The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-06-13

/ Presidents message, but as the vote III tn
committee was close the fight may be cal
ried to the Convention floor.
Before the Convention was called to OF
der most of the State banners were adorned
with bandannas. Great cheering FOLLOWED
when bandannas were hung on the New
York banner. Bandannas were waved
from the galleries and all over the hall
The Indiana men hoisted banner with
Gray handkerchief Cheering was begul
by the Gray men and the Thurman peopl
followed at intervals, most of the delegate
being on their feet The cheering was re
newed when Texas sported the bandanna
CALLED TO ORDER.
At 10.3 50 A. NJ. the Convention was called
to ortier. The only delegations not waving
bandannas were Alabama, Georgia, Illinois
Indiana, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Distric
of Columbia, Dakota, Iowa, Tennessee ant
Maryland.
The invocation was delivered by Dr.
Brank, of st. Louis.
ssTHE STAR EYED GODDESS"
At 10. 3s Henry Watterson took the plat
form with the report of the Committee on
Resolutions. Three cheers were given fol
the 'star-eyed goddess of reform.
READING OF THE PLATFORM.
at 10.40 the Clerk commenced to read
the resolutions. There were cheers and
applause at the clause in the preamble en-
do1sing Cleveland's message. Excitement
and waving of hats and canes. The mes
sage of President Cleveland was endorsed
as q correct Interpretation of the platform
of 1884. The reading of this part OF the
report was greeted with constant cheers.
The mention of the reclamation of public
lands, the reconstruction of the navy and
the negotiation of the Chinese treaty in the
platform was greeted with applause. Al
II o'clock the reading of the platform was
concluded amid great applause.
The Platform.
The Democratic party Of the United
States, in National Convention assembled,
renews the pledge of its fidelity to the
Democratic faith and reafirms the plat
form adopted by its representatives in the
convention of 1884, and endorses the views
expressed by President Cleveland in his
last earnest message to Congress as the
correct Interpretation of that Platform upon
the question of tariff reduction, and also
endorses the efforts of our Democratic
representatives in Congress to secure a re-
duction of the excessive taxation. Among
its principles of party faith are the main
tenance of an indissolu5le Union of free
and indestructible States, now about to
enter upon its second century OF utex,
ampled progress and renown; devotion to
the plan of government regulated by the
written Constitution, strictly specifying
every granted power and expressly reserV-
ing to the States or the people the entire
ungranted residue Of power; the encour-
agement of jealous popular vigilance di-
rected to all who have been chosen for
brief terms TO enact and execute the laws
and are charged with the duty Of preserv-
ing the peace, ensuring equality and estab-
fishing justice.
The Democratic party welcomes an eN-
acting scrutiny cf the administration OF the
executive power which four years ago was
committed to its trust in the election OF
Grover Cleveland as President of the United
States, but it challenges the most search
ing inquiry concerning its fidelity and de-
votion to the pledges which then invoked
the suffrages of the people. During the
most critical period of our financial affairs,
resulting from over-taxation, the anom-
alous condition of our currency and a
public debt unmatured, it has, by the
adoption of wise aud conservative course,
not only sverted disaster, but greatly pro
noted the prosperity Of our people.
1t has reversed the impr"vident and un-
wise policy of the Republican party touch
ing the public domain, and has reclaimed
from corporations and syndicates, alien and
domestic, and restored to the people nearly
one hundred million acres of land. to be
sacredly held as homesteads for our citI-
Zens.
While carefully guarding all interests
and the principles Ct justice and equity, it
has paid out more for pensions and boun-
ties to the soldiers and sailors of the repub
tic than was ever paid before during an
equal period.
1t has adopted and consistently pursued
a firm and prudent foreign policy, preserv.
ing peace with all nations. while scrupu-
lously maintaining all rights and interests
of our own government and people at home
and abroad.
The exclusion from our shores of Chi
nese laborers has been effectually cured
under the provisions of a treaty, the opera
ton of which has been postponed by the
action of the Republican majority in the
Senate.
In every branch and department of the
government under Democratic control the
rights and welfare of all the people have
been guarded and defended; every public
interest has been protected, and the equal.
ity of all our citizens before the law, with
out regard to race or color. has been stead
fastly maintained Upon its record, thus
exhibited, and upon the pledge of con-
tinuance to the people of these benefits, the
Democracy invokes renewal of the popu-
lar trust by the reelection of the chief
magistrate who has been faithful, able and
prudent. 1t ipvokes. in addition to that
trust, the transfer also to the Democracy OF
the entire legislative power.
The Republican party, controlling the
Senate and resisting in both houses cf
Congress the reformation Of unjust and
UNEQUAL tax laws, which have outlasted
the necessities of the war and are now un
dermining the abundance of long peace,
deny to the people equality before The law
and the fairness and the justice which are
their right The cry OF American labor
for better share in the rewards of indus
try is stifed with false pretences; enter
prise is fettered and bound down TO home
markets; capital is discouraged with doubt:
and the unequal, uujust laws can neither
be properly amended nor repealed: The
Democratic party will continue, with all
the power confided to it. to struggle to re.
form these laws in accordance with the
pledges of its last platform, endorsed al
the ballot-box by the sutfrages of the peo'
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