The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-01-13

PEOPLES PARTY STATE PLATFORM.
The Peoples Party platform of North Car
olina, in convention assembled at Raleigh,
on the 18th day of August, 1896, hereby re-
affirms its unqualified allegiance to the prin-
ciples of the party, and hereby approves the
platform of the Peoples Party adopted at its
National convention held in the city or St.
Louis, July %, 1896.
THE ELECTION LAW.
Wehereby reaffirm our fixed determina-
ton to support and maintain free ballot
and q fair count in all elections held in
North Carolina; and the election law passed
by the General Assembly Of 1895 meets our
hearty endorsement and approval; and we
hereby pledge the Peoples Party to the pol
icy of UNFOLDING the principle of free and
honest elections provided for in eaid election
law, and warn the voters of the State against
the threats which have been made to repeal
the same.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
The act of the last General Assembly re-
storing the right of local self-government
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-gual DIS therein provided, meets with our
hearty approval, and we pledge the Peoples
Party to the continued support and mainte-
nance of that legislation, and warn the
voters of the necessity of preventing injur-
iOus changes in that act. and of the danger
of electing members of the General Assem-
sembly hostile thereto.
LEGAL TENDER MONEY.
We favor the exercise by the State of
North Carolina of the reserved constitution
al power to make all gold and silver coins of
the United States Gncluding the trade dol
lar) 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 NOTES AND MORTGAGES.
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 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
| of the last General Assembly has demon
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 Is q 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 schvol
| 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
leading teachers and educators of the State
in framing and perfecting the school law.
! 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 young
criminals.