The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1892-05-25
Platform Of the Democratic
Party.

4 FA Va NtAS SSAEtoNi AANAN
| Party.
| RESOLVED, l. That the democ
racy of North Carolina reafirm
the principles of the Democrat.
ic party, both State and nation,
al, and particularly favor the
free coinage of silver and an
increase Of the currency, and
the repeal of the internal reven.
ue system And!we denounce the
Mckinley tariff bill as unjust to
the consumers of the country,
and leading to the formation OF
trusts, combines and monopo-
lies which have oppressed the
people; and especially do we
denounce the unnecessary and
burdensome increase in the tax
on cotton ties and on tin, so
largely used by the poorer por.
tion of the people. We likewise
denounce the iniqutous force
bill, which is not yet abandoned
by the republican party, but is
being urged as a measure to be
adopted as soon as they regain
control Of the House of Repre-
sentatives,, the purpose and
effect of which measure will be
to establish a second period of
reconstruction in the Southern
States, to subvert the liberties
of our people and inflame a new
race antagonism and sectional
animosities.
2 That we demand financial
reform, and the enactment of
laws that will remove the bur
den of the people relative to the
existing agricultural depres-
sion, and do full and ample jus
tice TO the farmers and laborers
Of our country.
3. That we demand the aboli
ton of national Banks, and the
substitution of legal tender
treasury notes in lieu national
bank notes, issued in sufficient
volume to do the business of the
country on a cash system,
regulating the amount needed
ON a per capita basis as the
business interests of the coun-
try expand, and that all money
issued by the government shall
be legal tender in payment of
all debts, both public and pri-
vate.
4. That we demand that Con-
gress shall pass such laws as
shall effectually prevent the
dealing in futures of all agri-
cultural and mechanical pro-
auctions; providing such string
ent system of procedure in trials
as shall secure prompt convic-
ton and imposing such penal
ties as shall secure most perfect
compliance with the law.
). That we demand the free
and unlimited coinage of silver.
6. That we demand the pas
sage of laws 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 syndicatee; and
that all lands now held 5y rail
roads 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
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 used 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 revenue, national, State
or county, shall be limited to
the necessary expenses of the
government economically and
honestly administered.
8. That Congress issue a suf
ficieut amount of fractional
paper currency TO facilitate the
exchange through the mes,ium
Of the ( uit"i, States mail.
BEsoLvEp, hat tie General
Assembly pass such laws as
will make the public school
system more c:yet:ito that the
blessings of cdlcltivn may be
extended t. all the people Of
the State alike.
If the utterances of a promi-
nent leader of the Tiird party
in Michigan are to be relied