The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-07-07

SECTION 6. The Republican party,
while protesting the policy of receiving
public land for small holdings by acsuaa
settlers, has given away the peoples hrni-
tsge till now a few railroads and non'res-
ident aliens, individual and corporate,
possess larger area than that of all oSr
farmers between the two seas. The last
Democratic Administration reversed the
improvident and unwise policy OF the Re"
publican party touching the public do
main, and reclaimed from corporations
and syndicates, alien and domestic, and
restored to the people nearly one hundred!
million acres of valuable land to be ga.
credly held as homesteads for our citi..
zeus, and We pledge ourselves to continue
this policy until every acre of land so un"
lawfully held shall be reclaimed and re-
stored to the people.
SECTION 7. We denounce tbs Repub.'
lican legislation known as the Sherman
Act of 1890 as q cowardly make Shift
fraught with possibilities of danger in the
future, which should make out all Of its
supporters as well as its author anxious
for it's speedy repeal. We hold to the
use of both gold and silver without dis
eliminating against either metal or
charge for mintage, but'the dollar unit
for coinage of both metals must be OF
equal intrinsic and exchangeable value or
be adjusted through an International
agreement or be such safeguards Of legis-
]a,ion as shall insure the maintenance Of
the parity of the two metals, and the
equsl power of every dollar at all times
in the market and in the payment of
debts and we demand that all paper cur
rency sha u bept at par with and redeem
able in sucf1 coin. We insist on this pol
icy as especially necessary for the protec-
ton of the farmers and laboring classes,
the first and most defenceless victims
of unstable money and fuctua!ting cur
rency.
SECTION s. We recommend that the
prohibitory 10 per cent. tax on State
bank issues be repealed.
SECTION 9. Public Office is public
trust. We reafirm the declaration of the
DeAocratic National Convention of 1875
for the reform of the civil service, and we
call for the homes enforcement Of all laws
regulating the same. The nomination tor
the President, as in the recsnt Repubii.
can Convention, by delegtHions composed
largely of his appointees holding offices
at his pleasure, is scandeIous satire on
free popular institutions, and startling
illustration Of the methods by which the
Presidentmay gratify hisambition. We
denounce the policy under which the
Federal oficeholders nsurp the control OF
the party Conventions in the Ststes, and
we pledge the Democratic party ito re.
form of these and all other abuses which
threaten Individual liberty and lo al self
government.
SECTION 10. The Democratic p srty is
the only party That has ever Civ en- the
country foreign policy consistent and
vigorous, compelling respect abroad and
inspiring confidence at home. While
avoiding entangling alliences, it has aim
ed to cultivate friendly relations with
other nations, and especially with our
neighbors on tie American Contiaent,
whose destiny is closely linked with our
own, and we view with alarm the tenden-
cy to policy of irritation and bluster
which is liable ait any time to confront us
with the alternative of humiliation OF
war. We favor th 9 maintenance of navy
strong enough for all purposes of ma
tional defence and to properly maintain
the honor and dignity of the country
abroad.
| SECTION II. This country has always
been the refuge of the oppressed from
every land, exiles for conscience sake
and in the spirit Of the. founders Of our
Government we condemn the oppression
practiced by the Russian Government on
its Russian and Jewish subjects, and we
call upon our National Government, in
the interest of justice and humanity, by
all Just and proper means, to use its
prompt and best efforts to bring about a
cessation OF these cruel prosecutions in
the domininions of the Czar and to secure
to the oppressed equal rights. We tender
our profound and earnest sympathy to
those lovers of freedom who are strug-
Cling for home rule and the great cause
of local self.government in Ireland.
SECTION IL. We heartily approve all
legitimate efforts to prevent the United
States from being used as dumping
ground for known criminals and profess
sional panpers of Europeand we demand
the rigid enforcement of the laws against
Chinese immigrants or the importation of
foreign men under contract to degrade
American labor and lessen its wages, but
We condemn and denounce any and all
attempts to restrict the immigration of
tho industrious and worthy of foreign
lands.
SECTION IL. This Convention hereby
renews the expression of appreciation Of
the patriotism of the soldiers and sailors
of the Union in the war for its preserva.
ton, and we favor just and liberal PEN
| sions for all disabled Union soldiers, their
widows and dependents, but we demand
the work of the pension Office shall be
done industriously, impartially and hon
estly. We denounce the present admin.
istration of that Office as incompetent,
corrupt, disgrsceful and dishonest.
SECTION IA. The Federal Government
should care for and improve the Missis-
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