The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-07

For nearly forty years the men oI
the South have struggled with pa
thence and fortitude to settle IN peace
and Justice the race question, to them
the most stupeadous problem in the
domestic life of the republic, and no"
comes Mr.. Roosevelt, the Republican
candidate for president, whom my
competitor indorses and for whom he
asks the electoral vote of Tennessee,
and by his action and that OF his
party. he opens again that old wound,
to the infinite injury of Tennessee and
the South. 1t was made for partisan
and selfish purposes and to make sure
of the negro vote in those States
where it is the balance of power. The
issue is made and made by the Re
publican party. Roosevelt and Little
ton stand upon the same platform and
advocate the same policies. Shall the
South control it's own affairs? Shall
this be a white mans government, o.
shall it not? l leave it to the intelll-
gence and manhood of Tennessee t9
say.
Against the reckless, erratic, strut
! ting rough rider the Democratic party
presents a plain farmer, an honest,
brave and conservative statesman, the
Hon. Alton B. Parker, of New York
A man who would respect and enforca
the law and not violate the constitu-
ton he was sworn to uphold. Elect
Roosevelt and no man can predict
what the future will be. Elect Parker
and he will bring the republic back TO
it's ancient moorings and steer it safe
ly along the way marked out by the
fathers. Then let me admonish you
to be steadfast in the faith, and as
long as human liberty and const1tu-
tional government shall abide in this
great republic, the Democratic party
shall live to exemplify the one and
defend the other.
No party and no individual Is per
feet: every party and every indlvlduaI
makes mistakes, but 1 assert without
fear of successful contradiction that
during this long period of ascendancy
the Democratic party, which is the
peoples party, has given to Tennessee
the best the wisest, the most econom-
ical and efficient government the Stata
has ever enjoyed. If this was not
true the Democratic party could not
have won the confidence and retained
the respect and approval of the peo.
, pie l assert it, and 1 can prove II,
notwithstanding the criticisms of Re-
publican politicians to the contrary.
r During the last Republican admit
> istration in Tennessee, in 1881 and
1882 there was collected from the rail-
. roads, telegraphs and other corpora
tions and the penitentiary S16O, 1885.
: During the last two years, under Dem.
ocratic administration, there was col
n lected from these same corporations
o and the penitentiary, $1,10O.117.07, or
: Just about the healthy balance that
V was in the treasury on the first day
. of July last This balance was placed
9 there bv the care, the economy and
! the sound business methods of the
n \ Democratic party, and without raising
!. the taxes one penny upon the farm.
ers and laborers and producers of the
State.
n Mr.. Roosevelt's administration Il
r. the most extIavagant. wasteful an6
p corrupt that ever afflicted the Ameri
20 can people in their more than cen
% tury ard a quarter of existence az s
10 nation 1t costs more than double the
st money to carry on the government
# now thcn it did during the last Demo
20 cratic administration. 1t cost to rur
Il. the government in 1896, the last yea,
.r Gf Cleveland's administration, 1882
IF 900 900, or $4.65 per capita. 1t cos
i last year, under Roosevelt, $753, 3,05S.
To- soc or 1910 for every man, woraI
y. ard child in the United States.
Of The platform of my party declare
for the Adams law. | am Democrat
and 1 stand on that platform If
~ could not conscientiously stand upol
IN it, before 1 would repudiate or abau
70 don it, or any plank of it, I woul
% withdraw from the race and ask m
of party to place it's banner in the hand
,e of some other man, who believed in
N and could honestly stand upon II
re platform. l would not have the offic
te of governor if had TO get it by falls
in pretenses and by repudiating the pla-
nj form and principles which my part
,o had written and upon which I wa
of nominated.
"A An honest confession is good for
fl Republican soul, even if it is inadve
tently made.
20 The States credit has been restore
IN and maintained and stands today !
ed the money markets of the worl
cf among the first of the States of II
ri. Union
nj
lta If you farmers are tired of payir
Of tribute to the protected trusts. if vc
Nv. do not want your agricultural bures
,re abolished and do not want to be 10
,rc unprotected to the tender mercies
cir the fertilizer companies, then you ,
ION not want the things for which n
competitor stands.