The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-31

.fe-u.z., IN therein provsaed. meets Win our
,earty spprovaI. and - psedes The Peopla
,srfy 10 the continued support md rnaintA
,ance Of thst legislntson. and warn the
roters Of The necessity Of peevsufinG tn51s-
oas changes In that act. and Of ths danger
II e!ecxsng member Of the General Assem-
Isrubly hostile thereto.
LKoAI TKsDxK NoxKr.
We favor the sxercise by the Stale o.
North Carolina Of the reserved constitution
II power 10 make all eeld and atve1 coins o.
he United States eirclncine the frnde dol
lar, legal tender for the payment OF debts.
and thai shi. nigh; be inforced by the pass
ace CT al appropriate 81; By the oesseral .
Assembly,.
GOLD MOTHS AND aoRT6AoEs.
We believe tina; all money demacds should /
be payable IN the lawful money ct the Uni /
ted ssa,e. without preference or discrimina- |
ton, and therefore favor the passage BY tie /
General Assembly Of . law 10 prohibit the /
taking or giving Of gold notea. bonds and |
mortgages in this State. and the making OF |
all money demands solvable In any kind OF
lawful money Of the United States.
We pledge ourselves to maintain the six
per cent. interest law enacted by the last
General Assembly.
PUBLIC sCHooLs.
The action of the Peoples Party members
of the last General Assembly has demon
strated. beyond question, that the People.
Party has been true to its antecedert plat
form declarations IN favor Of public educa-
ton. We demand still further improving
and broadening the public school system OF
the State as rapidly ~ . proper regard Tor
the interests of the tax PAYERS and the re-
sources Of the State will permit. We also
favor such revision OF our present schvol
system as n sy increase the efficiency OF our
public schools and insure the most compe-
tent and effective supervision. We think
that the committee on education of the next
General Assembly should invite and secure,
as far as possible, the cooperation OF the
leading teachers and educators OF the State
in framing and perfecsing the school law,
JUDICIARY.
Our judiciary should be lifted above the
plane of partisan politics.
| REFoRMAToRY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS.
| We favor the establishment of State 70.
stitution for the reformation Of young
| criminals.
| DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATIONS CON
| DEMSED.
| "e condemn the Democratic administra-
| ton in North Carolina for its failure to exc
| cute the antitrust laws of the State now on
our statute books, ard call the attention of
| the people to the fact that official action in
this regard Ii in harmony with the ultra
| anti trust sentiment heretofore and now be
ing expressed by the leaders of the Dem o.
cratic party.
| RAILROADS.
We favor the establishment 4
III l1r o,rL& oh e.,
products shipped from North Carolina a!
will enable shippers and producers to realize
at least q fair remuneration after costs o.
such shipments have been deducted.
We can especial attention to the possibili
ties of the trucking industry in Eastern
NotL Carolina, an industry which, but TO
the extOrtionate tariffs of the common car
rier, wauld increase an hundred told carry
ing with it the greatest prosperity to tina
: highly favored section it has ever known.
: We earnestly recommend to our Stat
Railroad Commission that they use all tn
! powers they have to bring about such reduc
tons; and especially that they urge befor
the Inter State Commerce Commission al
| complaints of extortion and discrimination
, with such Yieor and continuity that shout,
e they fail to secure remedial ACTION by tn
Interstate Commerce mmlssiOn, all tn
people would know where to place the re
e sponsibility for existing outrags; and i
/
1 people before the Interstate Commerc
Commission are inadequate for that purpose
! that they make recommendations to tn
General Assembly of amendments to exist
i. I-s avs to the end that low and eairer rate
may be established, both IN the State an
Interstate Jurisdictions.
Resolved, That We reGommenG constitu
E rional prohibition of the purchase, lease o
.entai of parallel or competing railwa
lines.
e FREE PASSES.
We favor a law forhidding the giving o
free passes to public officials, and forbid
ding their receiving the same.
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD LEASE.
j We condemn the Lease of the North Care
una Railroad to the Southern RailWa
9 Company for ninety nine Year,, not onl
: as bad business transaction in which tn
D interest of the State amounting to the larg
D sum of 50 .0OO, 0OO invested in good payin
property yielding an income were sacrificed
+ but We also, IN most emphatic terms con
d denim the hasty and secret manner in whio
: it was done several years before the forme
thirty years lease, BY its terms, would hav
expired. We call the attention of the pee
= pie of the State to the fact that some mystel
lOus power has prevented an Investigation
i through the proper legal channels, OF tn
/ transaction, which was so universally col
. demned by the press of the State and a
classes of our citizens, when it first becam
4 known. We therefore demand that tn
i next General Assembly fully investigat
!. this transaction, and to the end that th
i interest of the State may be fully protecte
. as far as it can be done, SUCH legisiatiy
{ action shall be taken as to counteract, as ia
as possible, this unwiSe and secret tran:
q action.
i REMOVAL OF CASES.
/ The removal of cases from the State court
3 to the Federal courts for trial wherein th
q plaintiffs are poor persons and defendan,
, rich foreign corporations on application G
:. OF defendants, is growing evil in Mort
Carolina, and in its practical operation Fl,
D quently amounts to denial of justice
! poor suitors, and therefore should be cor
/ demned. We demand, therefore, that tn
e next General Assembly shall pass such
j general statute on this subject as to tax
Y from such corporations doing business i
this State the privileges of carrying on bus
D ness in North Carolina and with DRAWN
: the protection of the State extended t
their business, if they persist in escapin
the jurisdiction of our courts when claim
+ are sought to be enforced against them there
! in.
We advocate such legislation as will il
sure a. just listing and taxation of a
= evidences OF debt, and make an eQuitabl
adjustment of the burden of taxation b;
> tween the debtor and a creditor.
c REDUCTION OF Salaries.
In order to keep our public servants i
thorough touch and sympathy with th
oppressed masses, and to check to some e1
3 tent the scramble for Office, we demand
reduction of salaries until such time q
through an increase of the CURRENCY RI