The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-22

year tease OF the NOfIn CdTOiiHd hdH-
road, and which will use all lawful and
legitimate means to set the same aside.
d. A Legislature opposed to free
passes. and which will make the present
law prohibiting the giving of free passes
apply equally to those receiving the
same.
f.. A Legislature in favor of free
ballot and fair count, and which VIII
enact legislation guaranteeing to each
political party the right of being repre-
scented on all election boards by repre-
scntatives of its own selection.
+. A Legislature in favor of system
OF local self-governmcnt and which will
enact under proper safeguards sufficient
legislation to guarantee the counties the
right to elect their local officials.
G. A Legislature in favor of a reduc-
ton of freight. passenger and express
rates. and of telegraph and telephone
tariffs to the gold standard level. That
will endorse the action of Commissioners
Pearson in taking a stand for such re-
duction. and which will favor upholdins
the railroad commission law, making
the same effective according to all of IFS
intents and purposes. and which will
enact legislation providing for the cleo
ton of railroad commissioners by the
people,
"ResoIved, That this convention
elect Il conference committee, which
shall be authorized to confer with any
party or faction of Il party. that de-
clares its endorsement of the above
principles and purposes. and that IA
vors cooperation with the Peoples par
ty. to carry the same into effect upon
fniy int, AZ In,
integrity of the Peoples party. and MS
will preserve to it NOT LESS THAN
IT'S PRESENT REPRESENTATION
IN BOTH STATE AND NATIONAL
AFFAIRS"
Later, to-wit on the 25th day of May
a committee composed of Cyrus Thomp-
son. James r. Lloyd, Morrison II. Cald-
WELL J. B. Schulken, u. r. Garrett and
L. A. Moye addressed letter to the
chairman of the Democratic State execu-
tive committee, enclosing the above reso
lutions, and requested that they be pre-
scented to the Democratic State conven-
ton which met May 26. In the letter to
Mr.. Manly, the Populist committee said:
''If your convention SHALL DE-
CLARE IT'S ENDORSEMENT OF
THE PRINCIPLES AND PURPOSES
SET FORTH IN THESE RESOLU-
TIONS, and favor Il cooperation with
the Peoples party in the coming cam
paign to carry the same into effect. your
convention is requested to name com
mittee to confer with us as to the de-
tails of the cooperation
The effect of the resolutions adopted
was to exclude. as declared by the Pop
ulist committee, any co-opera ton unless
the convention should ''DECLARE IT'S
ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRINCI-
PIES AND PURPOSES SET FORTH
IN THESE RESOLUTIONS" i. G., the
resolutions printed above. The Demo
cratic convention declined the PROPOSE
ton for cooperation.
Nearly two months have interviewed
The Republicans were served with no.
tice that the Populist party would not
cooperate with any party that did not
endorse the legislation and the aims set
Populist State convention on May 18th.
What action did the Republican State
convention take with reference to those
measures the endorsement of which was
declared by the Populists TO be con
dition precedent to cooperation? They
repudiated and spat upon all three of the
Il. Il,
the resolutions that they did not ignore.
Let us note the differences between the
Republican and Populist State platform,
in the light of the utterances in the Re
publican State convention that the Re
publicans and Populsts are agreed as t.
State issues though representing CON
flicting financial views" and also the
Democratic attitude:
1.
The Populist platform declares the
Peoples party was organized ''to re-
move causes that produce hard times
in the midst of plenty by overthrow
ing the domination of the gold ring
The Democratic platform and the
Populist platform are in accord on
this plank.
The Republican ''renews its al
legiance to the st. Louis PLATFORM
which declared, I'VE are therefore
opposed to the free coinage of silver
except by international agreement
with the leading commercial nations
of the world, which we pledge our
selves to promote and until such
agreement can be obtained the exist
ing gold standard must be preserv-
ed" 1t points with pride" to the
policy of more firmly committing the
country to the gold standard, and
halls 1.-THE return of prosperity"
2. Vi
The Populists declared, "We most
earnestly endorse the address recent
ly issued by the National Chairman
of the Peoples party (denouncing