The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-25

HeSotoe0, L. That we declare our cor
dial acceptance of the platform of the
Philadelphia Convention, and pledge
ourselves to the earnest support of it's
standard bearers, Gen. Grent and Hon,
Henry Wilson.
z That inasmuch as the notoriously
corrupt and imbecile character of the
present State administration baa bronoht
oisgrace upon Republicanism eyery-
where, and is now heavy burden upon
the national party, impeding, if not an.
dangerlng, its success. therefore. the
Republicans of South Carolina owe IL to
themtelves to elect such officers as will
insure an honest administration of 90
vernment, and thus assure their hre.
thren all over the land that the disoraca
which attaches to the party in this State
shall be removed.
g. That we pledge -the honor of the
State to the payment OF all its debit
which has been legally and honestly
contracted; but that We will not hesitate
TO repudiate that portion of it which is
illegal, and therefore null and void.
f. That We pledge ourselves to inau
gnratc and carry out an bonest admins.
tration OF the affairs OF tho State, and to
resist the payment of all fraudulent nav
certificates and warrants upon the Trea
sury.
o. That we pledge ourselves, 80 far as
10 our power lies, to an immediate re-.
duction OF the enormous taxes under
whicn the people are groaning, and that
we oeieve that this can be most speedily
accomplished by introducing honesty
ana economy into the management of
the various departments of the State
Government.
6. That the pledges made by the Con.
vention nominating Franklin J. Moses.
j., must be judged Of in the light of his
record, and Of those who sustain him.
and that when thus viewed, the people
OF the State will not hesitate to saw that
pledges from such source have no
value, but are simply intended to blind
the eyes OF the people to the true pur.
pose OF those men, whsch purpose must
be IN the future, as in the past, the ac-
complishment of purely selfish ends. re-
gardless OF the welfare of the State.
~. That, in our judgment, the best
safeguard to the public treasury ia the
election of honest and faithful officers to
the various departments of Government:
and that the history of the present ad.
ministration shows that no statutory
safeguard will protect the Treasury with
Franklin j. Moses, Jr., at the head of the
government and his willing tools in the
other Offices.
8. That under our Constitution, we
believe any other than an al caloreDa
system OF taxation to be null and void,
and hence that the general license law,
passed at the last session of the General
Assembly. was in violation Of the Con-
stitution and of the rights of the peo-
pie, and could only have originated in a
desire to extort from the people of the
State still larger sums of money, to be
corrnptly used by the men who controlled
the Government.
8. That we blush for our party when
we remember that, under this admins
tratlon, the education of the people has
been 80 shamefully neglected, in oonse-
quence of the failure of the Government
to pay promptly and faithfully the ap-
preparations made by the Legislature:
and that we pledge ourselves to apply
remedy for this crowniug disgrace in the
future.
The platform was, on motion, laid over
for consideration on Monday.
On motion, the Convention then ad.
lourned to meet on Monday, at 10 o'clock
A. NJ.
CONVENTION orEs.-No proft-Moses.
Columbia, once q political Mecca, is
hereafter to be the New Jerusalem.
"dreat Scott" gives place to ''Holy
Noses"
Thompson's band has not very large
repertoire; but, as the saying is, .'their
mueic jibes we'll with the occasion"
When the balloting commenced, the
band struck up ''Shoo. fly. don't bodder
me-" When Moses was nominated, it
played "Dixie"-a delicate allusion to
hauling down the American flag. At the
conclusion OF his speech, Listen to the
Mocking Bird" appropriately followed.
| FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. The dele.
gates composing this Convention, from
Orangeburg and Charleston Counties,
met in the Senate committee rooms this
afternoon. The Charleston delegation
having been contested, Committee on
Credentials was appointed, who unani-
mously reported in favor of the delega.
tion headed by Col. E. ". M. Mackey,
and the Convention adopted said report.
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