The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-14
PEOPLES PARTY STATE PLAfroRM.

PEOPLES PARTY STATE PLATFORM.
The Peoples Party Of North Caroline, in
convention assembled q. Raleigh, on the
18th day Of May. 1895. hereby afirms
its unqualified allegiance to the principles
Of the poFt y. and hereby :IP.evs, The =.
National convention held in the city OF st.
Louis, July ~, 1886.
The ELECTION LAW
We hereby reafarm our fixed determine
ton to support and maintain free ballot
and q fair count in all elections held in
North Carolina. To this end We contend
that it - of vital importance for each polit-
ical panty 70 have on all election boards,
repeest natives Of their own selection. We
condemn the Republican party and those
who Joined with it in the last Legislature to
strike this Just essential and Vitscproviaion
from the election law Of 1886; and W pledge
ourselves to use our be0t efforts in the neXt
legislature to re-enact: this provision into
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT.
We are in favor of guaranteeing in the
respective counties the right of local self
government by the election Of their county
commissioners and justices Of the peace BY
| the vote Of the people, under proper safe
guards, TO guarantee the best possible gov
eminent to each county; and We pledge the
Peoples party to the continued support and
maintenance of that principle, and warn
the voters of the danger of electing mem
bers of the General Assembly hostile there
to.
GOLD MOTHS AND MOREaAGIs.
We believe that all money demands should
be payable IN the lawful money Of the Uni.
ton, and therefore favor the passage BY the
General Assembly Of law to prohibit the
taking or giving Of gold notes, bonds and
mortgages in this State, and to make all the
money demands solvable in any kind OF
lawful money Of the United States.
DENOUNC1 sPAIN's POLICY.
| To avenge the Maine, to adyapoo repub-
lican institutions. and in the interests of hu-
manity, the brutal and treacherous Span
iards shou1d b driven from the western
hemisphere and Republican form of gov
eminent established in the islands which
she has misgoverned, robbed. persecuted
and pillaged.
AGAINST ISSUING INTERHsr-BEARIHG
BONDS.
We condemn the present national admin.
istration for its efforts to fasten upon the
people and future generations the burden Of
interest tearing bonds and for endouina
and carrying out the infamous bond and
monopoly policy Of the preceding admins
trati.Sn Of Grover Cleveland.
We commend the acton of the Populists
1
Congress for their wise, brave and patriotic
course In solidly co operating to strike oui
the bond provision OF the pending war rev
enue bill and to substitute therefor an isgua
Of greenbacks and the coinage Of the silvel
seinorage to carry on the war.
INTERBsr.
We pledge ourselves to maintain the si1
per cent. interest law enacted By tn,
General Assembly Of 1895.
PUBLIC scHO0Ls.
The action Of the Peoples Party member
Of the Last General Assemblies has damon
stzated, beyond question, that the Peopls
form declalations IN favor Of public educa
ton. We demand still further Improving
and broadening the public school system O
the State - RAPIDLY q . proper regard fol
the interee1 Of the tax payers and the n
sources Of the State will permit. We als,
favor such revision Of our present sohvo
sy!tem - may increase the eficisncy OF "a
public schools and insure the most compo
tent and elective supervision.
Non-PARrIzAN JUDICIARY.
Our judiciary should b kept above tn,
plane Of partisan politics. To this end n,
appeal to all good citizens to Join rs In on
enort9 70 make non-parti0an judiciary On
legtablished and permanent feature Of on
State government.
1EFORNATORY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS
i We favor the establishment Of Q Stats In
stitution for the information Of youn1
criminals.
i HRII PASSES,
We call attention to the interference Of
railroad corporations in our POLITICS @ onl
Of the greatest sources Of corruption in ON
State and national governmenh. Free pass
. and other favofftisms and discrimina
tons are among the most poisonous and e.
feetive weapons to corrupt politics and d
feat the win Of the people in legisiativ1
halls. Therefore We favor q law not only
forbidding the giving Of free posses and
other fav0fitisms and Determinations, bu,
also forbidding anyone except the aetual
employees Of said corporations from 70
oeiving the same.
jILICTI0N OF RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
BIZ TIE PEOPLE.
No 6tate has better rsilroad commimior
law than North Carolina; but the pubic -
not received the benefit tho laW Wa DESIGN
ed to produce on account Of the failuro o,
our Hailroad commissioners to do their iufv
under the laW. Al one remedy for this ev{
We are In favor Of the election Of railrooi
lcomni@ione1s by direct vote of the poo-
Ipls.
INDUCTION or 1RIIaHr AND p AssRN0Hl
RATES.
i We favor . reduction Of freight, expires
and passenger rates, teleHaph and tolo-
phone tariffs to the same lGyel 20 vhich thI
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