The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-06-30


importation of foreign wealth in eX-
change for our agricultural surplus, the
homes and farms of the country have
become burdcneI with a real estate
mortgage debt OF over two thousand five
hundred million dollars, exclusive of all
other forms OF indebtedness: that in one
of the chief agricultural States OF the
West there appears real estate mort
gage debts averaging $lG5 per capita of
the total population; and that similar
conditions and tendencies arc shown to
exist in other agricultural exporting
States. We denouncc the policy which
fosters no indu stry SO much as it does
that OF sheriff.
Sec. 4. Tl2dc interchange OH the basis
OF reciprocal advantages to the countries
participating IS a time-honorcd doctrine
OF Democratic faith, but we denouncc
sham reciprocity which iuggles with tho
peoples dcsnc for enlarged foreign
markets and frcer exchanges in pretend.
ing to establish closer trade relations for
a country whose articles of export are
almost exclusively agricultural products
with other countries that arc also auri-
cultural, while erecting custom house
barrier OF prOhibitivc tariil taxes against
| stand ready TO take our entire surplus
OF products and to exchange therefor
commodities which are ncccssarlcs and
comforts OF lilc among our people.
Sec. 3. We recognize in trusts and
| combinations, which are designed to en-
able capital To secure more than its lust
share OF the joint product Of capital and
labor, the natural consequence Of prchi-
/ t,,l,i, Il,
tlton, which is the life of honest trade,
but we believe their worst evils can be
abatcd by law and we demand a ri.id
enforcement OF the laws made to pre-
vent and control them, together with
such further Legislation in restraint OF
their abuses as experience may show to
| DC necessary.
Sec. Z. The Republican party, while
protesting the policy of receiving public
land for small holdings by actual set
tiers, has given away the peoples hcri-
tagc Till now q few railroads and non.
resident aliens, individual and corporate,
possess larger area than that OF all our
! farms between the two seas. The last
| Democratic administration reversed the
| lmprovident and unWise policy of the
Republican party touching the public
domain, and reclaimed from corpora
| tons and syndcatcs, alien and domcs-
TIC, and restored to the people nearly
one hundred million acres of valuable
land to be sacl edly held as homcstcads
for our citizens, aud we pledge ourselves
to continue tins policy until every acre
of land so uulawiully held shall be re-
claimed and restored to the |cople.
Sec. I. We dcnouncc the Rcpublicau
legislation known as the Sherman Act
of 1890 as cowardly and Il makc-shif
lraugbt with possibilities of danger in
the future which should make all OF its
supporters, as well as its author, anx.
lous for its speedy repeal. We hold to
the use Of both gold and silver as the
standard money Of the country and to
the coinage Of both gold and SILVER with
out discriminating against either metal
or charge for mintagc, but the dollar
unit for the coinage of both metals mus [
be OF equal intrinsic value and eX, hanrc-
able, or be adjusted through inlcrna-
tlonal agreement or by such safeguards
OF lcgislations as Sail insure the main
talnancc OF the parity OF the two metals
and the equal power OF every dollar at
all times III the markets and in tho pay
mcnt of debts; and we demand that all
paper currency shall be kept ut par with
and rcdccmahlc in such coin. We i'll
slst upon this policy as especially nee.
cssarY Tor the protection of the farmers
and labormg classes, the first and most
deiensclcss victims Of unstable money
and lluctuating currency.
Sec. 8. We recommend that the pro-
hibitory 10 per cent. tax ON State bank
issues be repealed.
Sec. >. Public Ollicc is publ trust,
We rcallirm the dccI0l 0lation Of the Dem.
| ocratc National Convention of 1876 for
a reform OF the civil service and we call
| Tor an honest enforcement OF all laws
regulating the same. The nomination
OF a President, rs in recent Republican
conventions, by delegations composed
largely OF his appointccs, holding Office
at his pleas urc, is a scandalous satire
upon free popular institutions and a
startling Illustration Of the methods 3y
which Il President may crafty his ambi-
lion. we dcnouncc the policy under
which Federal onlce-holders usurp con.
trol OF party conventions in States, and
we PLEDGE the Democratic party TO II
reform OF these and all other abuses
which threaten in ndividual liberty and
local scli-government.
Sec. 10. The Democratic party is
the Only party that has ever gwen the
country a foreign policy consistent and
vigorous, compelling respect abroad and
inspiring conlidnece at home. While
avoiding cnLangling alliances, it has
aimed to cultivate friendly relations with
other nations and especially with our
nciGhbors on tho American continent,
whose destincy ls closely linked with
our own, and we view with alarm the
tendency to policy of irritation and
buster which is liable at any time to
confront US with the alternate OF hum
iliatlOn or war. We favor the maintcn-
ancc OF navy strong enough for all pur-
poses ofnational defense and to proper
ly maintain the honor and dignity Of tic
country abroad.
Sec. IL. This country has always
been refuge Of the oppressed from
every land, cXilcs for conscience sake,
and in the spirit of the founders of our
government we condemn the oppression
practiced by the Russian government