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

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in convention assembled, do hereby
reafirm and endorse, in whole, and
in part. in letter and in spirit, the
platform adopted by the Democratic
National convention held IN Chicago,
1896.
We favor amendments to the Fed
eral consultation specially authorizing
an income tax aud providing for the
election of United States senators by
a direct vote of the people. we
oppose government by injunction and
the blacklist, and favor arbitration IS
means of settling disputes between
corporations and their emplyees.
We observe with approval the sup
port given by Democrats throughout
the country to the movement looking
towards the municipal ownership of
municipal franchises
We favor the principle of the inl'
tiative aud referendum whenever 1t
can be applied
We are in favor of liberal pensions
to deserving soldiers and to their
dependents we believe that names
upon the pension rolls should not De
arbitrarily dropped, and we believe,
as stated in the last national platform,
that the fact CT enlistment and ser
vice should be deemed conclusive
evidence against disease and disabil-
ity before enlistment.
We are IN favor of the immediate
construction and fortidcatlon of the
Nicaragua canal by the United
States
We condemn the Dingley tariff
law as a trust breeding and extortion
inviting measure, skillfully devised
for the purpose of giving to few
the favo1s which they do not deserve
and of placing upon the many bur
dens which they should not bear.
We welcome the opportunity offer
ed this year to take the Federal
government out of the hands of the
Republican party, which has aban-
doned American ideas and American
ideals ana, at the command OF cor
porate sealth. has plotted against
the financisi independence of the IN
dividua! aud now contemplates the
qualification of the declaration of the
American independence
We pledge ourselves to wage an
nnceas;pg warfare against all the
trusts-the money trust, the indus
trial trust and the international land
grabbing trust.
Instead of a system which would
chain our patton to the gold standard
and compel i. to participate in all the
Disturbances which come to Euro
peaa nations. we demand ao
American financial system. made by
the American people for themselves.
to be secured by the immediate res
.oralion Of the free and unlimited
coinage of gold aud silver at the
present legal ratio OF l6 to without
waiting for ,be aid or consent OF any
other nation
The Republican administration has
adnis.ed tt:e god standard to be IN
satisfactory by appointing a commls
sion TO solici: foreign aid in restoring
the double standard, and Republican
copgress. even wnile trying to make
the god standard permanent. has
confessed judgment against the
STANDARD By attempting 10 revive the
deius;ve hope o; international 5lmet-
aiiism
Instead of .he system favored by
the Republican party. uades which
ns,ioasI bauks are 20 be permitted
to Issue end coatrol 'ae volume OF
paps- n.cnev for the;s own profit, we
reite.ese our deu and for that hnan-
c;al system which recognizes the
governments sovereign right to issue
Al! money We demand the retention
of ,he greeabacks as they now exist
and the retirement of national bank
notes as rapidly as greenbacks can be
substituted for them
We believe sba, private monopo'ies
are indefansioie, are iotoe'ao!e. aud
we coadema the uasiona! admlnisiia
ton 70 it's faiu.e TO enforce the pres
en-, law agaius toe trusts or to recon-
mend more effective la"
We savo. State constitution
which will prohibit the organization
Of monopoly withsa the state and
also prevent 3 monopoly organized
elsewhere fro.n doiag business with
10 the state !; ous we further believe
that cong,ess saouid supplement the
efo-,s Of the State oy legislation
which VII; require every corporation,
beio,u engaging in Interstate coin
neroe. TO show .hat j; has no water
in rs stock and that It has nelthe:
a,teao.ed IN the pas. no. !s attempt
ipg TO monoooijze any branch CT ousi
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