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VOL. VII. LAURggg,S. C, TUESDAY, JUjlfe 28. 1892. TSTO 4.? THE MAN OF DESTINY. CLEVELAND NOMINATED FOR PRESI DENT BY THE DEMOCRACY. 't he Tic ket In <??<?? i>1i,i. (I by ?b? Numl nMilun of Ali v<UHbo for v i< < ri. .1.1 ? nt. Cleveland Kwcpt K*vrj thlnit l??for? Mini. Chioauo, June 28.?The Democrat io National Convention wus called to or der on Tin ; day by Chairman i'ricc at a quarter to one o'clock, who introduced Itev. John House to open the proceed ing with prayer. Win. C. Owen, of Kentucky, was made temporary chair man, and on takiug the chair he ad dresued the Convention as follows: "Two great dangers menace the Democratic party, one is external, the other internal; trie first is the organ ized machinery of organized capital supported by the whole power of gov ernment; tboHtcond ia the tendency sjimong Democrats to make ibsuea uiiionji 11m him ivt a. Two needs there fore stana before ua iudispensibie to success?unity and harmony. Of the one this chair and gavel stand repre sentative-; it remains for you to supply the other. In this spirit 1 greet you, fellow Democrats, us the advance guard of tue giaud unity scut forward to blaze the pathnuy to victory. How momentous is jour responsibility 1 need not tell you. it you work in wis dom the millions toiling in shop and mine and held will rise and call you ? blessed. The roll call of the republic attests that its heart and its conscience are with us in our war with the repre sentatives of greed. The best thought ot our party in a platform that chal lenges approbation and invltoa the support*!' the people. We nan suc ceed; wo must do uiore; we must de serve* BUCCtSS. Above the wreck, if need be, of selllsh combinations we inubi reur a temple to the plain people and build a shrine so broad that every lover ot his kind may kneel. The bur den must be lifted from tne back of toil, and to that end it has a right to demand that whoever bears our ban ner must lift it above the smoke of conflict and the din of action, that evtjiy Democrat of too Union muy fol Rd in exultant and irresistible T,et us not mistake. The the situation demands the patriotism and every needful Our work but begins here, i suns of summer and frost i we must carry it forward .lteriug courage to a trlum-1 >8e. Tliis again must be a campaign uf education. The study ot the com held began in the West and South aud must be carried into every hamlet of the East and North. The people must learn their true relation to tne tax gatherer. They must learn that no raitroad presidents champion the tribunes of the people, no taskmus tere write our tariff bills. They must learn, too, that lor personal and politi cal advantuge the country was rae nanced by a threat of war and they will learn with shame and regret that on the day the war-like message of the I'reiident wuu read in the halls of Con gress a peaceful response of the little ?labt bv ten ltenubttc ot chili MBwnustory ^^The past. It 1 ' BT^vul ot the people fflm.'.ri,iii tones ao potent ?flthe voTcV of God. With j^^HPRy that Unas no pare)lel In the history ot populur government they determined Unit, a billion dollars was far too much to pay tor such a museum of freaks. Jt we but permit it they will staiid by tbeiv verdict. That our cause may triumph let us woikin kiudness. In tho heat of con tention let us not forget that our political brothers may be just as honest und perhaps better informed; impelled by one purpose, the public good, we will free ourselves irom bickerings and heart-burmugs that characterized the Republican party when its mar-1 Shalt Key, wentuouuat Minneapolis - before th?- irr.tl&d legions of the bread and butter brigade. The speaker's voice penetrated to the farthervst recesses of the galleries and Iiis remarks weie cheered to the echo. At- the close of Owen's speech, upon motion of Delegate White, of Califor nia, the roll was called for tho consti tution of committees on credentials, ou rules and order of business, ou per manent orgom/.atlon und on resolu tions.each State to name one member of each committee. All resolutions and communications to the convention were ordered referred to the rtholu-. tlons committee. The hail was packed to suffocation, every available sphco in the immense building being oceupicd by spectators and delegates. Delegate lloiman, of Ogden,announced that he had received a telegram from l'ortland, Oregon, the strongest Republican city on the coast, that ii has given 1,000 Democratic ma joiity, instead of 2,000 Republican ma jority, which had previously been the case. Delegate Campbell, of Illinois, then offered this: Resolved, That this convention ten der Its prut omul sympathy to that des tinguisned American, James 0. Ulaine, in the heavy atlhctlon which has be fallen htm. Its reading was interrupted wiih the loudest applause up to that time and when the reading was finished the resolution wus adopted unanimous iy. Sevettof the Maine delegation, in behalf of the Democratic party ot Maine, thanked the delegates for the sympathy they had extended to the distinguished resident of their State. MOod torbid,"he said, "that the Democ racy of Maine or of any other State should hesitate to tender their sympa thy in the presence of that grim tyraut who wipes out all political lines and levels all ranks, From the misfortune and bereavements which nave come upon the distinguished gentleman in the past two years, it may be said that one woo treads upon another's heels, so fast do they follow. Only in a Demo cratic national convention can wer-" Mr. Sevet t said In conclusion, "extend to htm the sympathy which comes from every State." Mr. Sevett's re marks were greeted with loud applause and cries of "Good, good." , The Coventlon then adjourned over to Wednesday when it reassembled at hail past eleven o'clock, Prayer was offered by the Hev. Alfred Henry. None of the committees being ready to report Senator Palmer, of Illinois Was Invited to address the Convention. A committee brought Senator Palmer to the front, and when the gray-haired Senator was seen coming down the aisle to the desk a cheer went up which soon grew. "Gentlemen," cried Chairman Owens, "it Is not necessary for me to Introduce to you this war horse of Democracy. Mr. Palmer put his hearers in a pleas ant mood at once by a comical story and some light comments on the crowd. The key note of Mr. Palmer's talk was unity and co operation. "We want do skulkers in this great fight. Every man must work," he said, and the son timent was cheered roundly. "Select a solid, Arm Democrat for this contest and put the banner In bis hand and then rally about hlui," said Palmer. "inn is the man," came a voice from up in the shadows beneath the roof, and the name of Uie New Yorker was caught up and shouted until from shore of sea of faces in lower regions a shrill hiss shot ort Into the clatter of sounds. It grew until the cheers and hisste died away. When the aged speaker claimed IUI* nols would be Democratic, the shouters wero wild In their enthusiasm. Tho committee on permanent organ ization then reported Wm. 1.. Wilson of West Virginia as permanent chair man, s. 1*. Sbeerin of Wisconsin for permanent secretary and the list of as siHtantaud vice-presidents and secre taries by States. Ou taking the chair Mr. Wilson spoke as follows: Gentlemen of the Convention: 1 thank you heartily for tills honor. 1 shall try to meet tho duties of tho high position to which you call mo with a spirit of fairness and equality that <s Democratic. This Convention has a high and patriotic work to perfoim. Weoue much to our party. Wo owe much to our country. Tho mission of the Democrxtlo party is to fiuht for the underdog. When that party is out of power we may be sure that thero is an un der dog to light for, and that the under dog Is generally the American people. When that party la out of power wo may bo sure that some party is In control of our Gov ernment that represents a section and not the whole country; that stands for a o>a?s and not the whole people. Mover was this truth brought homo to us moro doflantly than by the recent Conven tion at Minneapolis. We are not deceived as to the temper and we are not In doubt as to the purpose of our opponeuts. Ilaving taxed us for years without excuse ana without mercy, they now propose to disarm us of further power to resist their oxac (ions. Republican success In this cam paign, when we look to the party platform, the party candidates or the utterances of Enrty leaders, moans that the people .are to e stripped of their franchises tlirough forco bills In ordar that they may bo strip ped of their substance through tariff bills. Free f;ovommont >lsself-g0\ernment. There Is no irc3 government where the people do not control tbolr own elections and levy tholr own taxes. When either of those rights Is taken away or diminished a broach Is made, not In the outer defenco, but In tho citadel of our freedom. For years we have been struggling to recover the lost right of taxing ourselves, and now wo are threatened with the loss of the greater right of governing ourselves. Tho loss of one follows In succession the loss of tho other. When you confer on the Government the power of dealing in wealth you unchain I every evil U can prey on ana eventually destroy free Institutions, creating excessive I taxrtlon, clrss taxation, billion-dollar Con gresses, a corrupt civil sorvlce, a debauch ed ballot-box and purchased elections. In every campaign the privilege of taxing peo ple will be barterod for a contribution to corrupt t Wm it at the polls, and after every victory a new McKinley bill to repay these contributions with taxes wrung from the people. For overy Bolf-governing people there can bo no moro momentous question than that of taxation. It Is the one, as Mr. Burke truly said, around which all the Jreat battles of freedom have been fought, t Is tho question out of which grow nil the Issues of government. Until we sct'.lo this ^m^^o^^^^h^^pm^u^^n^V^^a^ Justly ;pP?^?iuov/fty to a genuine Demo ^^^P^ovornment. The distinguished leader who pretCfgAtover the Republican Convention Donated thrt he docs not know what tin iff reform is. Whoever said Unit, let us hope, with that charity which en dureth all things and believeth all things, that he is truly as ignorant as bo vaunts himself to bo. Unfortunately tho people aro not so ignorant of the meaning of pro tection, of protection which is dealt to them in the bill that bears his name- We see that moaning "written large" to-day in prostrated agriculture, in shackled com merce, in stricken Industries, in tho com? pulsory idleness of labor, in law-mado wealth, in the discontent of worklngmen and tho despair of tho farmer. Thoy know by hard experience that protection as a system of taxation is but an old crafty scheme by which the rich compel tho poor to pay the expense of tho Government. They know by sard experience that pro tection as a system of tribute is but an old crafty scheme by which the powers of tax ation of the people is made the private property of a fow of the people. Tariff re form menus to readjust this system of tax ation and to purge away this system of tri bute. It means that we have not reached tho goal of perfect freedom so long as any citizen is forced by law to pay tribute to any other, and until our taxes aro propor tioned to tho ability and duty of tho tax payer rather than to his ignorance, Ida weakness and his patience. Governor Mc Kinley charges that tho Democratic party believes in taxing oursolves. I am afraid, gentlemen, wemust admit this charge. What right or excuse havo wo for taxing anybody else with a continent for a country, with freedom and intelligence as tho instru* moots for its developments? Wo stand dis graced in tho eyes or mankind if wo cannot and if we do not support our own Govern ment. We can throw that support on other people only by beggarv or by force. If wo uso one, wo aro a pauper nation: if we uso the other, wo aro a pirate nation. The Democratic party does not Intend that wo should be eitnor. No more does it in tend that they shall falsely call It taxing ottror people to transfer our taxes from the possession of those who own the praperty of the com n try to those who do the work of the country. It bolloves that frugality Is an os'iontlal virtue of free government. It believes that these taxes should ho limited to public needs and be levied by a plain rule of practice and economy. But, gentlemen, wo arc confronted with a now cry In this campaign. Tho Republi can party, says Governor McKinloy, now stands for protection and reciprocity, He was for protection alone when he framed his bill In the llouse, or rather permitted his beneficiaries to frame it for film, and firmly resisted all offorts of tho statesman from Maine to annex reciprocity to it. No wonder that ho favors reciprocity added by the Senate. You may explore tne pages of burlesque literature for a more supremely ludicrous exhibition than the so-called re ciprocity of the Me K in ley bill. II in not reciprocity at all. It is retaliation, and worst of all, retaliation on our peoplo. It punishes Amorlcan citizens for tho necessi ties or follies of other people. It says to a few small countries south of us: "If you are forced by your necessities or led by your follies to make bread niouer ana scarcer to your people, we will make shoes and sugar higher and scareer to our peo ple." And now wo are told that recipro city Is to be their battle cry. Already we are regaled with pictures of Bonj. Harri son clad In armer and going torth to bat tle for reciprocity on a plumed steed, ?lninlo Simon Asking for whales In his mother's rain barrel, and In great triumph capturing an occasional wlgglo-waggle is the only truo realistic picture of tho recip rocity of the McKinley bill. We are for protection, that protects and for reciproci ty that reciprocates. We are in favor of protecting every man In the enjoyment of the fruit of his labor, diminished only by his proper contribution to the support of tho Government, and we are for that real reciprocity, not through dickering deplo macy and Presidential proclamations, Dot by tne laws of Congresi that removes all unnecessary obstacles between llio Ameri can producer and the markets hols obliged to seek for his products. But, gentlemen, 1 must not kee? you from the work thai Is before you. Lot us take up tho work as brothers, as patriots, as Democrats, in so large a convention as this, larger In number than any previous gathering of our party, and representing a larger constituency than over before assem J bled In any convention, it would be strange, omnteusly strange, if there were riot some differences or oplulon on matters of policy and some differences of Judgment or of pre ference aa to a choice of candidates. It is a sign of f roe Democracy that it Is many voiced and within the limits of true freedom tumultuous. It wears no collar*, It serves no masters. We cannot shut onr eyes to the fact that many who have heretofore followed our Hag with enthusiasm aro to day calling with excusable Impatience for in)mediate relief from the eylfs that em compass them. Whatever can be done to relieve the burdens, to restore the benefits and increase the prosperity of the people and every part or them within the limits and according to the principles of free government, that the Democratic, party dares to promise, that it will do with all Its might. Whatever is beyond this, what ever is incompatible with free government and our historic liberty, it dares not prom ise to anyone. Inveterate evils In the body politic cannot be cured in a moment any more than inveterate diseases in the human fystom. Whoovor professes the power to do so Is himself deceived er himself a de ceiver. Our party is not a quack or a worker of mlraole?. It Is not for me, gentleraon, impartial servant of you all, to attempt to foresha ! dow what your choice should be or ought to be In the select ton of your candidate?. You will make that selection under your own sense of responsibility to tho people you represent and to your country. One thing only 1 venture to say. Whoever may ue your chosen leader In this campaign no tolegram will flash across the sea from the castle of absentoo tariff lords to congratu late him, but from the home of labor, from the fireside of the toller, from tho hearts of all who love Justice and equity, who wish and Intend that our matchloss heritage of freedom shall be the common wealth of all our people and the common opportunity of all our youth, will come 'up prayers for his success and recruits for the great Democratic host that must strike down the beast of sectionalism and the Moloch of monopoly before we can have ever again a people's Government, run by the people's faithful representa tives. Mr. Wllson't declaration that the Democratic party would never permit thiB to become either a pauper or pirate nation was cheered roundly. The state ment that reciprocity of the McKinley I bill meant rather retaliation and retal iation against our own people was ap plauded heartily. Simple Simon fish ing for whales in his mother's rain barrel and catching occasionally a wig gle-waggle presented too true the real istic picture of reciprocity according to the present Republican plan. This characterization aroused laughter and shouts of applause. Quick, impetuous shouts greeted the statement that, the Democratic candidate would not re ceive congratulations from the foreign castles of protection barons of this country. Delegate Phelps of Missouri then pre sented in behalf of the miners of Mis souri a gsval of zinc, a protest against the tariff upon that metal. As the shining- hammer was held aloft by the chairman a great shout went up and hearty clapping of hands. The roll was then ordered called for naming by States of their national committed)um and members of ths notification committee. Don Dickinson made a motion that the convention take a recess until 5. p. in., and the con vention agreed at 1:44 p. m. to do so. Before the opening of the r.fternoou session tickets were being sold upon the curbs outside the hall for $i2 to $15 eaclj^Tlmatnmsplm^ HkaH EM^^T"**^-- none but Ihi-mat^^Sr*^. ThV'^fcvr1 York delegation, with Groker at the head, came flrat into the hall and a genuine Tammany yell leaped forth from bench rows directly behind that alternate. A cry of Hill went up but sound like escaping steam shot out from tho floor and grew to a whistling, hissing storm. The great throng, however, subsided when Chair man Wilson thumped the desk and the .session had began. Prayer was offered by Itev. Thomas Heed of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and he was applauded when he closed. The temper of tho audience was clearly one of quick demonstration. A band of brass and reed instruments started "America," while the conven tion was awaiting the resolutions com mittee, and strains of the familiar hymn brought hundreds to their feet and cheers from all, DuBtgnon of Georgia moved to ad journ uutil 11 a. m. to-morrow. Yells of derision greeted him and the motion was scarcely put before the con vention by the chair before it was buried In a storm of "noes." At 0:24 Charles II. Jones of Missouri, chairman of tho resolutions commit . tee, appoared upon the platform. Ad dressing tho convention, he said: "I am instructed by the committee on res olutions to presont to you as the report of the committee the following resolu > lions and move their adoption. "In order that you may more dls tinctly hear what the committee has prepared I intend to ask the gentleman who is as familiar as myself with the ?ihraseology of the platform to read it or me. And when it has been read 1 shall movn previous question upon the adoption of platform. [Cries of "no, no, no."] T. E. Patterson of Colorado advanced on the pi itform and said: "In view of the statement just made, I will Bay that I represent tho minority of the Com mittee on Resolutions, and I desire to announce that the minority expects to be heard to present Its report before the previous question shall be put." Quick cheers followed this announcement. Then ex-Secretary Vilas commenced to read tbe resolutions at(1:28, but when be reached the phrase, "from Madison to Cleveland," there was a quick shout of one voice near the platform. It was not lost, however, for it seemed that as though with one impulse the entire 20,000 people leaped upon their chairs, and with bats and handkerchiefs in the air, 20,000 throats let loose yells and screams that shook the heavy air and almost made the barracks quiver. In a Hash a white satin banner, heavy with gold fringe, was shot afloat and was moved to the centre aisle. It was the ensign of Michigan, and on one side was the picture of Cleveland. Had the tbrong shouted before? Ob, not The first outbreak had been but a murmur I beside tho savagory of noise and din that rose then and swept and rolled from side to side of the great wigwam and around the amphitheatre. A man in the rear of the delegates hoisted a picture of David 11. Hill. Quick as Immun impulse moves a hos tile hand ripped it from the standard and tore it up, while hisses for and against the act swept in a wave around the hall. Then came Into the arena a banner of Iowa. A sturdy Doles man bore it aloft and waved it constantly while the. mass of swelling people swelled the din and storm of sound. v The tempest ebbed and flowed until 6:47, when Don Dickinson of Michigan caused the Michigan banner to be car ried from view in order that business might be resumed. There were hisses from the crowd that the guidon and' baton of its applause should be re moved. Through all this the Tam many men in the centre aisle sat grim and silent, neither hlsslug Cleveland nor cheering Hill. Its thunderless dis approval challenged admiration evon from those who opposed the Manhatten Indians. Finally at 6:48 Vilaa again resumed the read lug of the platform which will be found published in full in another column. At the conclusion of the reading- of the platform, the chairman announced that the next order of business was the nomination of candidates for president of the United States. The roll call of States was commenced and when Ar kansas was reached she yielded her place to New Jersey aud ex-Governor Abbott of that State came forward, ac companied by enthusiastic cheers from the Cleveland wing of the convention, it being understood that'he was to nominate the Kx - President,. When or der was restored the Governor ad dressed the body formally placing Grover Cleveland In nomination. Gov ernor Abbott proceeded without re ceiving more than mild applause until be reached that portion Of his address where he said: "If there was any doubt existing in my mind of the result of this national contest I would not urge on behalf of my State the views of its Democracy in favor of Grover Cleveland. The mention of the name of the sage of Buzzard's Bay was the signal for a thunder of cheers. Men and women who thronged the great galleries waved fans, umbrellas and bannen*. Many of the great State delegates rose, and standing on their chain, joined in the great volume of enthusiasm which seemed to possess the multitude. The Alabama delegation hoisted a Cleve land portrait on the end of an umbrel la, which was the signal for applause. About this time Michigan's banner with Cleveland's portrait was . carried down to the New York delegation and was angrily pushed away by the dele gates. This little incident created much conf uslon. In the meantime the cheer ing for Cleveland continued. At about ten o'clock a heavy thun der and rain storm passed over the cltv and the building in which the Conven tion was assembled leaked very badly, so when Dewitt, of New York, took the stand to present Hill's name, the convention had to excuse him for a few minutes as the gentlemen could not stand on the platform without get ting wet. The telegraph and press of Uce8 underneath the stage was flooded with water which interfered very much with the working of the wires. When the storm subsided Dewitt again took the stand and presented the nrme of Senator D. B. Hill, which was greeted with great applause. He said Hill can beat Harrison in New York by a larger majority than he carried it for Gover nor last time. When Dewitt mention ed Hill's aphorism "I am a Democrat," there was loud cheering. Fellows took the platform and sec onded Hill's nomination. He said the State of New York from the Western boundary to the ocean demands the nomination of D. B. Hill. He claimed that the vote of New York was absolutely essential to Demo cratic success in November and that Hill had made New York Democratic in every respect and functions, and give him four years as President, he would make the national as thoroughly so. Fellows finished. A. W. Green, of Illinois, and English, of Indiana, and many others seconded the nomination of Cleveland. I Duncomb, of Iowa, took the stand and presented the name of Boles. In I his speech Duncomb said for the first ntlHPWg?4nuT.-.w,nW" of the Mississippi River*. Boies' name was enthusiastically cheered, and pic tures of his were carried all over the hall.Fenton, of Kansas, seconded Boies nomination, as did also Henry Watter son, of Kentucky. At ten minutes to three this morn ing the roll call of States for a ballot was ordered. At this time there was great excitement in the hall, and a motion to adjourn was lost. The roll call of States then proceeded with the following result: Total vote, 909%. Necessary to a choice, 590, or two-thirds. Cleveland received 016^, Hill 112, Boles 103, Gorman 30% Stevenson 10%, Morrison 5, Carlisle 15, Cambell 2, 1'at tison 1, Whitney 1, Russell 1. Ohio moves rules be suspended and Cleveland be made nominee by accla mation. Daniel of Virginia seconds the mo tion. Cheerilng nil over the hall and the galleries atill crowded. Flower secouded motion to make nomination unanimous. Motion to suspend the rules and de clare Cleveland the- nominee by accla mation carried. The Convention then adjourned to two o'clock to-day, when it reassem bled and proceeded to the nomination of a candidate for Vice-President. The election resulted in the choice of the Hon. A. ?. Stevenson, of Illinois. The nominations for the position were Gray, of Indiana, Stevenson, of Illinois, and John h. Mitchell, of Wis consin. On the completion of the roll call it was found that the vote stood as follows: Stevenson 402, Gray 343, Morse 80, Mitchell 45, Watterson 20, Cockran 5 and Tree 1. The rules were then suspended and Stevenson was elected by acclamation. South Caro lina cast her solid vote for Stevenson. After the passage of the usual reso lutions of thanks to the ofllcers, the Convention adjourned sine die at ton minutes past live o'clock this after noon. A Keoelver Appointed, ' ItAi/riMOKK, Jdne 10.?A Hlchraond dispatch to the Sun states that Iluide kooper will bo appointed to-morrow by the United States Court at Atlanta re ceiver of the Richmond and Danville itailroad system. A bill was also tiled in the United States Court at New Or leans for the appointment of a reoeiver from Richmond and Danville Railroad Company, and Judge Newman ap pointed Ft W. Huldekooper of Wash ington and Reuben Foster of Haiti more. The same action was taken in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. It is understood that this la a friendly proceeding and that the step is taken for the purpose of getting the affairs of the company on some settled l>osis. Last winter Win. P. Clyde, 'ames C. Mabin and W. II. Goodby of New York loaned the Richmond and Danville Company 8600,000 to tide the company over during the work of the Olcott committee. President Oakman of the Terminal Company gives It as his opinion that this will not Interfere with the Drexel Morgan & Co. plan for reorganization. The cause has been set for hearing August l? at Hiohmond before Judge Mond. It Is said that this sale is the result of the security holders being alarmed at the unfriend ly attitude of Judge Speer's court in the Southern district of Georgia, as manifested in the Central case. The same ofllcers and employees will re main with headquarters at Washing ton. The treasurer and auditor have ulready gone to Washington. Orders were issued by the receivers to-day ap pointing Captain W. II. Green general manager. Supposed Paleld?. Williston, S. O.i Juno 20.?J. P. Matthews died here at 5:30 o'clock. Iiis death was caused by an overdose of morphine that he look intentionally, It is thought. ADOPTED BY THE RECENT NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. A BlnjtloK Arralcuiaent of- the Republi can I'lidy for Jtobblns* the People Through the Operation of the McKlnleT Turin Law?A 81 iouk Document. Ciiicaoo, Ju?<o 23.?The following is the platform of-the National Demo cracy as read before the Convention yes terday: Sehtion 1. Representatives of tho Democratic partv of the United States, in national convention assembled, do reaffirm their allegiance to tho principles of the party as formulated by Jefferson and exemplified by the long nnd illus trious line of his successors in Demo cratic leadership, from Madison to Cleveland; we believe the public wel fare demands that these principles be applied to the conduct ol the Federal government thrrigh accession to the power of the parly that advocates them; and we solemnly declare that the need of return to the principles ot free popu lar government, baaed on homo rule and individual liberty, was never moro urgent than now, when the tendency to centralize all power at the Federal Cap ital has becomea menaco to the reserved rights of States that strikes at tho very roots cf our government undor the Con stitution as framed by the fathers of the republic. Sec. 2. We warn the peoplo ol our common country, jealous for the preser vation of their froo institutions, that the policy of Federal control of elections, to which the Republican party has com mitted Itself, is fraught with tho gravest dangers, scarcely less momentous than would result from a revolution practi cally establishing a monarchy on tho ruins of a rcpv.bll i. It strikes at tho North as well as tho South and injures colored citizens even more than white; it moans a horde o! deputy marshals at every polling place armed with Federal authority; outrage ot tho electoral rights of the people In several States; subjugation of the col ored people in control ol the party in power and the reviving of race antagon isms now happily abated; of tho most peril to pal'oty and happiness of all; a measure deliberately and justly describ ed by a leading Republican Senator as "the most Infamous bill that ever crossed the threshold of tho Senate." Such a policy, if sanctioned by law, would mean the dominance of a self perpetuating oligarchy of office-holders, and the party first entrusted with its machinery could be dislodged from power only by an appeal to the reserved rights of the people to resist opposition which is inherent in all self-governing communities. Two years ago this revolutionary policy was emphatically condemned by the people at the polls; but in contempt of that verdict the Republican party bos defiant!y declared In its latest authorita tive utterance that its success lu the coming elections will mean the, 3uact I.M Q?LJ0th b?l nndltjai timmim bm tuj'lrotius. ?olievluK Chat tDe pTescr^ vation of a .republican government in the United States is dependent upon this f)olicy of legalized force and fraud, we nvite the support of all citizens who de sire to seo the Constitution maintained in its integrity with tho laws pursuant thereto which have given our country an i. und rod years of unexampled pros perity, and we pledge the Democratic party, if it be entrusted with tho power, not only to the defoat of tho force bill, but nlho to relentless opposition to tho Republican policy of profligate expendi ture, which, in the short space of two years, has squandered an enormous sur plus and emptied an overflowing treas ury after piling new burdens of taxation upon the already over-taxed labor of the country. Sec. 3. We reiteruto tho olt-rcpeatcd declaration of the Democratic parly that the necessity of the government is the only justification for taxation, and whenever a tax is unnecessary, it is un justifiable; that when the custom house taxation is levied upon articles ofauy kind produced in this couutry, differen ces between tho cost of labor here aud labor abroad, when such difference ex ists, fully measures any possible bene fits to labor, and the enormous addition al imposition of tho existing tariff fall with crushing forco upon our larmors and workingmen, and for the mero ad vautago of a few whom it enriches and exact from labor a erosslv uniust share of the expenses of tho government, and we demand such revision of the tariff laws ns will rcmovo their iniquitous ine qualities, lighten their oppressions and put them on a constitutional and equit able basis. But in making a reduction In taxes, it is not proposed to injuro any domestic industries, but rather to pro mote their healthy growth. From the foundation of tbii government thotaxos collected at the custom house have been the chief sourco of Federal revenue. Such they must continue to be. Moreover, many industries have come to rely upon legislation for successful continuance, so that any chauges of law must be at every step regardful of the labor and capital thus involved. This process of reform must be the sub ject in tho execution of this plain dic tate of justice. We denouaco tho McKinloy tariff law enacted by the Fifty-first Congress as the culmlnatiug atrocity of clasi legis lation; we endorse the efforts mado by the Democrats of tho prescut Congress to modify its most oppressive foaturos in tho direction ot freo raw materials j and cheaper manufactured goods that , enter iuto gonorui consumption; and wo i promise its repeal as one of the benofi cont results that will follow tho action of the people in entrusting powor to the Democratic party. Since the McKinley tariff wont into' operation there have been ten reductions of wages of tho la boring men to one increase Wo deny that there ha* boon any incrcoso of pros perity to the country since that tarill' went into operation, and wo point to dullness and distress, wage reduction and strikes in the iron trade as the best possible evidence that no such prosper ity has resulted irom tho McKinley Act. We call the attention of thoughttul Americans to the tact that after thirty years oi rostructivo taxes against the importation of foreign wealth in ex change for our agricultural surplus, the homes and farms of tho country have become burdonod with a real estate mortgage debt of over two thousand fivo hundred million dollars, exclusivo of all other forms oi lndobte^^: that in one of the chief agriculft^ jtcs of the West there appears M>of>"2 ;te mort gage debts averaging tlCv'v tyft oita of the total population; and ti.,'%. ? dlur conditions hud tendencies are sw4n to exist In olhor agricultural exporting States. We denounce the policy which fosters no industry so much as it does [that of sheriff. Sec. 4. Trade interchange on the basis ot reciprocal advantages to the countries participate*?; >s a time-honored doctrine ot Democratic faith, but wo denounce sham reciprocity which juggles with the people's desire for enlarged foreign markets and freer exchangea in protend ing to establish closer trade relations for a country whoso art:cles of export are almost exclusively agricultural products with other countries that are also agri cultural, while erecting a custom house barrier of prohlbltivo toritt taxes against the richest countries of the world that stand ready to take our entiro surplus of products and to exchange therefor commodities which are necessaries and comforts of life among our people. Sec. 5. We recognize in trusts and combinations, which are designed to en able capital to Gecure more than its just share of the joint product of capital and labor, the natural consequence of prohi bitive taxes, which prevent tree corapo tition, which is the lifo of honest trade, but wo believe their worst evils can be abated by law and wo demaud a rigid enforcement o| tho laws made to pro vent and control them, together with auch further lcgislatiou in restraint ot their abuses as experience may show to be necessary. Sec. 0. The llepublicau party, whilo professing the policy of recclviug public laud for small holdings by actual set tlers, has given away the people's heri tage till now a few railroads and non resident aliens, individual and corporato, possess a largor area than that of all our farms between the two sens. The last Democratic administration reversed the improvident and unwise policy of the Republican party touching tho public domain, und reclaimed from coipora tions and syndicates, alien and domes tic, and rostorcd to the pcoplo nearly ono hundred million acres of valuable land to bo snciedly held as homesteads for our citizens, and wo plcdgo ourselves to contiuue this policy uutil every acre of land bo unlawfully held shall be re claimed and restored to tho people. - Sec. 7. Wc denounce the Republican legislation known as the Sherman Act of 1890 as cowardly and a make-shift fraught with possibilities of danger in the future which should make all ol its supporters, as well as its author, anx ious for its speedy repeal. Wc hold to tho use of both gold and silver as the standard money of the country'and to the coinage of both gold and silvor with out discriminating against either metal or charge for mintage, but tho dollar unit lor the coinage of both metals mup.t bo of equal intrinsic value and exi hange able, or be adjusted through interna? tional agreement or by such safeguards of legislations as shall insure tho main tainance of the parity of the two metals and the equal power ot every dollar nt all times in the markets and in tho pay ment of debts; and wo demand that all paper currency shall be kept at par with and redcemablo in such coin. Wo in sist upon this policy aa especially nec essary for the protection of the farmers and laboring classes, tho lirst and most defenseless neY'miil-Y* '^stable money i 3 u (' a ^pBJPPw^^^"^ Sec. b. Public olllco is a public trust. Wo rcafiirtu the declaration of tho Dem ocratic "National Convention of 1870 for a reform of the civil service and wo cnll for nn honest enforcement oi all laws regulating tho same. The nomination of a President, as in recent Republican conventions, by delegations composed largely of his appoiutecs, holJing oflice at his pleasure, is a scandalous satire upon free popular institutions and a startling illustration of the methods by which a President may gratify his ambi tion. Wo douounco the policy under which Federal ofllce-holders usurp con trol of parly conventions in States, and wc pledge tho Democratic party to a reform of thoso and nil other abuses which threaten individual liberty and local self-government. Sec. 10. The Democratic party is the only party that has ever given the country a foreign policy consistent and vigorous, compelling respect abroad and inspiring coulidncco at home. While avoiding entangling alliauces, it has aimed to cultivate frioudly relations with other nations and especially with our neighbors on tho American" continent, whose de8tiney is closely linked with our own, and wo yiow with alarm the tendency to a policy of irritation aud , bluster which is liable at any time to confront us with the alternato ol hum ilintiou or war. We favor the mainten ancool'a navy strong enough for all pur poses of national defense and to proper ly maintain tho honor and dignity of the country abroad. Sec. 11. This country has always been a refugo of tho oppressed IVom every land, exiles for couscicnce sake, and in tho spirit of tho founders of our government wo oendemn the oppression practiced by the Russian government upon its Lutheran and Jewish subjects, . and wo call upon our national govern ment, In the interest of justice and hu manity, by all just and proper means, to use its prompt and best efforts to bring about a cessation of these cruel persecutions in tho dominions of tho Czar and secure to the oppressed equal rights. Wo tender our profound and oarneBt sympathy to these lovers of freedom who are struggling for homo rule and tho great cause of local self government in Ireluud. Sec. 12. We heartily approve all legitimate efforts to prevent tho United States from being used as a dumping ground for known criminals und profes sional paupers of Europe, and we de mand a rigid enforcement of tho laws against Chinese immigration or the im portation of foreign workmen undor con tract to degrade American labor and lessen its wages, but wo condemn and denounce any und all attempts to re strict Ui'.i immigration of the industrious and worthy of foreign lands. Sec. 13. This convention hereby ro nows the expression of tho appreciation of tho patriot'ihm of the Boldiersand sail ors of the Union in war for its preserva tion, and wo invor just and liberal pen sions for all disabled Union soldlorp, their widows and dependents, but wo de mand that tVe work of tho Pension Of fice shall bo done industriously, im partially and honestly. Wo denounce the present administration of that office as inco.apetent, corrupt, disgraceful and dishonest. Sec. 14. Tho Federal government should care for and improve the Missis < 8ippi river and othor groat waterways ol the republic, so as to secure for Interior States easy and cheap transportation to tldo water. When nuy waterway of tho republic Ib of sutllciont importanco to de mand aid of the government that such should be extended by a definite plan of continuous work until tho permanent improvement is secured. Sec. 15. For tho purposes ol national Highest of all in Leavening Power.?Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE defences, tho promotion of commerce bo tweeu States, wo recoguize tbo early construction of tho Nloaraugua canal and its protection against loreigucoutrol as oi great importance to the United States. Sec. Id. Recognizing tho World's Columbiau Exposition as a national un dertaking ot vast importance in which tho general government has iuvitod tho co-operation of all tho powers ot tho world, and appreciating tho acceptance by many of such powers of the Invita tion extended, and tho broadest liberal effirls bel?g made by them to contribute to the grandeur of tho undertaking, wo are ot the opinion that Congress should mnko such nccv-ssary fiuaucial provision as shall bo requisilo to tho mainteuauco ot the ualional honor and public faith. Sec. 17. Popular education beiug the ouly safe basis of popular suffrage, wo 'recommend to the several States the most liberal appropriations for public schools; free common schools aro the nursery of good government and they have always received the fostcriug caro of tho Democratic party, which favors every menus of increasing lntclligeueo. Freedom ol cducnliou being an essential of civil and rclig!ous liberty, ns well as a necessity lor the development ol Intelli gence, must not bo interfered with uu der auy prctoxt whatever. We are op posod to Slate Interference with parental rights and rights of conscience in tho education of children as au Infringement of tho fundamental Democratic doctrine that the largest individual liberty con sistent with tho rights of others Insures tho highest type of American citizen ship and the best government. Sec. 18. We approve the action ot the present House of Representatives in passing bills for tho admission into the Union as States ot tho Territories ot New Mexico and Arizona, nud wo favor the early admission of all Territories having tho necessary population aud re sources to admit them to Stitehood, and while they remain Territories we hold that the officials appointed to ad minister the government of any Terri tory, together with tho District of Columbia and Alaka, should bo bona fldo residents of tho Territory or district in which their du ,ics arc to be performed. The Democratic party believes m home rulo and tho control of their own affairs by tho people of the vicinage. Section 10. Wo favor legislation? Congress aud State Legislatures?to protect the lives and liml)3 of railway employees and those of other hazardous Lranspurtalion ^"Uj#M?!9itt|ui denounce ! 1 'for aMttyw..flfjlJ^IJ!!.^ frftrtv 11 ?cial and protective to this class "oT wage-workers. Sec. 20. We are in favor of the enactment by States of laws for abollsh iug^tho notorious sweating system; for abolishing contract convict labor, and for {prohibiting employment in factories of children under fifteen years of age. Sec. 21. Wo uro ospposcd to all sumptuary laws as an interference with tho individual rights of the citizen. Sec. 22. Upon this statement ol principles and policies the Democratic party asks the intelligent judgment oi tho American people. It asks a change of administration and change of party in order that there may bo a cliango of sys tem and of methods, thus assuring the maintenance, unimpaired, oftho institu tion under which the republic bus grown great and powerful. Tho denunciation jf measures like the force bill was loudly cheered. Applause also greeted the homestead plank and the portion of tho silver plank denounc ing the Sherman Act. Reference to Federal olllccrfl in llic'national conven tion elicited a terrific yell. Tho foreign policy plank, navy. Jews in Russia, homo rule for Ireland were all liberally cheered. Tho school law plank was j carefully listened to and was punctuated \ at the end of nearly every sentence by shouts of approval. The only features ol the platform which seemed to call forth divided sentiment \vu3 the tnritl and siver planks which were apparently not sufficiently radical to satisfy dele gates with pronounced vigor. Noal of Ohio was recognized and moved to strike from the tariff section all-words preceding the denunciation of the McKinley Act and to substitute thcroforo the following: "We denounce Republican protection as a fraud, a rob bery of the great majority of the Amer ican people tor the benefit of a few. We declaro it to be the fundamental priueiplo of the Democratic party that the Federal governmcntjias no constitutional power to impose and collect tariff duties, ex cept for tho purposes of revenue, only [applause and cheers] and wc demand that tho collection ot such taxes shall be limited to the necessities of the gov ernment when honestly and economical ly administered." [Cheers and applause with tremendous tumult following.] Ncal, Vilas and Wattcrson took part in the debate ami Jones of St. Louis said: "Mr. Chairman and (icntlcmen of the Convention: On behalf of tho commit tee on resolutions, I wish to say that we accept tho amendment o! the gentleman from Ohio as un addition to section 3." At this point of Jones' remarks there arose such a tumult in the chamber ol hisses and applause that his voice was drowned and he could not be heard. Af ter wailing patiently for some moments Ijdtioa retired m despair. Neal de manded a roll call on hin motion to striko out and substitute. The roll was called and rer 'ted: Ayes, 604; nays, ftio Tho Illinois vole was first announced as .13 aye and 15 no, but the chairman of the delegation announced that under tho Instructions of the State 'convention enforcing tho unit rule, the vote of State would bo 48 ave. Delegat? Mn/.yck of Minnesota entered a protest against bis delegation being recorded as a unit in tho negative and Wallace of Pennsylvania did the same; also somo others, but CljDirnian Wilson ruled that wherever instructions for a unit rule had been given tho voto would be recorded as reported by tho chairman of the delegation. Several States voted under the unit rulo uudor protest. Patterson Of Colorado then took tho floor and presented a minority report on tho ailvor plank. It is identical with tho majority plank, except that It read? "through tho free coinage ot both gold and silver," instead of "through tho coinage of both gold aud silver." Patterson eudfcavorod to delivor a free silver apped" ? hut was interrupted by cries Of "time." McKenzie of Kentucky suggested that the silver matter be recommitted to*tho resolutions committee. [Cries ol "No, no."] Patterson moved tho adoption of hi* substitute for the silver plank. Tho motion was put aud declared lost. Tho Chairman: The question is UOW on the adoptiou oftho platform, This motion was voted on by yeas and nays and carried._ liiivo Slmw Nut 1 .y 11? In a. The Blackvllle corespondent of tho Atlanta Constitution claims to have seen Davo Shaw, who was supposed to have been lynched in Laurens County some time ago. If Shaw's statement is I true. Constable John Abercrombie will find himself in un exceedingly awkward and unpleasent position, lie certainly merits severe punishment for his das tardly conduct, while acting osi an of ficer of the law. The South Carolina Iiapers came very near telling the truth. )ave Shaw was thrown into a gully covered with briars, and left for dead. The would-bo murder was not perpe trated by a masked mob of ii> ? y or sevoaty-live, has been-sworn to by Con stable John Abercrombie, but by a party of eight, of which the constable was leader. Among this latter number were J. II. Hopkins, Jim liall, William Abercrombie, W. L. Hopkins and Will Watkins. The corespondent says a relative of the unfortunate man in formed him whore tho erstwhile dead Dave could be found and he immediate ly sot out for the spot. He was stretched on a raggod quilt that lay on the floor of tho log hut. His bead was bandaged with blood-stained cloths, and both eyes badly swollen. As 1 entered the door, with a groan he arose to a sitting posture. It was some time before ho would engage freely in con versation, and it was only after con siderable effort ho was persuaded to tell tho whole story of his maltreat ment. He commenced by taking from his head tho bandage that concealed four gashes, one of which was more than four inches long, and laid bare the skull. The statement he made, although somewhat condensed, is as follows: "Mr. John Abercrombie. accompani ed by Mr. Jim Hall. Mr. W111 Abercrom bie and Will Watkins caineto my house and arrested me, on the 27th of last iiontb, at about 3 o'clock In tbo oven- I iijj. They tied my hands very tight l 1 wns in the barn, ME joim bie went off and got up a crowd of men. After dark they teok me out, and said .they were going to carry me to Trial Justice ilellams. I got very scared, and asked them to please not take mo until morning. Mr. John Abercromie told mo to 'shut my G?d d?n mouth.' "I was the only one in tho paity who walked, all the rest either roud horse back or in buggies. When we got as far as Tanyard Ford, Mr. John Aber crombie dismounted and load mo across tho creek on a log immediately below the ford. When we got over the creek ho told me they intended to kill ine if I didn't tell who broke into Mr. Hopkins's store. The rest of the men had hitched their horses when we caught up. They dragged me out of tho road into a pine thicket. "Mr. .1.11. Hopkins tightened the ropo around my wrists, then, throwing it over a pine limb, all caught tho rope, and drew me up from tho ground. I begged und prayed to them to imJLfc) _ kill me, but they replied with c/rsos and harder blows from sticks^* with which they were beating mo/ They shot off their pistols, and one of the gentlemen shot me through the hip." "I cried out they had shot me to dath but they paid no attention and con tinued to beat me still harder. Mr. John Abercronibio threw a handful of reu pepper on my uieeaing uacK anu the agony is caused was fearful. After I had been suspended by my wrists for an hour and a half and could bear tho horrible ordeal no longer I tainted. 1 know nothing of what happened from then on. When I revived 1 found my self lying in a patch of briars about two miles down the swamp. 1 will never forget tho pain I felt. "1 half crawled and half walked to my cousin's houso about a mile tUvay. lie gave mo somo new clothes, put\?v? in a wagon and brought me as farVfl Clinton ward, fc". C. 1 walked lrom there hore, spending nights with coloredv people." When told to go to Columbia and re port the whole tiling to Governor Till? man tie seemed terror-stricken, and ex claimed that he wouldn't go near Laur ens county again for all the gold in the world. Ho said he was goln to Thomas ville, Ca., where he had some relatives living. Ills back presented a sicken ing spectacle, being a solid puaslng sore. Ho disclaimed over having broken into Mr. Hopkins's store, and is of tho opinion that his treatment was brutal und unjust. _ Kohl au?! Hm Printer?. NBW YORK, June 15.?The state ment made by Chauucy M. Depew that tho differences between Whitelaw Heid and New York Typographical Union No. ? had been adjusted, and that the Union had requested his candidacy, is a topic of much discussion. It was stated by an officer of tho Union to u United Press reporter that Mr. Depew bad spent some Ifmo with Mr. Heid at his home in Ophir Farms last night in regard to the matter, but that no set tlement had been reached. The United Press reporter'^ Informant said there was very little likelihood of a settle ment between the union and Mr. iteld being reached. The members of the union say that if its committee at Min neapolis gave Mr.Depew to understand ttiat a settlement had been reached be tween Mr. Heid and the union, it placed the union In a false position and ex ceeded its authority. At a meeting of the International Ty pographical Union in Philadelphia yes terday a resolution was offered con demning tho New York Typographical Union No. 0 for its alleged net ion In recommending the nomination of Whitelaw Hold for the Vice-Presiden cy, whom tho resolution characterizes as the " woi ?i. enemy that ojganized la bor has had to contend with." Action on the resolution was deferred until the union cited could be heard from, after an attempt to table it was defeated.