Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-09-29
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

The following il the State Dem
ocratic platform as enunciated by
the State Convention in assemble,
May 18th:
Rcsotved. L. That the Dcmoc-
racy of North Carolina reaf1irm 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
we denounce the Mckinley tariff
bill rs unjust to the consumers OF
the country, and leading to the
formation of trusts, combines aud
monopolies which have oppressed
the people; the unnecessary and
burdensome increase in the tax on
cotton ties and on tin, so largely
used by the poorer portion of the
people. We likewise denounce
the Ubiquitous Force bill, which il
not yet abandoned by the Republi
can party, but is being used az q
measure to be adopted as soon 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
>ubvert the liberties of our people
and inAam ga newrace antagonism
anc IS ;rional animosities.
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, aud the substi-
tuting 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 all mons
ey issued by the government shall
be legal tender in payment OF
debts, both public and private.
4. Tha: we demand that Con
gress shall pass such laws as shall
effectua!ly 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,
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 syndicatee;
and that all lands now held by
railroads and other corporations,
III 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. Nation
al, State or culnty, shall be limited
TO the necessary expenses of the
g6N6rHment, economically and hon.
est1y administered.
g.. That Congress- issue. q sutia
clrcdt AMOUNT Of fractional paper
currency to facilitate the exchange
|through the melium of the United
States mail.
g. That the General Assembl.
pass such laws as will make he