The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-08-23
South Carolina Democratic Platforl

The Democratic party of South
Carolina, in Convention assembled,
announce the following as its plat
form of principles:
We declare .onr acceptance in
perfect good faith of the Thirteenth,
.Fourteenthand Fifteenth Amend
nionts:to the Federal Constitution !;
accepting and standing upon them,
we turn from the settled md final
past the great living and momcn,
tous issues of the present and the
future. ,.M,..,..
. We adopt the platform of princi-
pies, ,,qnneunced by the National
Dempcratic party recently assem-
bled At st. Louis, and pledge our
selves to full and hearty co-opera.
ton i'll securing the election of it's
distinguished nominees. Samuel J.
Tilden, of Now York, and Thomas
A. Hendricks, of Indiana, and be-
lievc that under the wise and Just
administration of it's distinguished
reform leader, assisted by the
eminently patriotic and able coun-
sellers by whom he will he surl
rounded, peace and prosperity will
again bless our country, and the
dissensions, confusion and malud>
ministration of the past eight years
will give place to concord, good
government, and thorough rcstora.
tion of the Union. In accordance
with the declarations of that plat
form, and the uttcrances and acts
of our distinguished leader, we
demand genuine and thorough
reform in the State of South Caro-.
lima, and call upon all of it's citizens,
irrespective of race, color or pre-
vious condition, to rally with us to
its redemption, for it is evident that
substantial and lasting reform is
impossible within the ranks of the
Republican party of this State
We charge that party with array
ing race against race, creating dis
turbances, and fomenting Difficult
ties with prostituting the elective
franchise, tumpering with the bal
lot-box, and holding unfair and
fraudulent elections with having
accumulated an enormous debt,
mismanaged the finances, and in
jured the credit of the State with
levying exorbitant taxes and squan..
dering them when collected, thus
wrihging from the toll and liveli-
hood of the henest poor man of the
State, large percentum of his hard
earnings, without giving in return
any compensation therefor and
with hopelessly involving in debt a
majority of the counties of the
State. Its management of our
penal ahd charitable institutions is
shame and q disgrace. We charge
it's legislation rs demoralizing, par
tisan and disgraceful and the
venality and corruption which have
characterized every branch of the
governmtht; executive, Legislative
and judicial, have no parallel in the
history of nations. It has created
multiplicity Of unnecessary and
useless offices, complicated in their
system, and unnecessarily expens
i've. It has attempted to elevate
to the bench two most corrupt and
degraded mon. It can nevsr purify
itself; give good and impartial gov
ernment, or by it's moral force and
character, exercise, in it's full
sovereignty the law of the land!
Wo do not charge this cotidition Of
things; which every patriot most
deeply deplores: Upon the MASSES of
the party, but upon their leaders,
who have made such fatal use of
their confidence and trust for it is
our firm conviction that all the