The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-03

I,ou~ss esscsiors provsasd for In .asd election
!aw and warn the voters OF tbs State against
The threats watch hare been male 70 repeal
The SAME
cousTY aovEEsaExr.
TIE acs c. the las. General Assembly se-
storing the right Of local se4-gov~rpment
By the election o. their county commission
ers ard instioes OF The peace ey the vote Q.
the people in the respective counties, and
sase~ gnzs ds Therein provided meets with oar
hearty approval, and We pledge the Peoples
Party 10 the continued support and rasilte-
nance OF that legislation. aad warn the
voters Of the .-sceesaty OF preventing iainr-
Of eieczlug members OF the General Assem-
s.mhiy hostile thereto
LEGAL TENDER MONEY.
We fzvor the exercise by the sts'e Of
North Carolina Of the reserved constitution
al pa.ger 10 make al geld and silver CONS OF
the United States lipcluiing the trade dol
lar legal tender for the payment Of debts,
and that this right be inforced ny the pass
age Of an appropriate act by the General
Assembly.
-cLD MOTIFS AND MORTGAGES
wa believe that all money demands should
be pag- Ole in the lawful money OF the UNI
ted sss - without preference or discrl nina
lion + ii therefore favor the passage by the /
feuf q Assembly of a law 10 pronibit the
.asirg or giving of gold notes, BONDS snd
n1oEf. eaees IN this Stale, and the making OF
/ ali SO, ey demands solvable in any kind of
| sawfal money of the United States.
| INTEREST.
| We edge ourselves to maintain the SIX
| uer c. interest law enacted by the last
/ leoea Assembly.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ne action OF the Peoples Party members
Z hi has dam n
; strafea beyond question, that the Peoples
! Dar{y IS been true TO its antecedent plat
f Fo-1a d. carations in favor OF public educa
ZION We demand still further improving
..1 b.. adening the public school system OF
RI, Sta c as rapidly as d proper regard Tor
tt..a fs,s rests of the tax PAYERS and the re-
.of.fees IF the State will permit. We also
/ i.sgr lch revision OF our present school
Item IS u ay increase the efficiency OF eur
bic chools and insure the most compe-
"a. B. 4 effective supervision We think
| .af n committee on education OF the next
| Genera. Assembly should invite and secure
o. IA. IS possible, the cooperation OF the
5e4Ji1se teachers and educators of the State
i II framing and perfecting the school law
JUDICIARY.
| Our judiciary should be lifted above the
plane oi partisan politics.
: ! KErorMAToRY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS.
I We fayor the establishment of a State in
+, sit itoa for the reformation OF young
! criminals.
{ DESgCRATIC ADMINISTRATION CON-
> DEMNED.
D / NVe Ct ndemn the Democratic administra
Elton in <o'th Carolina for its failure to exc
sicts!e the anti trust laws Of the State now or
I II oul stat tie books ard call the attention OF
Ii he neoule to the fact that official action III
flthis re, ard Is in harmony with the ultra
har fore and he
1 Hug Ext, essed by the leaders of the Demo
Ecfat Irty.
= RAILROADS.
i X r. favor the establishment /
{ A oble aud low freight rates and charges fo
}, Euroa,f5 shipped from North Carolina a
AVill el able Shippers and producers to reallz'
: { at lessl fair remuneration after costs y
{ : such shipments have been deducted.
Q W. III especial attention to the possibili
les d the rucking industry in Easter
f. No,l arolii :, an industry which, but TO
Ia e2, rtiona, tariffs of the common car
~ ., vl asd lncr ase an hundred told carry
80 @ it the .reatest prosperity to tina
q ~ avored section it has ever known.
- saTutstly Il Commend to our Stat
i Commits N that they use all tn
ley have 10 Nrlng about such redu(
- specially that tney urge befor
. LAle Commerce COMMISSION q
wl,b nGn vlgo 49, anu MI re-,
> - - ,@e,r''7lo remel.a' action oy IL
y nI,tI - nefce Coili a Issiun, all ID
L - - = where ~ place the n
a. h.. lines fer ogiEstihg ontEeg S; ano
8. people before tie Etss-Ststa rn.,.T,srI
Id U0nlnlis SION are Ill deC ors -. -. 80
O. liza. lG-y MAKE reco.uIs5 .,ost,t.--s tn :,
ID uenere.. Assembly OF AUS 1,na,', 70 -
q ll-E TO the emu that iuFy ,uo +. - -,
. may D. established, tom II, the So an
Il | iGtt T-oiGte ]uTlsdIcuoAS.
i Resolved, That We recommend :. o,,, ,t;,,
le IouAi Prohibition of the purchase l.,
IT 'eutai ot parallel or competing rs e.,
III Ines.
; FREE PASSES.
,. .te favor law forbidding the ewing .
as -ssa le 5es to public officials, anu forbil
le clAa5 I'll II receiving the same.
l"1 tDRI L CAROLINA RAILROAD LEASE.
y We { ndemn the lease of the North Care
. Ia llroad to the Southern RaliSa
Conpal y tor nlneIy-nlne years, not OH
&c | IS a DaC business transaction III Which IL
4, ,ltr1e-t OF the state amounting to tn iars
-, Ia ~ IS OUU, OJU invested III good Layn
~ c- )trt1 ylelulng an income were sacrificed
out We also, III most emphatic terms Col
10 denim the Nasty and secret manner IN whiC
IN it was zone several years before The forms
h. thirty years lease, by Its terms, would hay
~ expired. We call the attention of the pc
pie OF the State to the fact til at some myste
louS power has prevented an lnvCSlsail
Ia through the proper legal channels, Of II
as transaction, winch Was so universally CO
No demned by the press OF the state and a
nd Glasses Of our CT liens, when it first BEGAN
DO known. We therefore demand that II
next General ASSEMBLY fully investiga
nd ms transaction, and to the end that II
lal interest of the State may be fully protects
N as far as it can be done, sucn leglsiati
la action shall be taken as to counteract, as
DUSSlDe. this and secret tran
ib- acuOn.
, REMOVAL OF CASES.
n. The removal of cases from the State cour
ion to the Federal courts for trial wherein Il
lal plaintiffs ere poor persons and defendan
err rich foreign corporations, on application
OIL OF defendants, is growing evil in Nor
lp Carolina, and IN its practical operation fl
er quehtiy amounts to denial of justice
poor suitors, and therefore should be CO
on demned. We demand, therefore, that Il
nd next General Assembly shall pass such
ad general statute on TINS subject as to tai
he from such corporations dong business
led this state the privileges of carrying on bu!
oW ness in North Carolina and with drawn
the protection of the State extended
on their business, if they persist in escapi,
In the jurisdiction of our courts when clair
are sought to be enforced against them thel
in.
. We advocate such legislation as will
,nl sure a. just listing and taxation of
Ia evidences of debt, and make an equ,tat
adjustment of the burden of taxation t
o' tween the debtor and creditor.
an REDUCTION OF SALARIES.
me In order to keep our public servants
Tic thoroush touch and sympathy with L
Is oppressed masses, and to check to some e
de- tent the scramble for Office, we demand
reduction of salaries until such time
les through an increase of the currency t
rly price of property and products will JUST
the present rates.
to
70 SCHEDULE ON WILMl NGTON sEACOAs
IN, RAILROAD.
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