The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
PERSON COUNTY POPULISTS IN
SESSION.

correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
AE q mass meeting Of the Peoples
Party of Person county, N. O., held in
the Court House at r pxboro on the 10th
day of November, 1897 the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted
TO wit:
Resolved, That we do reafirm our
adherence to the creed Of the Peoples
Party as set forth in the platform
adopted at Omaha and renewed at st.
Louis and we here and now declare our
steadfast allegiance to the principles
contained therein. We have taken no
step backward.
9 That we fully and heartily endorse
the course Of Senator Butler during
the last session of the General Assem-
bly, in regard to the election Of a Uni
ted States Senator as we'll as his course
IN the United States Senate.
8 That we fully and heartily endorse
the course Of the Populist caucus dur
ing the last session Of the General AS
sembly for expelling the boiling Popu
list who betrayed their constituents
and sacrificed party principles and
branding them as traitors.
4 That we fully and heartily en-
dorse the course of Governor Russell in
his tfJrts to annul the SO year lease
Of the North Carolina Railroad.
5. That Wefully and heartily endorse
the course Of Governor Russell in his
IF 1rts to reduce freight and passenger
rates.
6 That we fully and heartily endorse
che course of Governor Russell in Jus
pending from Office the two Wilson's
Railroad Commissioners.
z. That we condemn and denounce
the last General Assembly. 1. For it's
refusal to allow the SO year lease of the
North Carolina Railroad to be tested in
the courts. 2. For it's refusal to reduce
freight and passenger rates and tele
graph and Telephone rates to the gold
standard level. 3. For its refusal to
provide for the election of Railroad
Commissioners by the people. 4 For
its refusal to enact a law preventing
foreign corporations doing business In
this State from removing cases from
the State to the Federal Courts. 5. For
It's refusal to enact an effective anti
trust law. 6. For its refusal to enact
a law imposing heavy penalties on per-
sops for ooooDtTpD froo naSSoc = Tor
It's refusal to reduce all salaries and
fees to the gold standard level. 8. For
It's failure to provide for the electlonOt
comfy hhooaarrddss~o6f edfucaTl0E,, county
supervisor and school committees 60
the people. 8. For enacUIng the law
whereby 80 per cent is added to the
valuation of all horses and mules in
Person county.
6. That we condemn and denOunce
the usurpations of Federal Judges
(who have been appointed to life posi-
LIONS by the influence Of great corpora
tions) Dy which causes are taken from
the State to the Federal Courts and
citizens are denied the right Of trial
by jury by judges who enac the law
by their own decree and then execute
it by the penalty of contempt,
8 That we here and now declare our
utmost confidence In Senator Butler
and pledge him our hearty, jealous
and active support. His unfalterIng
devotion to and unlaggIng zeal for the
people cause-ot The great common
people" has never been surpassed by
any nan living or dead.
That a copy Of these resolutions be
sent to the Caucasian, PROGRESSIVE
FARMER and Person County Courier
with a request that the same be pub
lished. N N TUCK, Sec'y.