The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23

all r.ooey ses.suss, ,e,vHese 10 azy kins q
iavtai raoo<v Of ;b~ Cnis~t srstss-
iSTKkaxr.
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PEI cvne in:sr~s. lac rsartcd 81 sAr last
Secsrsi As~ntsy.
FUrLIc SCHOOLS.
The action Of the Feoyi~- Party mslaA~-s
Of Tho lRsz G~csrai A.~Ahiy ARs S~T1oE-
s.-afed. cryoad q4~-sSo1. ths; r-se f~cpA~s
Party has b~ez tsze TO 10 anie.sisri plat
fo.rl 6eclarztiocs IN fasoE % pah.tc eiuns
sIon We drsaand SAIL further Improving
and bross3snirs the raesir shoe. syrserz %
the state ss rapsdiy - . p-oser -v<a-d fos
the Interests Of the TAX p.ys-s asd tie y.
sources o. the state viii is-mli We al-o
favor s1ch revision Of our rrc-~nt srh~ol
system As n az incrrsss the e. se1ey u eur
pubic schools and iasaTr the rro.s corag->
ten; aud effective scpe-s son We think
that the CON aiItfcr on ~fccaii0n o. the bent
General Assembly should invite aai -~crs-.
| - far ~ possible, the cooperation % the
| l-adiiss teachers and e,iacs;o-. 81 the >iztc
| in framing and psEtscfsnS the -Ehoo' az
JUpiCiAKN.
our judiciary saoald be hiiet above ~,
plane OF Partisan po!ilic.
REYoRsAroHr ron YorNG cEfNIS,ts.
| We favor the establish meat % 4 STATE In
s.iiniion fer the information y! yoGnr
| criminals
| DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATIONS CvS-
pENsKD.
We condemn the Democrat adm.nisirz
ton In North tarolina for is failure tovne-
cute the anti trust laws OF the Ststs nov on
| our statute books. ard call the attention Of
the people ~ the fact that oia-ial action in
this regard - in harmony with the ultra
antitrust sentiment; heretofore and now be
Ing expressed by the leader OF the Druo-
| cratic party.
RAILROADS
| We favor the establishment OF such equii-
+, aple anu .J~ !....aa. .-..- --.s -h--ve. for
| products shipped from North Carolina a.
will enable shippers and producers 10 real r.
at leas, a fair remuneration after costs Of
such shipments have beea deducted.
We cali especial attention TO the ioS>ibili-
ties OF the trucking industry N Eastern
| North Carolina, an industry which, but for
the e1tortionate tariffs OF the common car
rier, would increase an hundred fold carry
| ing with il the greatest prosperity 10 that
highly favored section il has ever known.
We earnestly recommend 10 our State
| Raidroad Commission that they use all the
powers they have 10 bring about s4ch reduc-
lions and especially that tlcy urge before
the Inter State Commerce Commission a.
complaints Of extortion and discrimination
| with such vigor and continuity that should
they fail 10 secure remedial ac.lOn by the
Interstate Commerce Com mission. all III.
people would know where 10 place the re
| spOnsibility for existing outrsges. and II
their facilities for bghting the battles OF the
people before the Interstate tommerc,
Commission are made uate for that purpose
that they make Recommendations 10 the
General Assembly of amendments TO exist
ing laws, to the end that low and iairer rate
may be stablished, both Ia the State anc
Inter State Jurisdictions.
Resolved, That We recon mend q const;iu
tional prohibition Of the purchase. lease o
rental OF parallel or competing railws!
lines.
FREE PASSES.
We favor law forbidding the giving %
free passes to public officials, and forbid
ding their receiving the same.
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD LEASE.
We condemn the lease of the North sarO
: lima Railroad To the Southern kEilwa
Company for ninety hire year,, not onl
as a bad business transaction IN which IN
, interest of the State amounting 20 the lang
sum of IS co, 0JO invested in good rayiD
property yielding an income were sacrificed
but we also, in most emphatic terms con
] denim the hasty and secret manner IN whicI
= thirty years lease, by its terms, would nav
Iexpired. We call the attention OF the pee
pie of the State To the fact that some mysiel
ious power has prevented an investigated
through the proper legal channels, OF Ia
transaction, which was so universally col
demned by the press of the state and a
classes of our citizens, when II hrst becam
!. known. We therefore demand that I'll
D next General Assembly fully investiga'
this transaction, and TO the end that III
{ interest of the State may be fully protecte
n as far as it can be done, such legislatlN
o action shall be taken as TO countersct, as IA
: as possible this unwise and secret uan
action.
REMOVAL or CASES.
: The removal Of cases from the State couI
u to the Federal courts for trial wherein IL
n plaintiffs are poor persons and deiendnn
e rich foreign corporations, on application
r of defendants is a growing evil IN Nor
"a Carolina, and in its practical operation II
- quently amounts to denial OF Justice
70 poor suitors, and therefore should he co
u demned We demand, therefore, that Il
ii next General Assembly shall pass such
J. general statute on tins subject as 10 Ia
from such corporations doing business
this State the privileges of carrying on bu
a ness in North Carolina and with drawn
y the protection of the State extended
t. their business, if they persist in escapi
10 the Jurisdiction of our courts when claiI
= are sought to he enforced against them the
in. 80
We advocate such legislation as will
d sure a Just listing and taxation OF
q, evidences of debt, and make an eguIta,
= adjustment of the burden OF taxation
tween the debtor and creditor.
REDUCTION OF SALARIES.
n In order to keep our public servants
- thorough touch and sympathy Witt
le oppressed masses, and TO check to some
ID tent the scramble for Office, we demand
n. reduction of salaries until such time
DO through an increase of the currency
no price of property and products will Just
in the present rates.
ed