The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1892-06-28

| tween States, we recognize the early
construction OF tho Nicaragua canal
and its protection against foreign control
as OF great impO rtance 10 the United
States.
Sec. Id. Recognizing the Worlds
| Columbian Exposition as a national un-
dertaking OF vast importance in which
the general government has invited the
cooperation of all The powers Ot the
world, and appreciating the acceptance
by many of such powers of the invita-
tion extended, and the hroadest liberal
eff,rts being made by them TO contribute
TO the grandeur of the undertaking, we
are OF the opinion that Congress should
make such necessary financial provision
as shall be requisite to the maintenance
OF the national honor and public faith.
Sec. II. Popular education being
The only safe basis of popular suffrage,
we recommend to the several States the
most liberal appropriations for public
schools; free common schools are the
nursery of good government and they
have always received the fostering care
OF the Democratic party, which favors
every means OF increasing intelligence.
Freedom OF education being an essential
of civil and religious liberty, as we'll as
|
gence, must not be interfered with un-
der any pretext whatever. We are op-
posed TO State Interference with parental
rights and rights of conscience in the
education of children as an Infringement
of the fundamental Democratic doctrine
that the largest individual liberty con-
sistent with the rights of others insures
the highest type of American CITIZEN
Shin and tho hpet Opvorpppopt
| Sec. IS. We approve the action of
the present House Of Representatives in
passing bills for tho admission into the
Union as States OF the Territories OF
New Mexico and Arizona, and we favor
the early admission of all Territories
having the necessary population and re-
sources to admit them to Statehood,
and while they remain Territories we
hold that the officials appointed to adj
minister the government of any Terri
tory, together with the District of
Columbia and Alaka, should be bona
fide residents of the Territory or district
in which their duI les are to be performed.
The Democratic party believes IN home
rule and the control Of their own affairs
by the people of the vicinage.
Section 10. We favor legislation
Congress and State Legislatures-to
protect the lives and limbs of railway
employees and those of other hazardous
transpnrta ton conllsse, RaAal denounce
fSr ki caasIhgi caafshIihHsih tnt At party
j. fetal and protective to this class Q
i. wage-workers.
1 Sec. 20. We are in favor of tn
II enactment by States of laws for abolish
8 ing, the notorious sweating system; 10
n abo3ishing contract convict labor, an
D for prohibiting employment in factorle
u of children under fifteen years of age.
e Sec. 2l. We are ospposed to a
e sumptuary laws as an interference wit
the individual rights of the citizen.
y Sec. %. Upon this statement
l. principles and policies the Democrat
sr party asks the intelligent judgment {
l, the American people. tasks chang
III Of administration and change ofparty
order that there may be change OF sy
IS tenn and of methods. thus assuring IL
III maintenance, unimpaired, ofthe instit'
ton under which the republic has grow
Is great and powerful.
~ The denunciation of measures like u
~ force bill was loudly cheered. Applau
10 also greeted the homestead plank al
AZ the portion OF the silver plank denoun
aI' ing the Sherman Act. Reference
In ' Federal officers in the national conve
~ ~ ton elected a terrific yell. The forei!
~ policy plank, navy. Jews in Russi
IL home rule tor Ireland were all liberal
~ cheered. The school law plank w
~ ~ catefully listened to and was punctuat
w at the end OF nearly every sentence
- - shouts of approval. The only featur
~ 49, OF the platform which seemed to c.
-. forth divided sentiment was the tai
10 I and silver planks which were apparent
'o not sufficiently radical TO satisfy de
ys gates with pronounced vigor.
I'm Neal of Ohio was recognized a
,e. moved to strike from the tariff sectl
,ur all words preceding the denunclatl
on of the Mckinley Act and to substit'
ant therefore the following: 1--WE denour
ia. Republican protection as Il fraud, r.
rn. berry of the great majority Of the Am
m. ican peo pie for the benefit of a few.
ma. declare it to be the fundamental princi
to Of the Democratic party that the Fede
uel government, has no const!t ltional po'
the TO impose and collect tariff duties,
ual cept for the purposes of revenue O
and [applause and cheers] and we demi
of that the collection OF such taxes 81
ma be limited to the necessities of the g
elf. ernment when honestly and economic
ly administered" [Cheers and appla
all with tremendous tumult iollowing.J
ted Neal, Villas and Watterson took I
,,,, in the debate and Jones ofSt. Louis 81
es eaas "Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of
100 Convention: On behalf OF the conn
,,,. tee on resolutions, wish to say that
am' ;,, accept the amendment OF the gentlen
,am 'nn from Ohio as an addition to section
nna AT this point of Jones' remarks til
"nd arose such tumultin the chambe
"m' nn Kisses and applause that his voice
80. drowned and he could not be heard.
''' ter waiting patiently for some mome
-, Jones retired III despair. Neal
~, manded roll call on his motion
S,Gu s"n strike out and substitute. The roll
s". s".i called and res,;ltcd: Ayes, SCI; nj
aa na" 342.
ers. The Illinois vote was first announ
, do. as 33 aye and Is no, but the chairs
OG- of the delegation announced that III
i'm the instructions of the State ,,conven
,nce enforcing the unit rule, the vote of 5
ffice would be 48 ave.
and Delegate Mazyck OF Minne
entered protest against his delega
ncnt being recorded as unit In the ncgat
ssis and Wallace of Pennsylvania did
IS OF same; also some others, but CR.ir
erior Wilson ruled that wherever instruct
IN TO for unit rule had been given the
{ the would be recorded as reported by
o de- chairman Of the delegation. Sex