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HE oCALA PLATFORM.

| THE oCALA PLATFORM.
Chairman Zimmerman, on behalf or the
committee, reported favorably ON the resolu
tions, Introduced by Col. ID. h. Norris, which
acce pied the Ocala platform In It's entirety
The resolutions as follows:
We, the Democratic party OF South Car
olna, In Convention assembled, recogniZlhe
| the depressed condition OF the people,, the
reign of the plutocrat and the unequal laws
OF the National Congress, hereby renftrm oul
faith In Democratic simplicity. We pledge
anew our allegiance TO the principles nrs'
enuuc ciated by the illustrous statesman VINO
founded our Tree institutions and established
the Democratic party TO protest and preserve
| them.
Then follows the Ocala platform entire
word for word, Its planks being as follows:
!. Abolition OF national banks.
9. Establishment OF sub-treasuries for
| lending money per cent interest on farm
products and real estate; ~,
| g. Increase Of circulating medium TO mol
less than $50 per ca pita.
| 4. The passage by Congress OF laws against
dealing In futures.
g. Laws prohibiting alien ownership ol
land and The reclamation by the Government
| Of all lands now held by railroads and other
corporations In excess OF such as Is actually
| used.
7. Removal OF existing heavy tariff upon
the necessities Of life.
s. Graduate income tax.
Q: Government supervision and control OF
10. Election of United States Senators by
direct vote OF the people OF the State.
A plank Is also inserted denouncing the
force bill.
THE PLATFORM.
That the Democrats OF South Carolina in
Convention assembled and representing as
we do the voice and sentiment Of the people
OF our our state, declare:
First. That we are true and loyal Dem.
ocrats and endorse and Will support the prin-
ciples as enumerated by Thomas Jefferson
and retei ated by such statesmen as John Z.
Calh oun and Andrew Jackson, and on these
principles we plant ourselves and Will re-
main.
second. While we earnestly favor and de-
mand a reduction In the onerous tarld duties
and that the burden OF such taxation be fixed
upon the luNuries and not the necessities oi
lie, and then only sufficient revenue be
levied for the maintenance OF our Govern.
ment economically administered, we hOld
that matter of equal and paramount i'm
portance for the relief and prosperity OF our
people is an Increase of our currency, and
that our Government issue its money direct
to the people ata low rate of interest aud
upon such solvent security as they can fur
nish.
Third. We see with dspleasurs and appre.
hension that the money changers OF Wall
street have Invaded the sacred temple OF
Democracy and that they will try and force
upon our party n candidate representing not
the wishes and well-being of our people, but
Grover Cleveland does not represent the
principles of Democracy as Taught our fore
Iaters and we understand them.
Fourth. We therefore enter our solemn
protest against the nomination Of Grover
Cleveland or any other candidate known or
believed 10 be selected inIthe interst OF and
at the dIctation OF Wall street; but we de.
mand rs our standard bearers u man for the
people and with the people, and who VIII
serve the people and not any class or faction.
Fifth. We shall look upon the nomination
OF Ex-President Cleveland If forced upon the
party at the Chicago Con venLion as prostl-
tuition OF the principles of Democracy, az q
reputation OF the demands Of the Farmers
Alliance, which embody the true principles
OF Dem ocracy, and q surrender of the rights
of the people 10 the financial kings OF the
country.
Sixth. We believe we voice the sentiment
of the large majority OF the white voiers OIL
South Carolina when we assert that the nom-
inution Of any Wallstr candidate would
create dissatisfaction In the State Democracy.
THE MINORITY REPORT.
The undersigned, a minority of the COM
mittee on platform and resolutions, dissent
from the report of the committee. First. be-
cause IL Is grOsSy unjust to asSail distin-
guished ciLIzen Of the United States upon
charges utterly unfOunded upon fncts, and In
words violatlve OF propriety and utterly un-
worthy of Convention OF the state OF South
Carolina. Second, because OF the financial
and II adopted will be luminous to the entire
country. John Z. Haskell.
w. st. j. Jervey.
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