Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-24
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
THE STATE CONVENTION HELD IN CoLum.
BlA LAST WEEK WAS THE
MOST HARMONIOUS IN A DECADE.
A Strong Platform Adopted-Tillman Endorsed
by tho Convention Delegates Elected.

w. II. Stevenson, of Chcraw, pre-
sided. lie congratulated the State
upon the harmony in the Democratic
ranks.
The delegation to the National
Convention was, after debate, in.
strncted to vote rs anti upon all
matters.
The delegates at large are: Scna-
tor B. r. Tillman, Gov. Nj. b. Nc
Sweeney, State Chairman Willie
Jones and A. G. Latimer.
From the Congressional Districts
First District-W. b. Wilson, of
Charleston ; Thos. Talbird, of Beau
fort.
Second District-C. w. Garr,s
Bamberg James II. Tillman, Edge
field.
Third District. IL. McCalla,
Lowndcsville WI. Striblin., Wal
hala
Fourth DISTRICT. A. Mooney,
Grccnvillc; John Gary Evans, Spar
tanburg.
Fifth DISTRICT. c. Wilborn,
Old Point II. Y. Williams, Lancas-
ter.
Sixth District-D. II. Traxlcr,
Fimmonsvillc; ~. w. Boucher,
Bcnncttsvillc.
Seventh District-Congrcssman j.
w. Stokes, Orangcburg w. Is. Cru
bcr, WATERFORD.
On motion of Mr.. Blcasc, Senator
Tillman was reelected National
Committeeman.
The platform as reported by the
committee reads as follows:
Resolved, BY the Democracy of
South Carolina, in Convention as
scmbled:
First, That we rcailirm our allie
glance to the Democratic party Of
the United States and declare again
our belief in the principles upon
which the party was founded by
Thomas Jefferson.
Second, That we endorse in full
and in particular the platform adop-
ted by the Democratic Convention
at Chicago in 1896, and that we adj
here to the priciplcs therein cnunci-
ated without qualification or amend
mcnt, and demand their rcailrma
ton by the Convention which will
meet in Kansas City on July llh
next.
Third, That We condemn as III
furious to the best interests of this
country the financial Legislation of
the Republican majority in Congress.
Its policy proves the subscrvicncv
OF that party to the trusts and ma
tional bank interests.
Fourth, That we view with alarm
the power which the trusts, through
the Republican party, are exercising
over legislation and national policies
and their ability to control the
prices of the necessities Of life with
out regard to the law Of supply and
demand. We condemn the hypo-
critical attitude of the Republican
leaders, who abuse trusts and com
hincs, while they use the money OBJ
tanned from them and stolen from
the people to dcbauch the ignorant
voters of the country.
Fifth, That we dcnounce the i'm
pcrialistic policy Of the present Re
publican administration, under Pres
idcnt William Mckinley, as contrary
to the letter and spirit of the Dec
laration of independence and the
Constitution Of the United States,
and as dangerous to the liberty and
freedom not only of the people Of
the Spanish islands, but Of the cit-
zcns of this country as well The
bcncvo lent assimilation Of the Fiji.
pin0s is proven to be the bcnrvo-
lcnce of murder and the assimila-
ton Of robbery. We dcnouncc it
az an outrage to the conscicnccs Of
libcrty-loving Americans. Our free
institutions cannot long survive the
destruction Of those principles upon
which they rest, and the spectacle
of subject peoples held down by the
bayonct and robbed by carpet. bag
gers, but forcshadows the fate Of our
own country unless the people are
aroused to our danger. The unjust
war Of subjugation now being car
rlca on in the Philippines by prcsi.
dent Mckinley should be ended at
once, with definite and specific dec
larations to the natives rs To the in
tcntions Of this country TO aid them
in tie establishment Of a free gov