The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-05-24
PLATFORM.

There is nothing In that any honest
reformer can oppose. Il is 9 platform
upon which the good people OF the
State can unite. Ask your Democratic
or Republican neighOor to read it, and
then ask il he does not stand on that
platform. The answer Gfhe is candid
enough to reply will be worth remem-
bering.
The platform ia as follows:
The People'sparty of North Carolina,
in convention assembled at Raleigh, on
the 18th day of May, 1898. herebg
afirms its unqualified allegiance to the
principles of the party, and hereby ap
proves the platform of the Peoples
party adopted at it's National Conven
ton held in the city of st. Louis, July
%, 1896.
THE ELECTION LAW.
We hereby reaffrm our fixed determ-
inatic n to support and maintain q free
ballot and a fair count in all elections
held in North Carolina. To this end
we contend that it is of vital import
ance for each political party to have
on all election boards, reprr entatives
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 vital pro-
vision from the election law Of 1895;
and we pledge ourselves to use u
best efforts in the next legislature to
re enact this provision into law.
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 JUS
tees of the peace by the vote of the
people, under proper safe guards, to
guarantee the best possible govern
ment to each county; and we pledge
the Peoples party to the continued
support and maintenance of that prin-
ciple, and warn the voters of the dan
ger of electiDg members Of the General
Assembly hostile thereto.
GOLD NOTES AND MORTGAGES.
We believe that all money demands
should be payable in the lawful money
of the United States without prefer
ence or discrimination, 81 d therefore
favor the passage by the General AS
sembly of a law to prohibit the taking
or giving Of gold notes, bonds and
mortgages in this State, aud to make
all the money demands payable in any
Kind of lawful money of the United
States
DENOUNUE SPANS POLICY.
To avenge the M line to advance re
publican institutions, and in the inter.
ests Of humanity, the brutal and
treacherous Spaniard should be driven
from the western hemisphere and q
republican form of goveromenG estab
l,sned IN the islands which she has
misgoverned, robbed, prosecuted and
pitlaRed.
AGAINST ssUING INTEREST BEARING
B NDS
We condemn the present National
Administrator for Efforts to fasten
upon the people and future genera
tons the burden OF interest bearing
bonds and for endorsing and carrying
out the infamous bond a d monopoly
policy of the preceding administration
of Grover Cleveland.
We commend the Rctit Of the Pop
ulists, silver Republicans and silver
Democrats in Congress fer their w'se,
Grave and patriotic course in solidly
Co operating TO strike out the bond
provision Of the pending war revenue
bill and to substitute therefor an issue
of greenbacks and the coinage of the
silver seignorage to carry on the war,
. INTEREST.
We pledge ourselves TO maintain the
six per cent. interest law enacsed by
the General Assembly of 1895.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The action Of the Peoples party
members of the last two General AS
semblies has demonstrated, beyond
question, that the Peoples party has
been true to its ~antecedent platform
declarations in favor of public educa
ton. We demand still further Inn
proving and broadening the public
school system Of the State as rapidly
as a proper regard for the interests of
the tax payers and the resources of the
State will permit. We also favor such
revision of u present school system
as may increase the efficiency of our
public schools and insure the most
competent and effective supervision.
NON PARTISAN JUDICIARY.
Our Judiciary should be kept above
the plane of partisan politics. To this