The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-03

!. we recognize Inc Imperative Necessity VI
Anglo-Saxon unity in our State, and pledge our.
selves to abide by the arbitraments Of the Demo.
cratic party relying upon the sense of justice and
enlightened self-interest Of majority OF our
white felloWcitizens to secure all needed reforms
We will make our issue inside the party lines, and
differing as brethren who must make common
cause against -ommon enemy, We will bow in
submission to the behests OF the party fairly ex-
pressed through its regular channel.
2. The nominations Of the Democratic patty are
virtually elections. Believing in the Jeffersonian
doctrine, that "the people are the best conserva-
tors Of their Own rights and liberties" and that
"selfgoyerument is the only free government" /"
we demand that all nominations for office in the
party, other than State Offices shall be by pri-
mary elections, conducted under tho State law
enacted in 1888.
3. We demand the reapp0rtion ment Of represon-
tation in the Democratic convention upon its ba-
sis of 1880, and that it 60 into effect this year.
We demand that the delegates to the State nomi-
election on the same day that the other officers are
nominated; and that all the counties shall hold
these primaries on the same day, to wit, the last
Tuesday in August Of each election year.
abolished that the privilege tax on fertilizers,
and everything pertaining to agriculture or ME.
chancs or industrial education, including the ag-
ricultural stations, be under the control of the
and upon said trustees shall devolve all duties
now performed by the present board and commits
sioners Of agriculture, except the control of the
State phosphate interest.
S. We demand that the South Carolina College
shall be literally supported as classical and lite
rary institution.
6. We demand that the school districts in the
various counties of the State shall be as nearly
square as practicable, and Of an 10 allow one
white and one colored free school in each district,
and that the school trustees be elected instead Of
appointed.
7. We demand rigid economy In public experdi-
tures the abolition of useless Offices reduction of
salaries and fees Of all officers, State and county,
to conform to the increased purchasing power Of
public officers shall be paid in proportion to their
labor and responsibility.
8. We demand that the railroad commission
shall be given all needed power to protect the
the railroads, and that the commissioners be
elected by the poop le, after nomination by the
Democratic convention. It is the sense Of this
meeting that salaried attorneys of railroads and
phosphate companies should be ineligible to seats
In the legislature.
9. We demand that there shall be survey of
the States phosphate beds and their clsasif cation
into three grades, and that comm isson compos-
ed OF the governor, comptroller general and attor-
ney-general shall control and direct the mining
under rigid rules, each river or phosphate district
being leased ut public auction for term of tn
years, after the commission has fixed minim UNI
royalty according to the value as shown by he
survey.
10. We demand that constitutional convention
be called to give us an organic law framed by our
own people. We believe that we cannot obtain
any great relief from our burdensome taxes till
this Is done and We have lost faith in the power to
amend the present constitution so thatft will an-
swer the requirements.
II. Believing with Thomas Jefferson "that the
diffusion Of information and the arraignmeut Of
all abuses at the bar Of public reason" is funda
mental principle Of FREQ government, and it will
give the needed relief, we demand that candidates
for governor and lieutenant governor SHALL and all
other asprants to the State offices are invited TO
canvass the State, and that those asking our suf-
respective counties on these issues, 80 that the
people can, after hearing the cause, act intelli-
gently and render their verdict at the primary
election. We warn the people against being
Counties mo- DELEGATES to tbe State
tion be appointed before they hear this joint dis
cussion.