The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-02-17

PEOPLES PA41Y STATE PLATFORM.
The Psoplss Pazty platform Of North Car
olioA. In ecovenkion asambled q Raiesga.
On The loth day Of AusnA. 1886. hereby ~
afHsms In unqualified aliesiaoos TO the prin-
dples Ct the party. aud J. -reoy approves the
pistfoRm Of the Peoples .$Arty adopted Al in /
National Convention held 10 the city OF ST
Louis, July -. iae.
THs KLxcTIox LAW
We hAseoy reafdrm our nxed determine
ton to support and maintain free balio< /
and . fair count in all elections held in /
North Carolina, and the election Law passet |
by the General Assembly Of 1895 meets our /
hearty endorsement and approval, and We |
hereby pledge the Peoples Party 20 the pol. |
,cy OF npholdinE the pt'nee.p.s OF i i, ana
Law, and warn the voters OF the State against |
the threats which have been made TO repeal |
the same.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
The &C. Of the last General Assembly re-
scoring the right Of local elf-government |
BY the election of their county commission
err and justices Of the peace by the vote OF
the people in the respective counties. and
safe qua, ds shertin provided. meets with our
hearty approval. and We pledge the Peoples
Party 70 the continued support and mainte-
nsnce Of that legislation. and warn the
voters Of the necessity OF preventing iniur-
ious changes In that act. and Of the danger
Of elecsing members OF the General Assem-
ssmbly hostile thereto.
LKGAL TENDER MONEY.
We favor the exercise by the State of
North Carolina OF the reserved constitution
al power to make all gold and 4ilver coins Of
larj q legal tender for the payment OF debts,
and that this right be inforced by the pass
| age of An appropriate act by the General
Assembly.
GOLD MOTHS AND MORTGAGES.
| We believe that all money demands should
| be payable IN the larsful money Of the Uni
| ted States without preference or discrimina-
ton, and therefore favor the passage by the
General Assembly of q law to pronibit the
mortgages in this State, aud the making OF
all money demands solvable in any kind of
lawful money of the United States.
Il We pledge ourselves to maintain the six
per cent. interest law enacted by the last
General Assembly.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The action of the Peoples Party member.
, of the last General Assembly has demon
strated, beyond question, that the People:
Party has been true to its antecedent plat
form declarations in favor of public educa
. ton We demand still further improvin1
, and broadening the public school system o.
, the State as rapidly as a proper regard To-
the interests of the tax PAYERS and the re
, sources of the State will permit. We alst
r favor such revision Of our present schvo
, system as n ay increase the efficiency OF gu
q public schools and insure the most compe
I tent and effective supervision. We thinl
e that the committee on education of the mex
> General Assembly should invite and secure
as far as possible, the cooperation of tn
a leading teachers and educators of the Stat
9 in framing and perfecting the school law.
. JUDICIARY.
Our judiciary should be lifted above tn
plane Of partisan politics.
EXPLORATORY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS.
= We favor the establishment of State il
= stitution for the reformation of youn
: criminals.
+ DEMOCRATIC Administrations CON-
Il DEMNED.
We condemn the Democratic administr,
:, ton in North Carolina for its failure to ex
y cute the anti trust laws of the State now O
:, our statute books, and call the attention {
'e the people to the fact that official action
l. this regard Is in harmony with the uItl
anti trust sentiment heretofore and now b.
70 ing expressed by the leaders of the Dem
! : cratic party.
J. RAILROADS.
d We favor the establishment
J. able and low freight rates and charges #
8. products shipped from North Carolina
l. wiit enable shippers and producers to reali;
u at least q fair remuneration after COSTS
,e such shipments have been deducted.
re We cali especial attention to the possibi]
IL ties OF the trucking industry in Easter
y NolL Carolina, an industry which, but f,
IN the extortionate tariffs of the common ca
ne rier, would increase an hundred told carr
as ing with it the greatest prosperity to tn
D. ighly favored section it has ever known.
ne \. We earnestly recommend to our Sta
C. aidIOad Commission that they use all Il
IS overs they have to bring about such redu
al tons; and especially that they urge befo
the Inter State Commerce Commission q
Us complaints of extOrtlon and discriminate
le- with such vigor and continuity that shou
TO they fail to secure remedial action by Il
TO Interstate Commerce commission, all Il
people would know where to place the
r. spOnsibllity for existing outrages; and
On their facilities for lighting the battles of Il
BY people before the Interstate CONNER
Commission are inadequate for that purpos
that they make recommendations to Il
-. General Assembly of amendments to ext
40 ing laws, to the end that low and fairer "a,
~ may be established, both IN the State al
nj Interstate Jurisdictions.
Resolved, That We recommend a constit
tional prohibition of the purchase lease
nd rental Of parallel or competing rallw
al lines.
N, FREE PASSES.
lal We favor law forbidding the giving
as free passes to public officials, and forb
10 ding their receiving the same.
IN NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD LEASE.
M We condemn the lease of the North Ca
ior lima Railroad to the Southern Railw
lal Company for ninety-nine years, not or
ers as bad business transaction in which t
on interest OF the state amounting to the Ia!
lp sum OF - 600 ,OOO invested in good payl
er, property yielding an income were sacrltic,
but We also, in most emphatic terms cl
on denim the hasty and secret manner in viii
nd 1t was done several years before the form
,ad thirty years lease, by its terms, would hs
he expired. We call the attention of the d
led pie of the State to the fact that some myst
ow ious power has prevented an Investigate
through the proper legal channels, of I
IN demned by the press of the state and
classes OF our CT liens, when it first beca
known. We therefore demand that
mt next General Assembly fully investig
this transaction, and to the end that
interest of the State may be fully protec,
~ as far as it can be done, SUCH lesisiat
80 action shall be taken as to counteract, as
~ action.
,lic REMOVAL OF CASES.
! Is The removal of cases from the State con
90 to the Federal courts for trial wherein
plaintiffs are poor persons and defenda
r. r. rich foreign corporations, on application
fy OF defendants, is growing evil in No
Carolina, and in its practical operation
70 quently amounts to . denial of Justice
10 poor suitOrs, and therefore should be G,