The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-08-08
lie Democratic party of tI,is S,ote

the Democratic party Of this State.
On motion of Mr. John B. Moore. of
Anderson, the convention instructed the
new State Democratic Executive Com.
inlttee to provide for IT,. deficit referred
to in the report Of the outgoing COM
u,i;::..ce.
Mr.. j. J.. Manning, of Clarendon, sub-
mitted the report Of the Committee OK.
Platform and Revolutions, as follows:
The Democratic party Of South Caro-
lima, in convention assembled, announces
the following as it's platform, of rrin.
ciples
We reitcratc OUR acceptance, hi ticrrect
good faith, Of the thirteenth, fourteenth
aud 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 reafiirm the platform of principles
announced by ths National Democratic
party assembled at ST. Louis, end in &C
cordance with the declaration Of that
platform and the uttorances 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-
tlnuing tho work or reform and redeInp-
ton inaugurated Oy 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.
iican party of this State.
We have charged and convicted the
Republican party with arreying race
against race, creating disturbances and
fomcnting difficulties with prostituting
the elective franchise tampering with
the ballot box and holding unfair and
fraudulent elections with having accu-
mulated an enormous debt, mismanagcd
the finances aud injured the credit of the
State; with levying e4orbitant taxes and
squandering them when collected, thus
wringing from the toll and livelihood of
the honest poor man of the State large
pei. centum OF his hard earnings, without
giving, in return, any compensation
therefor, and hopclessly 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 rs demoral-
izing, partisan and disgraceful and the
venality and corruption which character
lied every branch of the government
executive, legislative and judicial, az
having no parallel in the history of ma
ti0ns.
1t created n multiplicity of unnccces.
sary and useless Offices, complicated in
their system and unnecessarily expen.
sive, and can never purify itself, give
| good anu impartial government, or by its
moral force and character exercise, in it,
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
Tor 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.
iow-citizens, irrespective of race or pasI
party atiiliation, 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 grea,
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 i the government Of the State is con-
Hnued ii, our control, ice pledge ourselue,
TO protect The persons, rights and propert,
Of alt its people, and to speedily bring tc
SUMMARY justice any acho dare violate then,
We desire a fair, peaceable election
appealing to the reason and not the pas.
sion of the people, and have guaranteed
by law fair election and q fair count.
We call upon all Of the pelriot sons o
Carolina to Join us.
Our object is continued reform, re-
frenchn'ent Gnd reliet, that by honesty anG
economy we may still further reduce the
taxes and tighten the burdens OF the peo
pie, giving, Mt the samo time, absolute &C.
curtfy to tie rights and property of all.
Upon these paramount issues 1e cor.
daily invite the cooperation of every
Democrat and Republican who is earnest
and willing to unite with us in this grea
work.
Mr. ]. H. Kinsler, of Richland. moved
that so much of the report us relates te
the platform be adopted as o whole
which was agreed to.
On motion of Mr. M. w. Gary. O.
Edgefield, the remainder of the repor
of the committee was taken up seriatim
The resolution Of Mr.. Buist in relation
to the unity of the Democratic party wa.
adopted.
The resolution of MIR. Aiken relative to
immigration was laid on the table, ant
the following adopted:
Rcsolced, That for the DEVELOPMENT o.
our growth rs people, and of our re-
sources as State, bureau of immigra
ton and agriculture should be estab.
lished, having for its object the encour
agemcnt of, and holding out induce
ments to the honest and industrious emi.
| 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 enactmen. of such
laws ss will found such q bureau unon .
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 conven-
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