The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-03-01
and women u the ssuntrv.
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J. lAaf The unfuu al fttT 4A"t
forces IF the United Stats thus IS
eons4n mated, shall Ia psruauru
and perpetual. May us spirit enre
into al hesrts fer the salvation q
the republic and the uplifting "
mankind.
=. N,a.;h belongs "a him VII
creates il. and every dollar takel
from industry without at .qlvai"u
i robbery. IL any ~ill u"l work
neither sAaa be eat The Interest
81 rural and civic labor are th'
same. their enemies are identical
}. Ne believe that til, iine ha
come when the railroad corporation
will either own the people or tri
people must own them. and shout,
the government enter upou the w"r.
o. owning aud managing any and a
. railroads We should favor an amend
ment to the constitution by. which
all persons engaged IN the govern
ulent service shall be placed und"
Il civil service regulation 81 the mos
+ rlgld character, So as TO prevent tn,
increase OF the power of natlona
administration by the use Of such
additional government employees
PLATFORM FLAnKS.
|. We demand a national "nr
rcncy. safe. sound. amt gr<... .-
81, 4 by the genoa 1. v.ra .,u nj.
a full legal tenieg 10. s-. .u.....
iic AMI private. cara. ts.-F HI...#.
( use Of banking yos.orat. ny. . s.
equitable and yfi lnu. W.aa- rt .
trIbutlou, direct ru Jae pr,P.-.
tax not exceeding , per c,A.
provided, as sci forth IA TIL =.
treasury plan of the Farmers A.
anee. or some better system: also
payments IN discharge of lt> nhIgA
tons for pubic Impgovrm-
Il. We demand free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the
prestnt legal ratio of 10 to /.
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.
d. We believe that the money OF
the country should be kept as mulh
as possible in the hands of the peo-
pie, and hence we demand that all
State and national revenue shall be
limited 10 the necessary expenses of
the government, economically and
honestly admin
|, We demand that postal saw
lngs bands be esta bliShed by the
government for the safe deposit of
the earnings of the people and to
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-otfice system, being a
necessity for the transportation of
news, should be owned and operated
IN by the government in the interest
Of the people.
;. ne land, including all the
national resources of wealth, is the
heritage of all the people, and
should not be monopolized for spec
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 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 a part of the platform of the Peo-
pies party, but as resolution ex-
presslve of the sentiment of this CON
vention:
l. Resolved, h at we demand 2
free ballot and fair count in all
elections and pledge ourselves to
secure 1t to every legal voter without
Federal Intervention through the
adoption by the State Of the upper
verted Australian or secret ballot
system.
,. Resolved, hat the levpuus
derived from a graduated in,om
lax should be applied 10 the redu,-
don Of the burden OF taxation now
testing upon the domestic industries
If this country.
}. Resolved, hat we pledge our
Import to fair and liberal pensions
10 Ex-Union soldiers and sailors.
+. Resolved, That we condemn
the fallacy of protecting American
labor under the present system.
winch opens our ports to the pauper
and criminal classes of the world.
and crowds out our wage-earn4rs:
and We denounce the present ineffec-
tlYe laws against contract labor. and
demand the further restriction of
immigration.
.. Resolved, That we cordially
sympathlze with the effort Of organ
lzed worklngmen to shorten the
hours OF labor and demand a rigid
enforcement of the existing eight
hour law on government work and
ask that a penalty, clause be added
to the said law.
.. Resolved, That we regard the
maintenance of large standing
army or merceLarles, known as the
Plnkerton system as a menace to
our liberties, and We demand its
abolition; and we condemn the re-
cent INVASION of the territory of
" yomlng by the hiered assassins of |
plutocracy, assisted by Federal Of |
icials.
I: Resolved, That we commend |
20 the favorable consideration of the
people and the reform press the leg
slative system known as the initia-
i've and referendum.
8. Resolved, That we favor =
constitutional provision limiting the
,tiee OF President and Vice Presi-
lent TO one term, and providing for
he election of Senators Of the
Jnlted States by direct vote of the
people.
Resolved. That We oppose any
or national aid to any pri-
ate corporation for anv p,,r,r.o