The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-05-19
PEOPLES PARTY STATE PLATFORM.

18th day of May, lS9s hereby af,irms
its unqualified allegiance TO the principles
platform OF the Peoples Party adopted at its
National convention held in the city OF ST.
Louis, July %, 1886.
THE ELECTION LAW
We hereby reaffirm our fixed determine
ton to support and maintain free ballot
and . fair count in all elections held in
North Carolina. To this end We contend
that 1t IS of vital importa nee for each polit-
ical party to have on all election boards.
representatives of their own selection. We
condemn the Republican party and those
who Joined with il in the last legislature to
strike this just, essential and vital provision
from the election law of 1895 and We pledge
ourselves to use our best efforts i'm the next
legislature to 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 justices of the peace by
the vote OF the people, under proper safe
guards, 70 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 MEM
bers of the General Assembly hostile there
to.
We believe that all money dema nds should
oe 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 q law to prohibit the
taking or giving of gold notes. bonds and
mortgages in this State. and to make all the
money demands solvable in any kind Of
lawful money Of the United States.
DKNoUKcH SPANS POLICY.
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lican institutions. and in the interests of hu-
manity. the brutal and treacherous Span
iards should be driven from the western
hemisphere and a Republican form of gov
eminent established in the islands which
she has misgoyerned, robbed. prosecuted
and pillaged.
AGAINST ISSUING INTERTsT-BEARIsG
BONDS.
We condemn the present national admin
lstration for its efforts to fssten upon the
People and future generations the burden of
intereat bearing bonds and for endorrine
and carrying out the infamous bond and
monopoly policy of the preceding admins
tretr'n of Grover Cleveland.
We commend the acton 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
seinorage to carry on the war.
INrKREsr.
We pledge ourselves to maintain the six
per cent. interest Law enacted by the
General Assembly Of 1885.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The action of the Peoples Party member
OF the last 2 General Assem- bliss has demon.
strated, beyond question, that the Peoples
farty has been true to its antecedent plat
form decaAiations in favor of public educa.
ton. We demand still further improving
and bro adening the public school system OF
the State q rapidly Is . proper regard for
me lntert,ste OF the tax payers and the re-
sources Of the State will permit. We also
favor such revision OF our present school
system a. may increase the efjciencv OF eur
public schools and insure the most compe-
tent and elective supervision.
NOx-PARrIZAN JUDICIARY.
Our Judiciary should be kept above the
plane OF partisan politics. To this end We
appeal to all good citizens to Join rs in our
enofts to rake . non-partisan judiciary an
eesaDinhed and permanent feature of our
state government.
LABORATORY YoR YOUNG cRrnIHAIs
We favor the establishment of q State In.
stitution for the reformation OF young
criminals
We call attention TO the interference of
tei!oao eorporati0ns in our politics a one
81 the greAfeot sources of corruption in our
state and national government. Free pass
u ana other fav0Yitisms and discrimjna-
uons are among the most poisonous and ef-
leave weapons to corrupt politics and de-
teat the viii OF the people in legislative