The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-26
the candidates should be nominated.
Anything else would he irregular.

the candidates should be nominated.
Anything else would be irregular.
DIR. wyCHE on TRUE DEMOCRACY.
DR.. Wyche, who once ran for the
Senate in New berry County and is now
doing his Grating in the conventions
instead of in the Senate, said that it
was an insult to the Convention to
suggest that any of the candidates BE-
fore it was not a Democrat. White
supremacy was greater principle than
anything ia this State. AS far as
Democratic principles were concerned
Democrats differed, and if his Demo
cracy was to be measured by that OF
Grover Cleveland then he was not a
Democrat.
Is not John Gary Evans Democrat?
T"Yes, yes,n and hurrahs for Evans.
Is there a candidate before this Con-
vention who is not Democrat? II
there is do not know him and l wait
to hear his name. He paused;for reply.
None came. Then he went on to say
that no set of men had any right to
dictate to this Convention what they
should or should not do. He said that
crisis had been reached in the history
of the party and that he for cne hoped
that it would be passed without trouble.
He was Justify cheered.
DUNCAN OBJECTS TO THE CART BEFORE
THE HORSE.
Mr.. John Duncan, who is also q
member of the New berry delegation, is
red-hot ReforUer, but just as soon as
| DR.. Wyche had taken his seat be got
up and said tnat there was no use for
by-play. The delegates had come to
work and the best way to get through
with the work was to go about it in q
regular way, and that was to adopt a
platform and then to elect the candi-
dates who were to run on that plat
form. There was no use to put the cart
before the horse. "Let US do our work
in manly and straightforward way"
he invoked.
Mr.. Patterson explained that the
! suggestion was made merely to save
time and with no idea in the world of
forcing anything OF of taking snap
! judgment.
Mr.. Cowan moved that the Conven-
ton take a recess until 9 30 O'Clock.
| Others suggested that it would perhaps
be better to take a recess until 3 30
O'Clock, and, after a little talking, a
motion to take recess util $50 O'Clock
prevailed.
Mr.. JERvEY'S INQUIRY.
Before adjourning MrJervey inquired
particularly whether resolutions should
| be introduced and read from the secre-
tary's seat or whether they were to be
submitted directly to the committee on
platform without being read. Chair
man Eird announced that resolutions
or platforms should be submitted
directly to the committee and that they
were not to be read in advance.
The committee on platform met in
| the ball of the House, and, the only
Conservative to. sit with it was Mr..
FitZsimous, Of Charleston.
THE CONVENTION REAssEMBLEs.
It was not until after 4 o'clock that
the Convention reassembled. The
committee on the constitution and
platform hadn't finished Its work at
$50, as there had been lively and
vigorous contest on the platform, es-
pecially on the paragraph referring to
Cleveland.
The original platform as presented to
the committee, and which had been
prepared by the leaders, contained this
section: e.
"We denouoce the action of Presi-
dent Cleveland in appointing Republic
cans to Office, and joining forces with
Republican leaders against the ma
jority of his party in the demonetiza-
ticn of silver, his veto of the seigniorage
bill, the Invasion of States rights and
his efforts 10 improperly control the
| House of Representatives, as undemo-
cratic and unworthy Of the successor
of Jefferson and Madison, and the
betrayal of the platform upon which
be was elected" .....
It was upon this paragraph that the
big fight took place in the committee,
by vote of Is to ii. 1t was put in by
the leaders. When the Convention met
Chairman Duncan read the platform.
| It was minus the depunciatory para
pragh of President Cleveland.
CHAIRMAN DUNCAN REPORTS.
Upon reassembling Chairman Dun
caN, of the committee, was called upon
for the report Of the committee.
He said that be bad a platform
a new constitution and a memorial,
together with minority report,
and that all others had been re-
iected. He then read the platform,
which the majority had agreed upon,
as follows:
THE PLATFORM THAT WAS ADOPTED.
/. The representatives of the Demo.
cratic party of South Carolina, in Con-
vention assembled, do reafirn their
allegiance to the principles of the party
as formulated by Jefferson, and exem-
plified by Madison. Jackson and Cal
houn, and their successors in Demo
cratic leadership.
2. We reaffirm our allegiance to the
platform adopted by the Democratic
National Convention at Chicago in
June, 1892.
8. We demand the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver at ratio of l6 to
l and insist upon its immediate enact
ment without waiting for international
agreement. We insist upon it for the
protection of our farmers and laboripg
classes, the first and most defenceless
victims of unstable money aud fuctu.
atiDg currency.
4. We reaffim our allegiance and ad-
herence to and advocacy of the prin.
cipIes set forth In our State Demo
cratic platforms adopted in 1890 and
1892.
5. Recognizing the great evils of in.
temperance aud the curse of bar rooms
aud their corrupting influences, we
heartily endorse the dispensary law as
the happiest and best solution OF the
vexed whiskey problem, and we call
upon the Christian men and women
of the State to see that the law is fairly
tested and assist in its enforce nept.
6. We urge upon all good Democrats
to vote for the calling of Constitu-
tionai Convention at the general elec.
ton in November.
I. We endorse the present Demo
cratic Administration of our State as
wise, prudent and just and fully ex-
employing our motto of 'equa! rights
to all and special privileges to nome"
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