The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-24

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Tns EIxcrIox Law
We h~rsty rsas;ssm Our hIed dese.m b.
ION TO support add nssnss1n . fres bzllos
md q fair count Ia al elections bed IN
North CAROLINA; and the election lay pas>ei
pv the General Assembly Of is6 meets our
hearty endorsrsnsni and approval and y.
hereby p.~txe the Peoples Party to the pol
ley OF uphoEding tho principle o. free ast /
hooex ELECTIONS providso for ia - d election /
In and warn the so.ers OF Ia. state against /
the threais which asye been male 20 repeal /
the same
COUNTY Govxssxxxf.
The act of the las. General Assembly re- /
storing the right OF local self govern men, |
by the election Of their county commission |
ers and justices OF The peacs by the vote OF |
the people n the respective counties aud |
safe-euA ds thsYsin provided. meets With our
hearty approval. and We pledge the Pe9pis.
Party TO the continued support and m.inte-
nsnce OF that legislation, and warn the
voters OF the necessity Of preventing iaiur-
ioas changes in that act. and OF the danger
Of eieczing mem bers of the General Assem-
ssmbly hostile thereto.
lrdAi TENDER MONTY.
We favor the exercise By the s;A.e OF
North Carolina Of the reserved constitution
al power 10 make all geld and silver CONS OF
the L nited States lincluding the trade dol
lar legal tender for the payment OF cebt-,
and that this night be inforced by the pass
age Of On appropriate act By the Geae-al
Assembly.
/ cobb SoTEs AND MORTGAGES.
! We believe tn at all money demands ST. ould
be payable III the lawful money of the Cni-
/ ted States without preference or dlscr. iains-
| ton, and therefore favor the passage by the
General Assembly of a law to prohibit the
taking or giving OF gold no.ss, bonds and
mortgages in this State, and the making o.
all money demands solvable in any kind G.
lawful money OF the United States,
I INTEREST.
i We pledge ourselves to maintain the sill
per cent. interest law enacted by the las
Z General Assembly.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
- ,hSee action of the Peoples Party member
~ . last General Assembly has demon
Party has bayond question, that the People
form declaraIionH true to its antecedent plat
ton. Ne demand sin favor Of public educa
and broadening the pubic surther improving
the State as rapidly IL q proper R!,system 0
the interests of the tax PAYERS and tRard 70
sources Of the State will permit. Wa he re
favor such revision OF our present SO ais
system - may increase the efficiency OF oo. g
public schools and insure tips most coIape-
tent and effective supervision. We think |
that the committee on education of the next
General Assembly should invite and secure,
"a far AZ possible the cooperation ct the
leading teachers and educators of the State
in framing and perfeeting the school law
JUDICIARY.
Our judiciary should be lifted above . ..-
plane Of partisan politics.
REroRNAToRY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS.
We favor the establishment OF a State in.
stitution for the reformation Of young
criminals.
DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION con-
DEMNKD.
.,e condemn the Democratic administra-
ton in North Carolina for it's failure to exc
cute the antitrust laws of the State now on
our statute books, and call the attention of
the people to the fact that official action In
this regard Is in harmony with the ultra
anti trust sentiment heretofore and now be-
ing expressed by the leaders of the Demo
cratic party.
RAILROADS.
We favor the establishment Il
| able and low freight rates and charges fol
prouucts shipped from North Carolina as
will enable shippers and producers to realize
| at least q fair remuneration after costs Of
such shipments have been deducted.
We cali especial attention to the pos>ibili
ties of the trucking industry in Eastern
MOTT aroIina, an industry which, but TO
the extortionate tariffs of the common car
rier, would increase an hundred told carry
| 10 I'M IN n
-igniy favored section it has ever known.
I Ne earnestly recommend to our Stat
$780, s41lee-s...ss aassat5 ao0ug sucn seatidr
saons ma especially that tuey urge befor
complaints OF extOrtlOn and discrimination
with such vlgor and continuity that SHOULD
toey 1all to secure remedial action bv tn
interstate commerce commission, all tn
people would know where 10 place the re
sponslbillty for existing outrags; ana i
thelr 1acllltles for nghting the battles of th
people before the Interstate Commerc
Commission are inadequate for that puroose
mat they MAKE recommendations to tn
ueneral Assembly of amendments to exist
Ing laws. to the end that low and Carer rate
may be tablished, both In the State an,
Interstate Jurisdictions.
Resolved, That we recommend a constitn
tlonal prohibition of the purchase. lease q
rental OF parallel or competing ra,Iwa,
lines.
FREE PASSES
We favor law forbiddiue the giving n
free passes to public officials, and forbid
ding their receiving the same.
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD LEASE.
We condemn the lease of the North Caro-
lima Railroad to the Southern Railwa,
Company for ninety-nine years. not onI;
as bad business transaction in which thu
Interest OF the state amounting to the Iare,
sum OF - wv, QUO invested in good paylns
property yielding an income were sacrlticed
out We also, In most emphatic terms con
oemn the hasty and secret manner in which
| u was zone several years before the former
thirty years lease, by its terms, would have
expired. We call the attention of the peo
pie OF the State to the fact that some myster.
| lous power has prevented an Investigation
through the proper legal channels, of the
Transaction, which was so universally con
demned by the press of the State and all
classes OF our CT liens, when it first became
| known. We therefore demand that the
| next General Assembly fully investigate
this transaction, and to the end that the
lntefest OF the State may be fully protected
as Tar as it can be done, such legislative
action shall be taken as to counteracl, as far
as possible, this unwise and secret trans
action.
REMOVAL OF CASES.
Inc removal OF cases from the State courts
10 the Federal courts for trial wherein the
plaintiffs are poor persons and defendants
rich foreign corporations, on application of
OF defendants, is growing evil in North
Carolina, and in its practical operation fre-
quently amounts to a denial of Justice to
poor suitors, and therefore should be CON
demned. We demand, therefore. that the
next General Assembly shall pass such a
general statute On this subject as to take
from such corporations doing business in
this State the privileges of carrying on bust
ness IN North Carolina and with drawing
the protection of the State extended to
their business, if they persist in escaping
the Jurisdiction of our courts when claims
are sought to be enforced agains. them there
We advocate such legislation as will in
sure a. just listing and taxation of all
evidences OF debt, and make an EQUITABLE
adjustment of the burden of taxation be-
tween the debtor and creditor.
REDUCTION OF Salaries,
In order to keep our public servants in
thorouxh touch and sympathy With the
oppressed masses, and to check to some ex-
tent the scramble for Office, we demand a
reduction Of salaries until such time "a
n ryk1