The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-06-07
THE PLATFORM.

W e again congratulate the people |
of North Carolina on the continued
enjoyment of peace, good govern
ment and general prosperity under ]
Democratic administration OF the at |
fairs Of the State which has now been
unbroken for so many years upon
the just and Impartial enforcement I
of the law; upon the increasing eff
cheney of our common school system,
and the progress made in popular ed
ucation; upon the improvement and
enterprise manifested in all parts Of
the State. We again challenge a
comparison between this state of
things and the outrages, crimes and
scandals which attend Republican
ascendancy in our borders. We
pledge ourselves 10 exert in the flu
ture as in the past our best efforts to
promote the best interest Of the peo-
pie of all sections OF the State. At
firming our adherence to Democratic
principles as heret 1fore enunciated
in the platforms of the party, it is
hereby
Resotued, That no government has
tile right to burden its people with
taxes beyond the amount required to
pay its necessary expenses and grad
ually extinguish its public debt; and
that whenever the revenues, however
derived, exceed this amount, they
should be reduced, so as to avoid
surplus in the treasury. That any
system of taxation which necessitates
the payment of premium of $270
by the government on each ST. 900 of
its bonds taken up with the millions
that would otherwise lie in its vaults
and paid to the bondholders who
purchased, in many instances, at less
than par, it is undemocratic, oppres
sive and Ubiquitous and should be re-
funded. The course of our Demo
cratic Representatives in Congress
in their efforts to.give relief to the
people from burdensome internal rev
enue and tariff taxation, meets with
the approval of the Democratic party
of this State and we respectfully re-
commend that if they find it impossi-
BILE to give to our people all the relief
demanded, they support any just and
practical measure presented in Con
gress that will afford practical relief
from such existing burden.
Resolved, That while the details of
the methods by which the constitu
tional revenue tariff shall be gradu-
ally reached are subjects which the
representatives of our people at the
national capital must be trusted to
adjust, we think the customs duties
should be levied for the production of
public revenae, and the discrimina-
tions in their adjustment should be
such as will place the highest rate on
luxuries and the lowest on the neces-
saries of life, distribute as equally as
possible the unavoidable burdens of
taxation, and confer the greatest good
on the greatest number.
| Resolved, that we, as heretofore, ia
vor, and will never cease to demand,
the unconditional abolition of the
whole internal revenue system, as a
war tax, not to be justified in times OF
peace; as a grievous burden to our
people and source of annoyance in
its practical operations. We call the
attention Of the people of the State t.
publican party in their platforms that
they are i'll favor of the repeal of this
one. Gus system Of taxation, enacted by
their party, while the Republicans in
Congress are taxing their energies to
obstruct all legislation inaugurated
by the representatives of the Demo
cratic party to relieve the people Of
all or part of this odious system.
ResolUsd, That the course of the
Democratic party, in furtherance o.
popular education, is a sufficient guar
anty that we favor the education O
the people, and we will promote and
improve the present educational ad
vantages so far as it can be done
without burdening the people will
excessive taxation.
ResotUed, That, to meet an existing
evil, we will accept, for educationa
purposes, from the Federal govern
ment, our pro rata share of the sur
plus in It's treasury Provided, that i
be distributed through State agent.
and the bill for the distribution b,
free-from Objectionable features.
ResolUed, That the United State
being one government and ours ma
tional party, we denounce the effort
of the Republicans to force sectiona
issues in Congress and elsewhere, ant
to promote dissensiou and i'll will be
tween the people of different section
OF our common country.
ResolUed, That it is due to the PEG
pie of our eastern counties, who hav
so cheerfully borne their share of on
! common burdens, that the present o
f some equally effective system of coun
, ty government shall be maintained.
r Resolved, That the Democrat.
party is opposed to any further exten
sion OF the "No fence" law, unles
such extension shall have first beer
authorized by majority of the quail
3 fed voters within the territory to b
affected thereby.
RESOLVED, That the Democrat
/, party has ever been the party of tn
workingman, and has never tostere,
monopolies, nor have "trusts" o
Combinations or "pools' ever grow
up under laws enacted by it. TIL
> contest in this country being betwee
g aggregated capital, seeking to crusl
out all competition, and the individu
! I al laborer, the Democratic party j.
as it has ever been, against the monoE
olist and in favor of just distributio
of capital, and demands the enact
Z ment of laws that will bear equal
. upon all.
) Resolved, That as all taxation bear