The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-20
STATE TICKET.

Ticket Named That Means What mo
People. Party says.
stats TICKET.
For Governor:
w. A. GUTHRIE.
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
o. II. DoCKERY.
For Secretary of State:
CYRUS THOMPSON.
For Treasurer:
w. II. WORTH.
For Auditor:
HAL w. AVER.
For Supt. Of Public instruction.:
CHAs. A. MEBANE.
For Attorney General:
Go be named by State Committee.)
For Associate Justice of Supreme
Court:
WALTER MONTGOMERY.
zone Associate to be named by State
Committee.)
For Electors at Large:
z. II. GARRETT.
zone ElectOr to be named by state
Committee.)
PEOPLES PARTY STATE PLATFORM.
The Peoples Party platform of North
Carolina, in convention assembled at
Raleigh, on the 18th day of August,
1896, hereby reaflirms it's 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
~. Louis, July 22nd, 1896.
ELECTION LAW.
We hereby reailirm our fixed de-
termination to support and maintain
free ballot and fair count in all
elections held in North Carolina; and
the election law passed by the Gen
eral Assembly of 1896 meets our hearty
endorsement and approval; and we
hereby pledge the Peoples Party To the
policy Of upholding the principle OF
free and honest elections provided foI
in said election law, and warn thu
voters OF the State against the threats
which have been made To repeal thu
same.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
The act OF the last General Assem-
bly, restoring to the right of loca
self government by the election o.
their county commissioners and just.
ices of the peace by the vote Of the peo
pie in the respective counties, and tn
safeguards therein provided, meet
with our hearty approval, and W
pledge the Peoples Party to the con
tiuued support and maintenance O
that legislation, and warn the voter
of 4 Ia, fu nf MT m, MI n
Gus changes in that act, and of tn
danger of electing members Of tn
General Assembly hostile thereto.
LEGAL TENDER MONEY.
We favor the exercise by the Stat
of North Carolina of the reserved con
stitutional power to make all gold an,
silver coins of the United States lin
GLIDING the trade dollar legal ten
der for the payment OF debts, and tina
this right be inforced by the passag
of an appropriate act by the Genera
Assembly.
GOLD NOTES AND MORTGAGES,
We believe that all money demand
should be payable In the lawful none,
ofthe United States without preference
or discrimination, and therefore favo
the passage by the General Assembly o
law to prohibit the taking or givini
of gold notes, bonds and mortgages il
this State, and the making of all mon
.ey demands solvable in any kind Q
lawfnl money of the United States.
INTEREST.
We pledge ourselves to maintain tn
six per cent. interest law enacted b.
the last General Assembly.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The action of the Peoples Part
members of the last General AssembI
has demonstrated. beyond question
that the Peoples Party has been tru
to it's autecedent platform declaration
in favor fpublic education. We de
mand still further improving an
broadening the public school 81 stel
of the State as rapidly as proper re
gard for the interests of the tax payer
and the resources Of the State wi
permit. We also favor such revisio
of our upresent school system as ma
increase the efficiency of our publ
schools and insure the most comp
tent and effective supervision. v
think that the committee on Educ
ton of the next General Assemb
should invite and secure, as far
possible, the cooperation of the lea
ing teachers and educators of the Sta
in framing and perfecting the schC
aaw.
JUDICIARY.
our judiciary should be lifted abe
the plane of partisan politics.
REFoMAToRY FOR YOUNG CRIMINAL
We favor the establishment Of
state institution for the refOrmati
of young criminals.
DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATIONS CON
DKMNRD.
We condemn the Democratic admi
istration in North Carolina for
failure to execute the antitrust la
of the State now on our statute boo
and call the attention of the people
| the fact that official action in this
gard Is not in harmony with the ul
antitrust sentiment heretofore a
now being expressed by the leaders
the Democratic party.
RAILROADS.
We favor the establishment of 6,
equitable and low freight rates ,
charges for products shipped fir
North Carolina as will enable shipp
and producers to realize at least a
remuneration after costs of such sh
ments have been deducted.
We call especial attention to
possibilities of the trucking indus
in Eastern North Carolina, an ind
try which, but for the extOrtiOn
tariffs of the common carrier, wO
increase an hundred fold, carry
with it the greatest prosperity to
highly favored section 1T has e
known.
We earnestly recommend to
State Railroad Commission that &
use all the powers they have to br
about such reductions; and especi,
that they urge before the Interest
Commerce Commission all cOmplai