The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-09-23
Carmack Opens His Campaign

| OONINGION, Gill;, OepI. 1dlus-
Hon. E. w. Carmack addressed
about 200 to $50 people here to-day.
He was introduced by the Hon.
VirginiusKimbrough, Tipton's Dem
ocratic candidate for the Legislature.
Mr.. Carmack began by saying that
his purpose here was to mingle with
the people rather than make an ex-
tended argument or attempt an elab-
crate address.
After saying that he felt no ill
will against his gold standard
friends, that no Old sores ranked in
his bosom, the speaker stated that
after the election in 1895 at first he
regretted that per force he must
continue running for congress be-
fore a Republican house after being
elected by the Democracy of the
Tenth district, but felt amply re-
paid at the conclusion of the con-
test when the Republican house re-
fused to seat the contestant. What
ever doubt may have existed as to
his being the regular democratic
nominee in 1896, there remains no
cloud upon his title at the present
time. He stated that the Demo
cratic party was mighty in defeat
and future historians would record
as her greatest chapter the glorious
defeat of 1896 led by the stainless
Nebraskan.
! The Republican party was charg-
ed with bad faith in appointing a
commission to arrange for interna-
tional bimetalism. 1t was not ap-
pointed to accomplish the mission
for which it went forth, but to mis-
lead the people and keep the letter
of its pledges while defeating the
spirit of them.
The money question would be the
issue of 1900, but no extended argu-
ment was made along this line.
Mr.. Carmack agreed that the high
price of wheat was obtained only at
the cost of starvation of other coun-
tries, and the Republican party to
claim the credit must aver that
Mark Hanna's breath blasted the
wheat crop in India, According to
the gold standard people the in
creased output in the production of
gold had settled the question involv-
ed in the campaign of 1895. If this
were true, Democracy should be
given the credit, for its remedy
was and always had been an increase
in the volume of money. But the
increased production of gold had
not kept pace with the increase in
the population.
! The speaker devoted some time
to a discussion of the war with
Spain, and spoke of the spotless
glory won by the American arms
and the heroic deeds of our soldiers
and sailors.
The administration was soundly
berated for incompetency in the war
department, in not supplying prop
er food and medicine for the SOL
diers, thereby causing two deaths
where Spanish bullets caused one.
He said further: ''Peace hath
her victories no less renowned
than war;" and vigorously opposed
the doctrine of expansion. This
would plunge us neck-deep in Eu-
ropean quarrels. He read from Ma
cauley TO prove that India had been
a curse rather than a blessing to
England, and the Philippines were
not worth the immense cost and ex-
pense necessary to obtain and hold
them. Our people never had and
never would emigrate to tropical
countries. The trade of China, In-
dia and the Philippines was of COM
paratively small value. We already
had race problem and should not
annex another.
The Dortch law was good enough
for him. Before its passage two
Senegambians represented Shelby
County in the legislature; now not
one.
He closed with an appeal in the
name of the white man to stand by
the nominees of the party.
The speech was well received and
literally applauded.-MemphisCom-
mercial Appeal.
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