The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25

fare fare of the people b een promoted.
aud there have bee bee and good
order within our bo rs
We commend the sgryiceS oI our sen
ators and representative IN the CON;
gress Of the United States as faithful
and Efficient.
& We commend the services which re-
suited in the adjustment of the ac-
counts Of long standing between the
State and the national government,
whereby the payment of large sum
of money long since due the State was
secured.
We especially commend the conduct
of our senators In their determined
and so far successful protest against
the persistent and pern3cious purpose
Of the president to inhict upon our
State collector OF customs at Charles
ton who is. not only unacceptable to
the patrons of the Office, but is unfit
ted by training and experience to per-
form its important duties. And we
declare that more racial antagonism
has been aroused By the, policy and
language of Mr.. Roosevelt than by all
other administrations during the last
quarter Of a century.
81 We believe that the president IN his.
repeated appointment of the negro
.Crum, as collector of the port OF
Charleston, without advice and con-
sent OF the senate, has besn Influenced
more by a purpose to advance his po-
Iitical aspirations than bysa desire to
promote the efficiency Of the public
service.
We affirm that our treatment Of our
colored fellow citizens does not justify
the purpose and endeavor Of the presi-
dent to produce friction between them
and ourselves.
We make generous provision for the
education of their children In their
efforts 20 acquire property, to secure
homes. to enjoy liberty. and to ele-
vate their race, we accord to them the
full protection ofthe Law.
But we beiie7esis to be indispensa-
sble to the permanercy OF peace In the
State, andyessential to the welfare Of
sour peopIa, white and colored alike,
that ir matters political the Will of
the white people shall be supreme;
and We aVoW our purpose to maintain
white supremacy.
Concerning national issues We make
these surther declarations:
We believe that the executive. Judi
cial and legislative departments OF
the national governments should be
forever separate and distinct from
each other without the rightlof either
to .usurp or encroach Epon the func-
tions OF another. We yiew with alarm
the ttsse4assunption of pcger by the presi-
dent and the surrender OF that power
by the congress.
We believe that tie rights OF the
State should be maintained at all haz-
ards and that every tendency toward
the Capitalization OF power in the
national government to the detriment
Of the sacred right Of home rule should
be obstrueted and arrested.
Ne believe that honesty in the pub
lie service. and economy In the ex-
penditure of public funds are essen
ftiaI to good government; no taxes
should be levied, no tariffs imposed
upon the people beyond the actual re-
quirements of the government econo-
mically administered. Ne therefore
urge such reasonable revision of the
existing tariff that manufacturers
shall not obtain a higher price for
their products at home than they de-
mand for such products abroad and
such further revision as will admit
free of duty products that are man
ufactured within the United States by
trusts and monopolists.
It is essential to the material inter
est of the people and the development
of the incaiculable resources Of our
country that there shall be no unjust
restrictions upon healthy industrial
competition. We therefore demand
the rigid endorsement of all laws
enacted for, the prevention of trusts
and combines and the speedy trial
and punishment Of persons engaged in
their violation.
The rights Of labor and capital are
identical. They are entitled to equal
protection under the law. Evidences
exist in other parts Of the country
Of growing hostility between these
two great builders of national wealth.
/ We deplore such conditions as result
III tie lockout and the boycott. We
believe these conditions will be .ameli :
Grated under system of government
granting no special privilege which
enhance the profits of tbe rich and
increase the cost of living to the con-
sumer.
The convention then adopted with
out discussion this unit rule: In all
matters which may be presented for
the consideration OF this convention,
including the nomination Of eari-
dates, the. delegation from this e
is hereby instructed to vote as
in conformity with the judgme:,
a majority of the delegation.
Practically al other resolutic-
were reported unfavoraoiy and the re-
ports were adopted.
Senator Manning made the. report
for the committee on constitution and
rules. All proposed changes III the
constitution and rules were reported
ursavora5ly AID the reports we're
adopted
This finished up all the committee
reports, and then came the real is
sue of the dar, the election OF dele