The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-05-23
THE PLATFORM
Adopted by the Democratic State
Convention Last Week.
A CLEAR CUT DOCUMENT.
Chicago Platform Endorsed anc
its Reaffirmatien Demanded.
Trusts and imperialism
Denounced.

The following is the platform adopted
by the Democratic State Convention in
Columbia last week. Tho platform was
presented to the convention by Senator
Tiliman, Chairman Of the committee
on platform and resolutions:
Resolved, by the Democracy Of South
Carolina in convention assembled:
First-That We reafirm our allegi-
ance to the Democratic party Of the
United States and declare again our
belief in the PRINCIPLES upon which the
party was founded by Thomas Jeffer-
son.
Second-That We endorse in full and
in particular the platform adopted by
the Democratic convention at Chicago
in 1896 aud that We adhere to the prin-
ciples therein enunciated without quail
i6cation or amendment and demand
their reafirmation by the convention
which will meet in Kansas city on
July the 4th next.
Third That We condemn as pjurious
to the best interests of this country the
financial legislation Of the Republican
majority in congress. It's policy proves
the subserviency Of that party to the
trusts and national bank interests.
Fourth--Thst 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 without re-
gard to the la# of supply and demand.
We condemn toe hypocritical attitude
of the Republican leaders who abuse
trusts and combines, while they use the
money obtained from them and stolen
from the people to debauch the ig-
norant voters of the country.
Fifth-That ne denounce the imperi-
alistic policy Of the present administra-
ton under President William McKin-
ley, as contrary to the letter and spirit
Of the Declaration 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 citizens of
this country az we'll. ''The benevolent
assimilation" of the Fillipinos has
proven to be the benevolence Of murder
and the assimilation Of robbery. We
denounce it as an outrage to the con-
sciences cf liberty-loying Americans.
Our free institutions cannot long sur
7ive the destruction Of those principles
upon which they rest, and the spectacle
of subject peoples held down By the
bayonet and robbed by carpetbaggeSs
but foreshadows the fate for our coun-
try unless the people are aroused TO
our danger. The unjust war of sub
jugation now being carried on in the
Philippines by President Mckinley
should be ended at once with definite
and pacific declarstions to the natives
as to the intention of this country to
aid them in the establishment of free
grovenment of their own choice, under
a protectorate by the United States.
Sizth-That We demand strict ad-
herencs on the part Of the United
States government to the solemn pledg-
es by which congress promised inde-
pendence to the Cuban patriots, and
for which this country waged sue
cessful and glorious war with Spain.
Seventh-That We denounceand con.
demn the unjust and unconstitutional
treatment Of Puerto Rico by the Re-
ublican party, whose policy in that
island is not only illegal but unworthy
of republic, and we demand recog-
milton of Puerto Rico uuder the con-
stitution Of the United States and on
the same basis with the other terri
tories.
Eighth-That we endorse the course
of those Democratic senators and rep.
resentatives who opposed the imperial
istic legislation enacted by the Repub-
lican congress for the government Of
Puerto Rico.
Ninth-That we heartily commend
and approve the wise aud conservative
party leadership Of William Jennings
Bryan, the ablest statesman Of the day
and promise him our unqualified sup
port for the presidency of the United
States, believing that he will restore
the lost prestige Of that high Office and
execute its duties with view to the
good Of the peo2 2le ard not in the inter
est of plutocracy or according to the
dictates of any foreign power.
Tenth-That We express our hearty
sympathy with the two South African
republics now fighting so valisntly for
liberty against the immense armies Of
Great Britain. Her unrighteous course
deserves the condemnation Of al lovers
of self-gove.nnent, and We denounce
the coEardice of the present admins
tration for not extending an offer Of its
good Offices to terminate the unholy
war cs subjugation.
The utterances Of the platform on the
Philippine war we're applauded as Sen
ator Tillman read them.
a Negro Blot.