The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-07-07
PEOPLES PARTY STATE PLATFORM

PEOPLES PATTY STATE PLATFORM.
The Peoples Party of North Carolina, in
Eth day of May. 1898. hereby affirms
its unqualified allegiance to the principles
of the party, ana hereby ~ proves the
platform of the Peoples Party adopted at ito
National convention held in the city OF St.
Louis, July ~, 1856.
The ELECTION LAW
We hereby reatfirm our fixed determine
ton to support and maintain free ballo,
North Carolina. To this end We contend
that it is of vital importance for each pc it.
ical party to have on all election boards,
representatives of their own selection. We
condemn the Republican party and those
who Joined with It in the last legislature to
strike this just. essential and vital provision
from the election law OF 1895; and We pie ige
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
commissioners and justices Of the peace BY
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,
to.
GOLD MOTIFS AND MORTGAGES.
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 law to prohibit the
taking or giving of gold notes, bonds and
mortgages in this State. and to make ali the
money demands solvable in any kind Of
lawful money Of the United States.
DENoUNCB SPANS POLICY.
To avenge the Maine, to advance repub-
lican institutions. and in the interests of hu-
manity, 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 INTkRRsT-BEARING
BONDS.
We condemn the present national admin
| istration 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
tenue bill and to substitute therefor an issue
of greenbacks and the coinage Of the silver
seinorage tc carry on the war.
INrERHsr.
We pledge ourselves to maintain the siz
per cent. interest law enacted by the
General Assembly of 1895.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The action of the Peoples Party member
| 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
and broadening the public school system Of
the State rs rapidly Is . proper regard fol-
the interests OF the tax payers and the 10
sources of the State will permit. We also
favor such revision of our present schuo
system - may increase the efficiency of eul
public schools and insure the most compe
tent and effective supervision.
NON-PARrIZAN JUDICIARY.
i Our judiciary should be kept above thu
plane Of partisan politics. To this end we
appeal to all good citizens to join Us in oql
efforts TO rake nOn-partisAn judiciary IN
established and permanent feature Of oul
State government.
LABORATORY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS
i We favor the establishment of q State In
stitution for the reformation of youna
criminals.
i FREE PASSES.
i We call attention to the Interference Of
railroad corporations in our politics - opl
of the greatest sources of corruption in on,
State and national governments. Free poss
q and other favoritisms and diScrimina
tons are among the most poisonous and ef
fective weapons to corrupt politics and Do
feat the viii Of the people in legislative
halls. Therefore We favor . law not only
forbidding the giving Of free passes and
other favoritisms ana Determinations, bu,
also forbidding anyone excspt the actual
employees OF said corporations from n
oeiving the same.
ELHCTION OF RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
i BIZ TIE PEOPLE.
No State has better railroad commission
not received the benefit the law Was DESIGN
ed to produce on account of the faiiurc Of
our railr0ad commissioners to do their duty
under the law. Az one remedy for this eyi
We are In favor Of the election Of Tailroai
commissioners by direct vote of the peo-
Ipls.
REDUCTION OF YREIaHr AND PAssHNeRl
Il We favor q reduction Of freight. exprea
and passenger rates, telegraph and tele
} iphone tafi6s to the same level to which Ii.
J general range Of prices Of products has fall
en- under the gold standard. II the Rail
IWay COmMini0n continues 70 refuse 10 d
it, duty In this ro1pec We are In favor O
such reduction being made directly by TIL
next Legislature.
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