The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-09-11
THE PLATFORMS or THE TWO PARTIES
FN5F CONTRASTED
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.

Resolved. That the Democracy of
North Carolina reaffirm the platform
and principles of the Democratic par
ty, both state and national, and par
ticularly favor the free coinage of sill
yer and an increase Of the currency,
and the repeal of the internal revenue
system. And we denounce the Nc
Kinly tariff bill as unjust to consumers
of the country, and promotive of the
trusts, combines and monopolies which
have oppressed the people; and espe-
cially do we denounce the unnecessary
and burdensome tax on cotton ties and
on tin, SO largely used by the poorer
portion of the people.
We likewise denounce the iniqui
tous Lodge force bill, whose purpose
is to establish second period of re-
construction in the Southern States, to
subvert the liberties Of our people and
infame new race antagonism and
sectional animosities.TA And we de
nounce the tyrannical action of Speak
er Reed and his abettors who have
changed the Federal House of Repre-
sentatives from deliberative body in
to a machine to register the will OF a
few partisan leaders. r ,
Resolved, That we demand ffnan
cial reform, and the enactment Of laws
that remove the burdens of the people,
relieve the existing agricultural de-
preston and do full and ample justice
to the farmers and laborers of our
country.
Resolved, That the Democracy of
North Carolina take a just pride in
the able and patriotic course of their
Senators and Representative in Con-
gress touching the great public ques;
tions, that have been before them for
acction, and especially do we appre
ciate the great ability and zeal of
Senator Vance in the protracted con-
test on the tariff question which reflects
honor and credit alike on him and on
the State of North Carolina and we
cordially commend his re election to
tn United States Senate by the next
General Assembly of North Carolina,
and we commend the wise and satisfac-
tory administration of our State of
ficers.
Whereas the education of the peo-
pie is essential not only to individual
happiness and prosperity but also to
the maintenance of civil and religious
liberty.
Resolved, That the next General
Assembly of North Carolina is re-
quested to increase the fund for the
maintenance of Public Schools.
Resolved Further, that we favor the
substitution of legal tender Treasury
notes in lieu of National bank notes,
issued in sufficient volume to do the
business of the country on cash sys
tenn, regulating the amount needed on
a per capita basis as the business ir-
terests of the country expands, and
that all money issued by the govern
ment shall be legal tender in pay
ment of all debts, both public and
private.
That we favor that Congress shall
pass such laws as shall effectually pre-
vent the dealing in futures of all ag
ricultural and mechanical productions,
preserving stringent system of pro
cedure in trials as shall secure the
prompt conviction, and imposing such
penalties as shall secure the most per
feet compliance with the law.
That, we favor free and unlimit-
ed coinage. al
That we favor the passage of law
prohibiting the alien ownership of land
and that Congress take early steps to-
devise some plan to obtain all lands
now owned by alien and foreign syn
dicates, and that all lands now held
by railroads and other corporations,
in excess of such as is actually used
and needed BY them, be reclaimed by
the government and held for actual
settlers now.
Believing in doctrine Of equal
rights to all, and special privileges to
none" we demand that taxation, Ma
tionaI and State, shall not be used to
build up one interest or class at the
of another. We believe that
the money of the country should be
kept as much as possible in the shands,
of the people, and hence we demand
that all revenue, National, State or
county, shall be limited to the necessa-
ry expenses of the government econ
and honestly administered.
That Congress issue a sufficient
amount of fractional currency to faciE
itate exchange through the medium
of the United States mail.