The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-03-28
THE PLATFORM.

We. the Republicans of the State
of South Carolina. in convention as
sembled, reafirm our adherence to
the declaration of principle enunci
ated in the platform of the national
convention at st Louis. upon which
Mckinley and Hobart were nomi
mated, and which the American peo
pie 80 emphatioally endorsed at the
polls 10 November, 1896
We congratulate the American
people upon the era Of Industrial
prosperity 30 auspiciously begun and
grandly kept up under the admin
issrstion of President Mckinley {;
and upon the further fact that they
have the keenness and foresight to
see and know that Bryauism and
Demccrscy are mensces to these
excellent conditions. and that their
triumph would serve only to bring q
return of industrial depression, idle
ness end want to the laboripg classes
and farmers with national dishonor,
and the humiliation of our republic
in the eyes of progressive nations
of the world
We endorse the course of the
present administration in 90 nobly
and wisely seeking to guard the
results of the triumph Of the Amer.
lean army and navy in rescuiug
millions of people from the yoke Of
Spanish oppression, by instituting
American authority in our newly
acquired territory. till the people of
these possessions are able to establish
and maintain stable governments of
their own
We still protest against the sup.
preston of the BALLOT of the citizens
Of South Carolina by the criminal
notification of the constitution and
laws of the United States, enacted
under the color of law by the 90
called constitution of 1896. And we
contend that the unjust deprivation
of one hundred thousand citizens of
the'State of their right uf suffrage is
crime against the government,
which We call upon congress to place
the seal of condemnation upon by
enscting such laws as will protect
the citizens of the United States 10
the highest right of citizenship-s
voice in the selection of their public
oficers-apd thus preserve 10 its
purity the American doctrine that
All governments derive their just
power from the consent of the gov.
erned" We Insist upon free, honest
and enlightened ballot ss the bul.
wark of our republican form Of gov.
ernment and the great palladium of
the rights aud liberties of the peo.
pie We condemn the Democratic
party of the State for its ruthless
rape Of the ballot. BY which they
accomplish present political ends and
warn them that they thus plant the
seed of sin and orime in the breast
of the youth of the State, which will
some day return to plague them
For the nstional deteuse, for rein.
foroemeot Of the nsvy, for the eulsrge
ment Of our foreign markets, for the
employweot Of Ameriosu working
me" 10 tho mines, forests. farms, mile,
factories and shipyards. We demand ,he
immediate enactment Of legislation
similar to that reported to each brauoh
OF congress-. so that American built,
American owned snd American ma 10 ed
ships may regain the carrying of our
foreign commerce.
We condemn the crime Of .yuchiog
aud the uDmentIonablc crime which
Usually causes II. bu, we insist that
the legally constituted authorities are
adequate to properly try. aud Justly
convict. ell parties in the State for
whatever crime they may be guilty.,
and We deplore suy sort to mob law ss
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