The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-07-17

the rsvy, civil service, election Of SEN
| ato-s, agriculture snd labor, Republi:
csn responsibility and boss rule and
political corruption.
Its declared thst the municipalities
of the StaIe should be radically re-
| formed. a:d that no franchise, exten-
sion c. renewal thereof shall hereafter
be granted except upon vote OF the
people.
Oa the subje,t Of taxatioo, the plat
form says:
The acceotsncs Of f:ea passes or
other tavors from railroads Dy2publio
Fl ,ers or emplayes Snail be made sde.
quite grounds for vaea:irg tue Offices
held by them. Al! pup &c service cor
c@rs,ions snail be required BY laT TO
make sworn public reports, and the
power su6 duty OF visitation and puo-
lie report shall be conferred upoa toe
proper STATE and local auti*las oth oerS,
to he ed ,has tie true value OF the
privileges held bg taesa c1rposatIoDS
shs'l Do made pisa to the reopla.
"Stesm ana c!eoiric Railroads, s1a
other eoc2o:a:i9nS possessing pu5s,c
franchises, shall De a,sem o!ed IN The
ssns p.oler.ioa to .h8is sslab!e va.ue
| as are isrms AID city zeal estate
The Republican administration soo
the Republican maj3ri;y OF the genera;
assembly are denounced.
Tariff refo-m is demanded on the
ground that production OF the coun ~
far exceeds It's poser Of coosunps!on.
Tee enactment sd rigorous enforce
mens of measures 10 prevent nonopo-
lies saG c,moinat;eas 10 restraint CT
trade sni commerce is dem maaded, as is
also the suppression of all trusts and g
return to ',Iadustrisl freedom" AS a
nssns to that end the platform declares
that all trust produces should be placed
on the free list and the govsrament
should exercise more rigid super
vision Of trsDsp ports.ion.
Restoration OF the merchant marines
is favored vi .hout subsi3es, heWe7er.
On the subject Of Imperialism SID
Expansion" the platform says: 'PoH-
ers granted the Federal government
we're not meant to be used to conquer
or hold in subsection the people of
other countries. The Democratic
party opposes any extension Of the
national boundaries not neaas to carry
speedily to all inhabitants full, equal
rights with ourselves. Isthess 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
uitted to work cut their own destiny"
Msintainence Of the Monroe Doctrine
is demanded; q navy adequste to the
protection of 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 and the protection Of its
interests, It is declared thaa the bur
dens Of the Unjust and discriminating
laws for which the Republican party is
responsible, fall chiefly on those Who
till the soil or labor at other forms OF
production. The Democratic party
pledged its effort to relieve the burdens
which class legislation has laid upon
them"
Ga tbs subjsct Of ''Republican re-
sponsibility" 1t is declared the "Repub,
lican party always has upheld class in
terests, snd cannot bs trusted to deal
with tha evils Of its own creation" )"
o. "Eoss rule, etc" the party
pledges itself to Rescue our govern:
msnt from the grasp Of seifahness sld
corruption, ana restore it to its former
fairness, purity sid simplicity"
Widespread corruption" the articles
declares "Now shrea:e :ens our &reeinstisu-
tions and menace the destruction Of
public virtues"
The Rspublican national adninistrs-
tioa is denounced for obvious symps-
thy" with and aid to the British gov
ernment in its efforts to destroy the
South African republics.
W. L Finley nada an unsuccessful
Efforts to have the Kansas UiGy plat
form resffi msd and continued conf
dence in W. j. Bryan expressed. He
said be wanted TO ascertain whether
this was D.mccratic convention and
whether the Oaio D-moorats we're look
ing backward. Flnley's motion was
overwhelmingly defea'ed.
When the platform was adopted
there we're again three cheers for Tom
johnson.
Nominations were then nsde and the
tickets chosen, the Chef fight being
over the attorney generalship tor whioh
Mcnett Tss oaaaiIate.
The cagdiaase for governor vas bern
in Coiumbu; IL 1871, IS lawyer and
interested IL number CT banks, rail-
ways anu other enterprises. H rose
from private to colonel in the civil wsr
snd is VICE president Of tho Army OF
Tennessee. He WAS c;ose friend OF
| :ase S=ra.or Alien G. Thurman.
Peabody Scholarships.