The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-07-13
DEr1OCRATIC PLATFORM.
rfncpal Features of Document as Presented by Sub
CommIttee--GoId Plank inserted After Close FIGHT,

spent tho entire day Thursday until
o'clock In perfecting the details of
the democratic platform, concluding at
that hour with the adoption Of u gold
standard plank. The plank was voted
In during the absence Of MIR. Bryan
and Congressman Williams, and the
ballot stood 7 to 8, the affirmative
votes being cast by Messrs. Daniel,
Hill, Patt1son, Hamlin, Gable, Poe and
Davis, and the negative votes by
Messrs. Dubois, Shivley and Newlands.
The understanding was that IL Messrs.
Bryan and Williams had been present
they would have case their votes In
the negative, thus bringing the oppo-
stlon vote to Ave.
Text Of the Platform.
Following are the german features
OF the platform as agreed upon:
| We, the delegates Of the democratic
party Of the United States, in nation
al convention assembled, declare our
devotion to the essential principles of
the democratic faith which brings us
together in party communion
Under them local self-government
and national unity and prosperity
would be alike established
Large reductions can readily no
made in the annual expenditures of
the government without impairing the
| efficiency Of any branch OF the public
service, and we shall insist upon the
strictest economy and frugality com.
patibie with vigorous and efficient civ.
II, military and naval administration
as right OF the people, too cloar TO
deny or withhold.
The enforcement Of honesty in the
public service and to that end q thor
| ough legislative investigation of those
executive departments OF the govern.
ment already known to TEEN with cor
ruption, as well as other departments
suspected of harboring corruption and
the Na1ishment Of ascertained corrup-
tionsts without fear or favor or egard
to- persons. The posistent and DELHI
crate refusal OF both the senate and
house OF representatives to permit
such investigation to be made by
either branch OF congress, demon
strates that only by change in the
executive and in the house Of repre-.
sentatives can complete exposure,
punishment and conviction be OBJ
tained.
We favor the nomination and cleo
tion of president trained in the ways
OF the constitution, who shall set his
face sternly against active usurpation.
n nUig : In
whether that usurpatiOn be ruled un-
der the guise of executive construc-
tion Of existing laws or whether il
take refuge in the tyrant's pleas of
necessity or superior wisdom
The Tariff.
The deE' ocratic party has been and
will continue to be the consistont on.
ponent of that class OF tariff legisla-
tion by which certain interests have
been permitted, through congressional
favor, 10 draw a heavy tribute from
the American people.
We favor the reduction OF tariff tax
alton reduction upon trust-produced
articles to the point where foreign
competition may enter the American
market whenever trusts and combines
seeking monopoly raise their prices to
the American consumer above a rea-
sonable ana just profit; By such reduc-
tion deprving trusts and monopolics
OF the power TO extort from the Amer.
lean people, under shelter of Amcti-
can law prices higher than those
charged foreigners for Identical arti-
cles.
The Money Question.
The discoveries Of gold within the
past few years and the great increase
In the production thereof. adding 81.
OOO,OOO.OOO to the worlds supply OF
which S700,00000O falls to the share of
the United States, has contributed to
the maintenance of money standard
OF value. no longer open to question,
removing that issue from the field of
political contention.
The isthmian Canal.
Our party having long earnestly adj
yocoted the construction Of an inter.
oceanic canal for the purpose of ma
tional defense and commerce between
the states and with foreign nations.
we favor the early completion Of the
isthman canal.
But while making this declaration
and accepting the result as an accom-
plished and irreversibe fact we can
not too forcibly express our disap-
proval Of the methods by which. in
disregard Of the usagcs ana obliga.
tions Of international law and treaty
obligations, the canal route has been
acquired.
Trusts and Illegal Corporations.
We recognize that the gigantic