The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-27

and towns Ill the State have been turned |
over to negro domination, and we pledge
ourselves to enact such laws as will give
security and protection to the property
and people of every town and commu
nifty in the State.
We denOunce the placing of negroes on
committees to supervise white schools
and we pledge ourselves, if restored to
power, to enact such legislation as will
make this impossible
We denounce all legislation enacted
by the Legislatures of 1895 and 1897 for
CARRYING out the base and partisan de-
signs Of the Republican party.
We denounce the placing of ignorant,
irresponsible and corrupt men in office
lF We oppose the removal by corporations
| of suits or cases from our state to the
federal courts, and favor legislation to
| prevent it. <
We favor fair and just election laws
| We favor government of the
people, by the people and forI
! the pcople-econOmy in eXpendi
turc, the abolition of unnecessary
, offices. decency in administration, con-
stant Improvement of our educational sys-
| tenn. charity to the unfortunate, and rule
! by the white men of the state.
! We favor the extension of the
powers Of the railroad =. com
mission. and closer-scrutiny into
! their affairs in order to ascertain, es-
/ tablish and maintain such rates as shall
/ be fair and just to the people and to the
transportation and transmission corpora
/ tions.
+ We condemn free passes. -
We favor the election of
United States senators and rail
road commissioners by the people.
We favor the enactment of such legis-
| lation as will encourage capital to make
! investments within our state, and guar
antee that the same shall be justly pro-
tected.
We call attention to the wise. ecOnomi-
cal. honest and honorable administration
of the affairs of our state for 20 years pri-
or to the present republican administra-
tion, and promise the people a return of
| wise, honest economical and honorable
administration under democratic success.
] We call upon every believer in honor,
honesty and economy, upon every advo-
cate Of white supremacy, upon every adj
yocate of equal and just taxation, upon
every advocate of the income tax and
opponent of plundcring tariff taxation,
/ upon every advocate of the restoration
4 Of silver and opponent of the single gold
standard and the present issue of bonds,
as threatened by the republican party,
upon every opponent of government 10y
injunction, and advocate of the jUrisdic-
tion of state courts over cases arising in
the State against corporations doing
business therein upon every lover of de-
cency and good government and oppo
nentS Of the present prevailing conditions,
to unite with us in our contest with the
republican party--the great enemy of our
principles, and aid us in redeeming the
nation from the clutches of greed and in
4 justice. and the state from the scandal,
and incompetence which now afhict it..
In presenting the platform, Governor
Jarvis made Il speech during the course
of which he said:
"The matters before MS were of such
grave Importance, we felt that the ac-
tion of that committee would perhaps
guide the action of this convention and
that on the action of this convention
depended largely the future welfare of
North Carolina.
"As to some matters that came
before that committee the com
mittee was divided; three mem
bers of that committee desired that
in reply to Il certain proposition sent to
the committee from this convention, we
should make counter proposition
These men were as good Democrats as
we are and had at heart the welfare Of
the party as much as the other members
Of the committee. and as an evidence of
their loyalty to the party, their unalter-
able allegiance to its interests, they have
consented to present no minority report
to this convention The platform was
adopted by rising vote unanimously.
=. Governor Jarvis then presented the re-
port of the committee on the proposition
of the Populists committee, which was
read and is as follows
THE Committee on Platform and Reso-
lutions by direction Of the convention,
having had under consideration the prop
osition for fusion made by committee
Of the Populist party, recommend that
this convention adopt the following res
olutions in respect thereto:
Resolved, /. That the proposition for
fusion submitted by the PopuliSt COM
mittce. be, and the same is hereby, re-
| spcctfully declined
Resolved. ,. That the Democratic
State Executive Committee be, and the
same is hereby, instructed to entertain
no further proposition for fusion.
The resolutions were adopted.
Governor Jarvis was then. called for.
and made stirring speech, recalling the
time twenty-five years ago when the
State was redeemed from Republican
misrule. and he believed that with united
efforts the State could again be redeemed
from the same Republican misrule. He
countenanced moderation and hoped that
there would be harmony in the Demo
cratic party and that if this spirit can
animate the party in every section. in
every county and in every district we
can redeem Norh Carolina"
Hon. Thos w. Mason was called for.
''He came" he said, from Northampton
county as a representative of the Democ-
racy Of that county to extend to our Pop
ulist friends the hand of cooperation, but
the convention had decided against this
policy and adopted its platform and upon
that platform he planted himself ana
was ready to march with the party and
do all in his power to win victory
Capt. w. Mt Kitchin spoke next. He
was satisfied that there was no room in
| North Carolina for but two political par