Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1892-05-26
RECESS TAKEN.

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Bya vote of 116 to 95, "a motion
was carried to take recess until
the return ,of the committee on
Platform RESOLUTIONS.
THE PLATFORM.
AT eight o'clock the convention
reassembled and the Committee
on Platforms and Resolutions sub
mitted its report, as follows:
We, the Democratic party Of
South Carolina, in convention as
sembled, recognizing the depressed
condition of the people, the reign
of the plutocrat and the unequal
laws of the National Congress,
hereby reafirm our faith in Dem
ocratic simplicity.
We pledge anew our allegiance
to the principles first annunciated
by the illustrious statesman who
founded our free institutions and
established the Democratic. party
to protect and preserve them.
We demand free elections, un-
trammelled by "force bills," or
any other federal machinery i'm
plying want of faith in the in
telligence, the honor, or the patriot
ism of any portion of the American
people.
(Then follows the ocala plat
form.)
We, the Democrats of South
Carolina in convention assembled,
and representing as we do the
voice and sentiment of the people
of our State, declare
sltast ~ az t,,}a Ai,d iaya
fi5Denlocrais ab5isend0Yse ;s!..a T1 y
ever. support The principles as
enuociated BY Thomas Jefferson
and reiterated by such statesmen
! as ,!oilu 9. Calhoun ard ..na.eN
Jackson, and OH these principles
we plant ourselves and will re-
main.
2. While we earnestly favor and
demand reduction in the onerous
tariff duties, and that the burden
of such taxation be fixed upon the
luxuries and not the necessaries
of life-and then only a sufficient
revenue be levied for the main
tenance of our government econo-
mically administered, we hold
that matter of equal and para
mount Importance for the relief
and prosperity of our people is an
increase in our currency, aud that
our government issue it's money
direct to the people, at a low rate
of interest and upon such solvent
security as they can furnish.
i 3. We see with displeasure ano
apprehension that the money
changers of Wall street have in
vaded the sacred temple of Dem
ocracy, and that they will try ant
force upon our party a candidate
representing not the wishes ant
well-being of our people, but thei
, own selfish interest. We asser
that Grover Cleveland does no
, represent the principles of tn
Democracy as taught by our fore
, fathers and as we understen'
them.
3 4. We therefore enter our solemn
protest against the nomination Q
, Grover Cleveland or any othe
e candidate known or believed to b
G selected in the interest of and 8
d the dictation of Wall street; 5r
o we demand as our standard bsare
81 a man for the people and with th
u people, and who will serve II
% people and not any class
l. faction.
. 5. We shall look upon the non
'e ination of ex-President Clevelar
a if forced upon our party by tt
Il Chicago Convention, as a prost
Is tuition of the principles of Demo
racy; as a repudiation of the d
~ mand of the Farmers Allianc
> :, which embody the true princilpl
y; :; of Democracy, and q surrender
~ the rights of !, the, people to t.
IN financial kings of the country.
IL. 6. We believe we voice the sem
oi ment of large majority of t.
'n white voters of South Carolil
ee when we assert that the nomin
as ton of any Wall street candida
u would create grave dissatisfacti
'h in the State Democracy.
- THE MINORITY REPORT.