The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-10-08


1896, hereby reaffirms its unqualified al |
egiance to the principles of the party,
Ind hereby approves the platform OF
sional convention held in the city of
st. Louis, July 22nd, 1896.
THE ELECTION LAW.
We hereby reaffirm our fixed de-
to support and maintain
a free ballot and a fair count in all
elections held in North Carolina; and
the election law passed by the Gen
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
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 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 United States Gn-
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
Assembly.
GOLD NOTES AND MORTGAGES,
We believethat all money demand;
should be payable IN the lawful money
of the United States without preference
or discrimination, and therefore favor
the passage by the General Assembly O.
law to prohibit the taking or giving
of gold notes, Bends and mortgages IL
this State, and the making of all mon
ey demands sOIvable in any kind o
lawful money of the United States.
We pledge ourselves to maintain thu
six per cent. interest law enacted BY
the last General Assembly.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The action of the Peoples Part,
members of the last General AsseMbl,
has demonstrated, beyond question
that the Peoples Party has been tru
to its antecedent platform declaration
in favor of public education. We de
mand still further improving an
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 publ
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 schO(
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.
4 We condemn the Democratic admir-
9 istration in North Carolina for i
q failure to execute the antitrust Law
q Of the State now on our statute book
,, and call the attention of the people
the fact that official action in this r.
gard is not in harmony with the ultl
3 antitrust sentiment heretofore an
;. now being expressed by the leaders
:. the Democratic party.
L RAILROADS.
We favor the establishment of sue
equitable and low freight rates ar
charges for products shipped fro
North Carolina as will enable shippe
C and producers to realize at least ia
remuneration after costs of such shi]
,. ments have been deducted.
u We call especial attention to I'll
/ possibilities of the trucking industl
: in Eastern North Carolina, an indu
r try which, but for the extortiona
J. tariffs Of the common carrier, won
:. increase an hundred fold. carryir
= with it the greatest prosperity to tn
= highly favored section it has ev
known.
We earnestly recommend to Of
u State Railroad Commission that tn,
> use all the powers they have to bril-
n about such reductions; and especial
It that they urge before the Inter- Sta
II Commerce Commission all complain
q of eXtOrtiOn and discrimination wi
- such vigor and continuity that shou
% they fail to secure remedial action
I the Interstate Commerce Commi
l. sion, all the people would know whe
y to place the responsibility for exis
" ing Outrages; and if their faciliti
for fighting the battles of the peoI
before the Interstate Commerce Coz
mission are inadequate for that pu
-, pose, that they make recommended
- to the General Assembly of amen
y ments to existing laws, to the e
- that low and fairer rates may be esta
- lished, both in the State and Int
- State jurisdictions.
- Res0iued, That we recommend CO
,s e stitutiOnal prohibition of the pl
"a chase, lease or rental Ofs parallel
70 competing railway lines.
n FREE PASSES.
ic We favor a law forbidding the g
W ing of free passes to public officls
l's and forbidding their receiving t
id same.
Us NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD LEASE
40 We condemn the lease of the MOI
Carolina Railroad to the Southe
Railway Company for ninety-ni
years, not only as a bad busin
Up transaction in which the interests
RS the State amounting to the large 81
1G, of 100000 invested in good payi