Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-07-01

was restored, tho guidons of South Carolina,
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania having been
grouped togcthor during tho whole rejoicing
Indiana moved to mako tho nomination Of
Hancock unanimous, plcdgng tho Indiana
Democracy to turn tho right flank of the
Republicans in October Speaker Randall
and Senator Wallace pledged themselves to
work without stint for tho nomination, and
then Hampton was called for again md COM
pclled to take tho stand. lilo made q capital
speech, promising in tho nan,o of tho South
tho whole Southern voto for Hancock, tho
Union soldier whom they had met on tho
field Of battle, whom they know and admired,
and under whose leadership they would not
be lngGards in tho fight for country and
Constitution. When tho applause had sub,
sided, tho chairman announced that Con.
Winfield Scott Hancock had been unani-
mously elected tho Democratic President
of tho United States. This slip uf tho
tongue was only anticipating events, for
elected he will bc. In response to tho
intcrrosatories of Judge Breckenridge, Of
Kentucky, tho delegates from New York,
Pennsylvania and Indiana declared thcm.
selves able to carry their respective States
A finer speech was not madc before rho-.son.
vcntion than that Of Brcckinridgc, who, with
voico trembling with emotion, said that tho
convention was lcgislating not for the North
nor for tho South, but for tho whole people,
having bent the sword into the pruning hook
with which 70 gather tho harvest IF peace
In conclusion ho invoked tho blessing of tho
| Almighty upon the candidates.
The Kelly faction promised to do all they
could for tho election OF the ticket.
VIM. IL. English, q war Democrat, of In,
diana, was unanimously nominated Tor Vice
President.
Shrcwd observers say that tho ticket will
carry Pennsylvania, and that tho Old Kew
Stone State will again DO brought into tho
Democratic fold.
THE PLATFORM.
| The Democrats of tho Unitod States in
Convention assembled declare:
FIRST We pledge ourselves anew to the
| Constitutional doctrines and traditions of
the Democratic party as illustrated BY the
teaching and example of q long line Of DEM
ocrattc statesmen and patriots and embodied
in the platform Of the last National Conyen-
ton Of The party.
Second. Opposition to Capitalization and to
| that dangerous spirit Of onroachmcnt which
| tends to consolidate tho powers Of all deru,t.
mcnts in one, and thus create, whatever be
the form ot government, q real dcSpotism:
| no sumptuary laws: separation Of Church
and State for tho good of each; common
schools iostcred and protected.
Third. Home rule honest money, strict
maintenance Of public faith; n currency con-
sistiug Of gold and silver and paper converts
ib!c into coin on demand, and tariff for
| revenue only.
Fourth. Subordination Of military to civil
power. and general and thorough reform of
civil service
Fifth. Tho right to free ballot is tn, ,ight
prcscrvativc Of all rights, aud must and shall
be maintained in every part Of the United
| States.
Sixth The existing Administration is the
representative of conspiracy only, and its
claim of right to surround the ballot boxes
with troops and deputy marshals to intimir
date and obstruct elections, and the unpro.
cedcntca use of tho veto to maintain its
corrupt and dcspotc power, insults tho rcoplo
and impcrls their institutions.
Seventh. The great fraud Of 1876 II, by
which upon . false count of the electoral
votes Of Two States 81 candidate defeated at
the polls was declared to be President, and
for lhc first time in American history the
will Of tho people was set aside under a
| threat Of military violence, struck q deadly
blow at our system Of representative govern.
mcnt. Tho Democratic party to preserve the
country from civil war submitted for the time
in the firm and patriotic faith that the people
would punish this crime in 1880. This issue
rrecedcs ard dwaris every other 1t imposes
moro sacred duty upon tho people of the
Union than ever addressed the conscience Of
nation Of frccmon
Eighth. We rxccraIo the cause of this Ad.
mln'stratlon in making places in tho civil
service reward for political crime, and de-
mand reform by statute which shall mako
it forever impossible 70: defeated candidate
to brbc his wny to the seat Of q usurper by
bilic,ing villains upon the pcoplo.
This was read again in response to de-
mands, and was received with applause,
Ninth. The resolution Of Samuel j. Tiden
not again to be q candidate for the exalted
place to which ho was elected by n majority
Of his countrymen and which no was cx-
cludcd by tho leaders Of the Republican
party, is received by tho Democrats Of the
United States with sensibiity, and they de-.
clare their confidence in his wisdom, patriot
ism and integrity mistaken by tho assaults
o! common enemy, and they further assure
him that ho is followed into tho retirement