The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-08
PLATFORM OF PRINCIPLES,
Adopted by the State Wheel Convention.


5 bled, DOW recognizing the fact that, as
the State grows older, new issues are
born of time and progress, and old issues
!, perish,
But that the fundamental principles of
Democracy, as approved by the united
voice of the people remain, and viii ever
remain, as the best and only security for
the continuation ard maintenance of a.
free government by, and for the people,
We demand, in general terms, that the
rights and privileges of the laboring peo-
pie shall no longer be trampled upon by
monopoly, but shall be respected by all
classes.
! Second-We demand that nothing
shall be done in the name of labor that
will tend to destroy capital or interfere
IN any way with its legitimate use or in
crease.
Frst-In specific terms, We demand
that the public lands, the heritage of the
people, be reserved for actual settlers,
not another acre to railroads or specula-
tions, and that all lands now held for
speculative purposes be taxed at their
full value.
Second-The abrogation of all laws
that do not bear equally upon capital
and labor, and the removal Of unjust
technicaities, delays and determinations
in the administration of justice.
Third-That national banks be abol-
ished.
Fourth-That the government issue
its own money.
issued by the government shall be legal
tender in payment of all debts, both
public and private.
Sixth-We demand that the national
debt shall be paid as fast as it falls due.
Seventh-We demand that the govern
ment shall issue legal tender paper
money in sufficient quantities to transact
the business of the country, on cash
basis.
Eighth-We demand that the govern
ment issue no more interest bearing
bonds.
Ninth-We denounce the financial
policy. of the present national admins
tration ID boarding and contracting the
currency of the country, and demand
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold of the present weights and fine
ness.
Tenth-Ne demand that the tariff
laws be so amended as to remove all i'm
port dues on articles entering into our
manufactures and that the dues be levied
mainly upon articles of luxuries not
above the importing point.
| E1o,,a,otb Wa 5an,oDS 4bo4 o1iaoo t,o
prohibited from owning lands in the
United States, and that after 1890 the
government shall by purchase and right
of eminent domain obtain possession Of
all lands now held by aliens.
Twelfth-We demand a graduated in
come tax.
Thirteenth-We demand the enforce.
ment Of the constitution Of our State IN
regard to free passes on railroads and
unjust determinations in freight and
passenger rates, the collection of back
taxes due by railroads; the enforcement.
Of the constitution in regard to fictitious.
bonds issued by corporations; also the
enactment of law that will enforce by
adequate fines and penalties the payment
of money due for stock killed by rail-
roads.
Fourteenth-We demand the consol-
dstion Of the State and national elec-
tions.
Fifteenth-We demand such amend
ments to the road law as Will divide the
burden equally between property and
labor.
Sixteenth-We favor the Submission
to the people of this State, for their
ratification or rejection, an amendment
to tho constitution prohibiting the sale
OF intoxicating liquors as beverage.
Seventeenth-We are unqualifedly in
favor of the education of the masses by
a well regulated system of free schools,
Eighteenth-We demand a usury law
that can be easily enforced and that VIII
reach all classes, so as to prevent the
usurious plundering of our people under
deeds of trust and mortgages, or other
wise.
Nineteenth-We demand that the
revenue law be so amended as to require
schedules Of all personal property, and
that debts over the amount Of ten dol
lars not returned in the schedule be out
lawed; in case Of merchandise, the total
of invoice to be taken not more than
thirty days before the time of assess
ment; corporations to be assessed at the
cost Of construction, including equip
ments or at the amount, the properly
may be bonded and stocked at per mile.
Twentieth-We favor change in the
manner of assessing property so as to re-
quire the assessments to be made by
township officers.
Twenty-irst-We demand the repeal
Of the law by which the convict farms OF
slave pens were created.
Twenty-second-That We oppose the
present system Of working the conTcts
of the State, and are opposed to the
bringing of convict labor into competi-
ton with the honest or legitimate labor
of the farm, shop and manufactery.
THOMAS NJ. OWEN,
Chairman
Committee B, Ecgard, Law
renee; J. T. Hambey, Cleburne; j. NJ.
Mallett, Pope; G. ". Dauson, Prairie;
John Russ, White; A. F. Watson, Jack
son; Thos. q. Garter, Pulaski; R. B.
Carl Lee, Prairie; Samuel Murphy