The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-25

IIGSOLCeQ, mat 10 make the pOSlLlOl
Of the South Carolina democracy clea
and unmistakable, we denounce the 81
Louis platform, which is being used K
support the professions Of the Thirt
party in the South.
THE MINORITY REPORT
was then read as follows:
The undersigned, a minority of tn
committee on the platform and resolu
tions, dissent from the report Of tn
committee. First, because it is grossl,
unjust to assail distinguished citiZel
OF the United States upon charges ut
terly unfounded upon facts, and il
words violative fpropriety and utterl.
unworthy of a convention of the Stat
of South Carolina. Second, because thu
financial policy recon mended is un
sound, dishonest, and if adopted will
be ruinous to the interests of the entir'
country.
JOHN C. HASKELL,
w. ST.. J. JERvEY,
GEO. ". NICHOLS.
4 motion was made to adopt the mi
nority report.
BRAVO FOR DOUGLASS!
There Was disposition to choke of
discussion, but Mr.. G. A. Douglass, o
Richland, obtained the floor and en-
tered a solemn protest against the pas
sage of slanderous resolutions agains
the only Democratic president Of this
nation in nearly forty years. He fol
one was unwilling that it should go tc
the country as the voice Of the Demo
Gratis of this State, statement that
was not true.
\ delegate here made the point o1
order that it was not in order for the
gentleman to insult the convention.
Laughter
The Chair ruled that the delegate had
not insulted the convention yet.
Mr.. Douglass, resuming, made an
eloquent appeal against the falsity OF
the charge against Grover Cleveland.
There was not a word Of truth in the
charge that Cleveland was the tool OF
Wall street. This appeal, he knew, fell
upon deaf ears, however. The Alliance
pronunciamento to had gone folt th and the
minority had but little show. The
Democrats Of this State, he said, had
endorsed Cleveland. Why denounce
him? now he warned the convention
that the day would come when they
would regret this action. Suppose, he
said, Cleveland was renominated at
Chicago, what would the Democratic
party of South Carolina do after adopt
ing this resolution?
Delegate Therrell, Of Charleston,
hoped that his friends in the majority
would hear argument. Mr.. Therrell
said he was opposed to Cleveland, out
bis specifications were not made very
clear beyond the assertion that Cleve-
land had failed to carry out some pledges
which he had made.
A voice: "What pledges?"
Mr.. Therrell said he couldn't really
specify, but finally got down to the
statement that Cleveland had not re-
moved Republicans from Office.
Mr.. Therrell's speech was notgreeted
with much enthusiasm, although the
oro,Id ,roc yrifl, him
Somebody asked Mr.. Therrell how
long he had been in this State, and
Tnerrell replied that he was citizen
of the State. Then there were cries for
Therrell to speak louder. To this, how
ever, Mr.. Therrell seemed unable to re-
spond. Finally Mr.. Therre!i concluded
by expressing the hope that some ofthe
delegates on his side would take up the
subject and explain Oh what Cleveland
had failed to carry out his pledges.
Mr.. CAUGHMAN's ELEGANT (NoT ELo-
QUENT) REMARKS.
Then delegate Caughman, Of Lexing-
ton, took the foor and with better sue
cess, so far as arousing the enthusiasm
Of the majority. Mr.. Caughman's
strong point against Cleveland was
that he had invited TO his wedding
negro with a white woman on his arm.
[Applause.] Ben Tillman, he said, had
captured the Cleveland party, wolf,
sheep, meat and hide. Enthusiastic
applause.
Delegate Marchant, of Aiken, based
his objection to Mr. Cleveland on the
ground that he (Cleveland) had got to
think himself a greater man than the
Democratic party. Mr.. Cleveland is
still infatuated with hi: 'elf and
would jeopardize the success Of the
Democratic party if he should get the
nomination.
Delegate Kirkland, of Kershaw,
urged that of all that had been charged
against Cleveland there was this one
fact in his favor, that the solid Democ-
racy mad endorsed him at St. Louis in
1855. Mr.. Kirkland made q calm,
earnest speech, and amid cross-fire of
dwelt upon the unwis-
dom of forestalling the action of the
National Convention.
Delegate Ernest Gary here called for
the previous question in order to put
an end to the discussion, which, he
thought, had lasted long enough, and
bis side was evidently getting the worst
IF it.
The demand was sustained and DR.. |
the chairman of the COM
mittee, was left with the parliamentary
honor to dispose Of.
PUTTING CLEvELAND's FOES TO
SHAME
Delegate Haskell said be assumed
he responsibility Of denying the truth
Of the charge that Fred Douglass had
oeen invited to Mr.. Clevelands we'd
ling. He called attention to the fact