The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-08-23
THE STATE CONVENTION.
The Peoples Party Meet Democrats
Admit That no Such Convention
Was Ever Held in

Was Ever Held in
North Carolina.
The State Convention of the Peoples
party met at Metropolitan Hall, this
city, on the 10Th at IL m. Marion But
Ter, President of the State Alliance,
was made chairman, J. W. Denmark.
secretary.
It was found that 70 counties were
represented by 495 delegates. A more
intelligent or determined body of men
is rarely seen in convention.
PLATFORM ADOPTED.
That we favor the strictest economy
in the administration of the State Gov
eminent.
That we favor the fullest develop
ment of our educational system in all
of it's departments.
We favor the fullest encouragement
to the great agricultural and mechani-
cal and manufacturing industries of
our State and all enterprises tending
to build up State and to develop
it's varied resources.
Whereas the last General Assembly
of North Carolina failed to pass a bill
reducing the legal rate of interest to 6
per cent. and whereas we endorse the
position of those who used their efforts
and votes to pass such a measure.
Therefore
We demand of our General Assembly
at it's next session to pass a bill reduc
ing the legal rate of interest to 6 per
cent.
We demand of our General Assembly
1t its next session the passage of a
secret ballot law, with a provlsi On in
said law that will secure to voters who
cannot read an opportunity to vote.
We deplOre the cOrrupting use of
money in elections as tending to de-
grade manhood and to corrupt the
ballot-box and we do denounce all at
tempts to subvert the rights of the
people at the ballot box and an effort
to deprive them of a fair and honest
count when the votes have been cast.
Whereas, there are large railroad
properties and interests in this State
now escaping taxation in whole or in
part; and whereas, further, it is in the
province of the General Assembly of
North Carolina to make all property
in the State bear,its equal burden of
taxation; now, therefore,
Resolved, That we demand Of the
General Assembly of North Carolina
to force, as far as is in it's power, all
railroad property and interests that
are now escaping taxation, In whole or
in part, to pay its full and equal share
of taxes for support of the Govern
ment of North Carolina as the property
of farmers, Iaborers and other citizens
are now taxed.
3. That we demand that no further
franchises or privileges in the way of
amended or extended charters or other
wise be granted any corporation claim
ing exemption of taxation, until such
corporation or corporations make a
complete and unqualified surrender of
any claimed exemption from taxation.
Whereas, it is believed by many that
there will be an effort to repeal the
Railroad Commission bill or cripple il
by amendment; therefore
We demand of the next General As
sembly of North Carolina that it shall
sustain the present Railroad Cummis-
sion bill, that no amendment lessenino
hampering the power of the Com
shall be passed, and that only
amendments Gf any at alb such as
may or will increase the efficiency Of
the Commission and perfect the ma
chinery and details of the same. shall
be enacted into law.
RESOLVED, That this Convention en-