into the ranks
of the Northern Democracy, as to
drive them from the party that thou
sands who have supported the Dem
ocratic party as the hope of the tar
Iff reform, but who regard free sill
yer coinage as more dangerous than
tariff robbery, would abandon the
party forever; they know that defeat
would establish the Republican par
ty in firm possession of the govern
lnent, and leave it free to work it's
sweet will upon the defenseless
South, and rob the people by an ex-
tortionate tariff, without limit and
mercy. = They fear to
trust the intelligence of their con-
stituents. "-Commercial Appeal, |
March 10, 1892.
''oUR PARTY wRECKERs.
"Mr. Williams, of Massachu-
settles, made strong point IN the
of the silver question
when he said the Democratic party
lad never gone before the people on
| platform declaring for free silver
1t had won it's great vic
DRY in 1890 on the tariff issue. and
lpon declaration for sound cur
ency, which was construed by
Democrats in doubtful States to
mean opposition to the independent,
Unlimited coinage of silver by the
United States. In the States of /.
Jew York, New Jersey, Connecti-
ut and Massachusetts, the Demo
ratio party everywhere opposed
rec coinage, and made the fight
quarely upon the tariff issue. 1t
Ould not hope to change the issue ]
nd repeat the victory. If for the sake :
f placating the Farmers Alliance, '
deliberately cut itself loose from
s allies in the North, it might save 7
he election of a few Democratic 7
at the cost of thePresi- T
ency. This COED and wholesome
arning appears to have been wasted :
pom the House, for it proceeded by L
l overwhelming majority to place :
self on record for the independent I
I'd unlimited coinage of silver by
e United States. In our opinion. S
e mistake made when Crisp was j
ected speaker, through the machi- N
Itions of Hill and Tammany Hall.
becoming palmer every day. The 81
ter futility of trying to elect Y
emocraticPresident on a free coin J
e issue is so plain as to Justify the
splciOn that those bent on forcing Y.
IS issue upon the party have other Ri
'tives than the party's good. The T,
party has nothing to
pc for from the so-called silver :.
ties. 1t cannot carry one of them w
any platform. The Alliance vote
the Northwest, what there is of it,
es little for free coinage. 1t wants
unlimited issue of fiat money or sio
ub-Treasury issues. The plain col
tn is the party is driving upon in
breakers, those who are steering to
eng bent on crushing it to pieces the
inst the rocks. If no wise states on
ship, no cool judgment, no COM Thi
sense comes to its rescue to save and
ON the laundering Incompetent cen,
f its present leadership, we may ls9
ell prepare ourselves to endure
ublicanism. tariff robbery, and b