The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-21

price of product reduce the wages of
the laborer, and enhance the price of
the product to the consumer.
This platform demands that the gov
eminent own and operate railroads,
establish and maintain schools in
which the American youth shall be
taught the science of railroad build
ing equipment, and transportatiOn;
that it own and operate the telegraph
and telephone systems, they to be
part Of the postal department at once
build the Nicaragua Canal and operate
it; that the people should have the
right, through the initiative and refer
endum, to declare their viii on all
questions touching the domestic and
financial policy of the government and
on all questions pertaining to National
and internal improvements and
treaties with foreign nations: that the
President and Vice-President he elect
ed by the direct vote of the whole peO-
pile; United States Senators to be chos-
en- i'm the same way: that women
should have the right to vote: that
there should he graduated income
tax; that land should not be owned
for speculative purposes, and that all
aliens, resident and nonresident.
should be prohibited from owning any
land in this country. and to prevent
and destroy 'land monopoly there
should be a graduated land tax: that
every enterprise of public utility which
requires the aid of the sovereign pow
er Of eminent demain or taxation
should be owned and controlled by the
government; that Congress should
pass an effective law against foreign
immigration, and such law should be
rigidly enforced to the exclusion Of
all foreign immigration which direct
ly or indirectly completes with the Am-
erican laborer, and to accomplish this
end a per capita tax is favored; that
the Monroe doctrine should be enforc-
ed. Sympathy is extended to Cuba.
The issuance of government bonds
is denounced as unconstitutional in
law, and vicious and unjust in morals:
interest-bearing bonds should not he
issued, except by act of Congress. OPP
position TO the Pacific Railroad fund
ing bill is expressed, and the demand
made that the government proceed to
enforce the collection OF all debts.
principal, and interest due from the
Pacific railroad companies. Liberal
pensions to ex-Union soldiers are favor
ed.
The platform concludes thus:
relieving that the maladministra-
tion of this government during the
last twenty-three years has produced
and brought about a degree of fnan-
cial and industrial distress to the Am
erican people. greater than has ever
been known in the history of the re-
public, prior to 1878, and believing
that the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the gov
eminent has arisen from a disregard
Of the principles enunciatcd in the
foregoing platform, and being firmly
convinced that the observance of these
principles and the accomplishment
of the reforms hereinbefore demand
ed. will preserve our institutions and
| make this truly "a government of the
people, by the people, and for the peO-
pie we earnestly invite the voters of
the United StStes, without respect to
former party affiliation, to unite with
us in the coming election, and by the
ballot engraft the foregoing principles
upon the administration of the govern
ment and accomplish the reforms
which we have hereinbefore demand
ed.' a..