The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-03-15
wede

L. lnaf the union oE tue 'as
forces of the United States this day
contaminated. shall be- ps rnsh ent
and perpetual. May its spirit es1t's
into all carts fer the salvation o.
the repu biie and the uplifting %
mankind.
,. Wealth belongs To him VIII"
creates il. and every dollar taken
from industry without an equivalent
is robbery. 'lt any vii. not work.
neither shall he eat The INTERESTS
of rura! and c we labor are the
same: their enemies are identical
). We believe that the time has
come when the railroad corporations
will either own the people or the
people must own them, and should
the government enter upon the WORK
OF owning and managing any and al
railroads We should favor an amend
ment TO the constitution by winch
all persons engaged in the govern
ment service shall be placed under
civil service regulation of the most
rigid character, SO as 10 prevent the
increase of the power OF national
u Rht w S'A' -
additional government employees.
PLATFORM PLANKs.
l. We demand a national eur
rrncy, safe. sound. and flexible, Is
sued by the general government only,
"a full legal tender for all debts, pub
lie and private, and that without the
use of banking corporations; just,
equitable and efficient means of dis
tribution, direct to the people, AT "A
tax not exceeding per cent, be
provided, as set forth III the sub
treasury plan of the Farmers ALI
ance, or some better system; also 10y
payments in discharge OF its obliga
tons for public improvements.
Il. We demand free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the
present legal ratio Of III TO /.
| b. We demand that the amount
| of circulating medium be speedily
Increased TO not less than $50 per
capita.
6. We demand graduated in
come tax.
d. 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
| 20 Z
the earnings of the people and to
facilitate exchange,
=. ran importation being 3 means
of change and public necessity,
the government should own and
operate the railroads in the interest
of the people.
a. he telegraph and telephone,
like the post-Ot1ice system, being
necessity for the transportation of
news, should be owned and operated
IN by the government il the interest
of the people.
3. he land, including all the
national resources of wealth, is the
heritage of all the people, and
should not be monopolized for spec
ulative purpose. and alien ownership
Of land should be prohibited. All
land now held by railroads and other
corpora tons in excess of their actual
needs, and all lands now owned by
aliens. should be reclaimed by tn,
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 part of the platform of the Peo-
pies party, but as resolution ex-
pressive of the sentiment of this con-
vention:
l. Resolved, lat we demand a
free ballot and fair count in ali
elections and pledge ourselves to
secure it to every legal voter without
Federal intervention through the
adoption by the State of the upper
verified Australian or secret ballot
SYST EN-.
2. Resolved, hat the revenue
derived from a graduated income
lax should be applied to the reduc-
lion OF the burden of taxation now
testing upon the domestic industries
VI this country.
> 3. Resolved, hat we pledge our
Import to fair and liberal pensions
| 70 Ex-Union soldiers and sailors,
4. Resolved, That we condemn
the fallacy Of protecting American
labor under the present system.
which opens our ports to the pauper
and criminal classes of the world
and crowds out our wage-earners;
and we denounce the present ineffec-
tive laws against contract labor, and
demand the further restriction OF
undesirable immigration.
5, Resolved, That we cordially
sympaihize With the effort of organ
lied workingmen TO shorten the
hours Of labor and demand a ri gid
enforcement Of the existing eight
hour lay on government work and
ask that penalty, clause be added
to the said law.
| 6, Resolved, That we regard the
maintenance Of large standing
army of merceEaries, known as the
| PlnkertOn system as menace TO
| Oui Hoot ttPPf anu VIC ueiHdHu us
abolition; and we eondemn the re-
cent invasion of the territory of
Wyoming by the hiered assassins of
plutocracy, assisted by Federal Of
ticials.
7: Resolved, That we commend
to the favorable consideration of the
people and the reform press the leg
| lsiative system Known as the initia-
tive and referendum.
8. Resolved, That we favor
constitutional provision limiting the
office Of President and Vice-Presi-
dent to one term, aud providing for
the election of Senators Of the
United States by direct vote of the
people.
Q Resolved, That we oppose any
| subsidy or national aid to any nr;