Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-07-14
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.

Inc fOlloWlng Is the Statc Dems
ocratic platform as enunciated by
the State Convention in assembly
May 18th:
Resolved, /. That the Democ.
racy of North Carolina reaffirm the
principles of the Democratic
party, both State and National,
and particularly favor the free
Coinage Of silver and an increase
of the currency, and the repeal of
the internal revenue system. And
VIC denouncc the Mckinley tariff
bill az unjust 10 the consumers OF
the country, and leading to the
formation of trusts, combines and
monopolies which have oppressed
the people /; the unnecessary and
bnrdensome increase in the tax OH
cotton ties and on tin, SO largely
used by the poorer portion of the
people. We likewise denounce
the Ubiquitous Force bill, which is
not Jet abandoned by the Republi-
can party, but is being used as a
measure to be adopted as 1901 as
they gain control of the House of
Representatives, the purpose and
effect OF which measure will be to
establish a second period of recon-
struction IN the Southern States, to
subyert the libertiea of our people
and inaaaa a newrace a%ntagonism
an6 Sectional animosities.
2. That VIC demand financial re-
form, and the enactment of laws
that will remove the burdens Of the
people relative to the existing agr
ricnltural depression, and do full
and ample Justice to the farmers
and laborers OF n country.
3. That we demand the abolition
OF national banks, and the substi>
tnting Of legal tender Treasury
notes, issued in sufficient volume
to do the business of the country
on a cash system, regulating the
amount needed on a per capita bas
sis as the business interests of the
country expand, and that al! mons
ey issued by the government shall
be legal tender in payment of
debts, both public and private.
4. That we demand that Con-
gress shall pass such laws as shall
e~ffectually prevent the dealing in
futures Of all agricultural and me,
chanical PROD uctlons, provide such
a stringent system Of procedure in
trials as shall secure prompt on
viction and imposing such penals
ties as shall secure most perfect
compliance with the law,
S. That we demand the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver.
6. That we demand the passage
Of laws prohibiting the alien owns
ership 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
needed by them, be reclaimed by
the government and held for act
nal settlers only.
Z. Believing in the doctrine of
"equal rights to all and special
privileges to none," we demand
that taxation, National or State,
shall not be ueed to build 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 revenues. Nation-
al, State or county, shall be limited
to the necessary expenses OF the
government, economically and hon
estly administered.
8. That Congress issue a suH-
circnt amount of fractional paper
currency to facilitate the exchange
through the medium Of the United
States mail.
g. That the General Assembly
pass such laws as will make the
public school system more effiec,
tive that the blessing of education
may be extended to all the people
of the State alike.
10. That We favor a graduated
tax on incomes.
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