The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-24


1886, hereby reafIirms 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 reaffirm our fixed de-
termination 20 support and maintain
free ballot and fair count in all
elections held in North Carolina: and
the election law passed by the Cen
eral Assembly Of 1895 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 LEGAL
self government by the election Of
| their county commissioners and just
ices of the peace by the vote of the peo-
| pie in the respective counties, and the
safe guards therein provided, meets
with our hearty approval, and we
| pledge the Peoples Party to the con-
tinued support and maintenance of
that legislation, and warn the voters
| of the necessity of preventing I'M uri-
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 (in-
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
| ASsem bly,.
GOLD NOTES ANDMORTGAGEs,
We believe that all money demands
should be payable III the 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 solvabe 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 ssembly
| has demonstrated, beyond question,
that the Peoples Party has been true
to It's antecedent platform declarations
in favor of public education. We de-
mand still further improving and
broadening the public school system
Of the State as rapidly as q proper re-
gard for the interests Of the tax payers
and the resources of the State will
permit. We also favor. such revision
OF our present school system as may
increase the efficiency of our public
schools and insure the most compe-
tent and effective supervision. We
think that the committee on Educa-
ton Of the next General Assembly
should Invite aud secure. as far as
possible, the cooperation Of the lead
ing teachers and educators of the State
in framing and perfecting the school
law.
JUDICIARY.
Our judiciary should be lifted above
the plane OF partisan politics.
REFOMAToRT FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS.
We favor the establishment Of a
state Institution for the reformation
: Of young criminals.
| DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION con-
DEMNED.
. We condemn the Democratic admin
istrGti0n in North Carolina for its
| q rA 70 ha To-
Of the State now on our statute books.
and call the attention of the people to
: the fact that official action in this re-
gard is not in harmony with the ultra
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 Us will enable shippers
and producers TO realize at least fair
remuneration after costs OF such ship
ments have been deducted.
We call especial attention to the
possibilities II the trucking industry
in Eastern North Carolina, an indus
try which, but Tor the extorti0nate
tariffs OF the common carrier, would
increase an hundred fold, carrying
with it the greatest pros erity to that
highly favored section it has ever
known.
We earnestly recommend to our
: State Railroad Commission that they
use all the powers they have to bring
about such reductions: ant especially
, that they urge before the Interstate
Commerce Commission all com plants
OF eNtOrtlOn aud discrimination with
such vigor and continuity that should
they taIi to secure remedial action by
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion- all the people wonld know where
TO place the esponsibiiiry for exist
ing outrages; and II th.ir facilities
for fighting the battles 81 the people
: before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission are Inadequate for that pur-
= pose, that they make recommendation
To tie General Assembly of amend
ments To existing laws, to the end
mat low and fairer rates may be estab-
iIshei, both in the State and Inter-
State Jurisdictions.
ReS0jced, That we recommend q con-
: stitutional prohibition of the pur-
chase, lease or rental of parallel or
competing railway lines.
, FREE PASSES.
We favor c law forbddins the Civ
ing OF free passes TO public officials,
and foroidding their receiving the
same.
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD LEAsE
We condemn the lease Of the North
Carolipa Railroad TO the Southern
hallway Company for ninery-nine
years, not only as bad business
, transaction in which pba intoroSts -
the state amounting to the large sum
, of 100000 invested in good paving
property yielding an income, were
sacrificed; but we also, in most en-
pnatlc terms condemn the hasty and
, secret manner In which it was done
several years before the former thirty
years lease, by its terms. would have
expired. We call the attention of the
people OF tie State To the tact ths Z