The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1898-06-02
DEMOCRATIC PLA TFORM.

" the State Democratic convention in
Raleigh last week:
The Democratic party of North Car
olina, in convention assembled in Raj
sigh, N. c., on this day, May 26, 1898,
DO hereby approve, endorse and ratify
the last Democratic National and State
platform, and pledge our earnest sup
port to the principles therein expressed.
We denounce the Republican party |
Tor the passage of the Dingley tariff
bill, which has increased the burdens
of taxation upon the consumers and
given the trusts and monopollsts great
er power to rob the people.
Believing that under our present
methods of Federal taxation more
than three-quarters of our National
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 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
declaring our National bonds payable
in silver as we'll as gold, and denounce
it Tor its determined purpose of more
thoroughly fastening the single gold
standard upon our people, and tor its
avowed hostility to the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver, as we'll as
gold. at the ratio of Is to 1, into full
legal tender money.
We denounce the Republican party
for its determination to issue bonds at
this time, and we denounce the Repub-
lican war tax bill which lately passed
the House of Representatives as unjust
and unequal in it's burdens, unneces-
sary and vexatious. and we demand that
the silver seignorage be coined that
an income tax be levied, and that the
Secretary of the Treasury be authoriz-
ed to issue the necessary amount OF
full legal tender greenbacks, or United
States Treasury notes, in order to meet
the expenses Of the war with Spain and
| to supply the revenue deficit under the
Dingley bill.
While we deplore the war with Spain
| we pledge our earnest support to the
Government in all honorable ways to
effect speedy and successful conclu-
sion of hostilities.
| We denounce the scandal, extrava.
gance, incompetency and corruption Of
the present Republican State admins
tration.
+ We denounce all enactments of the
last two Legislatures by which cite.
and towns in the State have been turn
ed oyer to negro domination, and we
pledge ourselves to enact such laws a:
will give security and protection to the
property aud people of every town ant
community in the State.
We denounce the placing of negroe
on committees to supervise white
schools, and we pledge ourselves If re
stored to power, to enact such ]egisla
ton as will make this impossible.
We denounce all legislation enacte'
by the Legislature OF 1895 and 1897 TO
carrying out the base and partisan de
, signs Of the Republican party.
We denounce the placing OF Ignorant
irresponsible and corrupt men in Office
We oppose the removal by corpors
tons OF Suits Or cases from OUR STAT
to the Federal courts, and favor legi:
: lation to prevent it.
We favor fair and just election law
We favor government of the PEI
! pie, by the people and for the people
economy in expenditure, the abolitio
OF unnecessary offices, decency in al
ministratlon, constant improvement {
our educational system, charity to til
!. unfortunate, and rule by the whit
!. men OF the State.
We favor the extension OF the powe
+ of the Railroad Commission. and
close scrutiny into affairs in order
y, ascertain, establish and maintain sue
rates as shall be fair and just to II
o people and to the transportation ar
# transmission corporations.
. We condemn free passes.
IL We favor the election of Unite
- States Senators and Railroad Commi
d sioners by the people.
"a We favor the enactment of such lie
10 islatlon as will encourage capital
make Investments within our Stat
and guarantee that the same shall
justly protected.
~ We favor union OF the silver fore
N OF the country in the Congression
er elections, and cordially invite all vote
without regard to past political affili
y lions, to unite with us in supportil
n our candidates TOR Congress who fav
a. the free coinage of silver, thus givi1