The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-16

their hnal report. ss further neketia.
lions between the representatives O.
THIS government and the government
OF other countries are pending. and IL
contemplation. They believe thsl
doubts which have been raised in GER
tsin quarters respecting The position
III maintaining the stability Of the tar
ity between the metals and the hindr-.
questions may Jet be solved by furtb-l
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS
The message deals briefly with tn
history Of tn. Pacific ksiirosd s.I~ o.
the Iast season- 1t is said that the up.
set price on sale OF the Kansas Pncifis
Will yield the government s.. 5GO, OOl
over all, and IL no better bid il mad.
that - all the government will receive
on it's claim of nearly SI3 100000 itii
not known whether a better bid Will
be received, so the question presented
IL whether the government shall not
purchase or redeem III. road in the
event that bid i. not made By pri
vate parties covering the entire gov
eminent claim. The President says
he believes he has the aut ;Iority TO do
4 o"N Hs'[sS Sobkttss tdsCs dItIou
he shall direct the Secretary of the
Treasury 10 deposit the $500, 900 re-
! quired to qualify As bidder, and to
bid . sum equal to the principal of the
debt due the government. He sugg ISIS
however, the passage of a law imme-
diately, expressly covering this case,
saying that while it is clear to his mind
that the government should not per
NIT the property TO be sold st a price
which will yield less than one-half OF
the principal Of its claim. principal an d
interest, yet whether the government
should become the owner of the pror-
erty he submits to Congress.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
! The last topic treated in the message
is the civil service, which the Presi-
dent says, has Of late years received in
| creased legislative and executive an.
proval. During the last few months
the service has been placed upon a still
firmer basis of personal merit. The
right OF veteran soldiers to re-instate
ment has been asserted, dismissals for
political reasons have been carefully
guard against. the examinations i'm
proved and made more practical, and a
distinct advance has been made by
giving hearing, before dismissal, up
on charges of incompetency. This last
has IN no way impaired the power of
removal, which is one of the vital safe
guards of the civil service system.
Much remains to be accomplished to
make this system reasonably perfect.
There are places now in the service
which ought to be exempted from clas-
sifcation and others not classified may
F.Pn hsA1 al
, says he shall not hesitate to corr. t
these faults in the interest of the pub
lie service. The system has the apprO-
| val of the people and it will be his en-
deavor to uphold and extend it
RECIPROCITY.
Turning to the subject of recipre-
city the President says that he has ap-
| pointed John A. kasson, of Iowa. "a y
special commissioner to undertake the
| negotiations under the terms of the
tariff act.
The message concludes with an adj
mOnitiOn from the President to Con-
gress to carefully scrutinize the esti-
mates of the expenses of the govern
ment and not to encourage their in
crease, as 1t Is the commanding duty
to keep the appropriations within lie
receipts of the government ami thus
avoid a deficit.
The Peoples Party Nations. Platform
Following is the Poputlsl platform as
adopted: &c
The Peoples Party assembled IN No.
tional convention, reafirms it. allegiance
to the principles declared by the f finders
OF the Republic and ais 10 the tl.u ment
al principles of just go -rnmenr nuaci-
ated IN the platform OF The part, H.. 1892.
we recognize that through the conniyance
OF the present and preceding administers
tons, the country has reached a CRISIS in its
National life as predicted in our declaration
tour years ago, and that prompt aud patri-
otto action is the supreme duty of the hour.
we realize that while We have political inde-
pendenee our financial and industrial inde-
pendence is yet to be attained bv RESTORING
to Car country the constitutional control
and exercise of the functions necessary to a
people government, which functions have
been basely surrendered by our public ser |
wants to corporate monopolies. The intlu- |
ence OF european money changers has been |
more potent IN shaping legislation than the |
power and patronage have been used to cor |
rupt our legislatures to defeat the will of |
the people and plutocracy has been en-
throned upon the ruins of Democracy, To
the government intended by the
q a. ana for the welfare and prosperity
the establishment of an economic and r. |
nanclal system which shall make us mas.
ers of our own affairs, and independent Of
european control by the adoption of the
following:
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
l; We demand National money. ssfe
INA sound issued by the general govern
nent only without the intervention Of
IL debts, public and private, SO that a inst
qultahle and efficient means of Distribution
nay be made direct to the peonle and
trough the lawful disbursement of the gov.
eo'
2 We demand the free and Unrestricted
o " OF SILVER and gold at the present le-
onsent OF foreign nations.
8. we demand the volume of circulating
aedlum be speedily increased 70 an amonni
to meet the demands of the bnsi.
ess people OF this country and to restore
ne Just level of prices of labor and pro ?
lcrease of the public interest-bear1na honS
eot made by the present administration "a
necessary and without authority of Law
nd that no more bonds be issued excent :
speclnc act of Congress-
.; we demand such legal legislation a. .
- P.S 80 ~ oGmOuetlAatlOn OF the law
II money OF the United States bv private
Q. We demand that the government in
ayment OF its obligations shall use ita on
ons as to the kind of lawful money n
hlch they are to be paid and we deronnce j
l e present and preceding administration
: sulrenoerlng this option to the holders
government obligations.
I. we demand graduated income tar tn q
e END that aggregated wealth shall hear e e
Just proportion of taxation and we de. Il
ounce ounce the Supreme court, relative to the a
come tax law, as q misinterpretation of I'll
e constitution and an inyasion Of +ba T
shttui powers of Congress over the sub v
ct of taxation. euo ',
Q. we demand that postal savings banks ~ y,
= established by the government for the u
- ~ fs;i;. OF the savings of the people
RAILROADS.
transportation being a means of ex. p
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