The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-07-30
BRYAN AND WATSON THE nominees
OF THE GREATEST POLITICAL CONVENTION EVER HELD
In AMERICA-A COMBINATION 0F THE SOUTH AND
WEsT-THOS. E. WATSON OF GEORGIA. THE
VICE PRESIDENTIAL STANDARD BEARER.
Senator Butler Temporary Chairman.

other corporations in excess of their actual
needs, should by lawful means be reclaim |
ed by the government and held for actual /
settlers only and private land monopoly a
we'll as alien ownership should be prohib-
tied.
2 We condemn the frauds by which the /
land grants TO the Pacific Railroad compan-
les have through connivance of the Interior |
department robbed multitudes of actual
bonaiide settlers of their homes and miners
of their claims, that we demand legislation |
by Congress which will enforce the eremp- |
ton of mineral land from such grants after, |
as well as before patent.
3. We demand that bonafide settlers on i
all public lands be provided free homes and |
be provided for in the national Homestead |
law, and that no exception be made in the |
case of Indian reservations when opened |
for settlement, and that all lands not now |
patented CONT under this demand.
OBJECT LEGISLATION
4. We favor a system of direct legislation
| through the initiative and referendum un-
der proper constitutional safeguards.
GENERAL PROPOSITIONS.
| /. We demand the election of President
and ce-President and United States Sena-
tors by direct vote OF the people.
2 We tender to the patriotic people OF
Cuba our deepest sympathy in their heroic
struggle for political freedom and indepen-
dence, and We believe the time has come
when the United States the great Republic
of the world, should recognize that Cuba is
and Of right ought to be free and indie
pendent State.
3. We favor home rule in the Territories
and the District of Columbia, and the early
admission of Territories as States
4. All public salaries should be made to
correspond to the price of labor and its pro-
ducts.
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idle labor should be employed on public
works as far as practicable.
t. The arbitrary course of the courts in
assuming to imprison citizens for indirect
contempt and ruling by injunction, should
be prevented by proper legislation.
Union soldiers.
8. Believing that the election franchise
and untrammeled ballot are essential to
government of, for, and by the people, the
Peoples Party condemns the wholesale sys-
! tenn of dsfranchisement adopted in some
States as un-Republican and un-Democratic
and we declare 1t to be the duty of the sew
eral State legislatures to take such action as
will secure full, free and fair ballot and
an honest count.
9. While the foregoing propositions con-
, stitute the platform upon which our party
stands and for the vindicatiOn of which its
organization will maintain, we recognize
that the great and pressing issue of the
pending campaign upon which the present
Presidential election will turn is the tinan-
cial question, and upon this great and spe-
citc issue between the parties, we cordially
S invite the aid and cooperation of all organ
lzatlOns and citizens agreeing with us upon
J. this vital question.
3 The following was the committee on
+ credentials;
: Alabama, r. L. Goodwin: Arkansas
:. ). +. Bryan; California, E. NJ War
e dell; Colorado, FL. 7. Sale; Connect.
:, = cut, Robert Pine; Delaware, Herman
n V. Hetzel; Florida, l. F. Rhodes; Geor.
i gia, John A. Sibley; Idaho. J. p
r. Clough; Illinois, Charles f. Palmer
E. Indiana, James A. Williamson: Iowa
E. F. F. Rowe; Kansas, o. L. Smith; Ken
g lucky, w. p. Marsh; Louisiana, E. F
u Warren; Maine, N. w. Leimond; Ma
% ryland, J. L. Guilford; Massachusetts,
r Conrad Reno; Michigan, F. NJ. Van
L. derhook; Minnesota, II. G. Day; Mis-
n sissippi, w. P. Rattliffe Missouri, Jos
lie Miller; Montana, j. H. Calderhead
re Nebraska, J. w. Egerton; Nevada
T. E VIM. Westerfield; New Hampshire, J
~ =. J. Streeter; New Jersey, VIM. Bitless
o New York, w F. Webster; tNortl
,e Carolina, w. H Kitchin; North Da
" kota, W. A. Bentley; Ohio, ?. F. Fish
I'd back; Oregon, A. B. Craft; Pennsyl
fl vania,J FL. Stevenson; Rhode Islanc
Is Henry A. Burlingame; South Carolin:
oNaa blank; South Dakota. II. S. Waiver
~ Tennessee, j. Fl. Mcdowell: Texa
Harry Tracy; Utah, James Hogan
Vermont, A. J, Bieby; Virginia, j. I
he Hobson; Washington, C. w. Young
Of West Virginia, G. w Hayes; WiscoI
or sin. A. A. Worsley; Wyoming, D. 4
st, klngsbury; Alaska, blank; Arizon;
on keene st. Charles; District OF Colum
nd bia, Alexander Kent; New Mexico, l
w. D. Mills; Oklahoma, E. A. Spence,
- Indian Territory, Lee Carter.
fe The committee on resolutions was
h follows:
ng kansas, Isaac McCracken; Californi
mt J. A. johnson; Colorado, Hon. J.
Isl Bell; Connecticut, Josiah Perkin,
ore Delaware, Herman V. Hetzol; Idah
~ James Gum; Illinois, John P. Steel,
he Indiana, Alonzo Burkhart, Iowa, J. !
nd Weaver; Kansas, John Davis; Ke,
as lucky -. A. Parker; Louisiana, j.
aw Howell; Maine, James Champion
spt Maryland, Enrich Noyes; Massach,
as Taylor; Minnesota, S. NJ. Owens: Mi
ste sissippi, Frank Burkitt; Missouri,
Weller Long; Montana, Judge Geor:
in W. Reeves; Nebraska, Governor S.
op- Holcomb; New Hampshire. G..
in Greenleaf; New Jersey, I. F. Fulle
ice North Carolina, w. r. Henry; Nor
on Dakota, ]. A. Uland; Ohio, J. S. Coke,
oregon. }. $. Mccain; Pennsylvani
to q. f. Tayl"r; South Dakota, FL.
ear Iauckes; Tennessee, J. p. Buchana,
de- Texas: 5. G kearby; Virginia, Jam
The q. Field; Washington, John r. Ro
psn,o TT
L nn Wyoming, w. NJ. Brown; New Mex
ao- co. II. Z. Keeloher; Oklahoma. c,
ks Garrison; Indian Territory, Thorn
the Sloan.
pie THE CONVENTION
1t was great convention. 1t "
the largest and best one ever held
e1- America. There were fourteen hu
Ode dred delegates in the great auditoriu
bar. or st: Louis. The people of that cit
ac- just like people of all other cities, b.
ria been misled and given false notions
ical what the convention would be, simp
DAD because they had read nothing but t
ar, dwelling nonsense and desperate a.
,uai hysteric scribblings of little city du
, be- reporters, who are brought up to ia
on OF everyth thing but Democrats and r
puollcans as hayseeders, cranks, "
the lonarles, tramps, lOafers, anarchis
eys; &c. When the convention began
and get together, the eyes of the peoK
ZEN were opened. They felt indigna
Si n and Disguised at the deception tn
ads. 1ne papers nao attempted on the
mi and the little dude reporters the
fol- selves let their under laws drop a
the looked with surprise on the orr
,ure gathering of honest into,,;oon
hall lstraiohtforward mo, q
cary cary They soon saw that the worst thi
the ondC cOulu oe SAID OF the delegates v
as that they did not stop at hotels viii