The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1896-03-13

concerned from the fOunOatlon up.
And hence we believe in full and
free expression of opinion by the
people in the counties as an aid to
their state organization, and we
also believe In the same full and
free expression by the state as a
guide and aid to all action in ma
tional affairs.
And the democracy of Hardeman
County, speaking for their own
bailiwick, hereby kick out of the
back door the idea now being in
PRODUCED into party councils that
county meetings or state conven-
tions should not dare to hold or ex-
press their convictions on matters
of great concern until instructed
from above by a national conven-
ton.
In our opinion the advice and IN
struction should come from below.
1t should come from the foundation
on which the organization is built
and thus, the representatives of that
organization coming together in
council can secure the best, the
most satisfactory, and the most
conservative results, and can have
the surest guarantee of solid par
ty organization.
And underlying this is all that
can be meant by the old democratic
doctrine of local self-government.
Hence, having fully in view the
necessity of such party action as
will represent the convictions of
and satisfy its members, we urge
on our state committee to call only
one convention for all political &C
ton this year, knowing it will Sc
cure a larger attendance and the
party will be fully represented and
its action have assurance of solid
support.
The democrats of Hardeman re-
peat, as they have often done, their
convictions as to tariff taxation, by
saying that we believe in equal
privileges or advantages to all.
The government should not by law
give any one man the advantage of
any other man, or give any one
class the advantage of any other
class, all of which, in brief, means
the utter and absolute destruction
of all tariff duties save for the nee
essary purposes of revenue only,
and should wipe the idea of protec-
ton by government of any one in
terest at the expense of another
from the face of the earth.
The democracy of Hardeman
support heartily the constitution of
our United States and at this time
we wish to emphasize especially our
adherence thereto IN behalf of the
money of the constitution.
Hence we declare that we favor
the free and unlimited coinage of
both silver and gold as standard
money Of ultimate redemption.
And that at the ratio of Is to l
as heretofore in our own country
without regard to the financial poll
cy of any or all other nations.
The delegates from Hardeman
County to the state democratic con-
Vention or conventions whether
one or two as the state committee
may determined are hereby instruct
ed in their action at Nashville to
support the views herein expressed
in the selection of all candidates for
place either state or national and
especially to carry them out in the
selection of delegates to the nation
al convention at Chicago.
@. A. Miller offered the follow
ing resolution which was unani-
mously adopted.
Resolved, That the delegates of
this convention be instructed to
vote for Hon. Robert L. Taylor for
governor and for Senators Isham
Harris and VIM. B. Bate as two
delegates from the state at large to
the democratic national convention
and for the nomination of Hons.
r. NJ. Barton, S. F. Wilson and
M. M. Mel for judges of the Chan
Gerry Court of Appeals.
A. J. Coates offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the chairman of
this convention appoint a committee
of ten to select delegates to the
state convention or conventions, and
and that said committee select one
delegate for each fractional part
over 25 votes cast on the basis
of the Cleveland vote of November,
1892, in the county, and where
district did not cast as many as
twenty-five votes that said district
be allowed one delegate and ten
from the county at large and report
to this convention.
The chairman appointed the fol-
lowing committee: A. j. Coates,
w. A. Caruthers, J. A. Manson,
w. G. Pirtle, 1. H. Hornsby, J.
w. Bass, j. r. Reaves, w. A.
May, T. J. Ayers and w. L. F.
Thompson. Tie committee report
ed the following list of delegates,
which was on motion adopted:
District No. II. A. Manson,
W. g. Graham, J. H. Godsey, Alex