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cherishing their fraternity, peace and orderly developement. They remind us of our duties and responsibilities as citizens and impress upon us, partic ularly at this time, the necessity of re form and the rescue of the administra tion of government from the head strong. arbitrary and spasmodic meth ods which distract business by uncer tainty and pervade the public mind with dread, distrust and perturbation. Fundamental Principles. i. The application of thes^e furda mental principles to the living issues of the day is the first step toward the assured peace. safety and progress of our nation. Freedom of the press. of conscience and of speech: equality be fore the law of all citiz-ns: right of trial by jury: freedom of the person defended by the writ of habeas cor pus: liberty of personal contract un trammeled by sumptuary laws: su preniacy of the civil over military au thority: a well.disciplined militia: the separation of church and state: econo my in expenditures: low taxes: that labor may be lightly burdened: prompt and sacred fulfilment of pub lic and private obligations: fidelity to treatits: peace. and friendship with all.nations: entangling alliances with none; absolute acquiescence in the will of the majority, the vital princi ples of republics: these are doctrines which Democracy has established. ap proved by the nation and they should be constantly invoked and enforced. Capital and Labor. We favor enactment and adminis tration of laws, giving labor and cap ital impartially their just rights. Cap ital and labor ought not to be ene mies. Each is necessary to the other. Each has its rights, but the rights of labor are certainly no less "vested," no less "sacred" and no less "inaliena ble" than the rights of capital. Constitutional Guarantees. Constitutional guarantees are vio lated whenever any citizen is denied the right to labor. acquire and enjoy property or reside where interest or inclination may determine. Any de nial thereof by individuals, organiza tions, or governments should be sum marily rebuked and punished. We deny the right of any executive to disregaid or suspend any constitu tional privilege or limitation. Obe dence to the laws and respect for their requirements are alike, the su preme duty of the citizen and the offi cial. The military should be used only to support and maintain the law. We unqualifiedly condemn its employ ment for the summary banishment of citizens without trial at or for the control of elections. We approve the,measure which pass ed the United States senate in z896. but which a Republican congress has ever since refused to enact. relating to contempts in federal courts. and providing for trial by jury in cases of indirect contempt. Waterways. We favor liberal appropriations for the care and improvements of the wa ter ways of the country. When any water way like the Mississippi river is of sufficient importance to demand specal aid of the goveriiment such aid should be extended with a definite plan of continuous work until perma ment improvement is secured. We oppose the Republican.policy of starving home development in order to feed the greed for conquest and the appetite for national "prestige," and display of strength. Economy of Administration. Large reduction can easily be made in the annual expenditures of the gov ernment without impairing the effi ciency of any branch of the public ser vice, and we shall insist upon the strictest economy and frugality com patible with vigorous and efficient civil, military and naval administra tion as a right of the people, too clear to be denied or withheld. We favor honesty in the public ser vice-the enforement of ho.nesty in the public service and to that end a thorough legislative investigation of those executive decpartments of t!' governme(nt already~ known t' te- ml wvith certain co.rruptionist and :e regardl t' per''3tS. Thei -ri tent and deliberate refusal of both the se::ate and he:'se of rep resentatives to permit such investiga tion demo nst rates that only by a change in the ex..cutive.nd in th lea:i-lative departnents c:an comtple:ec expo-::re, punishment and correction he ob'tained. Federal Government Contracts. e cndernn the action of the Re publican party in congress in refusing from entering - into contracts with convicted trusts on unlawful combi nations in restraint of interstate trade. 'We believe that one of the best methods of procuring economy and honesty in the public service is to have public officials, from the occu pant of the White House down to the lowest of them, returned as nearly as may be to Jeffersonian simplicity of living. Executive Usurpation. We fzvor the nomination and elec tion of a president imbued with the principles of the constitution who will set his face sternly against executive usurpation of legislative and judi cial functions, whether that ursurpa tion be veiled under the guise of exe cutive construction of existing laws, or whether it take refuge in the ty rant's pleas of necessity or superior wisdom. We favor the preservation, so far as we can, of an open door for the world's commerce in the Orient, with out an unnecessary entanglement in Oriental and European affairs, and without arbitary. unlimited, irrespon sible and absolute government any where within our jurisdiction. We oppose, as fervently as did ~ George Washington himself, an indefinite. ir responsible. discretionary and vagbe absolutism and a policy of colonial ex ploitation. no matter where and by whom invoked or exercised: we be lieve with Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, that no government has a right to make one set of laws for those "at home" and another and a different set of laws. absolute in their character for those "in -the colonies." All men under the American flag are entitled to the protection of the insti tutions whose emblem. the flag is: if they are inh'erently unfit for those in stitutions. then they are inherently unfit to be members of the American body politic. Wherever there may exict a people incapable of being gov erned under American laws, in conso nance with the American constitution of that pepole ought not to be part of the Ameican domain. We insist that we ought to do for the Filipinos what we have done al rady for the Cubans, and it is our duty- to make that promise now. and upon suitable guarantees of protec tion to citizens of our own and other countries residents there at the time of our withdrawal. set the Filipino people upon their 'feet, free and inde pendent to work out their own desti ny. *The endeavor of the secretary of war by pledging the government's en dorsement for "promoters" in the Philippine Islands to make the United States a partner in the speculative leg islation of the archipelago, which was I only temporarily held up by the oppo sition of the Democratic senators. in the last session, will, if successful, lead to entaglements from which it wvill be difficult to escape. The Democratic party has been, and will continue to be, the consistent op ponent of that class of tariff legisla tion byv which certain interests have been permitted. through congressional favor, to <draw a heavy tribute from the American people. This monstrous perversion of those equal opportuni ties which our political institutions were established to secure, has.caused what once may have been infant in dustries to become the greatest com binations of capital that the world has ever known. These especial favorites of the government have, through trust methods, been con.verted into monopolies, thus bringing to an end domestic competition , which wvas the only alleged check upon the extragant profits made possible by the protec tive system. These induistrial combi nations. by the financial assistance they can give, now control the policy of the Republican party. WXe denounce protection as a rob bery' of the many to enrich the few. and we fav.or a tariff limiit?cd to the needs~ .f the government. economical h-" "hninistered and so lvied as not todicrim'inate againr any in.1n5try. c!a e ecion, and m th-: endr that the bu~'rdn of t axatio~n -hail be dlis remnan ons., keeping in view the Sr fte fceeral g. xernmntn in all its integrity and virility, but in sim P1licitv. We recognize that the gigantic trusts and combinations designed to enable capital to secure more than its just share of the joint products of capital and labor, and which have been fostered and promoted under republican rule, are a menace to beneficial competition and an obsta cle to permanent business prosperity. A private monopoly is indefensible and intolerable. Individual equality of opportunity and free competition are essential to a healthy and permanent commercial prosperity and any trust, combination or monopoly tending to destroy these by controlling production, restricting competition or tixing prices, should be prohibited and punished by law. We especially denounce rebates and discrimination by transportation com panies. We demand an enlargement of the powers of the Inter-State commerce commission to the end that the trav elling public and shippers of this country may have prompt and ade quate relief from the abuses to which they are subjected in the matter of transportation. We demand a strict enforcement of existing civil and criminal statutes against all such trusts, combinations and monopolies, and we demand the enactment of such further legislation as may be neces sary to effectually suppress them. Aty trust or unlawful combination engaged in Inter-State commerce which is monopolizing any branch of business or production should not be permitted to transact business out side of the state of its origin.. When ever it shall be established in any court of competent jurisdiction that suclh monopolizations exist such pro hibition should be enforced through comprehensive laws to be enacted on the subject. Reclamation of Arid Lands. We congratulate .ir western citi zens upon the passing of the laws known as the Newlands Irrigation Act for the Irrigation and reclama tion of the arid lands of the west, a measure framed by a democrat, pass ed in the senate by a non-partisan vote and passed in the house against (Continued on Sixth Page.) NOMINATIONS 'OR RAILROAL COMMISSIONER TO MEET THE GRATIFICATION of the people it is announced that the jolly candidate for Railroad Commissioner will be in the race this year-Cansler of Tirzah-the lame farmer of York and the fox fire of the campaign. PPP. CONGRESS. nounced as a candidate for con gress from the Third congression ional district and pledged to abide the rules of the democratic party. SENATOR. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF as a candidate for the office of State Senator. Subject to the rules of the Democratic party. COLE. L. BLEASE. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MY3ELF a candidate for the office of State Senate and pledge myself to abide the rules of the democratic party Arthur Kibler. REPRESENTATIVES. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the Legislature from Newberry county subect to the rules of the Democratic party. A. J. Gibson. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the Legislature and pledge myself to abide the rules of the Democratic party. J. M. Taylor. I1 HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the House of Rep re,.entatives from Newberry county, subject to the rules of the demo cratic primary. John WV. Earhardt I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF an a candidate for re-election as a mnember of the House of Represen tatives from Newherry County. Subject :n the rules of the Demo . LBERT HI. AULL. ! A.\ .\ C-\NDIDATE~ FuR THE H-ouse of Rpresemuatives, subject to:* ruXe - f the dlem.rratic parts. !lHEREBY .\NNOUNCE MYSELF as a candida!e for the H ouse of Re pre:;:ative, of South Carolina from Ne wherry county.. F. W HIGGICNS. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the House of Repre sentatives from Newberry county, subject to the democratic primary. W. H. SANDERS. CLERK OF COURT. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MY self a candidate for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court. Sub ject to the Democratic Primary. JOHN C. GOGGANS. SHERIFF. BEING CONSCIOUS OF THE fact that I have discharged the duties of the sheriff's office to the best of my ability, and believing that I have the endorsement of the majority of the people of Newberry -county, to this end, Iwould again announce myself a candidate for re-election, subject to the decision of the democratic primary. M. M. BUFORD. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Newberry County. Subject to the Democratic Primary. W. A. HILL. SUPT. OF EDUCATION. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the office of Super intendent of Education of Newber ry county. Subject to the rules ot the democratic primary. THOS. E. WICKER. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the office of County Superintendent of Education, sub ject to the rules of the democratic primary. G. HOWE LIGON. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the office of County Superintendent of Education, sub ject to the rules of the democratic primary. J. S. WHEELER. COUNTY AUDITOR. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the office of County Auditor, subject to the democratic primary. L. I. EPTING. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Auditor, subject -to the rules of the Democratic Primary. W. W. CROMER. CORONER. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for Coroner for New berry county and pledge myself to abide the result of the democratic party. JNO. N. BASS. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for re-election to the ,office of Coroner and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democrat ic Primary. F- M.ARION LINDSAY, MASTER. W. D. HARDY IS A CANDIDATE for Master and will be grateful to the people of the county for their support. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF as a candidate for the office of Master for Newberry County, and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic Primary. J. W. D. JOHNSON. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF as a candidate for re-election to the office of Master. Subject to rules of the Democratic party. H. H. RIKARD. COUNTY SUPERVISOR W. P. COUNTS IS HEREBY AN nounced a candidate for County Supervisor, subject to the rules of the democratic primary. VOTERS. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for County Supervisor, Subject to therules of the Demt. crati Primary. J. Y. FLOYD. \NDREW J. LIVINGSTON IS herehr. nominated for the office of County -Supervisor. subject to the democratic primary election. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELP ai enndite for Counmy Supervisar, su'biect to the rules of the demo cratic party. G. SAM MOORE. ?IIHEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF -.ulnidate for County Supervisor, :. :to the rules of the demo cratic primary. I. MONROE WICKER. SUB-SUPERVISOR. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidates for sub-supervisor for Newberry County, subject to the rules of the Demociatic primazy. Os. Wells. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for Sub-Supervisor ior Newberry county, subject to the rules of the democratic party. George Burda Boozef. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for Sub-Supervisor for Newberry county and pledge myself to abide the rules of the democratic party. J. P. Canno*. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for Sub-Supervisor for Newberry county, subject to the rules of the democratic party. Jno. A. Graham. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the office of sub supervisor for Newberry county and pledge myself to abide the rules of the Democratic party. W. F. Koon. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for sub-supervisor for Newberry county and pledge my self'to abide the rules of the Dem ocratic party. T. B. Leitzsey. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for the office of sub supervisor and pledge myself- to abide the rules of the Democratic party. Irby D. Schockley. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a cadidate for the office of Sub Supervisor for Newberry county and pledge myself to abide the rules of the democratic party. JOHN A. C. KIBLB I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for Sub-Supervisor for . Newberry county and pledge myself to 'abide the rules and regulations of the democratic party. W. H. WENDT. COUNTY TREASURER. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for re-election as Cov& ty Treasurer and pledge myself to abide the rules of the Demoeratic party. JNO. L. EPPS. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for County Treasurer, subject to the democratic primazy. EUG. S. WERTS MAGISTRATE. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for Magistrate for No. io township and pledge myself to* abide the rules of the Democratic party C. L. WiLsox. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSW a candidate for Magistrate for No. 10 township, subject to the rules of the democratic party. J. H. Singley. WE, THE CITIZENS OF. TOWN ships Nos. T, 2, and 8, hereby an nounce Chas. B. Tidwell, for the office of Magistrate, and he is pledged to abide the result of the democratic primary. CITIZENS. J. H. CHAPPELL IS HERiEBY announced a candidate for re-elec tion as magistrate for Township:s Nos. I, 2, and 8, and is pledged to abide the result of the Democratic Primary. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF as a candidate for re-election to the office of Magistrate for No. 3 Township. Subject to the rules of the democratic primary. T. P. ADAMS. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for Magistrate for Township No. 10, subject to the rules of the democratic primary. P.B3. ELLESOR. COLIN L. GRAHAM IS HEREBY announced a candidate for Magis trate for Township No. II, subject to the democratic primary. JOHN W. ROPP IS HEREBY AN nlounced a candidate for magistrate fcr Townshi. No. 7. I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for re-election to the of fice of Magistrate for No. 11 tows ship and pledge myself to abide the rules of the Democratic Primary. WV. F. SUBER I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MYSELF a candidate for Magistrate for No. 9 township, subject to the rules of the democratic party. B. B. HAIR. THANKING THE PEOPLE OF No. .3 Township for their support in the past I hereby annotnee my ssli a candidate for Magistrate in No. 3 township pledged to abide the result of the primary, and the wishes of the people. F Mabin.