The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-16
nominations were adopted.


tant and Inspector General, and the
convention. unanimously adopted the
nomination.
C. A. Dou glass, of Winnsboro, pro-
posed Z. B. Ragsdale for Superin-
tendent of Education, and this nomi-
nation met the same unanimous
endorsement as the preceding ones.
The nomination of full State ticket
was then completed at 9.07, thirty-two
minutes from the time of the opening
of the convention.
Verify, these n'en seemed to mean
business The following platform was
then read, all its points being received
with cheers, and the document was
adopted as whole without a dissent
ing voice.
THE PLATFORM.
To the People of South Carolina:
We, as citizens, true to the princi-
ples we believe to be right; and as
Democrats, loyal TO the pledges of our
party, faithful to the National Demo
cratic party and adhering to the doc
trines upon which our Government
was established in 1876, state briefly
the reasons which have led us to pre-
sent to YOU ticket for State officers in
opposition to the Tillman ticket.
The first principle of Democracy is a
government of the people, by the peo
ple and for the people. The Tillrnan
ticket will array class against class.
The nomination of that ticket was not
by the people but proceeded for the
most part from secret cacusses, the peo-
pie being deprived of the right to
choose their delegates by primary elec-
ton. Noise, turbulence and threats of
violence characterized the public meet
ings and converted them into riotous
assemblies, where public issues could
not be decently and gravely discussed
by which many of our best citizens
were practically excluded, and where
contrary to all precedent in our history
the women of this State, who have
been the guides of truth and the en-
blems Of virtue, and accustomed to eX-
ercise their influence at all times of
moment, hesitated to appear.
That in addition to these bad meth
DDS the utterances of Mr.. Tillman have
been a wrong to the State and all our
people. His speeches have been a
| tissue of false charges, which every
man who respects truth or realization
should condemn not in words alone,
but by the power intrusted to his care
his vote at the ballot box. The right
to vote is not only power, but trust,
and when the vote is cast it is the as
sertion on the part of the voter that he
believes the man for whom he votes is
competent and fit to fill the office.
tits vain to say that the action of
political party eXempts the party from
responsibility. His vote affects not
only his own rights, but the rights, the
safety and the happiness Of thousands,
who are dependent on these votes for
the character of the government under
! which they live. The ignorant and the
reckless may cast their votes hippantly,
but he who claims intelligence enough
to know the rights and duties of citi-
zen is responsible to his country and
to his God. He who votes for one whom
be knows to be unfit and unworthy
makes himself accessory to all tbs
wrongs committed by the officer voted
for.
We further solemnly allege that B.
R. Tillman and his associates, by divi-
ding the people, by infiaming the low
est passions, by seveTing family ties,
putting father, son and brother against
each other, have done more harm alA
brought greater sorrow on the State
than the sword or fire or the hand of
man in any other shape have ever be-
fore effected. They should not be hon.
ored and rewarded for this terrible
wrong, nor should power be put in
their hands to perpetuate the wrong.
It is a terrible mistake to think that
such wrong doers ever stop Of their own
will.
We do not declare hostility against
our fellow citizens whatever may be
| their votes, bat we do unhesitatingly
| pledge ourselves as men and citizens,
true to principle and right, to uncea-
s:ngly war against such unworthy men
and methods as have thus ruthlessly
torn the heart of the State in twain to
feed upon it for their personal gain.
We will constantly oppose secret Or
CARNATIONS if used for political purpo-
ses and all that leads to class divisions
and ring-rule. And on the other hand
will contend to the end for govern
ment which will administer true and
equal justice to all people, guaranteeing
safetyand security of their rights alike
to all who live under its protecting
care.
On motion of Mr.. Barnwell the chair
man was authorized to appoint at his
leisure, after consultation with the
nominees for Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, committee of seven to
serve as an executive committee to con-
duct the campaign. On motion A. F.
Harllee, of Marion; Mr.. Barnwell, of
Charleston; Mr.. Rhame, of Sumter
were appointed committee to wait
upon the nominee for Governor and
escort him to the stage.
HASKELL'S APPEARANCE AND SPEECH.
When Judge Haskell appeared the
convention again went wild, the occu-
pants Of the galleries joining in the
ovation. Upon being presented to the
convention Judge Haskell said in sub
stance: Gentlemen Of the Democratic
Convention of South Carolina. [Cheers.
A voice: Good.] My Friends, My Eel
low-CitiZens, My-Co-Patriots:
I stand here under the auspices of
the chairman of the patriots of South
| Carolina, where, fourteen years ago,
stood our grand old leader of '76.
| TCheers.7 Unworthy as I may be to
follow in his footsteps, Ito-night repre-
sent the same principles, the duty of q
man to his country and his God, that
were then represented by Wade Hamp-
ton. [Cheers.
And 7 will say that great and noble
as that leader was, the conflict he had
was simpler and easier than the one
before us tonight. Then the State
stood in one respect as a unit, now its