The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-15

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PEOPLES PAkrYsrATE PLATFORM.
The Peoples Party platform Of North |
in convention assembled ut |
Raleigh, on the 18th day Of August, |
1896, hereby reaffirms its unqualified al |
legiance to the principles of the party,
and hereby approves the platform OF
the Peoples Party adopted at its Ma
tional convention held in the city OF
st. Louis, July 22nd, 1896.
THE ELECTION LAW.
We hereby reafflrm our fixed de-
termination to support and maintain
a free ballot and q fair count in all
elections held in North Carolina; and
the election law passed by the Gen.
eral Assembly of 1886 meets our hearty
endorsement and approval; and we
hereby pledge the Peoples Party to the
policy OF unfolding the principle OF
free and honest elections provided for
in said election law, and warn the
voters of the State against the threats
which have been made to repeal the
same.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
The act of the last General Assem-
bly, restoring to the right of local
self government by the election of
their county commissioners and just
ices of the peace by the vote Of the peo-
pie i'm the respective counties, and the
| safeguards therein provided, meets
with our hearty approval, and we
pledge the Peoples Party to the con-
tiuued support and maintenance OF
that legislation, and warn the voters
of the necessity of preventing injuri-
Gus changes in that act, and OF the
danger of electing members Of the
General Assembly hostile thereto.
LEGAL TENDER MONEY.
We favor the exercise by the State
Of North Carolina Of the reserved con-
stitutiOnal power to make all gold and
silver coins of the United States Gn-
Guiding the trade dOllar) a legal ten
der for the payment of debts, and that
this right be infOrced by the passage
of an appropriate act by the General
Assembly.
| GOLD NOTES AND MORTGAGES,
We believe that all money demands
should be payable IN he lawful money
of the United States without preference
or discrimination, and therefore favor
the passage by the General Assembly OF
a law to prohibit the taking or giving
of gold notes, bonds and mortgages in
this State, and the making of all mon.
ey demands sOlvable in any kind Of
lawful money of the United States.
INTEREST.
We pledge ourselves to maintain the
six per cent. interest law enacted BY
the last General Assembly.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The action of the Peoples Party
members of the last General Assembly
| has demonstrated, beyond question
that the Peoples Party has been tru'
to it's antecedent platform declaration
in favor of public education. We de-
mand still further improving an(
broadening the public school system
of the State as rapidly as proper re-
gard for the interests of the tax payers
and the resources of the State viii
permit. We also favor such revision
of our present school system as ma!
increase the efficiency Of our public
schools and insure the most compe
tent and effective supervision. W.
think that the committee on Educa
ton of the next General Assembl!
should invite and secure, as far Al
possible, the cooperation of the lead
J lug teachers and educators of the Stat
in framing and perfecting the schoO
law.
, JUDICIARY.
Our judiciary should be lifted abov,
, the plane of partisan politics.
, REFOMAToRY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS.
We favor the establishment of
} State institution for the reformation
, of young criminals.
DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION CON-
3 DEMNED.
We condemn the Democratic admin
3 istration in North Carolina for it
j.. failure to execute the antitrust law
of the State now on our statute books
= and call the attention of the people t.
the fact that official action in this re
: gard is not in harmony with the ultr
3 antitrust sentiment heretofore an,
I now being expressed by the leaders o
the Democratic party.
! RAILROADS.
We favor the establishment of sue!
3 equitable and low freight rates an
8 charges for products shipped fror
3 North Carolina as will enable shipper
8 and producers to realize at least fai
remuneration after costs of such shin
ments have been deducted.
We call especial attention to tn
possibilities of the trucking inddstr
in Eastern North Carolina, an indus
try which, but for the extOrtionat
d tariffs of the common carrier, wOul
1 increase an hundred fold, carryin
with it the greatest prosperity to tina
highly favored section it has eve
known.
e We earnestly recommend to GU
a State Railroad Commission that the
! use al the powers they have to brin
'. about such reductions; and especial
I that they urge before the Inter-Stat
l Commerce Commission all complaint
Y of extOrtion and discrimination wit
|, such vigor and continuity that shout
they fail to secure remedial action b
: the Interstate Commerce Commits
e sion, all the people would know wher
). to place the responsibility for exist
= ing outrages; and if their facilitie
= for fighting the battles of the peopl
t before the Interstate Commerce Con-
9 mission are inadequate for that pull
g pose, that they make recommendation
t to the General Assembly Of amend
s ments to existing laws, to the en-
d that low and fairer rates may be estat
: lished, both in the State and Inter
e State jurisdictions.
Resolced, That we recommend q cor
: stitutiOnal prohibition of the pull
;, chase, lease or rental of parallel q
q competing railway lines.
FREE PASSES.
f We favor 8 law forbidding the ri,
+ ing of free passes to public official
q and forbidding their receiving th
= same.
NORTH CAROL UNA RAILROAD LEASE.