Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-10-06
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

The following is the State Dem
ocratic platform as enunciatcd by
the State Convention in assembly
May 18th:
Resotyed. L. That the Demcc-
racy of North Carolina reaffirm the
principles of the Democratic
party, both State and National,
and particularly favor the free
coinage Of silver ard an increase
of the currency, aud the repeal oi
the internal revenue system. And
we denounce the Mckinley tariff
bill as unjust to the consumers OF
the country, and leading to the
formation of trusts, combines ard
monopolies which have oppressed
the people; the unnecessary and
burdenscme increase in the tax OH
cotton tiee and on tin, SO largely
1sed BY the poorer portion OF the
people. We likewise denounce
the iniquitous Force bill, which il
not yet abandoned by the Republi
can party, but is being used as q
measure to be adopted rs soon al
they gain control of the House OF
r. preeentatives, the urpob and
effect of which mcai ure will be to
establish a second period of recon
struction in the Southern States, to
.ubvert the liberties of our people
and inaam ga new race antagonism
anc g ;r;onal animcsities.
2. That VIC demand financial re
firm, and the enactment OF laws
chat will remove the burdens of the
people relative to the existing ag-
ricultural depression, aud do full
and ample justice to the farmers
and laborers of our country.
3. That we demand the abolition
OF national banks, and the substi-
tuting of legal tender T~rcastry
notes, issued in sufficient volume
to do the business OF the country
on a cash system, regulating the
amount needed on a per capita ba>
sis as the business interests of the
country expand, and that all mons
ey issued by the government shall
be legal tender in payment o.
debts, both public and private.
4. Tha. we demand that Con
gress shall pass such laws as shall
efectually prevent the dealing in
futures of all agricultural and me
chanical productions, provide such
a stringent system of procedure in
trials as shall secure prompt con
viction and imposing such penal-
ties as shall secure most perfect
compliance with the law.
5. That we demand the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
6. That we demand the passage
of laws prohibiting the alien owns
of land, aud 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
and other corporations,
IN excess of such as is actually
needed by them, be reclaimed by
the government and held for act
ual 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
mother. We believe mat 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. Nations
al, State Or co lnty, shall be limited
TO the necessary expenses of the
economically and hon
estly administered.
8. That Congress Issue a sutfi-
circuit amount of fractional paper
currency to facilitate the exchange
through the medium Of the United
States mail.
8. That the General Assembly
pass such laws as will make the
school system more effec,
tive that the blessing of education
may be extended to all the people
the State alike.
10. That we favor a graduated
AK on incomes.