Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-09-18
The Platform Of the Democratic Party
Of South Carolina.

the State Democratic Convention
which met in Columbia, S. G., Sep
temher 10th, 1890
!. The Democratic party Of South
Carolina, in convention assembled,
hereby re-affirms the platform and
principles of the National and State
Democratic party, particularly favor.
ing tho free and unlimited coinage
of silver, an increase of the currency
and the repeal of the internal reve.
nue. system. We denounce the Nc.
Kinley tariff bill as unjust 5 the
producers of raw material and the
consumers Of the country; and espe.
ciaiiy do we condemn tho unneces.
sary and b%urdepsome increase in the
tax on cotton ties and tin, commodi.
ties 80 largely used by tho poorer
portion Of our people. The passage
of this bill by Congress will encour.
age trusts, combines and monopoliesI
evils which have 20 long oppressed
the people.
We dfenounce the Lodge force bill
as iniquitous, emanating from minds
whose nefarious purpose is to estab-
fish the supremacy Of ignorance over
intelligence in the Southern States,
thereby engendering race antagonism
and sectional animosity. w con.
denim tho action of Speaker Reed
and his followers as tyrannical, amd
a fragrant degradation of the posi-
ton intended only for the true patriot
and statesman.
2. We demand the enactment OF
laws that will remove the burdens OF
the people, relieve tho existing agri,
cultural depression and do full and
simple Justice to the farmers and labo.
rers of IL country.
3. We demand the abolition OF
National Banks, aud that legal tender
treasury notes be issued in lieu OF
National Bank notes in sufficient
volume to do the business of the
country on u cash system, and that
all money issued by the govern.
mont shall be legal tender in pay.
ment of all debts, both public and
private.
4. We demand that Congress pass
such laws as shall effectually prevent
the dealing in futures of all agricul.
tural productions, prescribing such
stringent methods of procedure in
trials as shall secure prompt convic'
ton.
S. We demand that Congress
shall provide for the taxation Of in,
comes of individuals and the surplu.
l"f corporations, thereby cqualizine
nc burdens upon the poorer classes
6. We demand that our State
Legislature shall abolish the BoarG
of Agriculture; that the privilege
tax on fertilizers and everything ap
pertaining to agriculture OF mechan
les or Industrial education, including
tho agricultural stations, be placed il
charge of the Trustees of the Glenn
son Agricultural College and upo,
said trustees shall devolve all dutie
now performed by the present boart
of agriculture, except the control o
the State phosphate interests.
7. We demand that the South ca
rolina College at Columbia shall b.
literally supported rs the classica
and literary department of the Soutl
Carolina University.
8. We demand that the school dis
tricts in tho various counties of tn,
State be az nearly as practicable
square and Of an area sufficient u
allow II white and one colorcd free
school separate and distinct in cacl
district, and that the school trustee
be elected by the people.
8. W. demand rigid economy il
public expenditures, the abolition o
useless Offices, reduction. of salarie
and fees of all officers, State ant
County, to conform to the increased
purchasing power of money and tn,
decreased ability of the people t.
pay taxes; that public officers b.
paid in proportion to thoir labor ant
responsibility. -.
10. We demand that the railroad
commission shall be given all power
needed to protect tho rights and in
t~erests Of the people without injurinl
tho railroads, and That the Commits
s%ioners be elected by the people.
II. We demand that there shall
be a survey of the States ~phosphat.
beds and their classification int
three grades, and that a commission
composed of the Governor, Comp.
troller General and Attorney Gone.
raj shall control and direct the min
ing under rigid rules, each river o
phosphate district being leased a
public auction for a term Of three
years after the commission has fixed
minimum royalty according to tn,
value as shown by their survey.
12. W. demand that a Constitu
tional Convention be called to give
us an organic law framed by our owl
people. We believe the present Law
n standing menace to our civilization
and to our educational institution
and that we cannot obtain any grea'
relief from our burdcnsome taxes til
this is done, and we have lost faitl
in tho power to amend the present
constitution so that it will answer
The requirements.
13. We rely upon the sense o
justice and enlightened self interes
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