The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-08
the Democratic party of this State.

On mOllOn OF MT. JODn ID. MOORE, Ol
Anderson, the convention instructed the
new State Democratic Executive Com
mlttee to provide for the deficit referred
to in the report of the outgoing COM
ulii:.ee.
Mr.. J. L. Manning, of Clarendon, sub
mitted the report of the Committee on
Platform and Resolutions, as follows:
The Democratic party of South Caro-
lima, in convention assembled announces
the following as its platform of prin-
ciples
We reiteratc our acceptance, III 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
Anal past to the great living and momen-
tous issues of the present and the future.
We reaitirm the platform of principles
announced by the National Democratic
party assembled at st. Louis, and in ac
cordance with the declaration Of that
platform and the utterances and acts of
our distinguished leader, Wade Hamp-
ton, we call upon all of our fellow-citi-
zens, irrespective of race, color, or pre-
vious condition, to unite with us in con-
tinuing the work of reform and redemp-
tion inaugurated by the Democratic par
ty of South Carolina, for it Is evident
that substantial and lasting reform is i'm.
possible within the ranks of the Repub-
lican party of this State.
We have charged and convicted the
Republican party with arraying race
against race, creating disturbances and
fomenting difficulties; with prostituting
the elective franchise, tampering with
the ballot box and holding unfair and
fraudulent elections; with having accu-
mulated an enormous debt, mismanaged
the finances and injured the credit of the
State; with levying 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 return, any compensation
therefor, and hopelessly y involving in
debt majority of the counties Of the
State.
It's management of our penal and char
liable institutions was shame and dis
grace.
We charge its legislation as demoral-
izing, partisan and disgraceful; and the
venality and corruption which character
lied every branch of the government,
executive, legislative and judicial, as
having no parallel in the history of ma
tions.
1t created multiplicity of unnecces-
sary and useless Offices, complicated in
their system and unnecessarily expen-
sive, and can never purify itself, give
good and impartial government, or by its
moral force and character exercise, in its
full sovereignty, the law of the land.
We do not charge this condition of
things, which every patriot must deeply
deplore, upon the masses of the party,
but upon their leaders, who made such
fatal use of their confidence and trust /;
for it is our firm conviction that all the
good people of the State, of both races,
desire peace and prosperity.
We, therefore, call upon all of our fel-
low-citizens, irrespective of race or past
party affiliation, to join with us in pre-
serving the good name of our State, and
in maintaining her dignity and character
among the commonwealths of this great
country.
We discountenance all disturbance OF
the peace of the State, and denounce all
instigators and promoters thereof, and
earnestly call upon all of our fellow-citi-
zens, irrespective of party lines, to exer-
else forbearance and cultivate good will.
And il the government Of the State i, con-
tinued in our control, ace pledge ourselue,
to project the persons, rights and property
Of all its people, and to speedily bring TO
summary justice any a0ho dare uioiate them.
We desire fair, peaceable election,
appealing to the reason and not the pas
sion of the people, and have guaranteed
by law fair election and fair count.
We call upon all Of the patriot sons OF
Carolina to Join us.
Our object is continued reform, re-
trenchment and relief, that by honesty and
economy we may still further reduce the
taxes and tighten the burdens OF the peo-
pie, giving, at the samo time, absolute Sc
curity to the rights and property Of all.
Upon these paramount issues we cor
daily invite the cooperation of every
Democrat and Republican who is earnest
and willing to unite with us in this great
work.
Mr.. J. H. Kinsler, of Richland, moved
that so much of the report as relates to
the platform be adopted as whole,
which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. NJ. w. Gary, OF
Edgefeld, the remainder of the report
of the committee was taken up seriatim
The resolution of Mr.. Buist in relation
to the unity of the Democratic party was
adopted.
The resolution of Mr.. Aiken relative to
immigration was laid on the table, and
the following adopted:
Resolred, That for the development OF
our growth as people, and of our re-
sources as State, a bureau of immigra-
ton and agriculture should be estab-
lished, having for its object the encour-
agement of, and holding out induce
ments to the honest and industrious emf
grants from other countries to settle
amongst US, and designed to stimulate
an increased and improved production of
whatever may be grown upon our soil ;
and we recommend to the General AS
sembly tho speedy enactment of such
Laws as will found such bureau upon a
permanent and practical basis, and pro-
vide for its ready and active operation
to the attainment of this desirable end.
In reference to the resolution of Mr..
Tracy, the recommendation of the COM
mittee was adopted, as follows:
While we approve of the principles
contained in the resolution of Mr..
! Tracy, of Colleton, in relation to the
legislation in this State, yet we recon-
mend no action thereon, for the reason
that the same principles are fully an-
nounced in the platform of 1876, and
again reiterated in the platform herewith
reported.
The committee recommended that the
resolution of Mr.. Woodward be laid on
the table. Adopted.
The resolutions of Mr.. Tillman rela-
tive to calling constitutional convcn-
tion ,vere recommended by the commit