The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-16
RINGING RESOLUTIONS PASSED
BY the EXECUTIVE cOnniTTEE OF
THE PEOPLES PARTY IN NORTH.
AnPT0N COUNTY.

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the SinetsNine Year H. X. Lease and in
Removing the two Railroad Commits
sioners-senator Butier's Action on the
Election of United State. senator sus-
tained-They Condemn the Late LexisIs.
ture for Failure to Enact Necessary Laws.
at a meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Peoples party of
Northampton county. N. c.. held in
jackson, Nov. 6. 1897, the following
resolutions were unanimously adop-
ted:
RESOLVED |, That We do re-affirm
our adherence to the Peoples party
as set forth in the platform adopted
at Omaha and renewed at st. Louis,
and we do love and now declare our
steadfast allegiance to the principles
anunciated therein. We have taken
no step backward.
2. That We fully and heartily en-
dorse the course of Senator Butler
during the last session of the General
Assembly in regard to the election of
a United States Senator, as we'll as
his course in the United States Sen,
ate.
3. That we fully and heartily en-
dorse the course of the Populist eau
Gus during the last session of the
General Assembly in expelling the
boltlng Populists who betrayed their
constituent and sacrificed party prin-
ciples from all caucuses and brand
ing them as traitors.
4. That we fully and heartily en-
dorse the course of Governor Russell
in his efforts to annull the ninety
nine years lease of the North Caro-
lima Railroad.
5. That We fully and heartily en-
dorse the course of Governor Russell
in suspending from Office the two
Wilson's, Railroad Commissioners.
6. That We fully and heartily on
dorse the efforts of Governor Russell
to reduce freight and passenger rates.
7. That we condemn and denounce
the last General Assembly.
(a.) For its refusal to allow the 90
years lease of the North Carolina
Railroad to be tested in the courts.
(b). For It's refusal to reduce freight
and passenger rates, and telephone
rates to the gold standard level.
(c.) For its refusal to provide fol
the election of Railroad Commits
sioners by the people.
(d) For its refusal to enact an ef.
fectlve antitrust law.
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posing a penalty on the State anl
county officers for accepting free
passes.
(f.) For its refusal to reduce al
salaries to the gold standard level.
(g.) For its refusal to enact a Law
preventing foreign corporate from
doing business in this State, from re
moving cases from the State to tn,
Federal courts.
RESOLVED s. That we condemn
and denounce the usurpations O.
Federal Judges (who have bsen ap
pointed to life positions by the influ
ence of great corporations by which
cases are taken from the State to tn
Federal courts, and citizens are de
MED the rights of trial by jury b,
judges who enact the law by thei
own DEGREES and then execute it b,
the penalty of contempt.
8. That we, here and now declar
our utmost confidence in Senate
Butler, and pledge him our hearty
Jealous and active support to his un
faltering devotion, to an unfaggini
zeal for the peoples cause, ''Th
great common people" has neve
been surpassed by any man, livin'
or dead.
10. That we most heartily condemn
the Democratic press of this Stat
for misrepresenting Senator Butler
speech at Rocky Mount, N. c., an
we believe that we voice the sent
ments of the Peoples party and eve
ry good citizen Of the State, whe
we say that instead of lowering,
has raised him in the estimation Q
every good and upright citizen b
trying to circulate such a falsehooc
II. That copy of these resolr
tions be sent to The CAUCASIAN, tn
Progressive Farmer and the Patro
and Cleaner with request that the
publish the same.
B. p. LONG,
j. 81. BRADLEY,
II. T. GRIFFIN,
! j. B. BRYAN,
| Signed N. l.. PARKER,
J. T. POPE,
w. T. GRIFFIN,
i w. E. HARRIss,
/ Executive Com.
C. T. GARNER, Sec'y.
!, After the foregoing resolution
were passed, Chairman J. j. Steve
son resigned and C. T. Garner,
Garysburg, N. c., was unanimous
elected Chairman.
. Progressive Farmer please copy.