The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-08-23
STATE PLATFORM or THE PEOPLES


STATE PLATFORM or THE PEOPLES
PaEIY.
Resolved IL. That the Peoples party OF
So4ta carolina IL convention asssE1l o-szI re-
azt3EAn Ens pg4arTp4a- u tav FeoYsss TsaETy
Hlsu clAte aud National. and ssg<E4al.s TIE
relJTIuS nercIn 81 forth
? The fire aud gaAualtsi cuinare Of both
silver and gold AZ the tlale-nouogezI ratio %
IL - l. Ne deno8uee Tie DsIuOcEaItc part y
for Eep<alzug Internationally lle onGy 8 =
OF: our statute looks authorizing the coma ~
81 silver ae believe tie rcstoaa1ion OF Ill
YeE ~ as proper place . MONEY metal sgll
nJi Only Oiel up eur AoH Idle mInes, tend
- create prosperity where depressi0u AMI
ilsIaI4Clai rum, ike EFlEu slz-c5res ErJEr
a1Jut DGj ~g!i also increase ctr Trad, with
Mexico. south American kepuhiIcs, Alua.
@lEG other countries, Kggll.. Us uA4Ay GlyAH-
i~gge tl4At We no Lot HUs ENJOY. Ne a.-
a0-.s.vc uoEu the Republican sLG Demo, IA
-. administration Tor refusing To Use silver
collars - Vel - gold dollars ia tue u4uIGA
Lon u tie National Obligations. anu the re-
delA ptlOu of tie greenuaCks and silver crrrI-
nCates when the discretion 10 10 ~ resIsi
"!th The administration.
.. The abolition ot national banks and
the Substitution Of legal jeuIer Treasury
Notes, 10 supplement- tie Use UI Eu.d and slI-
Yer money. issued ia Sufficient Volume to DO
tie business OF tne country on cash sys
tenn regulating the amount needed OIL Il per
capita bass a. the business Interests .. the
country expand, anu that al, money Is>i4el
ny tu- government stall De legal tender IN
payment vi al. debts. Goth lIuullc anu PR
vale.
\ We denounce both the Republican and
Democratic parties Tor CONTRACTING Tie cur
Tency OF the country while population ANA
business increases, ana also Tor the further
crime uI issuing interest bearing bonus III
times 81 peace, 10 Ue Il perpetual deit pom
the people AMI i constant dram L pom every
productive industry 10 pay the interest
theron. We FAVOR the issuing uI more
money to gave new impetus - every non
esI industry, instead OF ISSUING interest bear
.a- bonds. which not only makes money
a-cef1 staSiaJes Trade a4I Ea!aiyz,s v,rES
iil'.ltslIla- enterprise, bat which also length
ems tie greedy uHgtTs Of the HeaTLlcs- .2uy-
locks 50 that they can reach INTO the tOcktts
OI the ucAi geneTutIOu and roo them Ut then
" wealth a. soon as earned. We denouuCe Il
pohcy which fosters no industry 81 much us
1t does that of The mUTt5agtt and sheriff
D. c denouhce the Mckinley JdrIn bill
and the pending Democratic tarln bill as
unjust 10 the CONSUMERS OF the country, and
ieauIng 10 the formation OF trusts, combines
ana monopoIles which have oppressed the
people, ana especially 10 We uenuuuce the
unnecessary ana buruenSOme increase IN the
Tax on sugar and Otner urCesSarles OF lite
80 largely used by the poorer portion OF our
EtoPit, "Il4Ic Tic JdAGS nave Dctll lowered
On some Oh the Injuries Of the rich, which
should bear the heaviest burden. We espec-
tally denOunCe the pending tariff bill as a
COWardIy makeshl1t Tor tariff reform. Ii
1Ot only Substitutes Democratic protection
Tor Republican protection on certain manu-
featured articles, but also strives 10 discrImi-
nate against the producers of wealth by put
ting the raw materials which their labor pro
duCes upon the free Ilst While it forces them
and every cItzen 10 pay ii high tax Oh the
manufactured article. The revenue OF the
government can and should be raised with
out SUCH unjust and Increased discrimina-
ton.
b. We favor a graduated tax on incomes
THAT VIII tax All incomes, private or corpor-
ale, OF 5000 one per cent, and on all larger
incomes prOpOrtlQnate increase so that the
wealthy Will bear their share of the EXPENSES
Oh the government IN proportion 10 their
ability To pay. If such a law was in force.
and properly executed. We believe that suf-
hcIenL revenue would be raised from that
those III moderate circumstances, now so
heavily taxed, at least one-half
I. we laNOf the enactment of such laws
by congress as shall et1ectually prevent the
dealing IN futures of all agricultural and
productions. We do not believe
that the bill now pending before Congress- is
sufficient To remedy the evil
.. That When the State and National plat
form come i'll conflict, our Representatives
III Congress shall be bound by the State
platform.
8. That We are unalterabIy opposed to the
pc :mlScuOuo emigration of foreigners into
THIS country, and favor stringent National
legislation 10 sCrutiuiZe, reguls te and con
Ifol the same, 50 as TO exclude from our
shores the VICIOUS, corrupt and DEGRADED
class of emigranLS
~. We are in favor Of electing United
- at S.sIt. NOV l.1y 4
people.
II. We deplore the existence of condI-
lions which I'LL land OF ''oyer-productlon"
With enforced ldleness, destltution. and law
essness. These are the legitimate fruits of
republican and Democratic maladnlinIstra
Ion, betrayal OF popular confidence. and
perVersIon of the peoples government TO
me Use and advantage of destructive
money trust ana to other monop0lies
We sympathize with the 0pnre,sed
everywhere; but we are OPPOSED to
All ldWless combinations of men. whet,,nr
capital or labor. We believe
IL peace ana strict obedience to law. We
Ire opposed to strikes as tending to infrac- |
IONS OF the law as wrong in principle. and
,onuelnh them aS we do the unlawful and |
lhprosecuted combinations of capital |
against which they contend. We urge Iipon
apor the wise use of the ballot as the only
oeaCeabIe solution of the grave conditions
nat contronts our social progress, conditions
when cannot be converted into social peace
Except on the basis of social righteousness.
II. For Thirty years riotous living, de-
and shameless disregard for the |
lights OF the people has been the rule rather
han the exception at Washington. The |
present administration, the present Senate
M congress, seem to be composed largely |
Il men who are OutStripping their predeces-
ofS. some OF them are old-timers and their
lew associates have caught the infection
ne money power, whiSkey, sugar, and
dher monOpoheS are represented in the Cab
net ana III both Houses of Congress. At
resent we have a government of, for and |
" trusts and monopolies. In striking con
East 10 the above we point with pride to the
lean records made by our little band OF
copies party Senators and congressman
Always at the post of duty, never arrested
make quorum, unSelfish, fearless. incOr
uptlb!e, ike true Spartans they have stood
y their pledges TO a man. With this record
d our -aVOr we assert that "honesty in mol
tlcS IS not an lridescent dream" and can in
lite all who earnestly desire good govern
nent TO leave their monopoly ridden parties
M help US to fill our National Legislative
alls with honest statesmen.
10. we favor the running of the nublic
choois OF our State at least four months in
ach year as required by our Constitution
or both races Ill order that the BLESSINGS Of
ducatlon may be extended to all the nennia
our State alike s>0pi0
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