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ESTABLISHED 1865. NEWBERRY,. C., FRIDAY, MAY 28,1902. ICE A WEEK S. Co,.F1.50YA -YEAR HARMONY IN PARTY RANKS. ONL1 DICIATE8 IN CONVCNTION OVEl " LAIIOR MATTRIt". , Two-riug Circus Adopted-Candlidates for U. S. Bonato and tiongress Must Abide Party Platform-Sinplo teslution on the Course of MoLaurin-,Tits[sun of. fered Resolutions as; to the Late (Ien. Wade Hanpton--Ad journment toacltmed Ab ruptly, Afterwards the Senior Sesator 1poke. [Condensed from The State, 22nd.] The State Democratic convention was conspicious yesterday for har moniousness. Everything passed off smootbly and quietly, much wire pulling was done by candlidates in and around the convention in a quiet way, and those issues supposed to be most productive of discussion created none whatever. Senator Tillman in troduced most appropriate resolu. tions as to the memory of the late Gen. Wade Hampton, and suitable resolutions as to the illness of Chief Justice McIver ware presented and adopted. Absolutely the only subjects brought up in the convention, pro ductive of discussion, were matters relating to the troubles of labor and capital, and the convention expressed itself in no mild way both in regard to the lookout of the operatives of the cotton mills of the Horse Creek district, and asto child labor in cot ton mills. There were debates over both these matters, but those wish ing to condemn the mill manage ments for the lockout and those try ing to abolish child labor won by decisive votes. Senator Tillman presented the re ports as to the pledge matter and as to the arrangement of the campaign meetings. Both reports went through without a word of debate, and then came the final adjournment with the suddenness of a thunderclap from a clear sky. The only change in the pledge is that candidates for the United States senate and the United States house of representatives will have to pledge themselves to support the party platform. The two-ring campaign circus plan was adopted, the executive com mittee being instructed to arrange for a double series of campaign meetings in each county. The convention unanimously and without debate adopted a simple resolution condemning Senator Mc Laurin's course. No ono seemed to take any interest hatever in this matter. After the convention had ad journed Senator Tillman was called for and he r-esponded with a vigor onis sp)eech, in wvhich he displayed much of his old time fire and1 energy, dealing with matters of national party policy, and with the course of events in congr-ess. He was most vigorously applauded. cANDID~k i's IN Evi,-NCei. Onie of the most striking features of the convention yesterday was t he fact that practically every candidate for an impor-tant office was a menmber of the convention. It was truly a political convention, and the amount of hand shaking and fence.building was astonishing to some. Several candidates who were not delegates origmnally came in to fill vacancies on other dlelegaitions. In the list of , delegates wvere to be found the names of Henderson, Homphill, Johnustone and Latimer of senato,r-ial aspirations. In the list also were the names of Talbert, Heyward, Ansel, L. J. \Vil liams and Tiimmerman of gnberna torial aspirations. The only candi *date for governor niot on the floor was James H1. Tillman, and he wvas elected a dlelegate. Congressional candidates galore were there also. Mr. Thurmon d was heard from ini resolat ions looking to the mui inter ests and Mr. Bellinger was in evi dence with r-esolutiaons against the trusts. And1 so it wenit. O, TEMPoH5A; 0, MORES. The personnel of the bo<ty was far above the average and it was repre S sentative of all former- party factions. For instance, on the main aisle at the corner of the row eat Senator Tillman; just behind him sat the veteran stalwart, Col. Thomas W. Woodward; just behind were ex -Gov. Mauldin and Col. Hoyt; not far away were MoCalla, Bacot, Tindal, J. Tom Austin and scores of others who have figured in party fights. There was a good sprinkling also of young men who have not heretofore ap peared in the political arena, but are preparing t-3 shy their castors and "let 'er roll boys." AN OBJEOT LESSON. The personnel of the body and the character of the members showed plainly that things are running very harmoniously in the democratic party in South Carolina just now. In this respect the convention yesterday was a striking object lesson. There was not even a contest over the selection of the chairman of the convention, Col. Jones receiving the unusual oompliment of a unanimous election. CALLED TO ORDER. It was 12:00 when State Chairman Wilie Jones rapped for order and announced that the convention would be opened with prayer by1 Bishop Ellison Capers. The hall has filled, both the floors and in the galleries. Bishop Capers made a brief but most appropriate prayer, invoking the Divine guidance upon the body. He asked that al. things rest upon the foundation of peace and honor. He concluded with the Lord's prayer. THE ROLL OF DELEGATES. The roll was called, having been prepared by the secretary, was read mud some substitutions were made. WIl.IE JONES CHAIRMAN. Mr. Blease, of Newberry, then [lominated the Hon. Wilie Jones for president of the convention. Col. Drews nominated Gov. McSweeney, who promptly declined the nomina. Lion, seconding that of Col. Jones. Ur. George Douglass Rouse, of Dharleston, in glowing terms, see )nded Col. Jones' nomination. Mr. Blease put the motion and Col. Jones was unanimously elected. Col. Jones thanked the body for the honor in a brief speech. Col. T. C. Hamer was nominated for one of the secretaries of the con vention and was unanimously elected. Mr. J. T. Parks, of Orangeburg, was lected the second secretary. Col. F. M. Mixson was made ser geant. at arms. PERMANENT ORGANIZATION. The temporary organization was made permanent and the vice presi lents were chosen as follows: First Distrit-J. W. Dun. Second-W. C. Smith. Third-J. A. Sligb. Fourth-W. L. Mauldin. Fifth-J. E. McDonald. Sixth-A. H. Williams. Seventh-W. D. Scarborough. The rules of 'the house of repre. sontatives were a'dopted to govern the body. Senator D. 1L. Henderson, of Aiken, introduced the following resolution: Resolved, That a committee be appointed, to be known as the com mittee ou resolutions' and constitu tion to whom shall be referred all resolutions without debate, and that said committee in reporting on said resolutions shall have leave to report any special matter. It shall consist of one from each county delegation to l'e chosen by the delegation and reported to the chair. Mr. W. D. Evans offered as a substitule to the above'The following, saying there ought to be tWvo com. m ittees: Resolved, That two committees be appointed-one on platform and resolutions and the other on consti tut ion and rules, said committee to be composed of one member from eaich. delegation. All r-esolutions to he referred to appropriate committee without debate. Mr. HeI.nderson said the committee he had proposed wvould be suflicient ly large. Mr. J. J. Hemphill of Chester wanted a committee on platform only. Mr. Blease favored Mr. Evans' subs'itute. There were two separate and distimct committees needed, and the party would be represented by two members from each county. Congressman Talbert thought one committee dividing up int.o snhbeom. mittees was amply - sutlicient and would avoid complications. Mr. Blease insisted upon the ap poihtment of two committees which would be more representative and Democratic. Mr. McKeown of Chester followed and agreed with Mr. Blease. Senator Robert Aldrich thought one committee all that was necessary. He moved to table the substitute, but withdrew for the time being. Mr. Evans of Marlboro said that now there was much discussion of proposed changes in party platform, rules and constitution. It was most important that these matters should be handled with judgment and care. All candidates would be bound by the action of this body. Mr. Josh Ashley said all the ro ports would have to come back to the convention. "Whatever the committee (lone and ought'er clone" would have to be passed upon. One committee was enough. Mr. Evans of Marlboro again stated the provisions of his substi tute. The substitute was then adopted in short order. The committees were then elected. OTHER MATTERS. Senator Gruber called attention to the fact that there was no treas urer. Mr. J. E. Boggs of Pickens was elected while he was asking wh'd the question was. The roll of the members of the State Democratic executive commit tee was then called and the elections made by the county conventions were confirmed, on motion of Mr. Buist of Charleston. Resolutions were then called for and a number were presented and several were read from the desk be fore being referred to the proper committees. R(ECESS TAKEN. Senator Tillman was designated to act as chairman of the committee on constitution and rules and Col. J. A. Hoyt. to act as chairman of the com mittee on platform and resoluti-ons. It was announced that both commit tees would moet in the afternoon. The convention then took a recess until 8:30 p. m. THE cONvENTIoN REASSEMBLES. At 8.30 o'clock the convention re convened and Col. W. J. Talbert got the floor and offered the following preamble and resolutions: TRInUTE TO .1JIIE McIvER. Whereas Hon. Henry McIver, at the bidding of the democratic party, has served the whole people of South Carolina for 25 years, first as asso ciate justice and latterly as chief jus tice, with distinguished fidelity and ability, havmng in his first opinion in 1877 settled finally, and properly, as is now universally conceded, the question of the receptive rights of ,D. H. Chamberlain and Wade Hamp ton as to the governorship of this State, and having once for patriotic reasons (declined the ollice of chief justice, his lifelong ambition, to which after years of patient service as associate justice, he was finally elevated by unanimous vote of the general assembly, and Whereas he is now sutferiug from disease wvhich prevents at present the active service which he has been accustomed to render, and in flicts acute suffering uponl him; now be it Resolved by the democratic party of -South Carolina in convention as sembled: 1. That, it hereby desires to ex press the debt of gratitude of the peop)le of this State to the distin guished chief just ice and to assure him of its warmest affect ion and sin cerest sympathy mi his afiliction, and( to express the hope that he may long be spared to counisel and( guide the great court of which ho is the ornate head; an example of industry, learn ing, probity and pat riot ism which shouldl be bo0th an example and ani inspiration to the mien who are to assume from time to time the bur dens andl responsibilities of political and professionIal life in this Stato. These resolutions were p)risented lby Col. Talbert with appropriato re marks, lie spoke feelingly and ef. feanively. Col. Brooks seconded the resolu tions. Mr. Bacot of Charleston seconded the resolutions earnestly and hoped that the vote would be a rising one. Mr. Stevenson spoke eloquently for Chesterfield county. Gov. McSweeney also warmly sec. onded the resolutions. Then they were adoped by a rising vote. THE PLATFORM. Col. James A. Hoyt then present ed the report of the committee on platform and resolutions as follows: Resolved, by the democracy of South Carolina in convention as semnbled: 1. That we reaffirm and endorse the platform of principles enunciated by the State democratic convention of 1900, with especial stress upon the following sections: - "That we view with alarm the power which the trusts through the republican party are exercising over legislation 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 condemn the hypocritical atti tude 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 denounce the imperial istic policy of the republican admin istration as contrary to the letter and spirit of the Declaration of Inde pendence and the constitution of the United States, and as dangerous to the liberty and freedom not only of the people of the Spanish islands, but of the citizens of this country as well." The benevolent assimilation "of the Filipinos has proven to be the benevolence of murder and the assimilation of robbery. We de nounce it as an outrage upon the consciences of liberty-loving Ameri cans. Our free institutions cannot long survive the destruction of those principles upon which they rest, and the spectacle of subject peoples be ing held down by the bayonet and robbed by the carpetbaggers, but foreshadows the fate of our country unless the people are aroused to our danger. The unjust 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 the in tentions of this country to aid them in the establishment of a free gov ernment of their own choice under a protectorate by the United States." That we reaffirm and endorse the correlated sections of the Kansas City platform upon the subject of trusts and imperialism as follows: Private monopolies are indefensi ble and intolerable. They destroy competition, control the prices of ma terial and of thre finished products, thns robbing both producer and con sumer. They lessen the employment of labor and arbitrarily fix the terms and conditions thereof, arAd deprive individual energy and small capital of their opportunity for betterment. They are the most eflicient means de vised for appropriating the fruits of industry for the benefit of the few at the expedse of the many, and un less their insatiate greed is checked all wealth will be aggregated in a few hands and thre republic destroyed. The dishonest paltering with the trusts evil by 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 b)y Republican laws andl that they are protected1 by Reo publican ad mimistration in return for cILampaini subscripjtionis and political support.. W e pledge the Democratic party to an unceasing warfare in na tion, St ate and( city against private monop)oly in' ever-y form. Existing laws against trusts must be enforced anid more stringent ones munst~ be en acted provid1ing for publicity as to affairs of cor-porations engaged in in,terst ate commerce and requirinrg all corporations to show, before (doing business outside of the State of their origin, that they have no water in their stock andl that they have not attempted and are not attempting to monopolize any branch of business or the production of any article of merchandise, and the constitutional power of congress over interstate commerce, the mails, and all modes of interstate commerce, shall be ex ercised by the enactment of compre hensive laws upon the subject of trusts. Tariff laws should be an:end ed by putting the product of trusts upon the free list to prevent monop oly under the plea of protection. We are opposed to private monop oly in every form, and view with ap prohension the increasing power and disregard of the interests of the peo plo by the combination of corpora tions, especially of those chartered by other States. It is the duty of t0e general assembly of this State to pass more stringent laws for the con trol of all corporations, domestic and foreign, and for the prevention of all trusts and combinations between corporations carrying on competitive business. -We claim the right on the part of the State to control all corpo. rations, whether domestic or foreign, engaged in business with her borders. We deny that congress has any lo gitimate power to regulate corpora tions except as they may be ongaged in foreign or interstato commerce; and demand that the national gov ernment confine itself in bestowing corporate existence to such agencies as are required to exercise such func Lions as the constitution specifically confers upon the United States. We are unalterably opposed to any amendment of the federal constitu tion looking to any enlargement of the powers of congress in relation to the regulation of contract by citizens of the State, or in relation to the cor porations, and we demand that laws be enacted further restricting the power of federal courts to interfere with the internal affairs and admin istration of justice in the State. WVo condemn the Dingley tariff law as a trust breeding measure skillfully de vised to give the few favors which they do not deserve, and to place upon the many burdens which they should not boar. We reaffirm our belief in a tariff for revenue only, and that. taxation 3hould be so regulated as to meet the needs of an honest and economical government. We condemn all clasas legislation, such its the ship subsidy bill, which we believe to he a rich man's raid on the public coffer, and we also condemn all sectional legis lation, such as t' e Crumpacker bill1, which we believe to be intended to arouse sectional animosities. We hold with the United States supreme court that the Declaration of Independence is theospirit of our gov ernment, of which the constitution is the form and letter. We declare again, that all govern mont instituted among meon dlerive their just powers foom the consent of the governed; that any govern ment not based upon the consent of the governed is a tyranny, and that to impose upon any people the gov. ernent of force is to substitute a method of imporialism for those of a republic. We hold that the con'sti tution follows the flag, and dlenounce the doctrine that the executive of congress, dleriving their existence and1 their powers fromi the con stitution, cnn exercise lawful author. it,y beyond it or in violation of it. We assert that no nation can long endure half republic and1( half emf pire, and we warn the American people that imiperiadism abroad will lead quickly and inevitably to despo) tism at home. We condemn and dlenou)nce the Philippino policy or the piresentl ad - ministration It has inivolvedl the repubbhe i in an unonecessary'war, sac riliced the lives of maniny of ouir no0 ')lest sons, anid phaied thle U nitedi Staites, previously known and amp plauded thbrouighout thle wvorld as m le champion of freedom, in the falh and unamerican position of crush inIg with military force thie effort of our forimer allies to achieve IibIert y anid self govern rmerit. I lhe F" ilipjin~o camn not be citizons with out enidanigerinrg our civilization ; they cannrot be sub jects without imperiling our form of government; and as we are not will. ing to surrenrler our civiliation to convert the republic into an empire, we favor an immediate declaration of the nation's purpose to give the Filipinos, first, a stable form of gov. ernment; second, independence; and third, protection from outside inter ference. We are not opposed to territorial expansion when it takes in desirable territory which can be erected into States in the union, and whose people are not willing aid free to become American citizens. We favor expansion by every peace ful and legitimate means. But we are unalterably opposed to the seiz ing or purchasing of distant islands to be governed outside the constitu tion, and whose people can never become citizens. We are in favor of extending the republie's influenue among the nations, but believe that influence should be extended not by force and voilence, but through per. suasivo power of a high and honora blo exaiplo. The burning issue of imperialism growing out of the Span ish war involve the very existence of the republic and the destruction of our free institutions. We rogprd it as the paramount issue of the campaign. On motion of Mr. Stevenson the platform was adopted. The committee also made reports on the following resolutions referred to it and recommended their adop tion: Mr. Cole. L. Bloase of Newberry offered the following: I[: 11010 s o[tEEK I ''"KouT. Vherons, This convention . has heard with profound regret thatt the operatives of the cotton mills of Horse Crook Valley, in Aiken coun ty, are in distress, Ca150(1 by the ac tion of the cotton nill presi(lents in ordering a lockout in said mlls, be cause of a strike in a cotton mill in the State of Georgia. lBe it ltesolved, That this convention hereby extends to the operatives of Horse Crook Valley, on account of their loyalty to the domtocratic party in the past, every assistance possible to relieve themi from the screws of Oppression. ltosolved, secon(1, That we con. demn the acts of the saidl mill presi dents, as heartless, unwarranted and unjust, causing untold suffering ind distress arioig the people who con stitute one third of the entire popu lation of Aiken county. itesolved, third, That we call upon all law- loving citizens who feel that the poor laboring white meon of our State are unjustly prohibited from (earnIing an honiest livelihood, to ex tend to the p)eople of Horse Creek Valley moral and financial aid. Resolved, fourth, That we de manid of our lawmakers the enact ment of such laws as will relieve and forever p)rotect the laboring peo ll of the great State of South (Car olina, who are the hone andl sinew of our land, from such unlawful treatment in thme future, and such other laws we demand as will pre vent the cripp)linlg of values of real estateo andl other property b)y coimbi. nation of capital. Mi I,!, 1.AIIoI I'mioi.EMM. Mr. (I. WV. Croft of Aiken offered the following: Reosolved, By thme (democratic party of South Carolina in convention as sembled, T'hat, it is the sense of thmu coniveition, that thie general assern bly of this State, should and ought to pass5 ani appropriate law prohibit: ing thoe employment of children ol tender years in the manufacturing establishments of this State. This resolution was adopted with the following amendment: Strike out the word "tender" and insert the words "under twelve years of age." CONDEMNINO M'LAURIN. Mr. T. L. Rogers of Marlboro of fered the following: Resolved, by the democratic con vention of South Carolina, That the course of J. L. MoLaurin as senator from this State in the United States senate, is hereby condemned. There were several other rosolu tions presented to the committee that were laid upon the table for the reason that the subject matter is em braced in those that were recom mended for adoption. TUE I'LATroRM AI)w'TED. On motion of Mr. Stevenson the platform as read was adopted. THE HOISE CREEK TOUBiLE. The Bloase resolution relating to the Horse {Jreek trouble, as given above, was taken up, with the favor oble report, and Senator Gruber asked for the minority report. The minority report was read as follows: We, the undersigned members on the committee on platform and reso lutions to whom was referred the resolution of Mr. Cole. L. Bleaso with reference to a certain lookout of cot ton mill operatives in Aiken County, beg to submit this as a minority re port: That we cannot. concur with the views of the majority report, as we have not suflicient information to form a correct opinion and because we believe Mr. Bloase's resolution to be extreme. George R. Itombert. J ames Norton. Altamont Moses. D. It. Cooper. I. T. James. J. I1I. Le,osno. Chas 1-1. H.enry. J. H1. Trib)ule. Mr. Blease's resolutions wore adopt ed. The vote standing 182 to 72. OHIL) LABOR. The child labor matter was then taken up. Mr. Dorrah moved to strike out the resolving words. The convention exceoded its anut hority. The legislaturo comuposed of (omo crats should 'ettle this iSsue. Mr. Thurmond said domnocrats, of course, dilered about many matters, but they never failed to act.. This is an important matter, a policy that should be0 adopted. HO dicse some of the reasons and picturiied the conditions of the children of the mills. .Mr. it. B. A. Robinson thought that the peoll of the State had a right to say how t hey would work their children, lHe wanted peace in the party. Mr. Harrison of F"airfieldl spoke earnestly in favor of thme resolution. It was wise in this convention to ex press itself in this iatter. Senator Rtaysor of Oranigobiurg moved that the resolution be indlefi nit.ely postponed for the reason that the matter should1 be dliscussedi by the general assembly; After several had tried to get the floor the vote on the miot ion to in (definitely post,pone the whiolo mutter was taken. There was a bad tangle, which carried Sonator TIilhnanu to his feet for then first tunie. '.l'hoe mom tion was lost, S1 voting to md(elinmite ly postpone, l'4) to then cont rary. Concl uded on -It.h page. Light Biscuit Delicious Cake Dainty Pastries Fine Puddings Plaky Crusts