Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-06-02
THE PLATFORM.


The Democratic party Of North
Carolina in convention assembled in
Raleigh, n c. on this day, May 26th,
1898, do hereby approve, indorse and
ratify the last Democratic National
and State platforms, and pledge our
earnest support to the principles
therein expressed.
We denounce the Republican party
for the passage of the Dingley tariff
bill, which has increased the burdens
of taxation upon our consumers and
given the trusts and monopolists
greater power to rob the people.
Believing that under our present
methods of Federal taxation
more than three quarters Of our na
tional revenues are paid by people
owning less than one-quarter of the
property of the country, we protest
against such inequality and injustice,
and in order to remedy, to some eX-
income tax, and favor all constitu-
tional methods to sustain it.
We denounce the Republican party
for it's defeat Of the Teller resolution
declaring our national bonds pay
able in silver as we'll as gold, and de
nounce it for it's determined purpose
OF more thoroughly fastening the
single gold standard upon our peo
pie, and for its avowed hostility to
the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver, as well as gold, at the ratio
of f6 to 1 into full legal tender
money.
We denounce the Republican
party for its determination to issue
bonds at this time, and we de
nounce the Republican war tax bill
which lately passed the House O.
| Representatives as unjust, unequa
in it's burdens, unnecessary an6
veXations. and we demand that the
silver seigniorage be coined: that al
income tax be levied, and that th'
Secretary of the Treasury be author
lied to issue the necessary amoun
of full legal tender greenbacks, O.
United States Treasury notes, il
order to meet the expenses of th
war with Spain and to supply th
revenue deficit under the Dingle.
bill.
While we deplore the war witt
Spain we pledge our earnest supper
to the Government in all honorabl
ways to effect a speedy and success
full conclusion of hostilities.
We favor union of the silve
forces Of the country in the Cor
gressional elections, and cordial
invite all voters, without regard t
past political affiliations, to unit
| with us in supporting our candidate
for Corgres who favor the free coli
age of silver, thus giving practic;
force and effect to the recommend;
ton Of our Democratic Nation;
chairman, Hon. James x. Jone
5 and to the Congressional commute,
3 That we admire and commen
without stint the great and galla1
fight made by Hon. William J. Brya
: in the last National campaign fo
the success of our party and IL
n principles of our platform.
We denounce the scandal, extra
), agance, incompetency and corrul
ton of the present Republican Stat
administration.
We denounce all enactments
the last two Legislatures by whie
S cities and towns in the State ha7
Y been turned over the negro domin
ton, and we pledge ourselves
enact such laws as will give securi
% and protection to the property al
It people of every town and communi
It in the State
el We denounce the placing of negro
q on committees to supervise viii
schools and we pledge ourselves,
restored to power, to enact such lie
u islation as will make this impossibl
4 We denounce all legislation enat
n ed by the Legislatures of 1895 al
a. 1897 for carrying out the base al
partisan designs of the Republic
), party.
lie We denounce the placing of
IS norant, irresponsible and CORFU
% men ia office
We oppose the removal by corpol