Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-07-05

THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION.
Below we give the ticket in full
a. nominated by the State Conven-
ton at Raleigh last week:
For Goveraor-Alfred Moore
Scales, Of Guilford.
For Lieutenant Governor-Cbas.
Manly Stedman, OF New Hanover
For Secretary of State William
L. Saunders, of Orange.
For Auditor-William P. Rob
erts, of Gates.
For Treasurer-Donald w. Balm,
Of Wake.
For Superintendent of Pnhlic In.
NJ. Finger, OF Catawba
For Attorney General-Theodore
F. Davidson, of Buncombe.
For Associate Justice Supreme
Court-Augustus S. Merrimon
For Electors at Large-W. H.
Kitchin and John N. Staples.
The following named Rentiemen
we're appointed delegates and alter
mates to the National Convention at
Chicago, for the State at Large:
Thomas Rufin, Julian S. Carr, w.
T. Dortcb, Geo. H. Brown, Jr. al.
ternates Richmond N. Pearson,
Charles Nj. Cooke, Rufus Y. Nc.
Alden, and Walter L. Steele.
The Convention adopted the fol.
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PLATFORM.
We again congratulate the people
of North Carolina on tie career OF
peace, prosperity and good govern.
ment on which she entered after the
Inauguration Of a Democratic State
administration, and which has been
unbroken for so many years since
upon the just and impartial enforce
ment of the laws !; upon the effici.
ency of our common school system,
and the great progress made 10 pop
ular education !; and upon the gen.
eral improvement and enterprise
manifested in every partof the State.
And We again challenge a compari-
son between this state ct things and
the crimes, outrages and scandals
which attended Republican ascend
ancy in our borders and we pledge
ourselves to exert, in the future, as
we have done in the past, oar hes,
efforts to promote the material inter.
ests of all sections of the State.
Affirming our adherence to Dem'
ocratic principles as heretofore enun.
ciated in the platforms Of the party,
it is hereby
Resclved, That we regard a free
and fair expression of the public will
at the ballot.box a the only sure
means of preserving our free Amer.
lean institutions, and that the corrup,
and corrupting use of federal patron
age, in influencing and controlling
elections is dangerous to the liber
ties of the State and the Union.
Resolved, That we are in favor OF
the unconditional and immediate
abolition of the whole internal rev
enue system, as an intolerable bur.
den, a standing menace to the tree
dom of elections, and q source OF
great annoyance and corruption in
its practical operation.
Resolved, That no government,
has a right to burden its people with
taxes beyond the amount required
to pay its necessary expenses and
gradually extinguish its public debt.
And that whenever the revenues,
however derived. exceed this amount,
they should be reduced so as to
avoid a surplus ia the treasury. We
therefore urge upon our Senators
and Representatives in Congress to
exert themselves in favor OF such
legislation as will secure this end.
Resolved, That with respect TO the
tariff we reafirm the lifelong and
fundamental principles OF the party
As declared in the National Demo
cratic platforms aud that the details
of the methods by which the cons,i.
tutional revenue tariff shall be grad
ually reached, are subjects which the
party's representatives at the fedora.
capital must be trusted to adjust
but in u opinion the duties on tor
eign importations should be levied
for the production of public revenue
and the determinations in its adjust
ment should be such as would place
the highest rates on Injuries and the
lowest on the necessaries of life. dis,
tribute as equally as possible. The
burdens of taxation and confer The
greatest good to the greatest mum
Der OF the American people.
Resolved, That the course of ,hs
Democratic party in furtherance @
popular education, by efficient pub
lie schools in all sections, aud thu
establishment of graded and norma
schools in the larger towns and &C
cessible centers, is a sufficient guar
an,ee that we favor the educate, n o