The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-09-11


the present administration are to
be perpetuated and whereas we.
a portion of tho general Conven-
tion, have felt that, in view of this
condition of affairs, and of this
breach Of trust on the part of the
Convention, it is our duty to with.
draw ourselves therefrom, and by
the selection of a ticket thorough.
ly Republican and honest, to 90
before the masses Of the party for
the justification of our course:
therefore, be it
sResotged, /. That we declare
our cordial acceptance of the plat
form OF the Philadelphia Conven.
tion, and pledge ourselves to the
earnest support of its standard.
bearers, Gen. Grant and Honora.
BILE Henry Wilson.
3. That inasmuch as the notori-
ously corrupt and imbecile char
acter OF the present State admin.
istration has brought disgrace mp.
on Republicanism everywhere,
and is now a heavy burden upon
the National party, impeding, if
not endangering, it's success, there
tore, the Republicans of South
Carolina owe it to themselves to
elect such officers as will insure
an honest administration of gov-
ernment, and thus assure their
brethren all over the land that the
disgrace which attaches to the par
ty in the State shall be removed.
3. That we pledge the bonor of
the State to the payment of all
debts which have beer legally and
honestly contracted; but that we
will not hesitate to repudiate that
portion of it which is illegal, and,
therefore, null and void.
4. That We pledge ourselves to
inaugurate and carry out an hon.
est administration of the affairs of
the State, and to resist the pay.
ment of al fraudulent pay certi-
ficates and warrants upon the
Treasury.
5. That we pledge ourselves, so
far as in our power lies, to an i'm.
mediate reduction of the enormous
taxes under which the people are
groaning, and that we believe that
this can be most speedily accom-
plished by introducing honesty
and economy into the manage.
ment of the various departments
Of the State government.
8. That the pledges made by
the Convention nominating Frank.
I'm j. Moses, Jr., must be indged
OF in the light of his record,
and of those who sustain him,
and th"t when thus viewed,
the people of the State will not
hesitate to say that pledges from
such source have no value, but
are simply intended to blind the
eyes of the people to the true pur-
poses of those men, which purpose
must be in the future, as in the
past, the accomplishing ent of pure
ly selfish ends, regardless of the
welfare of the State.
7. That, in our Judgment, the
best safeguard to the public treas
ury is the election of honest and
faithful officers to the various de-
partments of government and
that the history Of the present ad-
ministration shows that no statu.
tory safeguard will protect the
treasury with Franklin j. Moses,
Jr.. at the head of the govern
ment and bis willing tools in the
other offices.
8. That under our constitution.
we believe any other than an aG
Vatorem system of taxation to bo
null and void, and hence that the
general license law, passed at the
last session of the General Assem-
bly,, was in violation of the consti-
tuition and of the rights of the peo-
pie, and could only have originat-
ed in a desire to extort from the
people of the State still larger
sums of money, to be corruptly
used by the men who controlled
the government.
8. That we blush for our party
when we remember that under
this administration. the education
of the people has been SO shame
fully neglected, in consequence of
the failure of the government to
pay promptly and faithfully the
appropriations made by the legis-
latnre; and that we pledge our
selves to apply a remedy for this
crowning disgrace in the future.
10. That every encouragement
which can legitimately be given
to those endeavoring to develop
the natural resources of the State
should be extended, and that the
interests Of the laboring men in
the State concur with the interests
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