The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-09-17
PEOPLES PARTY STATE PLATFORM.

PEOPLES PARTY STATE PLATFORM.
The Peoples Party platform Of North
Carolina, in convention assembled at
on the 18th day OF August,
sc s, hereby reafiirms its unqualified al
egiance to the principles Of the party,
md hereby approves the platform Of
he Peoples Party adopted ct its Ma
,ional convention held in the city OF
st. Louis, July 22nd, 1896.
THE ELECTION LAW.
We hereby reaffirm our fixed de-
to support and maintain
4 free ballot and a fair count in all
elections held in North Carolina; and
the election law passed by the Cen
eral Assembly Of 1895 meets our hearty
and approval; and We
hereby pledge the Peoples Party to the
policy of unfolding the principle of
free and honest elections provided for
ia said election law, and warn the
voters of the State against the threats
which have been made to repeal the
same.
l
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 in the respective counties, and the
safeguards 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 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 L nited States Gin.
Guiding the trade dollar legal ten.
der for the payment of debts, and tina,
this right be infOrced by the passage
of an appropriate act by the Genera
Assembly.
GOLD NOTES MORTGAGES.
We believe that all money demands
should be payable IN the lawful money
of the United States without preference
or DETERMINATIONS and therefore favor
the passage by the General Assembly O.
law to prohibit the taking or giving
of gold notes, bonds and mortgages il
this State, and the making of all mon
ey demands solvable in any kind O
lawful money of the United States.
INTEREST,"
We pledge ourselves to maintain thu
six per cent. interest law enacted BY
the last General Assembly.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The action of the Peoples Party
members of the last General Assembl,
has demonstrated, beyond question
that the Peoples Party has been tru'
to it's antecedent platform declaration
in favor Ofpublic education. We de
mand still further improving ant
broadening the public school system
of the State as rapidly as proper re
gard for the interests of the tax payer
and the resources of the State will
permit. We also favor such revision
of our present school system as ma,
increase the efficiency of our publi
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 a
possible, the cooperation of the lead
ing 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 reformatiO
of young criminals.
| DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION CON-
| DEMNED.
| We condemn the Democratic admin
istration in North Carolina for it
failure to execute the antitrust Law
of the State now on our statute book
and call the attention of the people
the fact that official action in this RI
gard is not in harmony with the ultr
antitrust sentiment heretofore an
now being expressed by the leaders {
the Democratic party.
RAILROADS.
We favor the establishment of sue
equitable and low freight rates an
North Carolina as will enable shipper
and producers to realize at least fai
remuneration after costs of such shiE
ments have been deducted.
We call especial attention to tn
I 90 h.
in Eastern North Carolina, an indu;
try which, but for the extOrtionat
tariffs of the common carrier, woul
increase an hundred fold, carryin
with it the greatest prosperity to ths
highly favored section it has eve
known.
| We earnestly recommend to GU
State Railroad Commission that the
use all the powers they have to brin
about such reductions; and especial
that they urge before the Inter-Stat
Commerce Commission all complain
of extOrtiOn and discrimination wit
such vigOr and continuity that shoul
they fail to secure remedial action b
the Interstate Commerce Commi
sion, all the people would know whel
to place the responsibility for exia
ing outrages; and if their faciliti
for fighting the battles of the Peep
before the Interstate Commerce Con
mission are inadequate for that pu
pose, that they make recommendatic
to the General Assembly of amen
ments to existing laws, to the er
that low and fairer rates may be esta
lished, both in the State and Int
State jurisdictions.
ResOlred, That we recommend a COZ
stitutionai prohibition of the pu
chase, lease or rental of parallel
competing railway lines.
FREE PASSES.
, We favor law forbidding the gi