The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-11-19

&c. So. Broad St.
EFoNAToNf E.oR YOUNG CRIMINALS.
We lEyor he establishment, Of a
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DEANED.
Ne IT G-ll, NtEe Democrat @ -.m.r- !
- -, 60 NJ -:th Carolina i"i ~
-. 49, 80 ~ ~ rSSrhe antitrust isTs
the state no" OF H. orr statf;tr hooks.
nd call the attentic u-i 81 -. , j.
le fact that official, $50 ~ ~ ~ -a-
ard is not in harm il INV with tbe ultra
nti-trust sentiment a.,fara go
ow being expressed - .hathe 'I leaders Of
be Democratic party.
RAILROADS.
We favor the establishment<> &c s,ob
Quitable and low freight rates>s and
harges for products shipped Nrom
\ orth Carolina as will enable shipp Or
nd producers TO realize at leSf.r Ar
after co.tsar 10 10, IN lxN
nF wv c nas. Up. ,p.. Tcveducted.
-NTP especial attention 10 the
Ar ,"ifU3li 5 of the trucking industry
in Easter North Carolina, an indus
try whic.. but for the eXtortionate
tariffs Of ne common carrier, would
| increase IA hundred fold, carrying
| with il the greatest peritv 10 that
| highly favOrtL aec't,u e ha5 ever
| known.
We earnest! recommend % our
|
| use all the powers lr-y nAV- ~ Uriu.
about such reductions: '."d Especially
that they urge before IT, LATER state
Commerce Commission AL complaints
of extUct ~ and discrimination with
such yigor and continuity that should
they fail TO secure remedial action by
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, all the people would know where
to place the responsibility for exist
ing outrages; and if their facilities
for fighting the battles OF the people
before the Interstate Commerce. Com
mission %Ta iuattIuatc ter that pur-
pose, that tney ..e"e characterization
10 the Gene"a. =, rUHlJ q, amend
ments IL ezir.i',-, iA>-, - the end
that low ara ,Atr-r r&--~ may t- e,tab-
lishet, buCa in 'he ,Enss and inter-
State juri>t ict.3rs.
Hes1Irad, That We recommend con-
@titutional proht6iU!un 81 the pur-
chase, lease Or rental o. parallel or
competing railway lines.
FREE PASSES.
We favor law forbidding the Civ
ing Of free passes TO public officials,
and forbidding their receiving the
, same:
NORTH CAROL INA RAILROAD LEASE.
We condemn the lease of the North
Carolina Railroad to the Southern
, Railway Company for ninety-nine
} years, not only as bad business
2 transaction in which the interests of
, the State amounting to the large sum
of $3,000,0G0 invested in good paying
property yielding an income, were
, sacrificed; but we also, in most en-
' phatic terms condemn the hasty and
secret manner IN which il was done
several years before the former thirty
years lease, by its terms, would have
, expired. We cali the attention OF the
r people Of the State to the fact that
some mysterious power has prevented
: an investigation through the
| proper legal channels. ar this tTdnSac-
! tlon, which was so universally con-
demned by the press Of the State and
E all classes OF our citizens, when il first
| became known. We therefore demand
chat the next General Assembly fully
! investigate this transaction, and Il
= the end that the interests of the State
=, may be fully protected as lar az il Car
II be done, such Legislative action shall
! be taken as 80 cOunteraCt, as far a.
possible, this unwise and secret trans
= action.
g REMOVAL OF CASES.
= The removal Of cases from the Scat;
u. courts 10 the Federal courts for tFia
q wherein tie plaintiffs are poor per
= sous and defendants rich foreign cor
- poratj0ns. on application Of defend
ants, IS q growing evil III North Caro-
lima, and III its practical operation
frequently amounts to a denial of jus
y, lIce 10 poor sultOrs, and therefor
II ehouI0 De condemned. We demand
# Therefore, that the next Genera! AS
= sambiy shall pas SUCH general stat
= Ute on this subject as to take iron
20 such corporations doing business il
Is this State the privilege of carrying OF
- business III North Carolina, and with
= drawing the protection of the Stat
ri cAoChAeN W thelT DuSINcss, ii CDe
r persist Ill escaping the jurisdiction O
j. cur courts when claims are sought t
70 be enforced against them therein.
10 We advocate such legislation as will
insure just listing and taxation @
all evidences Of debt, and make a.
equitable adjustment Of the burden G
taxation between the debtor ana
Ce creditor.
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u In order to keep our public servant
n III thorough t0uch and sympathy wit
at The oppressed masses, and to check t
- some extent the scramble for Offic
al We demand reduction of salaries uT
til such time as through All increas
OF tie currency the price of prOpert
and products will justify the preser
rates.
&c The Peoples Party National Platform.
nj Following is the Populiat platform
" adopted:
* The Peoples Party assembled IN n
III uonaI convention, reatfrms its allegian
n TO the principles declared by the founde
OF OF the Republic and also to the fundamer
al principles of just government as enunc
ated in the platform of the party in lsS
We recognize that through the connivan
OF the present and preceding administr
n0 tons, the country has reached crisis in i
oy National life as predicted in our declaratiC
tour years ago, and that prompt and pat
otIc action Is the supreme duty of the hou
We realize that while we have political ind
ty pendenee our financial and industrial ind
~ pendence is yet TO be attained by restOri,