The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-17

the navy, OWL service, election Of SON.
ators, agriculture and labor Republi
csn responsibility and boss rule and
political corruption.
1t is declared that the municipalities
of the State should be radically re-
formed, that no franchise, extern
sion or renewal thereof shall hereafter
DO granted except upon vote Of the
people.
On the subject of taxatio0, the plat
form says:
The acceptance Of fdes passes or
other favors from railroads by public
eff Jers or emplsyes shslt bo made ado
qusto grounds for vaoating the Offices
held bv them. All pup &c service cor
poraiions snail be required by law to
make sworn public reports, and the
power and duty of visitation and pub
lilo report shall be conferred upon the
proper State and local auditing Off ,ers,
to the end that the true value of the
privileges held by these corporations
shall be made plain to the people.
Steam and electric railroads, aud
other corporations possessing public
fran chisos, shall be assem- oled IN the
Same proportion to their sslSbte value
as are farms and city real estate.
The Republican Administration and
the Republican majority OF the general
assembly are denounced.
Tariff reform is demsnded on the
ground that production OF the country
far exceeds its power of consumption,
%hc enactment add rig 1rous enforce
Nf n
lies and combinations In restraint of
trade SUI com morce is demanded, as Is
eiso the suppression OF all trusts and g
returG to 'Industrisl freedom" AS q
means to that end the plAtforn N declares
that ell trust produces should be placed
on the free list and tho gov rnment
should exercise more rlgid super
| vision of transportation.
Restoration Of the merchant marines
is favored vi hout subsidies, heweyer.
On the suo1sot of Imperialism and
| Expansion the platform says: Pow
ers granted the Federal govern ment
we're not meant to be used TO conquer
or hold in subjection rhe people of
other Countries. The Democratic
parry opposes any extension of thu
national boundaries not meant to carry
| speedily TO all inhabitants full, equal
rights with ourselves. Ii these are un-
| fitted by location, race or character to
be formed into self governing terrific
ries, and then Incorporated into the
Union of States, they should be per-
mitted to WORK out theic own destiny.
MaiutAinenee OF the Monroe Doctrine
is demanded; navy adequate to the
protection oil American citizens and
property the world over; election of
senators by direct vote; and the right
OF labor to combine for The assertion of
its rights aud the protection of Its
interests, 1t i; declared that the bur
dens Of the Unjust and eliminating
laws for which the Republican PARTY is
responsib @, fall chiefly on those whj
till the soil or labor ST other forms oil
production. The Democratic party
pledged its effort 10 relieve the burdens
daich crsss IegislaHO ns1 la. s..,,1
Oa>Ihe subject Of "Kepubncau re-
sponsibllity" 1t is declared the "R spub.
lIoan party always has upheld class in
terests, and cannot b3 trusted to deal
with th9 evils OF It's own creation"
Ol Boss rule, etc" the party
pledges Itself to Rescue our govern
ment from the grasp OF selfshness aid
corruption, and restore it TO Its former
fairness, purity AID sim plicIty."
'Widespread corruption" the artioles
declares Now thres ems our freeinsti.u-
tions and menace the obstruction Of
public virtues"
Ihe Rgpublicsn national ad ministra-
tion is denounced for OBVIOUS sympa-
thy with and aid to the British gov
ernment IN Its efforts to destroy the
South African republics.
w. Il Finley made an unsuccessful
It Jrts 10 have the K1usat city plat
form reaffi med aud continued conf
denUe IN w. j. Byan expressed Hs
said ne wanted 70 ascertain whether
! this was ID moCratio convention aud
whether the Olio ID moorats we're look
ing backward. FInleys motion was
oyarw helnins ly defeated
When the platform WIS adopted
there we're again three cheers for Tom
Johnson.
Nominations we're then made aud the
tickets chosen, the chief fight being
| over the attorney genera!shIp for which
| MOnett was q candidate.
The candidate for governor vas born
in Columbus In ls4l, is lawyer ana
| interested Ia number Of banks, rail.
Waya and other enterprises. He rose
from private TO colonel Ia tho civil war
and Is vice president Of the Army OF
Tennessee. He was oioso friend of