The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-08-17


now escaping taxation, in whole or in
part, to pay its full and equal share of
taxes for support of the government of
North Carolina as the property of farmers,
laborers and other citizens are now taxed |
Resolred, 2nd-That we demand that
no further franchises or privileges in the
way of amended orextended charters or
otherwise be granted any corporation
claiming exemption of taxation, until
such corporation or corporations make
complete and unqualified surrender of
any claimed exemption from taxation.
Whereas it is believed b., many that
there will be an effort to repeal the rail
road commission bill or cripple it by
amendments, therefore.
We demand of the next general assem-
bly, of North Carolina that it shall sustain
the present railroad commission bill,
that no amendments lessening or ham
pering the power of the commissioners
shall be passed, and that only amend
ments Gf any at alD such as may or will
increase the efficiency of commission and
perfect the machinery and details of the
same, shall be enacted into law.
Resoloed, That this convention enGores
the platform adopted by the national
peoples party at Omaha July 4th 1892.
There was applause for each plank of
the platform, particularly the one for
per cent. interest, and for the taxation
of all railways, and endorsing the Omaha
platform. There was particularly
lively cheer as chairman Butler read, in
stage voice, the last plank. Then the
convention, by rising vote, and amidst
vociferous cheering, adopted the plat
form unanimously.
A delegate moved that the convention
proceed to select candidate for Gov
ernor. By unanimous vote the con-
vention decided to 60 into the nomin :
ton. DR.. W. P. Exum, of Way :.
placed in nomination Col Harry Skinner
Mr. Nat Macon, of Franklin, endorsed
the nomination of Skinner, as did Mr.
Hiram E. Stilley, of Beaufort. The
latter spoke of Skinner as 'the next
Governor OF North Carolina" Col T.
B. Long, of Buncombe, spoke with great
delight at the ''unanimity of this conven-
ton" and declared that it reminded him
of Omaha. He also seconded Skinner's
nomination. Rev. Eaton, a negro dele
gate from Vance, seconded Skinner's
nomination, of whom he spoke as an
honorable ana venerable gentleman. "
A delegate from Duplin county
seconded Skinner's nomination, pledg g
ing the vote of his county for him
One Arson delegate, speaking in support
of Skinner, said he could snatch the hide
off both the old parties. Then there was
a regular scrumble to endorse Skinner,
some of the speakers saying the third
party movement must not be confined to
the farmers and prohibitory to lawyer
and other professional men. The editor
of the Vance Farmer spoke of Skinner
as Polk's successor, and predicted fol
him the most brilliant and successful
campaign on record. Col. Skinner was
then nominated by acclamation ano
chairman Butler said: 81 declare Harr,
Skinner the next governor of Nortl
Carolina" and as Col. Skinner took th'
platform repeated the words, whil
there was great demonstration of cheer
ing.
Skinner Speaks.
. Col. Skinner said in his speech O
: acceptance: "This is solemn moment
The dial plate of time never marked
more serious crisis in the history of ou
, State. I had no conception whateve
l that your deliberations would result i
s naming me as your choice for the highes
Office within your gift and within th
realm of this great commonwealth; i
, fact had solemnly made up my mind
: make this fight squarely from the shoul
2 der and to show to the world that M
e present political status was not for pre-
s motion, but from conviction and hig
2 sense of principle. do hold that wha
!. ever may be the temper of this gather
i, ing, it will be marked by the historian
as grand uprising of the plain peop
r in this country. l say so seriously an
e sincerely, and in that resolve not onl
: promise myself, not only the nearest pe1
: pie to me but God being my witness,
). have discouraged every effort and ever
: mention Of my name in connection wit
e this position since / have been in tt
j. city of Raleigh and ever heretofor
Is But it seems for some cause unknoW
n to me that the wave in my favor befo
d you is as irresistible as the wave of Il
+. American Revolution. l know l ha'
r, taken part in educating and trying
AS get you to think upon economic lines
l do. And l have thought, and n
earnest conviction was, that the best WI
in to accomplish this was through the c
J. ganization of the democratic party
made the fight upon the same, and
1T made the issue that the democratic par
G. was the peoples party and tn
under its wing of protection "
to the place for the great mass
ID the people instead of being bou1
te by chains of gold to Wall street. W
Up go further, my countrymen, and say tt
e. | had no idea whatever of ever dol
otherwise than asserting my soverei
of right as freeman in the country-siml
e not to vote for Mr.. Cleveland (great {
TX plause.) registered that vote beca'
ne belonged to a different school
is thought from him. had registered tt
e. vote because l believed he represent!
wing of the democratic party that v
,ly against financial reform. | had hoI
ng that would exercise the free volition
1t. man and remain in the democratic par
'ly and in that party my purpose was to
ret to elect Mr.. Carr as governor Of No
aw Carolina But in an hour of proscript
lot it seems that the leaders have seen fit
make Mr. Cleveland a test of ms
of democracy, and in doing 50, it has r.
de me out of the democratic party. In
ox, ing so it has read out of the democrs