The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-09


its unqualified ali-gial &c to the pri a., les
OF the party, and hereby aEprov., IT,,
platform of the Peoples Party adopte at IL
National convention held in the CITY OF S..
Louis, July %, 1856.
THE ELECTION LAW
We hereby resffirm our fixed determine
| ton to support and maintain free baiio
and a fair count in all elections held in
North Carolina. To this end we co attend
that it is of vital importance for each polir.
ical party to have on all election b )arrs,
| representatives of their own selection. We
condemn the Republican party and those
who Joined with It in the last leglslat Ire to
strike this just, essential and vital pro vision
from the election law of 1895; and we pledge
ourselves to use our 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
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 men,
bers OF the General Assembly hostile there
to.
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 a law to prohibit the
taking OF giving Of gold notes, bonds and
money demands solvable in any kind of
lawful money OF the United States.
DENOUNCB SPANS POLICY.
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lican institutions. and in the interests of hu-
manlty. the brutal and treacherous Span
iards should be driven from the western
hemisphere and Republican form of GOV
eminent established in the islands which
she has misgoverned, robbed. prosecuted
and pillaged.
AGAINST ISSUING INTEREsT-BEARING
BONDS.
We condemn the present national admin.
lstratlon for its efforts to fasten upon the
people and future generations the burden of
interest bearing bonds and for endorsing
and carrying out the infamous bond and
monopoly policy of the preceding admins
trati'n of Grover Cleveland.
we commend the &C ion of the Populists,
silver Republicans aid silver Democrats in
Congress for their wise, brave and patriotic
course in solidly cooperating to strike out
the bond provision of the pending war rev.
enue bill and to substitute therefor an issue
OF greenbacks and the coinage of the silver
selnorage to carry on tho war.
INTEREST.
We pledge ourselves to maintain the six
per cent. interest law enacted by the
General Assembly of 1895.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The action of the Peoples PARTY members
of the last General Assemblies 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 interests Of the tax payers and the re-
sources of the State will permit. We also
favor such revision of our present school
system as may increase the efficiency of eur
public schools and insure the most compe-
tent and effective supervision.
NON-PARrIZAN JUDICIARY.
Our Judic.a airy should be kept above the
plane OF partisan politics. To this end We
appeal to all good citizens to join Us in our
established and permanent feature of our
State government.
EXPLORATORY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS
We favor the establishment of State in.
stitution for the reformation of Young
criminals
FREE PASSES.
We call attention to the interference of |
railroad corporations in our politics as one
OF the greatest sources of corruption in our
State and national governments. Free pass
e. and other fav0ritisms and discrimins-
tons are among the most poisonous and ef- |
fective weapons to corrupt politics and de- |
feat the viii Of the people in legislative |
halls. Therefore We favor . law not only |
forbiddlDg the giving of free passes and |
other fevoritisms ana Determinations, but |
Also forbiddiDg anyone except the actual |
OF said corporations from rel
ceiving the same.
OF RAILROAD CONNIssrON1ps
By THE PEOPLE.
No State has better railroad commission |
law than North Carolina; but the public has /
not received the benefit the law was design
ed to produce on account of the failurc of /
Dur railroad commissioners to do their dutv
under the law. Al one remedy for this evil |
We are In favor Of the election of railroad |
by direct vote of the peo-I
pie.
OF WRIGHT AND PAssRNoRp
RATEs.
We favor . reduction of freight. expre~
md passenger rates, telegraph and tele-
phone tariffs to the same level to which the
general range OF prices Of products has fall
IN under the gold standard. If The Rail
!ay commission continues to refuse to do |
70 duty In this respect, We are in favor Of |
'uca reduction being made directly by the
next Legislature.
NoRTH-cAR0LINA RAILROAD LEASE.
:. We condemn the lease OF the North Cam.
una Haalroad to tho Southern Railway