The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-04

fetal only to trusts and combinations:
OF capital. we denounce the attempt
of the Democratic party and it's Presi
dent to place the raw materials of the
South on the free list.
We favor the repeal of the internal
revenue taxes on whiskey, brandy and
tobacco, and call the attention of the
voters of the State to the fact that the
Democratic party after declaring i
their State platforms for twenty years.
in favor of such repeal; and denounc[
ing the Republican party for their en-
actment and continuance as laws, i'm
mediately upon coming into national
control, repudiated their pledge, and
increased said internal revenue taxes.
Increased the internal revenue corrup--
ton fund, and accompanied the en-
forcement of said laws with more harsh
ness than had heretofore been known.
5. We favor the repeal of the present
system of county government and the
enactment ofs.such laws as will guaran
tee the right of local self government
in every county in the State.
6. Believing that the ballot box is
the foundation of our institutions, we
hereby declare that the perpetuation
of our civilization depends upon the
ballot being kept pure and free from
any suspicion of %corrution; we there
fore demand the enactment of such q
law as will guarantee each qualified
voter one vote and have that vote
counted as cast.
RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS. The State of North Caro-
lima gives the bondholder and the cap;-
talist the right to deduct from the tax
able value of his bonds, notes and other
solvent credits, the full amount of his
indebtedness, requiring him to return
for taxation only the amount of his
solvent credits remaining after such
deduction and whereas, it requires the
owner of a house or farm to pay taxes
on the full value of his home, even
when he has paid only a small of it's
purchase money be it.
RESOLVED, That the Republican party
demands that the farmer and the
house holder be allowed the same ex.
emptions given to the bondholder end
the capitalist, and that every citizen
in returning his property for taxation
be permitted to deduct from the value
thereof the amount of his just indebted
ness.
2. That W. III. Worth. of the county
of Wake, be and he is hereby nomi-
mated for the office of State Treasurer.
WHEREAS, The Republican party be-
lieves that the best interest of the State
will be served by lifting the judiciary
of the State above the communicating
influences of partisan politics, there
fore, and for this reason, we declare
our intention to cast our votes for
Chief Justice Of the Supreme court for
the Hon. William T. Faircloth, of
Wayns county, and Hon. Walter
Clark for Associate Justice to succeed
himself, III N. H. G. Conner for Asso-
ciate Justice to succeed Justice McRae,
Hon. D M. Furches for Associate
Justice to succeed Justice Burwell
Having full confidence in the above
named gentlemen, and believing that
if elected to the Supreme Court bench
they will interpret the law fairly and
impartially between all persons, in
teresrs and political parties, we ask all.
good citizens, irrespective of party. to
cast their votes for them .
1t is due ourselves and the gentle
men named to say that this action is
taken without their knowledge or con.
sent, with no desire or further purpose
on our part than to secure the best
qualities of mind and heart for the
highest judicial tribunal of our State.