The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-06-03

| hOI III A>dSuNlll0 ldSC week, ana IOl
the second time the Hon. James B
Frazier, of Hamilton county, was nom
mated for the high office of governor
by the unterrified Democracy of Ten
nessee. The honor was conferred
| upon him unanimously, and by one OF
| the largest conventions of the party
in the history of the State, and amid
an enthusiasm that seemed to presage
the utmost faith in hi9 ability to lead
the party to victory for a second time
Gov. Frazier accepted the nomination
in neat and pointed speech, which
had the effect of still closer cementing
the bond of unanimity which at pres
ent permeates the party in every sec
tion of Tennessee, and Democratic
| prospects in the old Volunteer State
at this writing seem bright indeed.
The convention then proceeded to
f1ll the remaining places on the ticket,
which was done as follows:
For Secretary of State-John w.
Morton
For Comptroller-Frank Dibrell.
For Treasurer-Reau f. Folk
For Railroad Commissioner-B. A.
Enloe.
The convention adopted a platform
which has the true Democratic ring
and which went through with a whoop
and amid the widest scenes of en-
thusiasm ever before witnessed in a
Tennessee State convention. The full
text of the platform follows:
The Platform.
THE Democracy of Tennessee as
sembled in convention, declares anew
its allegiance to the fundamental prin-
ciples of government as expressed in
former platforms.
AT no period in the history of the
republic has the Democratic party been
so necessary to the welfare of organ
lied society and the cause of free gov
ernment as it is today. 1t is the great
conservative force that stands between
the recklessness of organized greed
seeking to prostitute all the powers of
the government to it's own selfish ends.
on the one hand. and that violent,
revolutionary spirit always generated
by long continued abuse of govern
mental power, on the other. The sure
results of any government which sys-
temat atically disregards the welfare of
the many to increase the wealth and
power of the few will be to organize
all the forces of disorder for an at
tack upon existing institutions, unless
arrested in time by the conservative
elements of society.
ITO restrict the Federal government
within the constitutional limits of its
authority to resist it's every aggression
beyond the scope of it's delegated
power; to limit it's power of taxation to
the needs of the government econom-
ically administered; to distribute i'm
partially the burdens of government;
to preserve unimpaired the reserved
rights of the States and of the peo-
pie; to maintain the right of local
self-government-t are and have
always been among the fundamental
principles of the Democratic party.
1T is especially necessary to restrict
the executive head of the Federal gov
ernment within the constitutional linn
it's of his authority, and no argument
the assumption by him of powers con-
ferred exclusively upon the legisla-
tive department of the government or
the violation by him of plain pro-
visions of constitutional, statute and
treaty law.
I'VE therefore denounce the many
unlawful acts and acts of usurped
authority by the present occupant of
the White House as attacks upon the
very existence of constitutional govern
ment in this country.
I'VE favor the prompt construction
of the trans-isthmian canal. but we
condemn the administration for delib-
erately pursuing lawless, revolu-
tionary and dishonorable course in
that matter when the same end could
have been accomplished lawfully, con-
stitutionally and with honor. We ap-
prove the course of our own senators
in their resistance to the revolutionary
and unconstitutional acts of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in connection with
this project.
I'VE condemn the spirit of miIitar-
ism and Imperialism fostered by the
present administration. which threat
and prosperous security we have so
long enjoyed and to involve us in all
the ceaseless turmoil of European
politics.
I'm the prosecution of fruitIess con-
quest in the Philippines we have sac
rificed thousands of lives, six hundred
million dollars of treasure and we are
now squandering not less than one
hundred million dollars per annum, and
are therefore compelled to stint our
expenditures for rivers and harbors |
and other peaceful purposes of gov
ernment. In return for all this we |
have secured a boasted market which |
dollars worth of American goods, we |
have secured eight million vassal sub |
jects controlled by the bayonet. and |
a far distant outpost inviting the at |
tack of foreign foes. Justice to our |
selves and to our form of government, |
as we'll as justice to the Filipinos, |
the right to self-government just as |
soon as our international duties and |
will permit.
The growth of trusts and other |
forms of monopoly have been largely |
favored by the excessive rates of tar
if duty, by which the protected in
petition at home, while protected by
the government against competition
from abroad. We, therefore. demand
a reduction of exorbitant tariff duties.
with the ultimate purpose of adjust
ing our tariff schedules solely with
the view to revenue. We especially
demand thaC Wherever the
Of any protected article is controlled
by monopoly the duties on such ar
ticle shall be largely reduced or en-
tirely removed.
The administration has emphasized
It's subserviency to the trusts by prac-
tically announcing through its at
that there will be no
further prosecution against these un-
lawful combinations, We demand a
rorcement of all statute laws against
every unlawful monopoly
I'VE denounce the measure known
as the Ship Subsidy bill. which has
once passed the senate and is support
I'd by the majority of the Republicans
n congress, as attempt to beStow
the peoples money upon favored cor
oorations of ship owners and to per-
petrate robbery under the forms or
aw.
1.-The scandals in certain branches
Of the postoffice department.. together
With the obstinate refusal of the Re
~ o!ican party to permit any further