The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-22

permanent chairman on account of
| bis throat.
A "CoLLEToN IDEAn CHAIRMAN.
Mr.. NJ. R. Cooper, the only nominee
before the Convention, was elected by
acclamation. There was burst Of ap-
plause when be was declared elected.
Mr.. Cooper, in taking charge of the
| Convention, said that he wanted to
thauk the delegates for the honor, and
especially as Chlleton was the origin
atnr of the Colleton idea.
Mr.. Marchant moved that the secre-
taries be made permanent officers.
Carried.
A FAIR PROPOSITION.
After the rules of the House had
been adopted Mr.. James, of Sumter,
got on the floor and introduced the
following:
RrsoZUed, That the chairman of the
State Reform faction committee be in
structed to request the Democratic
State central committee to place an
extra box at each polling place in the
Democratic primary election to be
held on August 18th instant TO.
the purpose of getting before the
public fair and positive expression Of
opinion from the white voters Of the
State on the dispensary law. In said
box voters who favor the dispensary
plan as solution of the whiskey
problem to vote "yes," and those who
oppose the same to vote mo-"
Mr.. James said in support of his res
olution that the dispensary law was
the all-absorbing question, and that
the best way to settle the whole matter
was to have the people express direct
opinion on the matter.
A FAIR DEAL, HOWEVER, IS NOT
WANTED.
Mr.. Garris. Of Colleton, moved to
table the resolution.
Col. CAN'T, of the Headlight, got ex.
cited. He wanted the matter voted
upon and moved The following addi-
tiopal resolution as an amendment:
ReSoloed, That there be three tickets,
Que 'for prob: :bieion," one for the bar
rooms and one for the dispensary. He
felt certain that the people would vote
for the dispensary, so that the Court
and everyone else would know how
the voters stood.
Prof. Marchant, of Aiken, pushed
couple of chairs out of his way, pulled
up his sleeves and insisted that the
Convention had nothing to do with
the matter and that the Constitutional
Convention ought to and would settle
the matter.
Representative Duncan, who was de-
cidedly hoarse, said that he was satis-
fed that the people wanted the dispen-
sary law.
The delegates kept up conversa-
tional conference about the matter and
decided that the resolution had better
be side-tracked and the nominations
had better be made. Without further
ado the resolution Was tabled and
nothing more was said about the dis
pensary.
A MERE MATTER OF FORM.
President W. D. Evans got the floor.
Some thought he had bomb, but it
was not. 1t was the old Ocala plat
form. He read and read away on
these planks: ...
Platform of the South Carolina Democracy,
Adopted May, 1892.
l. We, the Reform Democracy OF
South Carolina, in Convention assem-
bled, recognizing the depressed coDdi-
ton of the people, the reign of the plu-
tocrat and the unequal laws of the
National Congress, hereby affirm our
faith in Democratic simplicity.
2. We pledge anew our allegiance to
the principles first enunciated by the
illustrious statesman who founded our
free Institutions and established the
Democratic party to protect and pre-
serve them.
3. That we demaud that Congress
shall pass such laws as will effectually
prevent the dealing IL futures of all
agricultural and mechanical produc-
tions, providing such stringent system
Of procedure in trials as will secure the
prompt conviction and imposing such
penalties as shall secure the most per-
feet compliance with the law.
4. We condemn the silver bill re.
Gently passed by Congress, and de-
nIand in lieu thereof the free and m
limited coinage of silver.
5. We demand the passage of the
laws prohibiting alien ownership of
land, and that Congress take prompt
action to devise some plan to obtain all
lands now owned by aliens and foreign
syndlcates, and that ali lands now held
by the railroads and other corporations
in excess of such as is actually used
and needed by them be reclaimed by
the Government and held for actual
settlers only.
6. Believing in the doctrine of equal
rights to all aud special privileges to
none we demand:
First. That our national legislation
shall be so framed in The future as not
to build up one industry at the ex-
pence of another.
Second. We further demand q re-
nova! of the existing heavy tariff tax
from tine necessities of life that the
poor of our land must have.
Third. We further demand q just and
equitable system of graduated tax On
incomes.
Fourth. We believe that the money
Of the country should be kept up as
much as possible in the hands of the
people, and hence we demand that all
national and State revenue shall be
limited to the necessary expenses of the
Government economically and honest
ly administered.
I. We the demand the most rigid.
honest and just State and National
Government control and supervision of
the means of public communication
and transportation, and if this control
and supervision does not remove the
abuse now existing we demand the
Government ownership of such means
of communication and transportation.
S. We demand that the Congress of
the United Stated submit an amend
ment to The Constitution providing for
the election OF United States Senators
by direct vote of each State.
Mr.. Evans briefly explained that as
the candidates for Governor had all
made their canvass On the platform he
thought it best to reaffirm it.
A delegate moved to amend the
coinage clause by making the ratio l6
to l. This was promptly accepted as it
was made.
Mr.. Louis Appel, more familiarly
known as My Dear Appelt," thought
the Convention was wasting time. 1t