The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-07-26
SUMMARY or NEWS.
Interestinx Itens from Homo and Abroad.

The Republicans Of Vermont have nomi'
mated Horace Fairbanks for governor and
Red6eld Proctor for ieutenapt-governcr..
A boat race on the Thames fer 81 900 sido
between Sad.er, champion OF England, and
Trickett, champion Of Australia, resulted IL
victory for the Australian ty four lengths
go. Oscar, crown PRICE Of Sweden, is visit
ing this country in quiet manner. go. Mr.
Blaine has sufficiently recovered to be able to
leave Washington for Maine. VIM. Kings
ley shot bis wife and then committed suicide
in Providence, r. I. He WAS for many years
local preacher in the Methodist church.
The platform adopted by the National Demo
craty Convention, st St. Louis, declares, as the
voice of the Democratic party OF the United
States that the administration Of the federal
government is in urgent need of reform, and
appeals to fellow citizens Of every fo-nor po'
litical connection to undertake this first and
most pressing patriotic duty Of the Democracy
of the whole country; it affirm, faith in the
permanenoy of the federal union; devotion to
the Constitution Of the United States, with its
amendments universally accepted as final
settlement Of the controversies that epgender-
ed civil war, and records steadfast confidence
in the perpetuity Of republican self-govern-
ment; it declares in favor Of the supremacy
of the civil over the military authority; the
total separation Of church and State; the
equality of all citizens before just laws OF their
own enactment; the liberty Of individual con-
duct unvexed by sumptuary laws; the faithful
education Of the rising generation and urges
reform as necessary TO rebuild and establish in
the ihearts OF the whole people the union,
eleven years ago happily rescued from the
danger of q secession of States, but now to be
saved from q corrupt centralism. The cur
renoy plank says that reform is necessary to
establish . sound currency, restore public
credit, and maintain the national honor, and
denounces the failure for all these eleven years
to make good the promise Of the legal tender
notee, which are = changing standard Of value
in the hands Of the people, and the nonpay-
ment Of which is disregard OF the pighted
faith Of the nation. It denounces the impro-
vidence which for eleven years has prevailed,
allowing no step to be taken toward resump'
ton. 1t denouncss the resumption clause OF
| the act Of 1875, and demands its repeal, de-
manding judicious system Of preparation by
public economies, by official retrenchments,
and by wise finance, which shall enable the
nation soon to assure the whole world OF itf
perfect ability, and its perfect readiness tc
meet any Of its promises at the call OF the cred
itor entitled to payment, and believes that
system we'll devised, aud entrusted to compe
tent hands for execution, would inspire credit
general confidence, and set in motion the
wheels Of commerce. 1t denounces the pres
ent tariff as q masterpiece Of injustice ane
false protence, and demands that all Gus
tom house taxation shall be only for revenue
It declares that reform is necessary in Federal
State and municipal departments; that Fedora
taxation has swollen from sixty millions, gold
In 1860, to four hundred and fifty millions
currency, in 1870; or, In q decade, from les
than five dollars per head to more thar
eighteen dollars per head. Since the peace
the people have paid to their tax gatherer
more than thrice the sum of the national debt
and more than twice that sum for the Fedora
government alone, and demands q vigorous
frugality in every department, ant
from every officer Of the government
Reform is necessary to stop the waste OF pub
Lie lands, to protect American citizens abroat
and denounces the policy which disoards tn
liberty loving German and tolerates the re
vival Of the coolie trade in Mongolisn wemel
imported for immoral purposes, and Mongolisl
men hired to perform servile labor contracts
and demands such modification of the treat
with the Chinese empire, or such Legislation
by Congress, within Constitutional limitation
as shall prevent the further importation or i'm
migration Of the Mongolian race. 1t declare
that reform is necessary in the civil service
and is even more necessary in the higher grade
of the public service and that public Office
are not private perquisite, but public trust
and concludes as follows: All these abuses
wrongs and crimes, the product Of si1teel
years. ascendanoy Of the Republican party
create necessity for reform confessed by Re
publicans themselves, but their reformers ar
voted down in convention and displaced from
the cabinet The party's mass Of honest 70
ters are powerless to resist the eighty thou
sand oficeholders- leaders and guides
Reform can only be had by peaceful civi
revolution. Te demand a change OF system
q change of administration, change Of par
ties, that We may have change Of measure
and OF men. At the conclusion MIR. Dorshei
mer said the committee had adopted and in
dorsed, though not as part Of the platform
the resolution which he had read, endorsin
the action of the House OF Representative
cutting down the appropriations and e1hortin
them to frmness also the resolution as to tn
lust claims Of soldiers and sailors widows an
orphans. An effort was made in the shape o
minority report to strike out the section re
nouncine the resumption clause Of the act o
1875 for specie payment, but 1t failed, and tn
platform wasadopted.
Samuel J. Tlden, nominated by the Demo
cratic convention at st. Louis for President o
the United States, was born at New Lebanon
Columbia county, N. Y, March 15, 1874, an
is therefore sixty-two years Of age. He wa
educated at Yale College and at the Universit
OF New York, and then commenced the stud
of law. In 1874, then practicing law, he put
lished the Daily Ne,os in New York city. H
left editorial life after the campaign OF tha
wear. In 1916 he was elected to the New Yor
State Legislature, and was also member
the State constitutional convention. In lS4
he withdrew from politics and gave bis atten
ton wholly to law, in which he amsssed larg
fortune. He succeeded Dean Richmond q
the head of the Democratic State committe
Of New York, and became interested in tn
local politics Of New York city. In 1874 b
was elected over Gen. John A. Dix (Rep.
and Morgan q. Clark Temp.) by majority
SO, $40, out OF total vote of 7s4, ,2SS hl
Tilden is a bachelor, is FIVE feet ten inches
HEIGHT and has what is called the purely mel
yous Temperament, with it's usual ACCOMPANY
ment of spare figure, blue eyes, and fair CON
ple1ion. His hair, originally chestnut, is no'
partially sll7ereo py ago.
Thomas Andrews Hendricks, Democrat
nominee for Vice. President, was born In Mus
kngum county, Ohio. September 2, 1919; re
oeived liberal education, and graduated a
Hanover College in 1S4l. He begun tn
study Of law at Chsmbersburg, Pa, and Wa
there admitted to the bar in 1843. He the
,t to Indian, and entered on the practic
Of his profession, In 184S he was elected