Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1878-08-08

should only be approved after beng sub
jected TO the closest scrutiny and most
critical examination.
Resolued, That in the opinion OF the
Democracy of South Carolina Southern
war claims" are not subjects for Congress
slonal legislation, but should be presented
to. some tribunal established and author:
lied to give them final adjudication.
By MIR. u. l.. BUST, of Charleston
Resolved, That the unity and integrity
of the Democratic party is of paramount
Importance to the success of our cause
and the welfare Of our people IN the en-
suing election, and we repudiate all fusion
or coalition with the Republican party,
and most unqualifedy~ condemn any in.
dependent movement whatever as inimical
to the people and destructive to their in
teres.s and welfare.
iOa motion of Mr.. John B. Moore, Of
Anderson, the members Of the. State
Democratic Executive COMMITTEES Were
invited to seats on the floor of the con,
ventiun, with the privilege. of partlclpat-
ing in the debates.
On motion, the convention took recess
until 5 P. NJ.
RECESS.
At5P. NJ. precisely, President Ken
nedy was in his seat and called the con.
vention to order. !,
Mr.. E. B. Marray, Of Anderson, offered
the following resolution which was adopt
ed
Resohed, That all speeches in debate
he limited to ten minutes, and that the
President be instructed to enforce this
resolution.
Gen. John Bratton submitted the report
of the State Democratic Committee, which
was read, as follows:
To the State Democratic Contention
Ga retiring from the position as your
Executive Committee, we deem IL due
you and incumbent upon ourselves that
we say few words before doing so.
Appointed at the commencement Of the
memorable campaign OF 1876, we had
difficulties to encounter and obstacles to
surmount which taxed to their utmost
our patience, judgment and patriotism.
1t is nos becoming in US to say how our
duties have been discharged. We can
truly declare that our sole aim has been
to do the very best we could at all times
for the party. And now, at the beginning
OF another campaign, we turn it over to
our successors IN healthful and strong
condition. 1t is a unit throughout the
State, determined in its resolution and
active in its ZEAL Accessions are swelling
our ranks, and we are confident that with
energy, prudence and good management the
close Of the present campaign will find us
with largely increased majority. There
is no disposition towards independent
candidacy. nor are there any such local
jealousies or personal differences in any
OF the counties of the State as to impair
its efficiency. We have always urged
harmony, unity, organization and strict
discipline; and we can confidently affirm
that an observance Of these prerequisites
will carry the party to trium ohant VIC
tory on the 9th Of November.
There ia no provision in the constitu'
ton adopted by the last convention
for calling Congressional And Judici,
Conve ventians to nominate members Of Cnn-
gross and Solicitors Of Circuits. and we
suggest that you authoritatlvely endorse
the present practice Of calling such Con-
ventions, or provide some other system
which in your Judgment may be most
expedient.
There is another matter We desire to
call your attention to- After disburslng
all OF the campaign funds in our hands
there remains deficit Of $27I.56, due TO
various parties as per accompanying state
ment OF Treasurer, which We ask your
body to instruct our successors to provide
for, as We have no funds to meet this in
debtedness.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
J. y. KENNEDY, Chairman.
Mr.. ]. l.. Manning of Clarendon, SUB
nitted the report OF the Committee on
Platform and Resolutions, as follows
THE PLATFORM.
The Democratic party of South Caro-
lina ID Convention assembled. announces
the following as its platform OF principles:
We relteratt our acceptance, in perfect
good faith, of the thirteenth. fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments to the Federal
Constitution. Accepting and standing
upon them, we turn from the settled and
final past to the great living and momen-
tous issues of the present and the future.
We reatfim the platform of principles
al nouneed by the National Democratic
party assembled at st. Louis, and in &C.
cordance with the declaration Of that
platform and the utterancts and acts of
our distinguished leader, Wade Hampton,
we call upon all of our w-citiZens, ir-
respective of race, color, or previous con-
dltlon, to unite with US in continuing the
work of reform and redemption inaugu.
rated by the Democratic party OF South
Carolina, for it is evident that substantial
and lasting reform Is impossible within
the ranks Of the Republican party of this
State.
We have charged and convicted the Re-
publican party with arraying race against
race, creating disturbances and fomentlng
DIFFICULTIES with prostituting the elective
franchise, tampering with the ballot box
and holding unfair and fraudulent cleo
tions; with having accumulated an enor-
nous debt, mismanaged the finances and
injured the credit Of the State; with
levyiug exorbitant taxes and squandering
them when collected, thus wringing from
the toll and livelihood Of the honest poor
man Of the State large per centum Of
his hard earnings, without giving, in re-
turn, any compensation therefor, and
hopelessly involving in debt majority of
the counties of the State.
Its management of our penal and chaIi-
table institutions was shame and dis
graca.
We charge its legislation as demoral-
izing,, partisan and disgraceful: and the
venallly and corruption which character
lzed every branch of the government,
executive, legislative and Judicial, as
having 70 parallel in the history OF ma
tions.
1t created multiplicity Of unnecessary
ana useless offices, complicated in thel,'
system and unnecessarily expensive, and
can never purify itself, give good and i'm
partial government, or by its moral force
and character exercise, in its full sover-
eighty, the law of the land.
We do not charge this condition Of
things, which every patriot must deeply
la,1ora upop tho ynoeoae Of tho rortv