The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-10-21
TO THE POLLS!
American Citizens, Exercise Your
Privilege-Let Principle Not
Prejudice Govern.

EDITOR BULLETIN-"Man born OF
woman is of few days and full OF
trouble" Perhaps there was never
a better time for the appropriation
of the above than the present.
Trouble for man in state and nation.
al affairs. The existence of this
deplorable condition could be rem
edied, in a great degree, if the vot.
ing public would be aroused and
brought face to face with stern
facts. There is but one place in
the realms of our government where,
with a single effort, a man can prove
/ beyond doubt his love of home, his
love of country and loyal citizen
! ship-that place is at the polls.
The polls! the result of liberty,
truly begotten by ours, the greatest
nation upon the globe, and written
upon the fadeless pages of history
with the sacrificed blood of our fore.
fathers in their heroic struggles to
make this a grand and glorious re-
public. The polls! the true home
of every American citizen, where
every man knows and feels equality,
and the one place outside of Heav-
en- that thoroughly demonstrates it.
Ex-convicts and lunatics have no
part nor lot in elections. Are you
one of these? Then, men of reason
and of sound mind, | appeal to you,
who are each and every one sole
representatives of your own rights
and property. Do. not ignore the
great privilege that the illustrious
Washington was proud to possess.
AS a soldier in the War Department
answers promptly to its calls, let
the call of our state be as promptly
answered November the 8tb. Con-
tinue the work of perpetuating free
government that was begun by the
noble patriots of the Revolution.
Voting is a duty that every man
owes to himself and his country.
Make it a business and vote accord
ing to the dictates of your own con-
science. Suffer no man to thwart
your principle. An offer TO buy
your vote is an offer to buy your
birthright, an insult to any true
born American, an outrage to free
dom and an everlasting blight upon
your citizenship. Be a Brutus of
to-day and say to Cicero of the
present, "not that love mammon
less, but l love principle more"
Keep ever in mind the immortal
sentiment of Henry Clay when he
said, ''I'd rather be right than Pres
ident." The story of Dioginese,
the queerest philosopher of ancient
Greece, and Alexander the Great
has a moral that is wholesome.
Manifest your personal interests.
If you've none of your own, vote
for the welfare of your country at
large. If you've not that interest
at heart, you are but drone in the
hive of busy workers for the prog
ress of civilization. Do not scratch
your ticket-vote it straight from
governor down. Do not lose sight
of the fact that if the nominee of
your party is not elected, the NOM
inee of party whose principles you
do not endorse must necessarily be.
Your nominee, if he is any man at
all, and he surely must be, or the
people would not have chosen him,
will represent your interests better
than one who hasn't a political idea
in common with your own. Let
and sound judgment pre-
vail, and have done with personal
grudge on election day. Voters,
everywhere, appeal once more to
your voice as people. Vox pop-I