The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-02-22
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mankind.
>. Wealth belongs 70 him who
creates n. and every dollar taxi
froui industry without 3" eqiTatr4i
j. robbery. III any vii not NOR :.
neither stall hc cal The 'nt"r''- 4
III rural ana elsie labor arr Inc
same: 1heIr enemies are td"ul teal
). We belI,y, that The time ha~
come when the railroad corporation
will either own the people "r ia
neople must own them, aud shout.
the government enter upon the ""fA
OF owning ana managing ANY anu J
railroad, we should favor au am a.
meut L. the constitution o! winch
all persons enga ced IN the govern
nl-nt service SHALL hc placed nha''
8 cIvil service regulation OF the most
rIxld character. 50 "a IT, prevent IN.
increase nf the power IF national
administration 10y the use Of sIch
additional government employees.
PLATFORM PLANKs.
|. We demand IA national eur
renrv. safe. sound. and tltXa bic, L.
So. q by the gen-Iaj government only.
a full legal tender Tor All debta' pup
lie and private, and that without ihe
use Of banking corporations; lust,
equitable and rili len, means ot dls
trlbuton, direct I" the people ~ q
tax not exceeding per cent, be
provided, a. set forth IN the sub
treasury plan of the Farmers ALI
ance. or some better system: also hy
payments IA discharge OF It's ohliSa-
tons fer pn3le improvements:
Il. We demand ire" ana unIlmittd
coinage OF silver ana g"!d al lhe
present legal ratio OF 10 70 /.
b. Ne demand thaj III" amount
Of circulating medium be specify
increased 10 not less than 100 per
capita.
G. We demand a graduated IN
come tax.
d. We believe that the money OF
the country should be kept a. much
as possible III the hands OF the Pe"t--
pie. and hence we demand that ali
State and national revenue shall be
limited to the necessary EXPENSES OF
the government, economically and
honestly administered,
|, We demand that postal say
Ings bands be established by the
government Tor the safe deposit OF
the earnings OF the people and II
facilitate exchange.
,. transportation 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-ofiice 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. ne land. including all the
national resources of wealth, is the
heritage of all the people, and
should not he monopolized for spec
ulative purpose. and alien ownership
of land should be prohibited. All
land now held by railroads and other
corporations in excess Of their actua
needs, and all lands now owned by
aliens. should be reclaimed by the
| government and held for actual set.
tiers only.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE PLATFORM.
Whereas other questions have
been presented for our consideration
we hereby submit the following. not
as Il part of the platform of the PEG
pies party, but as resolution ex
pressive of the sentiment of this con
ventlon:
|. Resolved, h at we demand {
free ballot and a fair count in al
elections and pledge ourselves t.
secure it to every legal voter without
Federal intervention through the
adoption by the State Of the upper
verted Australian or secret ballo
system.
,. Resolved, hat the Ievenu,
derived from graduated Income
lax should be applied to the reduc
Ion OF the burden Of taxation nov
testing upon the domestic industrie
II this country.
). Resolved, hat we pledge on
support to fair and liberal pension
70 EA-I mon soldiers and sailors,
I. Resolved, That we condemn
the taHacy Of protecting American
labor under the present system
winch opens our ports to the paupe
anu criminal classes of the world
ana crowds out our wage-earners
ana we denounce the present lneffec
lYe laws against contract labor, an'
demand the further restriction 0
undesirable immigration.
D. Resolved, That we cordial.
sympathlze with the effort Of organ
lzed Workngmen to shorten tn
hours OF labor and demand a rigi'
enforcement of the existing eight
hour law on government work an,
to the said law.
.. Resolved, That we regard tn
III I' an 'enanee OIL large STANDING
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