The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-07-11
KENTUCKY
PoPULISTS.
They Take up the Gold Gauntlet
Thrown Down by the old Par
ties.
ISSUE SQUARELY DRAWN.

Single Geld Piatform backed by the
Party Comes the Rescue Of the People
With the Principles Of j. fY.rson and
Lincoln on Their Banner.
Special to the Caucasian
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 9Th, 3d.
The Peoples Party State convention
OF Kentucky adjourned this evening
after being in session two days.
The platform adopted deals ex-
clusively with the financial question
and State matters. 1t is a remark
ably strong and we'll worded docu
ment. 1t should be read by patriots
all over the country.
The ticket nominated is superb.
In personnel it is far superior to the
tickets nominated by the Democratic
and Republican parties of this State.
The nominee for Governor is Hon.
Thos. Petit. Until recently he hss
affiliated with the Democratic party
and he left the party on account of
its position on the financial question.
For number of years he was Read
ing Clerk Of Congress. He has
served a number of times in the
Legislature of Kentucky and no
legislator ever made a finer record.
He has always fought to maintain
the principles of Jefferson, to stop
the encroachments of monopoly and
to crush the corrupt rings. In the
late constitutional convention of
Kentucky he was the leader on the
side of the people and pure Dem
Ocracy. The Courier Journal op-
posed the constitution, hut it was
ratified by the people of the State by
100000 majority.
After Mr.. Petit was nominated a
number of Democrats and Republic
cans congratulated him and said
they would vote for him and sup.
port the whole ticket. The ticket is
as follows:
For Governor-Thomas S. Petit,
of Davies.
For Lieut.. Governor - John T.
Blair, of Nicholas.
For Treasurer-M. R. Gardiner. of
Harlins.
For Auditor-C.H II. Dean, of Wood
ford.
For Register of Land Office-J. E.
Quicksall, of Wolf.
For Attorney Generals. M. Pey-
ton, of Hart.
For Secretary of State-Don. Sing
latary, of Hickman.
For Superintendent of Public In
struction-H. H. Farmer, of Hender-
son.
For Commissioner Of Agriculture
NJ. l.. Scott, of Shelby.
For United States Senator Clar-
ence S. Bate, of Jefferson.
Every name above is strong man
of the highest character. The plat
form draws the issue squarely between
gold monometallism and "the money
Of our daddies.' The two old parties
stand for gold, the Peoples Party
for silver and financial reform. The
platform in full is as follows:
PREAMBLE.
The Omaha platform is a broad protest
against the monopolies and other evils,
which have sprung up and been fostered
under the rule of the Democratic and Re
publican parties. They have deserted the
Peoples Party stands for those principles Of
industrial progress and human liberty
No old party betrayal of trust has resulted
IN so much disaster to every branch of oul
varied industries and in as much wrong an(
misery to our people as the deliberate ano
per ,istent legislation on the financial ques
ton. There Is right and a wrong principle
under this great question-the two principle
are as different as light and darkness. Or
one side of this question today the Demo
cratic and Republican parties stand together
side by side, backed by the Rothschilds, tn
trust; on the other side stands the People
Party, single-handed, but backed by ever,
patriot who has realized the real danger tina
confronts us, and who realizes that this i
7 the paramount issue, ON the correct solution
of which depends, not only all other indus
! trial reforms, but the civilization an;
christianity of great nation.
. We fully realize that not all the social
political and industrial ills that affect tn
people can be cured by a proper financia
system, but the magnitude of the contest, OF
: this issue, is so portentOus and the enem
is SO firmly entrenched behind the leglsla
tive, judicial and executive departments o
our government that We invite the asslstanc
of ali those who favor more money an
less misery" whether they fully agree wit
I us on the other issues or not. Therefore, We
1 the Peoples Party of the State of Kentucky
. in convention assembled, though we believ
. and reaffirm the three great cardinal primo
t pies of the Omaha platform Finance, Ian
Y and Transportation for the suffrag
/ and cooperation of every voter in the Stat
and welcome to our ranks all who believ
I. with us in the following demands:
NATIONAL PLATFORM.
First, We demand the free and unlimite
y coinage of silver on equal terms with gOl
9 at the present legal ratio of Is to |, withou
> asking the permission of Great Britain {
any other foreign nation.
l. Second, In order to secure and maintain
l. safe, sound and flexible currency, we dc
n mand that the national banking system an
=. all banks of issue be abolished, and in add
u ton to the free and unlimited coinage {
II silver and gold at the present legal rat
Lr of 16 to l, that the national governmeI
~ proceed to issue national Treasury notes, a
~ of which shall be full legal tender for a
5, debts, both public and private, and in qdal
1t tity sufficient to restore the general range
- prices and prosperity that existed before Il
Q0mOuSIlZdllOu VI S1fC1 III 1910, cAu W l.
70 crease in quantity year after year with tt
Ii increase in population and business so as
h maintain equity between debtor and creditc
IN to facilitate the development of our gre
I: national resources and contribute to tt
Il. general prosperity of our people.
OF Third, We are unalterably opposed to
es creasing our already great burden or n
C. tional deDt by the unnecessary issue OF i
% erest-bearing bonds in times of peace, al
we deplore and condemn the recent acti'
of the Democratic administration at Was
ington, not only for selling. our nation
credit at price below its market value,
especially for surrendering to the Rotl
D childs ana other bankers our financial int
" pendence for six months by secret &C
I, tract, the infamy of which is withC
vi. parallel in our history.
I'd Fourth-The National Government /
of the right and should exercise 1t to use
m. option as to the kind of legal tender mon
with which it will pay any debt or obi
IN ton, and that it should always give pref
ence to the money that is below par in