The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-08-19
Meeting Of the
State Committee.

from, the duty OF the hour is clearly
seen.
The battles which We have SO gal
lantIy fought for the last few years
must be continued until all organized
opposition to good government shali
have been oyerthrown.
To accomplish this much desired
end, there must be the utmost har-
mopy, united action and persistent
effort.
Those who are not for us, are against
US; aud all those who stand upon the
Peoples party platform are Populists.
No petty differences on local policy
or personal pique, should be allowed
10 mar the harmony in our ranks.
Let US be united and stand As one
man for good government and the best
interests Of all the people.
The Peoples party is q young giant,
scarcely five years old.
Its achievements in this State in re-
storing the rights OF the people are
equal to those Of the Barons Of Eng
land at Runny-mede, in extorting
from King John the Magma Charta.
That we should have made mistakes
is but human. No conquering army
ever came out Of battle without some
thing to regret, and no victory WAS
ever won without mourning unjust
criticism from the vanquished. With
this showing of the work done and Of
the work yet to be done, and our will
ingness and ability to do it, and in
consequence of the fact that the prin-
iples and measures embodied in the
Peoples party platform, State and nat
ional, are finding lodgment in the
minds Of the great mass Of people. We
earnestly believe that if every true
POpulist in the State will actively
push the work of organization, our
party will attract to its ranks thOus-
ands of others who are Disguised and
dissatisfied with the conduct of the
two old parties. We believe the senti-
ment Of the people Of the State to be
in favor of a reduction Of freights and
passenger rates to a low figure, cor
responding with prices prevailing un-
der the single gold standard, which
was foisted upon the people of the
country by means of fraud and brib-
cry
We re-affirm the condemnation OF
the "93 Year Lease" of the North
Carolina railroad, and we shall use our
| best efforts to have said lease annulled
until its validity shall have been
passed upon by our State courts.
We favor reduction of freight and
passenger rates; we are opposed tC
government by injunction and favor
the passage of a law to prevent cor.
porations from moving cases tt
federal courts without hearing be.
fore our State courts; we are opposed
to free passes; we are opposed to gOld
notes and mortgages.
For a more effective and equitable
control and reduction of the encrOach
ments of railroad corporations, W.
suggest that the railroad commission.
ers should be elected by direct vote
of the people.
In national matters, we shall con.
tinue to labor zealously for the com
plete reconciliation OF silver at thu
legal ratio of Is to l; for the destruc
ton of monster trusts that are to-day
sapping and undermining the life O
the republic; for government owner
ship of the railroads under rigid civil
service law, to the end that the PEG
pies rights and liberties sh. not b,
trampled upon, as under present ms n
agement, by said corporations; fer tn,
abolition of National banks I'D tn,
issuance of all money by the NatiOna
| government.
To make good the 'cregoins >'-cla
ration of principles, We shall ! thu
next campaign. use every lawful mt an
to aid US in accomplishing these re
forms, and to that end we invite tn
cooperation of men of all parties, tina
we may be successful in the prosecu
tion of this work.