The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-05-29
THE ALABAMA DEMOCRACY.
Endorsing Cleveland, Tariff Reform,
state Banks and Free Coinage OF
Silver.


Endorsing Cleveland, Tariff Reform,
state Banks and Free Coinage OF
Silver.
The Alabama Democratic Conven-
ton last week nominated Hon. w. c..
Oates for Governor by majority of
twenty over his opponent, Capt. Joseph
f. johnson, and the nomination was
then made unanimous. The committee
on resolutions reported the following
platform:
"The Democracy Of Alabama in con-
ventiOn assembled, reatfirms the prin-
ciples of the Democratic party, as de-
clared in the platform of our party at
Chicago in 1892, and congratuiates the
country upon the success of those prin-
ciples in the triumphant election of
Grover Cleveland, who, by his gener-
Gus treatment OF our people, has shown
that he is the President of the whole
country, knowing no North, no South,
no East, no West.
Recognizing the wisdom and patri-
otism of our President, and believing
In his fealty to the principles of our
party, we endorse his administration
OF the Federal government. While
some of us may differ from him in mat
ters OF policy, we are agreed in tho be-
lief that he is impelled by motives of
the highest patriotism, and by an un-
selfish devotion to the highest good of
the whole people. While there are
differences of opinion among us in mat
ters of detail, we all believe in the free
coinage of silver whenever it can be
done consistently with the maintenance
OF sound and safe currency.
1--WE earnestly urge upon our Sena-
tors and Representative in Congress
the speedy reform of the tariff and the
speedy repeal of tho 10 per cont. tax
on the issue Of State banks.
We heartily commend and endorse
the present administration of the State
government, headed by Thomas G..
Jones, who has so wisely and coura
geously discharged his great trust. and
we commend his firm, impartial and
fearless execution of the laws as wor-
thy of imitation by his successor.
1--WE pledge to the people of Ala
bama a continuance OF the good govern
mcnt of our State affairs inaugurated
by the election of George S. Houston
in 1874.
"The election law enacted at the
last session of our General Assembly is
in accordance with the principles upon
which are based the laws regulating
elections in a large majority of the
States of the Union, without regard to
party, and are intended to obtain at
the ballot box full and free express
sion of the popular will. We bciieve
in giving it u fair trial, and should it
fail to accomplish the end which it was
intended to effect, we pledge ourselves
to mako such changes and alterations
therein as may be necessary to effect
that end.
I'VE pledge our party to the main
tenance of system of free public edu-
cation and to an increase of the APP
preparations for that purpose whenever
the financial condition of the State will
permit.
The party is pledged to continue
its efforts to remove all the evils of the
present convict system and to cnuct all
appropriate legislation to prevent its
working injustice to any class of our
people.
"We extend cordial invitation to
all voters of Alabama who bolieve in
the principles of Democracy and are in
favor of the maintenance OF good gov
ernment, to unite with us in the cleo
tion OF the ticket nominated by this
convention"
The resolutions were adopted with
out a dissenting voice. The portions
relating to Cleveland and Governor
Jones were received with great ap-
plause.