The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-06-16
DEMOCRATIC PLATfORn.
Declaration of Principles as Promul-
gated by the State Convention.

The Democratic party Of North Car
Olina, in convention assembled in Raj
eigh, \. C., on this day, May 26, 1898,
do hereby approve, endorse and ratify
the last Democratic National and State
platforms, and pledge our earnest sup
port of 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 the consumers and given
the trusts and monopolists power to
rob the people.
believing that under our present
methods OF Federal taxation that more
than hree-quarters Of our National Eeyl-
nues are paid by the people owning less
than one-quarter OF the property of the
country, we protest against such i'll
equality and Inlustlc, and in order to
remedy to some extent this great wrong,
we favor an income tax, and favor all
constitutional methods to sustain it,
We denounce the Republican party for
the defeat Of the Teller resolutions de-
claring our National bonds payable in
silver IA well as gold, and denounce it
for It's determined purpose of more
thoroughly fastening the single gold
standard upon our people, and for its
avowed hostility to the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver, as well as gold, at
the ratio of 1G to l, into full legal tender
money.
We denounce the Republican party for
it's determination to issue bonds at this
time, and we denounce the Republican
war tax bill which lately passed the
House of Representatives as unjust and
unequal in its burdens, unnecessary and
vexatious, and we damand that the
silver seignorage be coined; that an ill.,
come tax be levied, and that the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury be authorized to
issue the necessary amount of full legal
tender greenbacks, or United States
Treasury notes, in order to meet the eX-
penses of the war with Spain and to
supply the revenue deficit under the
DIngley bill.
While we dcplOre the war with Spain,
we pledge our earnest support to the
Government in all honorable ways to
effect a speedy and successful conclusion
of hOstilities.
We denounce the scandal, extrava-
gance, incompetency and corruption of
the present Republican State admins
tratiOn.
We denounce all enactments of thelast
two Legislatures by which cities and
towns in the State have been turned
over to negro domination, and we
pledge ourselves to enact such laws as
will give security and protection to the
property and people of every town and
in the State.
We denounce the placing of negroes on
to supervise white schools,
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power, to enact such legislation as will
make this impossible.
We denounce all legislation enacted by
the Legislatures of 1895 and 1897 for
out the base and partisan de- |
signs of the Republican party.
We denounce the placing of ignorant,
and corrupt men in office
We oppose the removal by operations |
Of suits of cases from our State to the |
Federal courts, and favor legislation to |
prevent it.
We favOra fair and Just election law
We favor government of the people,
by the people and for the people
in expenditure, the abolition of
officers, decency in ad-
constant Improvement of
our educational system, charity to the
and rule by the white men
Of the State.
We favor the extension OF the powers
If the Railroad Commission, and a close
scrutiny into affairs in order to ascer-
ain, establish and maintain such rates
rs shall be fair and Just to the people
md to the transportation and trans
mission corporations.
We condemn free passes.
We favor the election OF United States
and Railroad Commissioners
~ the people.
We favor the enactment of such leg
Station as will encourage capital to
make investments within our State, and
that the same shall be Justly
We favor a union Of the silver forces
If the country in the Congressional
lections, and cordially invite all voters,
Without regard to past political affiIi-
ltions, to unite with us in supporting
,ur candidates for Congress who favor
he free coinage of silver, thus giving
of our Democratic National =
hartman, Hon. James K Jones, and to
he Congressional committee.
We admire and recommend without
tint the great and gallant fight made
" Hon. William ]. Bryan in the last
'atiOnal campaign for the success OF our
arty and the principles OF ourplatform.
We call attention to the wise, eco
nmlcal, honest and honorable admin
-tTatiOn of the affairs of our State for !
w"nty years prior to the present Re
ub!ican administration, and promise |
ne people a return of wise, honest,
and honorable administra-
ion under Democratic success. We call
pom every believer in honor, honesty
nd economy, upon every advocate of
quail and Just taxation, upon every ad-
ocate OF the income tax and opponent
+ pIundering tariff taxation, upon every
dvOcate OF the restoration of silver.
nd opponent OF the single gold stand
rd, and the present issue of bonds, as
threatened by the Republican party,
pom every opponent of Government by
and advocate of the jurisdic- f
ION OF State courts over cases arising In i
ne State against corporations doing
usIness, therein, upon every lOver of
ecency and good Government and op-
onents OF the prevailing conditions to
mite with Us In our contest with the
epublcan party-the greatest enemy
our principles, and aid us in redeem
lg the Nation from the clutches OF
reed and injustic, and the State from
he scandal and incompetence that now
tiiict it,
A Noble Life.