The Charleston advocate. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1867-1868, 1867-05-11

The following patsrm was adopted
by the Convention.
Platform o~fssAHsEhHon Republican
Party 6R5SUnth Carolina.

Platform ofssRHsNh1on Republican
Party 9eath Carolina
of all our loyal fellow-citizens more eff
fectual for carrying out the provisions
Of Congress, for the restoration Of hw
and order in our State, as we'll as for the
peace and prosperity Of our entire coun-.
try, we, the people Of South Carolina, do
form ourselves into a politi> al organiza-
tion, to be known as the Union Republi-
can party of South Carolina.
II. That as republican institutions can
not be preserved, unless intelligence be
generally ditfused among all classes, we
will favor a uniform system Of commons
schools and colleges which shall be open
to all, such system to be supported BY q
general tax upon all kinds Of property.
III. That We will favor a liberal sys-
tenn Of public improvements, such as
railroads, canals, and other works, and
also such a system Of awarding contracts
for the same, as will give all our fellow
citi4ns an equal and fair chance to share
in them.
w. That we will also insist upon
such modification Of the laws of the state
as will do away with Imprisonment for
debt, except for fraud, and imprison-
ment of witnesses except for wilful alb
sense, and, especially, to abolish entire
ly and forever, the barbarous custom of
cerporeal punishment for crime, or any
other cause.
V. That as large land monopoties
tend only to make the rich richer. and
the poor poorer, and are ruinous to the
agricultural, commercial, and social in
terests Of the state, the legislature should
offer every practicable inducement for
the division and sale of unoccupied lands,
among the poorer classes, and as an en-.
couragement to immigrants to settle in
our state,
vi. That the law Of ejectment and
distraint should be so modified as to nro-
tect equally the landlord and the ten
ant.
VII. That provision should be made
for the exemption Of the "poor mans
homestead"
VIII. That the interests Of the sta
demand a revision Of the entire code of
laws, and the reorganization of the
courts.
IN. That it is just and proper that all
taxes should be od ralorem, and proper.
toned to the property of the citizens,
and that no capitation or poll tax should
ever bc levied in this State.
X. That the ballot being the surest
safeguard of the rights Of the citizen, all
officers of the State should be elected by
the people.
XII. That the poor and destitute,
those aged and infrm people, houseless
and homeless, and past labor, who have
none to care for them, should be provi-
ded tor at the expense Of the State and
that in the reconstruction of our govern
mcnt, We will see to it that thew are not
neglected and forgotten.
XII. That we give our cordial and
entire sanction to the action of Congress
for the restoration of the Union, and to
the wise and just principles of the Re:
publican party.
Mil. That we will not support any
candidate 70, office who will not openly
endorse the principles adopted by the
Union Republican party; and that we
pledge ourselves to stand by the regular
nomination ofthe party without any res
eryation whatever.
r. c DeLarge,-Chairman.
II. j. Maxwell, F. ". Nj. Mackey..
W.. Whipper, r. H. Cain.
~ Rev. 3. +. Randolph. Asst. Supt.