The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-02

kCS2tuuf, that the tsEocIAeJ % .'''
Carolina, in Convention assembled, endorse
the administrator of the Hon. Ihos- ).
JARVIS a. 10 al respects Just Aad pauiotio'
AID do assure him and hts ASSOCIATES Ia
the State administration thst when theJ
shall retire irom oao they I'll. carry WIN
them the estexm and ethjenec OF the
people Q. the State
On motion o. Mr.. Cam. Baxton, OF
FORSYTH, the thanks Of the convcnilon
were rendered IL ofhoer. The railroads
were a.so thanked ior ooartosles shovn the
delegates.
90 motion Of Mr.. K NJ. FarmAn, At
SO the coayeauon adjourned nae Ao-
PLATFORM.
We again oonsf siulAtc The people OF
| North Carolina on the career Of peaoc,
prosperity and good government on which
she entered after the Inauguration OF . Dem
ocr.,ic State administration, and which has
been unbroken Tor - many years since
upon the Just aud impartial enforcement
OF the laws upon the efficiency OF our
common school system, and the great pro
gress made IN popular education and
upon the general improvement aad enter
prlse maniios ed IN every part Of the State.
And We again challenge a comparison be
tween this state OF things and he crimes,
| outragos aud scandals which attended he
| publican ascendancy IN our borders and
we pledge ourselves 10 exert, IN the IA
ture. a. We have done IN the past, our best
| efforts 10 promote the mAteria! i~utorcsts OF
all sections Of the State.
Affirming our adherence 10 Democratic
principles a. heretofore Enumerated IN the
platforms OF the party, II Is hereby
Rcsoipef, That We regard a free and
fair expression of the Publio will al the
ballct-box a the only SURE means OF pre-
serving our tree American Institutions,
and that the corrupt aad oorruptiag use
OF federal patronage, Ia influencing and
controlling elections Is dangerous TO the
liberties OF the ST ,te and the Union.
ResOluci. That We are Ia favor OF the
unconditional and immediate abolition oil
the whole Internal revenue system, a. IN
intolerable burden, a standing menace to
the ireedo II Of elections, and a solrco of
great annoyance and corruption IN Its
practical operation.
ResOt0e,f, That NJ government has 8
right to buri3n Us people with taIas
beyond the amount required 10 pay It's
necessary oxpeusos aud gradually eI-
~tlnguish It's public dcb.. Ani that whom.
ever the revenues, however derived, CT
coed this am )unt, they should DO reduced
so as to avoid a 6utpiu, IN thc treasury.
We therefore urge upon our Senators and
Representatives IN Congress u exert them
selves In favor OF such legislation a. will
secure this end.
ResoiueI, That with respect to the
tariff we reaifirm the life long AMI iunda-
meatal principles OF tbs parry as declared
10 the National Democratic platforms AID
that the details Of the method by whicn
the constitutional revenue tariff shall be
gradually reached are SUBJ :cts which the
party Iepresentativ - az tho federal capt.
tal must To- trusted-to adj l1t but IN our
opinion the duties on foreign Imp)rtat'on.
should b, levied for tbs prodl,tion of
public revenue, aud the determination 10
It's adJ ustm mt Shouts be suoh rs would
place the highest rates GA lux1rle5 and tho
lowest on the neces5arl5s Of HE, distribute
as equally as possible the bardeDs OF tax
alton and confer the greatest good u tho
greatest number OF the American people.
Resoiued, That the course OF the Domo-
cratic party in furtherance OF popular edu-
cation, by eff 'ient public schools in all
sections, and tbs estsblishm, mt Of graded
aud normal schools In the larger TO Rns and
&C 3csslble ~ceaters, is a sutfi ,ient guarantee
that we favor the education OF all Grasses OF
our people and We will promote and im :
prove the present educational advantages
so far as 1t can be done without burdenlng
the people by excessive taxation.
AND WHEREAS, There is now moro
than a hundred millions, of dollars in the
treasury of the United States, wrung from
the pockets OF the people by uni ust taxa
ton Oh the part of the R,publIciu party,
therefore,
ResolUesi, That we will accept such dis
trlbution OF said surplus revenues of tho
government for educational purposes az
may be made by the Congress of tho
United States; proUiied at0ays, that tho
same shall be dlsbursed by State agents
and not accompanied by OBJ ectionable tea.
lures and embarrassing conditions.
ResotUed, That it Ii due TO the white
Pc 1pie OF our eastern counties, VINO nave so
cneerfuliy borne their share of our common
burdens, that the present, or some other
equally effective system Of county govern
ment, shall be maintained.
ResolUed, That in view of the existing
and increasing harmony and kindly feel
iog between the two races in this State
and a similar condition Of things which we
believe to exist generally in other South.
ern States, We deprecste the attem pit oil
the Republican party 10 its recent plat
form at Chicago, to force civil rights as a
living issue, and We denounce it as a fire
brand and a hypocritical expression Of
interest IN the black race, a wsnton Insult
to the whites OF the South, and tending to
stir up stSife between the now friendly
races.