The Caucasian., 1896-12-03
REFoMAToRY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS.
We favor the establishment OF a

REFoMAroRY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS.
We favor the establishment OF
Stsse institution for the reformation
Of yeuag criminals.
cmAeGEAglc AD&iA.sTa.- a.-sroS con-
DK&sEp.
~ caa1emn the Democratic admin
:s3FaI;en Ia North Carolina spr its
faiinre. to execute the antitrust laws
+;f the state now on our statute books. I
and rail- the attention OF the people TO |
the ract that official action in this re-
ga-,i l. not In harmony with the ultra I
antitrust sentiment heretofore and |
now being expressed by the leaders OF
the Democratic party.
RAILROADS.
We favor the establishment of such
equitable and low freight rates and
charges for products shipped from
North Carolina as will enable shippers
and producers to realize at least fair
remuneration after costs of such ship
ments have been deducted.
We call especial attention 20 the
possibilities Of the trucking industry
in Eastern North Carolina, an indus
try which, but for the eXtortionate
triffs of the common carrier, would
Increase an hundred fold, carrying
with IL the greatest prosperity to that
highly favored section it has ever
known.
We eac1@S..y Fec0Ennanl 10 our
State i{aiiroad Commission tnat they
use al ,!e powers they h2yr 10 bring
about s,it.. reductions; ara specially
| that they urge before the luter State
Commerce Comnission ali complaints
| of extorton and discrimination with
such vigor and continuity that should
they fail to secure remedial action by
the Interstate Commerce COmmis-
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 are inadequate for that pur-
pose. thst they make recommendation
- tile Generai Assembly of amend
al eGts TO existing laws, TO the end
that low and fairer rates may be estab-
lished, both in the State and Inter
State Jurisdictions.
Res0lrei, That Ne recommend q con-
sti,utionai prohibition of the pur-
chase, lease cr rental Of parallel or
competing Hallway lines.
FREE PAssEs.
i We favor d law forbidding the Civ
ing of free passes TO public officials
and forbiddins their receiving the
same.
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD LEASE.
| ba Of ha Nnrrf
: Carolina Railroad TO the Scntherr
Railway Company for ninetJ-nine
, years, not only as bad business
transaction in which the interests OF
+, the State amounting to the large SUN
Of $3,0O0,000 invested in good paying
: property yielding an income, were
sacrificed; but we also, in most EN-.
phatic terms condemn the hasty anc
secret manner ia which it Tas done
several years before the former thirty
(. years. lease, by its terms, would have
expired. We cal the attention CT Ghs
people Of the Stats to the fact thai
some mysterious power has prevented
sp Investigation through ths
. proper legal chan ueis. of tkis transac
y ton, which was SO universally con
. demned by the press Of the State ant
all classes of our citizens, when it frs
i. became known. We therefore demant
that the next General Assembly fully
9 investigate this transaction, and Il
1 the end that the interests OF the Stat
may be fully protected as far as it Cal
be done, such Legislative action shal
= be taken a. to c0uHteract, as far a
q possible, this unwise and secret +raE5
/ action.
REMOVAL OF CASES.
Y The removal of cases from the Stat
e courts to the Federal courts for tria
e wherein the plaintiffs are poor per
# sons and defendants rich foreign cor
r porations, on application Of defend
e ants, is growing evil in North Caro-
g lima, and in It's practical operation
e frequently amounts 60 a denial Of jus
tice to poor suiUors, ana therefor
should be condemned. We demand
j.. therefore, that the next General AS
Il Sembly shall pass such general stat
# ute on this subject as to take froI
: such corporations doing business : i
= this State the privilege of carrying o
q business in North Carolina, and with
a drawing the protection of the Stat
e extended to their business, if the
l. persist in escaping the Jurisdiction G
# our courts when claims are sought t
a be enforced against them therein.
j. We advocate such legislation as wi
Ie insure just listing and taxation G
le all evidences of debt, and make a
equitable adjustment of the burden {
taxation between the debtor and
/ creditor.
REDUCTION OF Salaries.
d. In order to keep our public servant
l. in thorough touch and sympathy wit
l. the oppressed masses, and to check I
1t some extent the scramble for oftic
Re we demand s reduction of salaries III
al til such time as through an increas
of the currency the price of prOpert
and products will justify the presel
rates.
,e The Peoples Party Natio,,si Platform.
~ ~ Following ia the Populist platform :.
Oi adopted:
q The Peoples Party assent bled IN n
N tional convention, reaffirms its ailegfan
D. to the principles declared by the founde
of of the Republic and also to the fundameu
al principles of just government as enunc
ated in the platform. of the party in Is9
We recognize that through the connivap