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THC SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April, IS50. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TKUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone,1366 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1896. New Series-Vol. XV. No 50 Published Every Wednesday, I>3\ Gr. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. T?RJfS I $1 50 per annum-in advance. ADTERTISSMBNT: One Square first insertion.SI 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wiiil be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged foras advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. The Convention. Platform Adopted. Free Sil? ver Coinage at 16 to 1 In? dependent of all Oth? er Nations. CHICAGO Jaly 9-The committee on resolutions completed tbe platform and as lo its final form was adopted by a vote of 33 to 15. Io committee Senator Hill, after the adoption of the motion to adopt the platform, moved to adopt a paragraph commending the intelligence, integrity and faithfulness of the administration of President Cleveland, bat half a doz? en members moved to* lay it on the table, and it was so ordered-29 to 17 So the plalform carries no reference to the National Adminis? tration. The following is the platform, as finally agreed apon by the committee on resolutions, to be submitted to the convention wheo the report is called for: We, the Democrats of the United States in national convention assembled, do reaffirm oar allegiance to these great essential principles of justice and lib? erty apon which oar institutions are founded, and which the Democratic party has advocated from Jefferson's time to our own-freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of con? science, the preservation of personal rights, the equality of all citizens be? fore the law and the faithful observance of constitutional liberties. Daring all these years the Democratic party has resisted the tendency of selfish inter? ests to the centralization of government power and steadfastly maintainted the integrity of the dual scheme of govern? ment established by the founders of this republic of republics. Under its guidance and teachiogs the great prin? ciple of looa! self-government ha? found its best expression io the maintenance of the rights of the States and in its as? sertion of the necessity of coufining the general government to the exercise of the powers granted by the Constitution of the United States. Recognizing that the money quotion is paramount to ail others at this time, we invite attention to the fact that the Federal Constitution names silver and gold together as the money metals of the United States, and that the first coinage law passed by congress under the Constitution made the silver doliar the monetary unit and admitted gold to free coinage at a ratio based upon the silver dellar unit. We declare that the act of 1873 demonetizing silver with? out the knowledge or approval of thc American people, has resulted io the appreciatioon of gold aod a correspond? ing fall in the prices of commodities produced by the people ; a Heavy in? crease in the burden of taxation and of all debts, public and private ; the enrich? ment of the money lending class at home and abroad ; the prostration of industry and impoverishment of the people. We are unalterably opposed to mono? metallism, which has locked fast the prosperity of an industrial people in the paralysis of hard times. Gold mono? metallism is a British policy, and its adoption has brought other nations into financial servitude to London. It is not only un-American, but anti-Amer? ican, and it can be fastened on the United States only by the stifliog of that spirit and love of liberty which proclaimed our political independence in 1776 and won it in the war of the Revolution. We demand the free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1 without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation. We demand that the standard silver dollar shall be a full legal tender equally with all gold for all debts, public and private, and we favor such legislation as will prevent for the future the demonetization of any kind of legal tender money by private contract. We are opposed to the policy and practice of surrendering to the holders of the obligations of the United States the option reserved by law to the gov? ernment of redeeming such obligations ic either silver coin or gold coin. We are opposed to the issuing of interest-bearing bonds of the United States in time of peace, and condemn the trafficing with banking syndicates, which, io exchaoge tor bonds and at an j enormous profit ro themselves, supply ; the Federal treasury wirb gold to main? j tain the policy of geld monometallism. Congress alono bas the power to coin and issue money and President Jackson declared that this power ould nor, be delegated to corporations or individuals. We therefore demand that the power to issue noteb to circulate as mo?ey be taken from the national banks and that all paper money shall be issued by the treasury department, and be?redeeroable in coin and recivable for all debts, pub? lic and private. We hold that tariff duties should be levied for purposes of revenue, such duties to be so adjusted as to operate equally throughout the country and not discriminate between class or section and that taxation should be limited by the needs of the go" ernment, hone'stly and economically administered. We denounce as disturbing to business the Republican threat to restore the McKin ey law which has twice been con? demned by the people in national elec? tions, aiid which, enacted under the false plea of protection to borne indus? tries, proved a prolific breeder of trusts and monopolies, enriched the few at the expense of the many, restricted trade and deprived the producers of the g?eat American staples of access te their natural markets. Until the money question is settled we are opposed to any agitation for further change* in our tariff laws except such as are ne? cessary 4o meet the deficit in revenue caused by the adverse decision of the supreme court on the income tax. But for -his decision by the supreme court, there would be no deficit, io the revenue under the "law passed by a Democratic congress in strict pursuance of the uni? form decisions or that court for nearly one hundred years ; that court having in that decision sustained constitutional objections to its enactment which had previously been overruled by the ablest judges who have ever sat on that bench. We declare that it is the duty of con? gress to ase all the constitutional power which remains after that decision or which may come from its reversal hy the court as it may hereafter be con ^tituted, so that the burdens of taxa? tion may be equally and impartially laid to the end that wealth may bear its due proportion of the expenses of the government. We hold that the most efficient way of protecting American labor is to pre vent the importatic of foreign pauper labor to complete with it in the home market, and that the value of the home market to our American farmers and artisans is greatly reduced by a vicious monetary system .fhieh depresses the price of their products below the cost of production, and thus deprives them of the means of purchasing the products of our home manufacturers. The absorption of wealth by the tew, the consolidation of our leading rail? road systems and the formation of trusts and pools require a stricter control by the Federal govermeot of these arteries of commerce. We demand the enlarge ment of the powers of the interstate commerce commission and such restrict? ions and guarantees in the control of railroads as will protect the people from robbery and oppression. We denounce the profligate waste of the money wrung from the people by oppressive taxation and the lavish ap? propriation of receut Republican con? gresses, which ha7e kept taxes high while the labor that pays them is unemployed and the products cf the people's toil are depressed io price tiil they no longer repay the cost of produc? tion. We demand a return to that simplic? ity and ecomomy which befits a Demo? cratic government and a reduction io the namber of useless oflaces, the sal? aries of of which drain the substance of the reople. We denounce arbitrary interference by Federaliauthorties in local affairs as a violation of the Constitution of the Uni? ted States and a crime against free iusti atutions and we especially object to gov? ernment by injunction as a new and bighyl dangerous form of oppression by whjtcb Federal judges,in coutempt of the laws of the States and rights of citizens, become at once legislators, judges and executioners, and we approve the bill peodiog in the house of representatives relative to contempts in Federal courts and providing trials by jury in certain cases of oomtempt. No discrimination should be indulged in by the government of the Unitated States in favor of any of its debtors. We approve of the refusal of the fifty-third congress to pass the Pacific railroad funding bill, and denounce the efforts of of the present Republican congress to enact a similar measure. Recognizing the just claims of de? serving Union soldiers, we heartily en? dorse the rule of the present commts ioner of pensions that no names should be arbitrarily dropped from the pension roll; and the fact of enlistment and ser? vice should be deemed conclujive evi? dence against disease and disability be? fore enlistment. We favor the admission of the terri? tories of New Mexico and Arizona into the Union as States, and we favor the early admission of all territories hav ing the necessary population and while they remain territories we hold that the officials appointed to administer j the government of any territory, j together with the District of Columbia ? - i and Alaska, should be bona fide resi? dents of the territory or district in which the dunes are to be perf ?rmed. The .Democratic party believes in home rule and thar all public lands of the United States should be aopropraited to the establishment of free homes for American citizens We reccomend that the Territory of Alaska be granted a delegate in con? gress and the general land and timber laws of the United States be extended to said territory. We extend our sympathy to the peo? ple of Cuba in their heroic struggle for liberty and independence. We are opposed to lifo teoure in the public service. We favor appoint? ments based upon merit, fixed terms of ofEce.and such an administration of the civil service laws as will afford equal opportunities to all citizens of ascer? tained fitness. We declare it to* be the unwritten law of this republic, established by castom and usage of one hundred years and sanctioned by the examples of the greatest and wisest of those who founded a?d have maintained our government, that, no man should be eligible for a third term of the Presidential office. The federal government should care fo? and improve the Mississippi river and other great waterways of the re? public ?0 as to secure for the interior State?* easy and cheap transportation to tide water When any waterway of the republic is of sufficient importance to demand aid of the government, FUCQ aid should be extended upon a definite plan of continous work until permanent improvement is secured. Confiding io the justice of our cause v.n? the necessity of ifs success at the polls, we submit the foregoing declara? tion of principles and purposes to the considerate judgement of the American people. We invite the support of all citizens who approve them and who de? sire to have them made effective through legislation for toe releif of the people and the restoration of the country's prosperity. TILLMAN TO SPEAK. Convention Hall, Chicago, ill., July 8 -When the report of the committee on resolutions is made to the convention tomorrow, a minority report will be also presented endors? ing the financial policy of the Cleve? land administration. To that Sen? ator Tillman of South Carolina will offer an amendment and address the convention upon it for 50 minutes. Senator Tillman's amendment is in these words ; "We denounce the administration of President Cleveland as undemocratic and tyrannical and as a departure from those principles which are cherished by all liberty-loving Americans. The veto power has been used to thwart the will of the people as expressed by their representatives in congress The appointive power has been used to subsidize the press, to debauch congress and to overawe and control citizens in the free exercise of their .constitutional rights as voters. A plutocratic despotism is thus sought to be established on the ruins of the republic We repudiate the con struction placed on the financial plank of the last Democratic national plat? form by President Cleveland, and Secretary Carlisle as contrary to the plain meaning of English words, and as being an act of bad faith deserving the severest censure. The issue of bonds in time of peace with which to buy gold to redeem coin obligations payable in silver or gold at the option of the government, and the use of the proceeds to defray the ordinary expenses of the government are both unlawful and usurpations of authority deserving impecchment.,, STRUCK A SNAG. The State board of pensions lias struck a snag as to the construction of the pensiou law which leaves everything at a standstill for the pres? ent so far as the final payment of the pensions in concerned Nothing further can be done until the other members of the board, Messrs. Tomp? kins and Barber, return, and the attorney general's office construes the pension act. It is a question under the terms of the act whether those who were members of the First. Second, Third and Fourth Reserve crops, South Carolina Volun? teers are enlisted to draw pensions. Some of these men, and many of them have filed applications for pensions, were called out on guard duty at various times, but generally returned to their homes io a few days. Others were held in reserve, but saw no service at all. The act says that those who were in the service of the State or of the Confederate States are entitled to pensions The stum? bling block is as to what constitutes "service'' under the act.-The State Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cures colds, croup and whooping cough. It is pleasant, safe and reliable. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. Bryan the Man of the - Hour. His Speech Yesterday Cap? tured the Crowd and He Becomes a Presiden? tial Possibility. CHICAGO, 111., July 9.-The speech of Bryan, of Nebraska, was the event of the day and it had a wonderful in? fluence on the convention Cheer after cheer "went up as Bryan, of Nebraska, tall, smooth? faced, youthful looking, leaped upon the platform to close the debate. Ban? ners waved from the free silver dele? gations and handkerchiefs, newspa? pers, hats,fans and canes were brougt into play by the enthusiastic crowd. At one time the applause became deafening: and could not be suppress? ed by Mr. Richardson, who was acting temporary chairman. When quiet was restored Mr. Bry? an began epeakiug, clearly and de? liberately. The belief in the honor of a righteous cause, he said, was stronger than the predictions of dis? aster. He would move to lay on the table the resolutions in condemnation of the Administration. (Cheers.) This was not a question that per? mitted descent into personalities. This had been a great contest : nev? er before had BO great an issue been fought out.- He sketched the growth of the free silver idea in the Demo catie ranks and of the zeal that had been injected into the party contest. The silver men had gone forth to victory after \ictory,and were assem? bled now, not to condemn, not to protest, but to enter up a judgment ordered by the people. As individ? uals, he said, those he represented might have been willing to compli ment the gentleman from New York, (Mr. Hill,) but they were unwilling to put him in position where he could thwart the will of the Demo eratic party. (Cheers ) He claimed for his people that they were the equals of the people of Masachusetts, (ceers.) and when tbe people of Mas? sachusetts came to the people of Ne? braska and and said: "You have dis? turbed our business," the people of Nebraska replied to the people of Massachusetts : ' You have disturbed our business 71 "you have too lim? ited an application of the definition of the words "business man.7 The man employed for wages is as much a business man as his emyloyer (Applause.) The farmer who goes out to toil in the morning is as much a business man as the man who goes on the board of trade to gamble1 in stocks. (Cheers.) The miner is j as jnuch a business man as the few financial magnates who. in a back room corner the money of the world. (Great cheering.) Mr. Bryan said those he repres? ented were tired of submitting to the burdens which oppressed them "We beg no longer, we petition no more We defy them." This denuncation, uttered in Mr Bryan's most dramatic manner, was followed by a scene of wild excite? ment and cheering which lasted several minutes. "What we need," Mr. Bayan con? tinued, "is an Andrew Jackson to stand as Andrew Jackson stood against the national banks. We are told that our plalform is made to catch votes We reply to them that changed conditions make now issues. The principles on which Democracy rests are as everlasting as the hills, but they must be applied to the new conditions as they arise. "New conditions have arisen and we are attempting to meet them. They tell us that the income tax question ought not to be brought in here ; that it is a new idea. They find fault with us for our criticism of the Supreme Court of the Unit States. We have not criticised it. | We have simply called attention to it If you want a criticism of the CourUin the matter of the income tax read the dissenting opinions of the Judges They say that we pass? ed an unconstitutional law. I deny it. The income tax was not uncon? stitutional when it went before the Supreme Court for the first time, it did not become unconstitutional until one Judge changed his mind. And we cannot be expected to know when a Judge will change his mind. (Cheers and laughter.) The income tax is a just law. I am in favor cf it, (applause) and when I find a man who is not willing to pay his share of the burdens of the Government which protects him, I find a man who is unworthy to en? joy the blessings of a Government like ours. Loud cheers ) They say that we are opposing the na? tional bank currency. It is true. Thomas Benton said that in searching history he he could find but one paral? lel to Andrew Jackson ; that whee Cic? ero destroyedjthe conspiracy of Cataline and saved Rome he did what Jackson did when he destroyed the bank conspiracy and saved America. We say ia our platform that the right to coin and is t=ae money isa function of Government. We believe that that power of sovereign? ty can no more with safety be delegated to a private corporation than the power to enact penal statutes or to levy taxa? tion. Mr. Jefferson, who was once regarded as good Democratic authority, seems to have a different opinion from the Senator from New York. They tell us that the issuance of paper money I is the function of the banks and that the Government ought to go out of the banking business. I stand with Jeffer? son and tell them, as he did, that the issue of money is a function of Govern? ment, and that the banks ought to go out of the governing businss. (Cheers and laughter.) "The Senator from New York says he will offer an amedment providing the proposed change of law shall not I affect contracts already made. Let me remind him that that is not the inten? tion where, under the present law, contracts are made payable in gold. But if he means to Bay that we cannot chaoge our monetary system without protecting those who have loaned mon? ey before the change is made I want to ask bim where, in law or io morals, be can find authority for not protecting the debtors when the Act of 1873 was pass? ed The Senotor from New Y?rk also asks about the consequence of a failure to maintain parity. My reply is that we cannot couple the platform with a doubt as to our own sincerity. He says he want this country to try secure cure an international agreement. Why does he not tell us what he is going to do if they fail to secure it? (Applause.) They have tried for twenty years to se? cure an international agreement for bimettallism, and those are waiting for it most patiently who do not want it at all. (Applause and laughter. "If thoy ask us why it is that we say more on the money question than on the tariff question we reply that if protection has slain its thousands, the gold standard has slain its tens of thou? sands. (Cheers.) If they ask us why not embody in this platform all those things that we believe, my reply is thsi when we have restored the money of the Constitution all other necessary re? forms will be possible, and that until that is done there is no reform that can be accomplished. (Cheers.) Why is it that in three months such a change has come over the sentiment of this country ? Three months ago it v/as confidently asserted that those who be? lieve in the gold standard would form a platform and nominate and elect a can? didate. And they had good reason for the assertion, because there is.scarcely a State here to-day asking for a gold standard that is not within the absolute control of the Republican party. Mr. McKinley was nominated at St. Louis on a platform which declares for the maintenance of the gold standard until it shall be changed into bimetallism by international agreement. Mr. McKin? ley was the most popular man among the Republicans, and three months ago everybody in the Republican party pro? phesied his election. How is it to day? "He who used to boast that he looks like Napoleon (laughter) shudders to? day wheo he thinks that he was nomi? nated on the anniversary of the battle of Walterloo. (Cheers.) He can fancy that he hears in the distance the sound of the waves as they beat on the lonely shores of St Helena. (Cheers.) ! Why this change ? Ah ! My friends, the change is evident to anyone who i looks at the matter. It is because no private character, however pure, no personal popularity, however great, can protect from the avenging ^rath of an indignant people. The mau who would declare that he is in favor of foisting the gold standard on this people, or who is willing to surrender the right of self-government and to place legis? lative cor.'rol in the haors of foreign potentates and Powers, cannot hope for an election to the Presidency of the United States (Cheers ) "We go forth," said the orator, "confident that we shall win. Why? Because there is not a spot of ground upon which the advocates of the gold standard can meet us. You tell us the great cities are io favor of the gold standard. Burn down your cities and leave your farms, and your eities will grow up again. But destroy our farms and the grass will grow in every city'of the Union. (Great cheering.) "My friends," he continued, "we shall declare that this nation is able to legislate for its people upon every ques? tion without waiting for the consent of any other nation on earth, and upon that issue we expect to carry every State in this nation. (Great cheering.) It is the issue of 1776 over again. Our ancestors, when only three mil? lions, declared their independence of every nation on earth. Shall we, when Highest of all in Leavening Pov grown to seventy millions, have less courage ? If they say we cannot have bimetallism until some other nation as? sists we reply we will restore bimetall? ism and 1st England adopt it. because the United States has led the way. (Cheers.) We shail answer their de? mand for the gold standard by saying to them : "You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of I thorns. You shall not crucify mankind i upon a cross of gold." (Tremendous cheers.) CHIOAGO, July 9.-At 3.15 P. M. the voting began upon Mr. Hill's pro? posed substitute for the free coinage plank. It resulted. Ayes 303; noes 626. Mr. Hill said he did not desire a cali of States upon bis two financial amend? ments, but he did desire a vote by States on the resolutions commending the administraban. The second roll call was begun at 3.47 P. M. The result of the roll call on the resolution endorsing the Administration was announced : Ayes 357 noes, 564, not voting and absent 9 ; total 930. Thia, announcement accounted for all the delegates and was greeted with ap? plause and hisses. Mr. Hill's two financial amendments were then voted down viva voce. Mr. Tillman rose to ask the parlia mentarv status of his ameodment con ? demning the Administration. The Chair replied that it was still pending if the gentleman desired to press it. Mr. Tillman replied that as the failure to endorse was equivalent to a vote of censure he would not renew his ameodment. At 4.35 P. M. the roll of States was called on the adoption of the platform as reported by the committee on resolu? tions. The result was announced : Ayes 628 . noes 301, absent 1 ; total 930. There was only the faintest applause on the announcement of this already an? ticipated result. Au 4.47 P M. the Convention took a recess until 8 P. M. The masses of spectators at the even? ing's session were, if Dossible, denser and the excitement intenser than at any previous meeting of the Convention, because the crisis of the nominating speeches, and of balloting for Presiden? tial candidates had arrived. The chairman informed the Convec? tion that, the roll of States would now be called so the nominations of candi? dates for Presidency should be made. By an agreement intered into by the friends of the several candidates, the chairmen added, the nominating and seconding speeches would be confined to to thirty minutes in length, which time might be used either when the nomina? tions were made, or wheo the State of the speakers was called.. Seator Vest, of Missouri was the first delegate to ascend the platform. He nominated Bland, of Missouri, in an eulogistic speech. H. T. Lewis, of Georgia, nominated W. J. Bryan, of Nebraska. Senator David Turpie, of Indiana, nominated Governor Matthews, cf that State. Hon. Fred White, of iowa, nomi? nated Horace Boies. John S. Rhea, of Kentucky, nomi? nated Senator J. S. Blackburn. Gov. Russell, of Massachusetts, de? clined to have bis name presented, as did Senator Daniel, of Va. Mr. Patrick, of Ohio, nominated John R. McLean, of Cincinnati. At 12 35 the convention adjourned uwtil 10 a. m Chicago. July JO. The Convention was called to order at 10 59 and pro? ceedings opened with prayer at ll. Harrity, of Penn., nominated Robert K Pattison, of Penn. Miller, of Oregon, nominated Pen noyer. The nominations then closed and the roll call of states was ordered for the first ballot. 11.42. Vote stands, Bland, 136: Boies, 70, Matthews, 37 : McLean. 49: Bryan, 117; Blackburn, 39: Pattison, 23 ; Campbell, 2. Russel, 2 12 25. Result of first ballot Bland, 233 ; Boies, 71 ; Mattews, 37 : McLean, 54; Bryan, 132; Blackburc 82, Pattison, 94; Campbell, 1 ; Rus? sel, 2, Pennoyer, 18 ; Tillman, 17. States that passed on first vote on being called split their votes between outside candidates. Chicago, 2.28 p m. Fifth ballot after correction gives Bland, 241 : Boies, 83, Matthews, 36, McLean, 46, Bryan, 280. Chicago, July 10, 3.09. Bryan nominated on 5th ballot. -rn? - ? -#- - - In going to get a drink stop and tknik what bargains in Piano9, Organs and Sewing Machines are to be had at the Sumter Music [ House, in the Masonic Temple building. *. S. Gov't Report slaking , Powder ELY P5JBE