The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-03-10

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clina, In 0umvUuki0u oUnembted - RnIeigh.
90 The I'm day q AnGaat, 80 se1soy 70
cipies Of the party. and hereby sfpsoves the
platform Of the Peoples Party sdspted Al tn
National convention held 10 the city of Sc.
Louis, July Y, iHo.
THE ELxcTIox Law /,
We hsseby reasarm cur liked dele alma
ton to support and maintain free uallos
aud q fair count Ia all elections held in
North Carolina, and the election law passed
By the General Assembly Of iss5 meets our
hearty endorsement sad approval: and We
hereby pledge the Peoples Party TO the pol
ICY OF upho.ciEg the principle OF free and
honest elections provided for in said election
law, and warn the voters OF tins state against
the threats which have been made 10 repeal
the same.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
The act of the last General Assembly re-
storing the right of local sef-goyerumeut
by the election Of their county commission
ers and justices of the peace by the vote of
the people in the respective counties. and
safe-guas ds therein provided. meets with Our
Hearty approval and We pledge the Peoples
Party TO the Continued support and maiDte-
nance OF that legislation. and warn the
voters of the necessity OF preventing injur-
tOlS CbduSSS al AuaA al Anu Va S&iG d6AGEE
of elec.ing members OF the General Assem-
ssmbIy hostile thereto.
LOCAL TENDER MONEY.
We favor the exercise By the State of /
North Carolina of the reserved constitution |
al power TO make all gold and siiver coins of |
the United States fincluding the trade dol |
lar, a legal tender for the payment of debts, |
| and that this right be inforced by the pass |
age of an appropriate act by the General
| Assembly.
GOLD MOTIFS AND MoRTGAGKs.
We believe that all money demands should
be payable IN the lawful money Of the Uni
ted States without preference or discrimina-
ton, and therefore favor the passage by the
| General Assembly of q law to prohibit the
taking or giving Of gold notes, bonds and
| mortgages in this State, and the making Of
| all money demands solvable in any kind OF
lawful money of the United States.
INTEREST.
| 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
strated, beyond question, that the Peoples
Party has been true to its antecedent 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 as proper regard for
the interests of the tax PAYERS and the re-
sources of the State will permit. We also
: favor such revision of our present school
. system as NJ ay increase the efficiency of cur
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
6 leading teachers and educators of the State
: in framing and perfecting the school law.
e JUDICIARY.
Our judiciary should be lifted above the
plane of partisan politics.
: REFoRMATORY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS.
!. We favor the establishment of State in
;. stitution for the reformation of younl
=, criminals.
4 DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATIONS con-
Il DEMNED.
We condemn the Democratic administra
! ton in North Carolina for its failure to exc
- cute the antitrust laws of the State now OF
:, our statute books, and call the attention o
&c The people to the fact that offiral action il
l. this regard Is in harmony with the ultr
antitrust sentiment heretofore and now be
J !. ing expressed by the leaders of the Dem o
= cratic party.
J. RAILROADS.
d We favor the establishment
able and low freight rates and charges TO
$. products shipped from North Carolina a
/ will enable shippers and producers to realiz
Il at least q fair remuneration after costs o
1t such shipments have been deducted.
re We call especial attention to the possibili
III ties OF the trucking industry in Easter
y Notl CarOlina, an industry which, but 70
10 the extortionate tariffs of the common cal
1t rier, would increase an hundred told carry
as ing with it the greatest prosperity to tina
le lightly favored section it has ever known.
le Ne earnestly recommend to our Stat
&C al road Commission that they use all tn
IS powsIs they have to bring about such redu(
al Cons and especially that they urge befor
the Inter State Commerce commission a.
Us complaints of extortlon and Discrimination
e. with such vigOr and continuity that shout
TO tuey fail to secure remedial action Dy tn
to Interstate Commerce COmm isslon all tn
people would know where 10 place the n
s. spOnsibility for existing Outrages; ana
u their facilities for lighting the battles of til
oy people before the Interstate CommerC
Commission are inadequate for that purpos,
that they make recommendations to th
a. General Assembly of amendments to exis
as ing laws to the end that low and eairer rate
I'd may be established, both III the State an
I'd Interstate Jurisdictions.
10 Resolved, That we recommend cOnstitI
tiOnal prohibition of the purchase, lease
nd rental OF parallel or competing rallwa
Ial lines.
III FREE PASSES.
l os We favor a law forbidding the giving
ii. free passes to public officials, and forbi
ding their receiving the same.
he NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD LEASE.
~ We condemn the lease of the North Car
oI lima Railroad to the Southern Railws
lal { Company for ninety-nine years, not on
1Is as bad business transaction in which Il
Oh Interest of the state amounting to the lar,
Up sum of 81 600 900 invested in good paylI
Ct, property yielding an income were sacrifice
but We also, in most emphatic terms Co
" denim the hasty and secret manner in whit
nu 1t was done several years before the form
au thirty years lease, by its terms, would ha'
ue expired. We call the attention of the pc
eo pie of the State to the fact that some myste
y" lous power has prevented an investigate
through the proper legal channels, of Il
On transaction, which was so universally CO
III demned by the press of the state and
classes of our ci liens, when it first BEGAN
known. We therefore demand that Il
en- next General Assembly fully investiga
ia. this transaction, and to the end that Il
Interest OF the State may be fully protect
OF as far as it can be done, such legislati
ole action shall be taken as to counteract, as
en- as possible, this unwise and secret tran
me action.
,lic ppuov., m c.srs
de- The removal of cases from the State cou.
to the Federal courts for trial wherein t
les plaintiffs are poor persons and defendar
rlv rich foreign corporations, on application