The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-08-29
The Democratic Platform.

3 EkItAS SSNuNAuatt00 EVu piatioIIH Hpu
resolutions, after having carefully,
considered the platform of The De-
tpocratic party of South Carolina for
the year 1876, and the various feso4
]utions that were referred to them,
beg leave tomake the following re-
port: -. :....... ......-. ...... 4
We recommend as the Dem mocratic
platform ofSouth Carolina in 1878,
enunciations of the same principles,
policies, and pledges, as were con-
tanned in the platform OF 1876, which
is as follows, to wit: ''Fhe Demos
cratic party of South Carolina, in
Convention assembled, announces the
following as'sits platform Of princi-
pies: We reiterate our acceptance
in perfect good faith of the Thir-
~teenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth
amendments, to the Federal C. onsti-
tntion, accepting and standing upon
them; we turn from the settled and
final past to the great, living and mo.
mentous issues of the present and
the future. .... ~
We reafirm the platform of princi.
plies announced by the National Demo
cratic party assembled at st. Louis,
and in accordance with the declara-
tion ofthat platform and the utterances
and acts of our distinguished leader,
Wade Hampton VIC call-upon all of
our fellow citizens irrespective of
race, color or previous condition, to
unite with US in continuing the work
of reform aud redemption inaugu-
rated, by the Democratic party of
South Carolina, for it is evident that
substantial and lasting reform is i'm
possible within the ranks of the Re-
publican party OF this State. We have
charged and convicted the Republi-
can party with arrayiug race against
race, creating disturbances and To-
lleEting difficulties; with prostitut-
ing the elective franchise, 'ampering
with the .ballotabox, and holding un-
fair and fraudulent elections; with
having accumulated an enormous
debt; mismanaged the finances, and
injured the credit Of the State; with
leYying sexorbitant taxes, and squan
de,iDg them when collected, thus
wringing from the toll and liveli-
hood of the honest poor man of the
State q large percentum of his hard
earnings without giving in return
any compensation therefor, and reck-
lessly involvingin debt a majority of
the counties Of the State. It's man-
agement of our penal and charitable
institutions was a shame and dis
grace. We charge it's legislation as
demoralizing, partizan and disgrace~
tul, and the venality and corruption
which characterized every branch of
the government, executive, legislative
and judicial, as having no parallel in
the history Of nations. 1t created a
multfplicity~ot OF UNNECESSARY and use.
less Offices. complicated in their syse
tenn and unnecessarily expensive,
apdean never purify itself, give
good and impartial government, or
by its moral force and character OK
ercise in its full sovereignty the law
of the!laud. We do not charge this
condition of1hinge, which every pa
triot must deeply deplore, upon the
iaasses of the party, bnt upon their
leaders, who made such fatal use of
their confidence and trust, for it is
ohr firm conviction that all the good
people Of the State Of both races de-
sire peace aid prosperity. We
therefore call upon all of our fellow
citizens, irrespective Of race or past
party afiliation, to join with us in
preserving the good Eame of our
State, and in maintaining her dig
nifty and character among the Cons
monwealtls of this great country.-
We disconntenanoe all disturbance
of the Deace Of the State and dom