The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-02-14
COM MlTTEE DAY.
Some Notifications in the Platf"rIn---The
Pacific scheme Condemned Election of
observation-disclosures of Thanks.
FOURTH DAY.

Pacific scheme Condemned Election Of
Omcers---h.soIutions of Thanks.
FOURTH DAY.
The Supreme Council of the National
\ llldn"e met yesterday morning in
Metropolita> hall.
The annual address of the president
was one Of the features of Vii" session,
and is presented elsewhere in full this
morning.
1t was platform committee day, and
the report of that committee created
some lively and earnest discussion.
Some Of the delegates We're evidently
III favor Of simply reatlirming the old
platform Of demands, without any
alteration: but a larger number ell
dorscd the report of the COMMITTEES
which recommended change in the
plank, and il was changed accordingly.
TRANSPORTATION.
The platform has heretofore been
construed as demanding the govern
ment ownership of all railroads. Here
after that plank will demand that the
government shall own and operate Just
enough Of the competing railroad lines
OF the country, 10 ctfectually give the
government full control Of the regula-
ton Of passenger fares and freight
rates.
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATORS.
The demand for the election of
United States Senators by a direct vote
of the people was also modified, and
will hereafter be, in effect, as follows
That each State shall be divided into
two districts of nearly equal voting
population, and that . Senator from
each shall be elected by direct vote
of the people Of the district.
FINANCE.
The financial problem proved to be
one of much interest and earnest dis
cuSsion by the Council, and the DELHI
erations Of the body crystaIized into
t he following preamble and resolution
WHEREAS, In land of boundless re-
sources, blessed in unstinted measure
with heavens bounties, in the enjoy
| ment of profound peace with all the
world, the wall of distress fills the
land; the lives and inheritances of the
unborn is being offered as pledge t(
the pawn shops of Europe to obtain
money to meet the current expenses OF
our national government; while bank.
ruptcy holds high carnival in ou1
land. forcing our railways into the
| hands of receivers, breaking dowl
| manufactures and merchants; despOil-
| ing our people of their homes; con.
demning labor to idleness and starva.
ton, undermining morals and imperil
| ing civilization: and,
WHEREAS, This unnatural paradox
suffering in the midst of abund
ance-is self-imposed condition
| through ignorance Of economic law ant
our yielding to the tyranny of pre-con
ceived opinions. until citizens and pa
| triotS are transformed into blind par
tisans, and
| WHEREAS, The most formidabl,
| power that ever menaced the Liberties
Of mantle gold bond banking trus
of the world, holding bonds and mort
| cages against the nations and peOpl,
of the earth, aggregating billions o
dollars-controlling the government
of nations, and none more than Ou
OWNS seeking to still further in
crease the value of gold, which has al
ready been doubled, and in like pro
portion destroy the value of all prop
erty; and
| WHEREAS. The bankers and none,
owners Of this country are demandin.
that our government surrender it
sovereign power to control the volume
of currency into their hands, in orde
that the notes issued by the Unite,
states government, the only money Q
the people still remaining, may b.
converted into interest bearing col,
bonds to make room for the currenc,
of national banks, and thus place il
their hands the power of life and dealt
over all business interests, and
WHEREAS, The gold standard, by in
creasing the demand for gold so in
creases its purchasing power, tina
constantly falling prices makes en-
terprise the party to bankruptcy an,
eliminates the difference between
mortgages and deeds, while the fall il
silver has enabled the wheat and cot
ton of India to be brought into tn
markets of Europe in competition
with our product until they no longe
pay the cost of productions: and tni
same disaster which has Overtaken GU
wheat and cotton industries will sOo1
fall as crushing blow upon our manu-
facturers and laborers, therefore be i
RESOLVED, That while standing firm
ly b. all of our Alliance demands, W
recognize that no other reform is pos
sible until the destructive policy O
contracting our money volume is over
thrown, and the banks of the countr
be forced to retire from government
business.
That. having at last forced the finan
cial issue to the front, we will fearlessl
meet this issue and serve notice on tn
country that we will never rest unit
people shall rule instead of the dollar
and pronounced American financia
system established
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
The Council took an interest in tn
proposition to fund the debt of the Pa
citic railroads to the government, an,
ing resolution:
Resolred, By the Supreme Council O
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union in convention assembled, tina
we are unalterably opposed to tn
Kelley funding bill or any other bill
for refunding the Pacific railroa
bonds.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Officers for the ensuing year wer
elected as follows:
National President, J. F. Willetts, o
| Kansas.
Vice-President, II. c. Snavely, O
Pennsylvania. :
Secretary Treasurer, D. D. Duncan
of South Carolina.
| National Executive Committee Nam
Page, of Virginia; II. L. Loucks, o
South Dakota; H. c. Demming, Q