The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-06-10
THE TRUE POLICY FOR THE PEO-
PLEA PARTY.


proper policy for the Peoples Party
to pursue in the next campaign. We
take this opportunity to reply TO such
letters by saying that we think the
Peoples Party members Of the last leg
islature have marked out clearly the
proper course for the Peoples Party
and all patriots to pursue. Every
measure that was brought forward in
the last legislature by the Peoples
Party members was in the interest OF
justice and good government. Every
measure Of this kind which failed to
pass was defeated by a combination
of Democratic and Republican MEM
bers of the legislature. A large ma
jority Of the people OF the state APP
prove the position taken by the Peo-
Piles Party members Of the legislature
and strongly disapprove Of the action
Of the Democratic and Republican
members who have joined to defeat
many needed and important measures
ON the night the General Assembly
adjourned the forty Peoples Party
members of the legislature, who had
during every hour Of the session
stood true and unfaltering by the inter-
est of the people and the State, held
caucus and passed n resolution
which in our opinion points out clear
ly the logical, proper, and, correct
course for the Peoples Party to pur-
sue. The resolution is as follows:
WHEREAS, The two greatest and
most vital issues before the people of
the State and nation are:
1st. The question of financial reform
which means the increasing of quaint
ity of the legal tender money Of the
country to ar amount sufficient to re-
store prosperity and to be increased
hereafter in proportion to the increase
of population and business SO as to
maintain the stability of prices.
End. The question of transportation
reform, which will take from the hands
Of the private monOpolies the tyran-
nous and dangerous power to discrim-
mate between persons and places, to
charge excessive rates and fares and
thereby not only to make or destroy
at their pleasure, but also to control,
dominate and corrupt the Legislative
bodies of the States and nation, and
WHEREAS, the Peoples Party in
North Carolina, through It's repre-
sentatives in the General Assembly,
has stood solid and true to accomplish
these reforms in the interest of the
people and good government, which
they were prevented from doing by a
fusion between a majority of the two
old parties in said General Assembly
therefore,
Resoired, lst, That the Peoples Party
appeal to the people against the action
of their faithless representatives.
End. That we will continue to fght
for the same reforms for which W,
have commended in this legislator,
and stand ready to welcome in Oul
ranks or to extend the cordial hand o
cooperation to all those of any ant
all parties who are against the grasp
ing greed of monopoly and the grind
ing greed of the gold trust, who ar
willing to stand faithfully on the sid
of truth and Justice to the end.
The Peoples Party members of thu
legislature tried to pass law to stOl
the free pass iniquity. 1t was defeated
by a combination of boilers, Demo
Gratis and Republicans.
The Peoples Party members tried t.
pass a bill reducing the freight an,
passenger rates in the same proper
ton that prices of other things hav
fallen under the gold standard. Tn
influence of monopoly was strOn,
enough, however, TO get the boilers an
nearly all of the Democratic and Re
publican members to fuse against tn
people.
The Peoples Party members tried t
pass bill preventing the taking o
giving of gold notes and gold mort
cages in North Carolina, but the gol
syndicate got a majority Of the Repub
lican and Democratic members, who
with the Hanna boilers, were stron,
enough to defeat the will of the PEG
pie.
Peoples Party members stood solid
ly and unHinchingly by the interest
of the State in the memorable fight t
set aside the midnight deal known a
the ninety-uine year lease. But tn
same combination Of boilers and oil
party members were again strOn
enough to defeat the will of the nee
pie and to sacrifice the will of tn
State.
And so it was on every importar
measure before the body. The People
Party members stood solidly and firm
ly; the majority of the old Party men
bers combined on the side of monOpol
and the gold trust. Now what cour.
shall the Peoples Party pursue in tt
next campaign? Garry this fight befo1
the. people and ask their verdict (
approval upon our record and the
verdict Of condemnation on the heat
of the old party members who betra,
ed their trust.
Every voter in the State who al
proves the record of the Peoples Part
members, who fayOrs the impOrtal
legislation that our party stood solid
for and similar legislation that wi
arise in the future, should lose I
time in joining the Peoples Party.
any other political party ehsll in I'll
next campaign be ready and willir
to stand up squarely and make an ho
est fight for these reforms, then I'll
peoples Party will be willing to a
oept the help Of that organ zstion in
cooperative fight, if such cooperate,
shall be necessary in order to make Il
reforms triumph. IT no other polite
organization has the courage a
honesty to do this, then the PeOpl
Party will make the fight alone al
appeal to every honest man in both
the old parties to come under our ba
ner and join hands to redeem the Sta
from monopoly rule. This 10 our dut
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