The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-05-28
Adopted by the State Democratic
Convention Wednesday
AS PRESENTED BY COL. EOYT.
dorses the State Platform OF
Two Years Ago on AL
Important Points.
dOrScS the 81
Important Points.

Wednesday. 1t was presented by Col.
J, \. Hoyt and was adopted unani-
mousiy.
Resolved, by the Democracy Of South
Carolina in convention assembled:
l. That we reatlirm and endorse the
platform Of principles enunclated by
the State Democratic convention OF
1900, with especial stress upon the fol-
lowing sections:
THAT we view with alarm the pow
CT which the trusts through the Re-
publican party are exercising over leg
iSlatiGn and national politics and their
ability to control the prices OF the
necessities of life without regard to the
law Of supply and demand. We con-
denim the nypOcritical attitude OF the
Republican leaders who abuse trusts
and combines while they use the money
obtained from them and eXtOrted from
The people TO debauch the ignorant
voters OF the country.
That we Genounce the imperiaiiStic
policy Of the Republican adminiStra-
lion as contrary to the letter and Spir-
il OF the Declaration of Independence
and the constitution Of the United
States. and aS dangerous to the liberty
and freedom net only CT the people CT
the Spanish islands, but of the citizens
OF this country as we'll" The beneyO-
lent assimilation ''Of the F'i!ipin0S has
proven 10 be the benev0lence OF mur-
der ana the assimilation of robbery.
We denounce it as an outrage upon the
conscienceS of liberty-loring Ameri-
cans. Our free institutions cannot
long survive the destruction Of those
principles upon which they rest, and
the spectacle of subject peoples being
held down by the bayonet and robbed
by the carpetbaggerS but foreshadows
the fate OF our country unless the peO-
pie are aroused to our danger. The un-
just and cruel war Of subjugation now
being carried on in the Philippines
should be ended at once, with definite
and specific declarations to the natives
as to the intentions OF this country to
aid them in the Establishment of a free
government Of their own choice under
a protect0rate by the United States"
That we reattirm and endorse the
correlated sections of the Kansas City
platform upon the subject Of trusts
and imperialism as follows:
Private monopOlies are indefensible
and intolerable. They destroy compe
Jiti0n, control the prices of material
and OF the finished products, thus rob-
bing both producer and consumer.
They lessen the employment of labor
and arbitrarily fix the terms and con-
ditions thereof. and deprive individual
energy and small capital of their Qp-
portunity for betterment. They are
the most efficient means devised for
appropriating the fruits of industry
for the benefit OF the few at the eX-
pense of the many, and unless their
lnsatiate greed is checked all wealth
will be aggregated in few hands and
the republic destroyed. The dishon-
est paltering with the'trusts eyiIby the
Republican party in State and national
platforms is conclusive proof OF the
truth OF the charges that trusts are
the legitimate products OF Republican
policies, that they are foStered by Re
publican laws and that they are pro-
tected by Republican administration
in return for campaign subscriptions
and political support. We pledge the
Democratic party to an unceasing war
fare in nation, State and city against
private monopoly in every form. Exist
ing laws against trusts must be en-
forced and more stringent ones must
DE enacted providing for publicity as
to affairs OF corporations.engaged in in
ters.ate commerce and requiring all
corporations TO show. before doing
business outside Of the State of their
origin, that they have no water in
their stock and that they have not at
tempted and are not attempting toI
monOpOliZe any branch Of business Or
the production OF any article of mer-
chandise, and the whole constitutional
power Of congress over interstate COM
merce. the mails. and all modes of i'll
terstate commerce, shall be exercised
5T the enactment of comprehensive
laws upon the subject Of trusts. Tariff
laws should be amended by putting the
product of trusts upon the free list to
prevent monopoly under the plea OF
protection.
We are opposed to private monopoly
in every form. and view with appre-
hension the increasing power and dis
regard OF the interest Of the people by
the combination Of corporations,
especially Of those chartered by other
States. 1t is the duty of the general
assembly Of this State to pass more
stringent laws for the control OF all
corporations. domestic and foreign.
and for the prerentiOns OF all trusts
and combinations between corporations
carrying on competitive business. We
claim the right on the part of the State
to control all corporations. whether
domestic or foreign. engaged in buSi-
ness within her borders. We deny that
congress has any legitimate power to
regulate corporations except as they
may be engaged in foreign or interstate
commerce.: and demand that the ma
tiOnal government cOntine Itself IN
corporate existence TO such
agencies as are required to exercise
such functions as the constitution
specifically cOniers upon the United
States. We are unalterably opposed to
any amendment of the federal c0nStl-
tuition looking to any enlargement OF
the powers Gf congress in relation to
the regulation of contract by citizens
of the State. or III relation 10 the cor
DoratiOnS, and we demand that laws be
enacted further restricting the power
of federal courts to interfere with the
internal affairs and administration OF
Justice in the State. We condemn the
Dingley tariff law as a trust breeding
measure skillfully devised to give the
few favors which they do not deserve.
and to place upon the many burdens
which they should not bear.
We reattlrm our belief in Il tariff for
revenue only. and that taxation should
be so regulated as to meet the needs
of an honest and economical govern
ment. We condemn all class legiSla-
ton. such as the ship subsidy bill.
which VIC believe to be Il rich mans
raid on the public Golfer, and we also
condemn all sectional legislation. such
as the Crumpacker bill. which we be-
lieye to be intended to arouse sectional
animOSiticS.
We hold with the United States Sill