The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-04-14
THE WEBSTER REPUBLICANS.
They are Looking TO Mckinley for a
Share of Public Plumber.

They are Looking 10 Mckinley for
Share OF Public Plunder.
The Webster faction of the Republ
: cans held convention in Columbia o
the 7th inst, which was largely a,
tended from all parts of the State
The leaders were E A. Webster an
Thos. e. Miller, with large followin,
of the men, white and colored win
nave been conspicuous heretofore
in Republican conventions. e. A
Webster. Robert Smalls, Il. b. John
ston and w. ID. Crum were chosel
delegates to st. Louis, and the follow
ing endorsement of Mckinley wa
made:
Resolved. That tho Republicans
OF South Carolina recognize in the
Hon. William Mckinley, of Ohio, the
most distinguished champion of the
Republican policy of protection and
reciprocity ; that we honor him as the
defender of sound system of finance
and believe in him as type of the
| best American citizenship in both
public and private life, and that we
hereby express to the delegates elected
to the ST. Louis convention our judg-
ment that they should use all reason
able efforts to secure his nomination
for the Presidency"
K. j. Dickerson offered the follow
ing resolutions, which were adopted
without dissent
We congratulate the people of the
State upon the increase OF the facili-
ties for the education of the youth of
the State, and we avail ourselves of
this opportunity of rendering our
thanks to the delegates of the con-
stitutional convention for this wise
provision, calculated to promote q
wise, patriotic and intelligent citizen
ship.
1--WE appreciate the noble and faith
ful services of the six colored dele
gates in promoting the establishment
of the Colored Normal, Industrial,
Mechanical and Agricultural College
for the higher education of the negro.
Appreciating the character, fitness
and ability OF the Hon. Thos. L.. Miller,
general sentiment of the people of the
State favorable to his election as pre-
sident OF this college, and we hereby
endorse him for the same.'
Mr.. Dickerson also proposed the fol-
lowing platform, which was unani-
mously adopted
The Republican party of South Caro-
lima thro lgh their chosen representa-
tives, in convention duly assembled in
the capital of the State, undaunted by
intrigue of designing men for their
destruction, congratulate theil fellow
Republicans everywhere upon the
splendid victories achieved by the
party throughout the country in State,
tions, as well as upon the propitious
signs of the times of coming victory
for the Republican party in tho Pre-
Sidential election in November of tho
present year.
We reatfirm our faith in tho doctrine
OF protection to American industries,
which under wise Republican legisla-
tion moro than any principle OF any
party has maintained the onward
march of prosperity for the working
men OF our country py the reduction of
prices or manufactured articles of
general consumption, and by levying
duties upon such imports coming into
competition with the production of
tion, and prevent home labor from
competition with foreign labor in its
ove"-crowded condition of pauperism.
We stand with our party in the
reiteration of its demand for both gold
and silver as standard money. We
believe that legislation should secure
and maintain the parity Of values Of the
two metals to the end that the pur-
chasing and debt paying power OF the
American dollar, silver, gold and
paper, shall be the same any and
everywhere. We believe that alone
can secure this result.
The right to cast free ballot in
public elections and have it fairly
counted and honestly returned is Of
the essence OF American citizenship,
and any attempt to abridge thas right
except for the commission OF crime,
for which the party shall have been
duly convicted, strikes at the very
root of our government and saps the
foundation of the highest American
institution, the government founded
by the people, for the people and of
the people.
We appeal to the people of the State
to enforce the wise and timely provi-
sions of the new constitution to sup
press lynching, and ask ministers Of
the Gospel and the public press to join
us in righteous crusade by teaching
respect for law and order on the one
hand and regard for the virtue of
and exact justice be meted out in the
courts of law for all crimes, wheGher
committed by the ono or the many, in
secret or openly. We contend that
forcible resistance to the mob by the Of
ticers of the law, even il members Of
the mob must be shot down to prevent
the consummation OF the wicked pur-
pose OF Gheir assembling, will go far
way towards preventing the recur-
renee of the scenes that have disgraccd
certain portions of the State, and will
prove q wholesome lesson, which will
generally be needed throughout the
State.
The recognition OF belligerent rights
to the Cubans in war for indepen-
dence from Spain is an act OF justice,
founded upon general humane princi-
ples, and in keeping with the lessons
taught by the United States, the fore
most OF American governments es-
pecially since the advent OF the inhu-
man Weyier upon the scene. We en-
dOrse tho wise act Of Congress in
taking decisive action In the premises
an act which will force peace by
| shortening the struggle and minimiz
| ing the destruction Of life and pro
| perty.
We join the progressive spirit OF the
nation which prompted Congress Il
remove the disabilities OF ex-Con
federate soldiers, thus forgetting the
war, and bringing in closer touch the
whole of the American people, to the
end OF promoting more general, un
selfish and genuine patriotism. Nortl
and South, East and West, for ou
grand and glorious country proving
| the grand old Darty n national and no