The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-08-17

Especial to The MeSSenger.)
Raleigh, N. c., August 12.-The pop
ulist state committee was in session
here until 2 o'clock this morning and
appointed a committee, composed of
Cy. Thompson, II. w. Aver, A. S.
Peace, J. H. Sheriff. and V. J. Near
thur, to prepare a declaration OF prin-
ciples. This was outlined by Senator
Butler, who continues to dictate the
policy Of the party. The ommitt
prepared the address today. The ad-
dress says:
Your committee, into whose hands
direction of the peoples party has been
placed, now that the storm and strife
of the political battles of last fall are
past and the result is seen, desire to
congratulate the party on it's wonder
full success at the polls and it's mar
velous achievements for good in the
legislative, executive and judicial de-
partments of county and state. we
have secured to citizens the right to
cast one vote at all public elections and
to have that vote counted as cast. We
have taken the public schools out of
the hands of partisan politicians and
restored them to the people. We have
given the right of local self govern
ment to each county. We have redeem
ed the educational, charitable and
penal institutions from the thraldOm
of political bias. We have removed the
judiciary of the state to a safe dis
49, F~o,o ~ nrn~n nf nnrficop rn1i-
tics. We have lifted the state govern
ment out of the old ruts Of bourbonism
and placed it in the hands of the peo-
pie. If these blessings are to be pre-
served and transmitted to prosperity
it must be done through the organiza-
ton of the peoples party.
The policy of general government
established alike by both old parties
has Quilt up monopolies. And now that
the republican party is again in con-
troll of national affairs there is but lit
tie ground to hope for better times. 1t
is growing more apparent each year
that if relief is ever given by national
legislation, it must come through the
peoples party. The battles which we
have so CALAMITY fought for the last
few years must be continued until all
organized opposition to good govern
ment shall nave been overthrOwn. To
accomplish this, there must be the ut
most harmony, united action and per-
sistent effort. Those who are not for
us are against us, and all those who
stand upon the peoples party platform
are populists.
w earnestly believe that if every
true populist will actively push the
work of organization our party will
attract to it's ranks thousands who are
Disguised and dissatisfied with the con-
dust of the two old parties. We be-
lieve the sentiment Of the people to be
in favor of reduction of freight and
passenger rates to a low figure CORE
spending with the prices prevailing un-
der the single gold standard which was
foisted upon the people by fraud and
bribery.
I'VE reaffirm our condemnation of
the .99-year lease of the North Carolina
railroad and we shall use our best eff
forts to have it %annulled until it's va
lidity shall have been passed upon by
state courts.
For more effective and equitable
control and reduction of the ~encrOach-
ment of railroad corporations, we sug-
gest that the railroad commissioners
should be elected by the direct vote of
the people.
In national matters we shall con-
tinue to labor zealously for complete
reconciliation of silver at the legal
ratio of 16 to 1, for destruction of
monster trusts that are today sapping
and undermining the life of the re-
public, for government ownership of
the railroads under rigid civil service
law, for abolition of national banks and
issuance of all money by the national
government.
ITO make good the foregoing dec
laration of principles, we shall in the
next campaign use every lawful means
to aid us in accomplishing these re-
forms and to that end we invite the
cooperation of men of all parties, that
we may be successful in the prosecu-
ton of this work"
John Sims, a member of the pOpuliSt
state committee, says that last night
at it's meeting he did all he could to
induce the committee to declare for
white supremacy and that three or
four others stood with him and favor
ed such action. All agreed that it was
right, but the majority seemed afraid
to tackle the question, for the reason,
"a perhaps that they did not know where
= they might have to jump.
Vim, vigor ana vlctory-rnese are the
characteristics Of De Wits Early
Risers, the famous little PILLS for con-
stipation, biliousness and all tomach