The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19

at0rs, agriculture and labor, Kopubli.
oan responsibility and boss rulo and
political corruption.
1t ia declared that tho municipalities
of the State should ho radically re-
formed, ard that no franchise, oxton-
sion or ronowal thoroof shall hereafter
bo granted exoept upon vote of tho
peoplo.
On thesubjoat Of taxation, tho plat.
form says:
Tho acceptance Of fsoo passes or
othor favors from railroads by public
cfhocrs or omplsycs shsli be mado ado.
quato grounds for vacatiDg tho Offices
hold bv them. All pup io sorvioo cor
porations shall DO required by law to
mako sworn public reports, and tho
power and duty of visitation and pub
lilo report shell DO conferred upon tho
proper State and local auditing off ,ers,
to tho ond that tho true value Of tho
privileges hold by these corporations
shall bo made plain to tho pooplo.
Steam and electric railroads, and
other corporations possessing public
frau pohises, shall be assom blod in tho
same proportion to their salablo value
as aro farms aud city roaf estate"
The Republican administration and
tho Republican majority OF the general
assembly are denounced.
Tariff reform ia demanded on the
ground that production OF tho country
far exceeds its power Of consumption.
Tho enactment add ris sorous onforce
mont OF measures to prevent monopo-
lies and combinations In restraint Of
traIo an 4 commerce is demanded, as ie
also the suppression of ell trusty aud a
roturn to Industrial Freedom" AS a
means to that ond tho platform eelares
that all trust products should bo placed
on tho free list and tho gov v,rnment
should cxoroiso moro rigid supor
vision Of transportation.
Restoration Oft Tho merchant marines
is favored wi ahout subsidop, however.
Ol the subjoot of "Imporialism and
Expansion" the platform says: Pow
ors granted tue Fodoral government
were not meaut to bo used to conquer
or hold in subjeotion tho people Of
othor countries. The Democratic
party opposes any extension of the
natiooal boundaries not meant to carry
spec dily to all inhabitants full, equal
rights with ourselves. It these are un-
fitted by location, raco Or character to
DO formed into self governing torrito-
rios, and thon incorporate into tho
Ualon of Statos, they should be per-
mittod to work out their own destiny"
maintainenoo Of tho Monroe Doctrine
is demanded; navy adequate to tho
| protection Of American oitizons and
property tho world over; election Of
senators by direct voto; and tho right
Of labor to combine for the assertion of
it's rights and the protection Of it's
interests, 1t IL declared that tho bur
dens Of the 'Unjustand discriminating
! laws for which the Republican party ia
responsible, fall chiefly on those VII
till the soil or labor at other forms Of
| production. Tho Democratic party
pledged it's effort to relieve the burdens
y, 4M'thiQh h slaaa logialation has laid upon
Oa the subject Of Republican re-
sponsibility" 1T is declared tho .'Ropub.
licAn party always has uphold olass in
tereots, and cannot be trusted to deal
with tho evils Of it's own oreation."
Oh Boss rule, etc." the party
| plcdgca itsolf to Rescue our govern
mont from tho grasp of solfshnoss and
corruption, and restore it to its form'or
fairness, purity AID Simplicity"
"Widosproad corruption" tho articles
declares Now threatens our freoinsti lu-
tions and monaco tho destruction of
public virtues"
The Republican national administra-
tion is uonouncod for ''ODvious sympa-
thy" with and aid to tho British gov
ernmoilt in ita forts RI daatrnu tbo
South African repu olica
w. j Finley mada an unsuccessful
efforts to havo tho Kansas uity plat
form reaffi mod and continued conf
dcnco in w. }. Bryan expressed. He
said ho wanted 10 ascertain whether
this was Democratic convention and
whethor tho OHIO Democrats wcro look.
ing backward. Enjoys motion was
overwhelmingly defeated.
When the platform WAS adopted
there wcro again throo ohecrs for Tom
oh naon.
Nominations were thon made and tho
tickets chosen, tho caief fight being
over tho attorney generalship for which
Monet was q candidate.
Tho candidate for governor was born
in Columbus Ia 184l, is q lawy or and
Interested in number Of banks, rail.
ways ana other enterprises. Ho roso
from private to colonel in tho OWL war
and is vioe president of tho Army Of
Tennessee. He was q CLOSE frJond Of
late Senator Allen G. Thurman.
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