The Caucasian., 1896-11-12

)l AaUUOCIs 1LssIh oI OOuAOchSSs WV |
have 10 scheme to e1tort money
from any one whomsoever. l was
robbed and swindled by quacks I'M
til I nearly lost faith in mankind,
but thank heaven, | am now we'll,
vigorous and strong, and anxious to
make this certain means Of cure
known to all. Having nothing to
sell or send c. 0. D., l want no
money. Address JAS. A. HARRIS,
Box SOB. DelraY. Mich. Iap961y
The Peoples Party platform of North |
Carolina, in convention assembled at |
Raleigh, on the 18th day Of August,
1896, 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 reaftirm our fixed de-
termination 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
endorsement and approval; and we
hereby pledge the Peoples Party to the
policy Of upholding 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-
pit. ii! s'r respective counties, and the
with our hearty approval, and we
timed support and maintenance of
that legislation, and warn the voters
OF the necessity of preventing injuri-
GUS changes in that act, and of the
| dan2rr Of electing members Of the
Genera \ ssembly hostile thereto.
LadAL TENDER MONEY.
We favor the exercise by the State
Of n ortiz 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 inforccd by the passage
OF an appropriate act by the General
| Assembly.
GOLD NOTES MORTGAGES.
We believe that AL money demands
should be payable N the lawful money
of the United States without preference
cr 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 sOlvable in any kind of
lawful money of the United States.
INTEREsr.
| 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 Assembly
has demonstrated, beyond question,
that the Peoples Party has been true
to its antecedent platform declarations
in favor ofpublic education. We de-
mand still further improving and
broadening the public school system
OF the State IS rapidly as 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.
ti0n Of the next General Assembly
should invite and secure, as far a,
possible, the cooperation of the lead.
ing teachers and educators of the State
in framing and perfecting the sohoo
law.
Our judiciary should be lifted aboy,
the plane OF partisan politics.
} REFoMAToRY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS.
We favor the establishment of s
State institution for the reformation
Of young criminals.
DEMOCRATIC ADMINIsTRATIoN con-
DKkNED.
/ We condemn the Democratic admin
istration in North Carolina for it
} failure to execute the antitrust law,
OF the State now on our statute books
. and call the attention of the people t,
the fact that official action in this re
: gard is not in harmony with the ultr.
antitrust sentiment heretofore ant
now being expressed by the leaders o
the Democratic party.
RAILROADS.
We favor the establishment of sucl
equitable and low freight rates an,
|. charges for products shipped from
: North Carolina as will enable shipper
: and producers to realize at least fai
remuneration after costs of such ship
] ments have been deducted.
Z We call especial attention to th
Q possibilities OF the trucking industr,
? in Eastern North Carolina. an indns
try which, but for the extortionat
tariffs Of the common carrier. woul,
increase an hundred fold, carryin,
with 1t the greatest prosperity to tba
highly favored section it has eve
known.
We earnestly recommend to on
State Railroad Commission that the,
use all the powers they have to brin;
about such reductions; and especiall1
e that they urge before the Inter.Stat.
r Commerce Commission all complaint
S OF extortion and discrimination witt
9 such vigor and continuity that shouI,
& tney fa1i to secure remedial action b,
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, all the people would know wher
to place the responsibility for exist
ing oltrages; and If their facilitie
fer fighting the BATTLES Of the peopl