The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-09-18

| and yet the banks perS1Stently demand that
| these United States notes, which draw no in
/ ing bonds, in order that the banks may collect
the interest which the people now have To
| empower national banks to issue circulating
1 notes IS to grant valuable privilege to IA
| vored class. surrender to private corporations
4 the control over the volume OF paper money.
/ and build up class which will claim vested
I interest In the national financial policy. The
/ United States notes, commonly known as
/ gFeenbacks, being redeemable in either gold
or silver at the option OF the government. and
not at the option OF the holder, are safer and
cheaper for the people than national bank
/ notes based upon interest-bearing bonds.
! The Monroe Doctrine.
/ A dignifed. but firm maintenance Of the for
eign policy first set forth by President Monroe,
/ and reiterated by the presidents who have sue
J ceeded him, instead Of arOusinR hostility
abroad, is the best guarantee of amicable
/ relations with other nations. It is bet
/ ter for all concerned that the United
States should resist any extension
/ Of European authority in the western
hemisphere rather than invite the continual
! irritation which would necessarily. result from
/ any attempt to increase the influence Of
| monarchial institutions over that portion Of
/ the Americas which has been dedicated to re-
publican governments.
Pensions.
No nation can afford to be unjust to its de-
| tenders. The career of those who have suf-
/ fered in the military and naval service of the
/ country is a sacred duty. A nation which, like
i the United States, relies upon volunteer serv-
/ ice rather than upon large standing army
adds TO its own security when it makes gener-
Gus provision for those who have rlsked their
/ lives In its defense, and for those who are de-
/ pendent upon them.
The Producers of Wealth.
Labor creates capital. Until wealth is pro-
duced by the application of brain and muscle
to tie resources OF this country, there is moth
/ ing to divide among the n-prOducing classes
/ OF society. Since the producers OF wealth
defend the nations flag in time Of peril, their
/ interests ought at all times to be con-
sdered by those who stand in off,
cial position. The democratic party has
ever found its voting strength among those
who are proud to be known as the common
/ people, and it pledges itself to propose and
enact such legislation as is necessary to pro-
tect the masses in the free exercise of every
political right and in the enjoyment OF their
| just share of the rewards Of their labor.
Arbitration.
desire to give special emphasis to the plank
/ which recommends such legislation as is nee
| essary to secure the arbitration of differences
! between employers engaged in Interstate COM
merce and their employees. Arbitration is
/ not a idea-it is simply an extern
| sion of the court of justice. The labor
/ ing men Of the country have expressed
! desire for arbitration. and the rail-
roads can not reasonably object to the de-
| cisiOns rendered by impartial tribunal
| Society has an interest even greater than the
/ interest Of employer or employee, and has a
| right to protect itself by courts OF arbitration
| against the growing inconvenience and en-
] barrasSments occasioned by disputes between
| those who own the great arteries of commerce
on the one hand and the laborers who operate
| them upon the other.
Immigration.
While the democratic party welcomes to the
! country those who come with love for our in
! situations and with determination and ability
| to contribute to the prosperity Of our nation
| it is opposed to the dumping OF criminal classes
! upon our shores, and to the Importation of
| either pauper contract labor to compete
with American labor.
IniunetIOns.
The recent abuses which have grown out Of
| Injunction proceedings have been so emphat-
lcaIly condemned by public opinion, that tho
| senate bill providing for trial by jury in GER
tain contempt cases will meet with general
| approval
| Trusts.
The democratic party is opposed to trusts.
1t would be recreant TO Its duty to the people
OF the country If it recognized either the moral
or the legal right of these great aggregations of
wealth to stlhe competition, bankrupt rivals
and then prey upon society. Corporations are
the creatures OF law, and they must not be per-
mitted to pass from under the control OF the
! power Wnlcn created them; they are permitted
| to exist upon the theory that they advance the
public veal, and they must not be allowed to
use their powers for the public injury.
Railroads.
The right of the United States government
to regulate interstate commerce can not be
| questioned. and the necessity for the vigorous
! exercise OF that right is becoming more and
more imperative. The interests of the whole
people require such enlargement of the powers
of the interstate commerce commission as will
enable it to prevent discrimination between
persons and places, and protect patrons from
unreasonable charges.
Pacific Railroads.
The government can not afford to discrlm-
! mate between its debtors and must, therefore,
prosecute its legal claims against the Pacific
railroads. Such policy is necessary for the
protection of the rights of the patrons, as well
as for the interests Of the government
Cuba.
The people Of the United States, happy in
the enjoyment OF the blessings OF free govern
ment, feel u generous sympathy toward all who
are endeavoring to secure like blessings for
themselves. This sympathy, while respecting
all treaty obligations, is especially active and
earnest when excited by tho struggling OF
neighboring people, who. like the Cubans, are
near enough to observe the workings OF gov
eminent which derives all its authority from
the consent of the governed.
The Civil Service.
That the American people are not in favor
of life tenure in the civil service is evident
from the fact that they, a rule, make FREE
quent changes Ia their official representatives,
when those representatives, are chosen by ballot
A permanent office-holding class is not in har-
mony with our institutions. A fixed term in
appointive offlces, except where the federal
constitution now provides otherwise, would
open the public service TO a larger number OF
citizens without impairing its efficiency.
The Territories.
IN, Of &c
pOrary in its nature, and should give way as
soCn as the territory is sufficiently advanced
to take It's place among the states. New
Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona en-
titled to statehood, and their early ad-
mission is demanded by their material
and political interests. The demand
OF the platform that oficials appointed to adj
minister the government Of the territories, the
District of Columbia and Alaska should be
bona hde residents of the territories, dis
trict, is entirely In keeping with the demo-
cratic theory of home rule am also heartily
in sympathy with the declaration that all pub
lie lands should be reserved for the establish
ment OF free homes for American citizens
Waterways.
The policy OF improving the great waterways
OF the country is justified by the national
character OF these highways and the enormous
demonstrated that continuing appropriations
are, in the end, more economical than single
appropriations separated by long intervals
The Tariff.
It is not necessary to discuss the tariff ques-
tisn at this time. Whatever may be the indi-
vidual views of citizens as to the relative
/ If nd IA al Inn,