Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-09-07
THE BUCKEYE DEMOCRATS.
ADOPT CHICAGO PLATF0REi AND ROMi-
HArE A STATE TICKET. & II 4 !.
A'LEAk HEADS THE BALLOT SLIP.

MlEAk HERDS THE BALLOT slip.
Soft Thing for the Nominee, He Going In
or the First Convention Ballot
IANEsv1LLE, Ohio, August 3d.
The Democratic State Convention
closed tonight after day of Demo
cratic plays While there we're a
half dozen other candidates for gov
ernor, the Mclean men have claimed
everything with such confidence that
they undertook to be magnanimous
in minorparts, although they were at
the same time careful that the star
candidate was not eclipsed. They
started early in the day that the
first ballot would have mono of ethe
second choice" vote for Mclean, that
mono of the reserves would be called
out till the second ballot, and that
all the candidates would have their
respective votes on the first ballot.
In this play Mclean was nominated
on the first ballot by a half vote and
tho figuring was 80 close that the
Democratic scene of changes on the
second ballot with "second choice"
reserves flooking to MoLean's stan
dard did not take place. ........
Following is an abstract of the
platform ...
We heartily re-aftifm the entire
Chicago platform of 1896; and we
especially emphasize the financial
plank therein, and we continue to
demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold as equal
in primary money, at the rate of 16
to 1 independent of all other nations
in the world
The Hon. VIM. j. Bryan still re-
tains our confidence and we demand
his denomination in 1900.
J We recognize the solemn fact that
Pur government cannot be both Re-
sblican and imperial.
We stand in line with Washing
ton, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln,
Grant and all other American pa
triots, living and dead, ia desiring
the perpetuity of ocr repEblic.
We are radically anal unalterably
opposed to imperialism in tho United
States of America. When We have
solved some of the race prob1ems
that confront us at home, then BY
example, we can proclaim the bless
ings that flow from free institutions
and thus procure "benevolent as-
similation without criminal aggres-
sion"
We are opposed to entangling
alliances with foreign kingdoms and
empires. ~
We commend the action of Con-
gress in declaring that our war with
Spain was for humanity and not for
conquest.
We proudly recognize the valor
and glorious achievements of our
gallant soldiers and sailors from Bun
ker Fill to this very hour, as being
among the most thrilling and glo-
rious in history of the world, but we
profoundly regret that American SOL
diers are being unlawfully used in
the name of liberty, to crush and de-
stroy dawning rebublicanism in the
the Orient and we denounce tho
secret and vicious alliance now in
evidence between England and
tho Republican administration
whereby this nation may become in
7olYca ii war with foreign nations.
We demand that the Cubans and
Philippines not only be permitted
but encouraged to establish indepen-
dent republics, deriving all of thei,
governmental powers from the con-
sent of the governed.
We denounce the Republican party
for its 38 years of abject subser-
vience to the shipping interest OF
Great Britain and we denounce the
llanna-Payne shipping bill, which, il
enacted into law, would furthe,
shackle our interests. ....
We are in favor maintaining ou,
splendid and efficient navy.
A large standing army in our re.
public is menance to liberty.
We favor the initiative and re.
ferendum, the passage of the eight
hour labor law, tho more rigid in.
spection Of mines and workshops
the prohibition of sweat ahcns, and
the abolition of the contract system
Of prison labor. ..:
We declare that all unlawful com
binations of capital are the legiti-