The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-03-08

l. ANAk the 0A&bb ~ 80 -
force. % The United States THIS DAY
contaminated, shall be permanent
and perpetual. May It's spirit enter
into all hearts for the salvation o. /
the republic and the uplifting oil
mankind.
=. Wealth belongs To him VIZ"
creates it, and every dollar taheh
from industry without an eqlvai'n'
j. robbery. ''If any vail not WORK,
neither shall he eat the interests
~ rural and civic labor are tue
same: their enemies are Identical
). We believe that the time hAs
come when the railroad corporations
will either own the people or tat
people must own them, and should
the government enter upon the WORK
oil owning and managing any ana al
railroads We should favor an amend
ment to the constitution by when
all persons engaged III the govern
ment service shall he Placed under
civil service regulation OF the most
rigid character. so as TO prevent the
( increase OF the power Of natlonai
administration 10y the use OF such
additional government employees.
4 PLATFORM PLANKs.
/ !. We demand a national eur
rencv. safe. sound. and flexible, H.
su, 4 by the genera government only,
( a full legal tender for all debts. pub
7 lie and private. and that without the
use of banking corporations; Just,
equitable and efficient means of dls
tribution. direct TO the people, al a
tax not exceeding : per cent, be
provided. a set forth IN the sub
treasury plan Of the Farmers ALI
auce. Or some better system: also by
payments IN discharge OF lis obhga-
tions for public improvements.
/ d. We demand free ana unlimited
coinage of silver and gold At the
present legal ratio of ID to l.
b. We demand that the amount
of circulating medium be speedily
increased to not less than 500 per
capita.
c. We demand a graduated in
come tax.
i. We believe that the money Of
the country should be kept as much
as possible in the hands Of the peo-
pie, and hence we demand that all
State and national revenue shall be
limited to the necessary expenses Of
the government, economically and
honestly admin stored,
l, We demand that postal saw
ings bands be established by the
government for the safe deposit of
the earnings of the people and to
facilitate exchange.
,. ran sportation being a means
of change and a public necessity,
the government should own and
operate the railroads in the interest
OF the people.
a. he telegraph and telephone,
like the post-Otiice system, being "A
necessity for the transportation of
news, should be owned and operated
in by the government in the interest
OF the people.
3. land, including all the
national resources of wealth, is the
} heritage of all the people, and
should not be monopolized for spec
5 ulatlve purpose, and alien ownership
: Of land should be prohibited. All
land now held by railroads and other
corporations in excess of their actual
/ needs, and all lands now owned 10y
} aliens. should be reclaimed by the
government and held for actual set
tiers only.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE PLATFORM.
Whereas other questions have
I been presented for our consideration
we hereby submit the following, not
1 as part of the platform of the PEG
pies party, but as resolution ex
preSSlVe OF the sentiment of this con
, ventIOn:
: |. Resolved, h at we demand ;
free ballot and d fair count in al
Z elections and pledge ourselves t.
: secure it to every legal voter without
q Federal Intervention through the
Y adoption by the State of the upper
: verified Australian or secret b2Ilo
: system.
2. Resolved, at the leyenu,
+ derived from a graduated incom,
d lax should be applied to the redur
: ion of the burden of taxation nov
/ testing upon the domestic industrie
u l1IS country.
i > ). Resolved, hat we pledge GU
IS Import to fair and liberal pension
10 Elk Union soldiers and sailors.
4. Resolved, That we condemn
the fallacy Of protecting American
{ labor under the present system
e which opens our ports to the pnupe
a and criminal classes of the world
:, and crowds out our wage-earners
e and we denounce the present ineffec
e tive laws against contract labor, an,
e demand the further restriction O
Is undesirable immigration,
It ,. Resolved, That we cordial
a Sympatttize with the effort Of organ
n lied workingmen to shorten tn
II hours Of labor and demand a rigi
t enforcement of the existing eight
: hour law on government work an
d ask that penalty, clause be adda
It to the said law.
h 6. Resolved, That we regard tn
S maintenance of a large standin.
: army of mercenaries, known as tn
Plnkerton system as menace t,
& our liberties, and we demand it
0 abolition; and we condemn the re
e cent invasion of. the territory 0
} Wyoming by the hiered assassins 0
/ plptocracy, assisted by Federal of
a ticials.
d z. Resolved, That we common,
S to the favorable consideration of til,
e people and the reform press the leg
y islative system known as the initia
;: tive and referendum.
e s. Resolved, That we favor
S constitutional provision limiting tn,
; office of President and Vice Presi
S dent to one term, md providing foI
G the election of Senators of tn,
: United States by direct vote of the
e people.
3 Resolved, That we oppose an,