The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-28
The DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

/ form ana pIlDClpleS "a LhG DCLLO
cratic party, both state and national,
and particularly favor the free coin
age Of silver ard an increase Of the
currency, and the repeal of the in
ternal revenue system. And we de
nounce the Mckinley tariff bill as
unjust to the consumers Of the coun~
try, and promotive Of the trusts,
combines and monopolies which have
oppressed the people; and especially
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 iniquit'
Gus Lodge force bill whose purpose
is to establish 3 second period Of re
construction in the Southern States,
to subyert the liberties Of our people
and infame q new race antsE onism
and sectional anImosiiies And we
denounce the tyranrlcal action of
| Speaker Reed and his abcttors who
have changed the Federal House of
Representatives from a deliberatlve
body into a machine to register the
will of few partizsn leaders.
RESOLVED, That we demand fin
ancial reform, and the enactmen. Of
laws that remove the burdens of the
people, relieve the existing agri>
cultural depression and do full and
ample justice to the farmers and la.
oorers of our country.
RESOLVED, That the Democracy of
North Carolina take just pride in
the able and patriotic course of their
Senators and Representatives 10
Congress touching the great public
questions, that baTe been before
them for action, and especially do
we appreciate the great ability and
zeal of Senator Vance in the pros
tracted contest on the tariff question
which reflect honor and credit alike
on him and on the State Of North
Carolina and we cordially commend
his reelection to the United States
Senate by the next General Assem-
bly, of North Carolina, and We CON-
mend the wise and satisfactory ad-
ninistration of our State officers.
WHEREAS the education of the
people is. essential not only to in
dlvidual 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
maintenance Of Public Schools.
RESOLVED Further, that we favor
the abolition of National banks, and
the substitution of legal tender
Treasury notes in lieu of National
bank notes, issued in sufficient vol
ume to do the business Of the coun-
try on cash system, regulating the
amount needed on per Capita basis
as the bRsiuess interests ofthe coun-
try expands, aud that all money is
sued by the government shall he
legal tender in payment OF all debts,
both public aud private.
That we favor that Congress shall
pass such laws as shall effectually
prevent the dealing in futures of all
agricultural and mechanical produc-
tiona, preserving stringent system
OF procedure in trials as shall secure
the prompt conviction and imposing
such penalties as shall secure the
most perfect compliance with the
law.
That we fsYor the free and IN
limited coinage Of silver.
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 syndicates, 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 govern
mcpt and held for actual settlers
now,
Believing il the doctrine of equal
rights to all, aud special privileges to
none" We demand that taxation, Ma
tional and State, shall not be used
to buil2 up one interest or class at
the expense Of another. We believe
that the money of the country should
be kept as much as possible in the
hands of the people, and hence We
demand that all revenue National,
State CT county, shall be limited to
the necessary expenses Of the gov
eminent economically and honestly
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