The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-23

Inc feOPIeS faIty OF NOrtn CdfOilno, IN
CO avention assembled .. Raleigh, Oh the
18th day of May. 1888. hereby sftirms
its unqualified allegiance TO the IIincil les
of the party, and hereby approves the
platform of the Peoples Party adopted at its
National convention held in the city OF ST.
Louis, July ~, 1856.
THE ELECTION LAW
We hereby reaffirm our fixed determine
ton to support and maintain q free hai.oi
and a fair count in all election, neId i'll
North Carolina. To this end We contend
that it is of vital importance Tor ach ,n,rt.
ical party to have on all election boar. p.
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 1885; and We pledge
legislature to re-enact this provision into
law. - lie
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
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.
GOLD MOTIFS AND MORTGAGES.
We believe that all money demands should
be payable III the lawful money of the Uni
| ted States without preference or discrimina
ton, and therefore favor the passage by thu
General Assembly of a law to prohibit thu
taking or giving Of gold notes, bonds and
mortgages in this State, and to make all thu
| money demands solvable in any kind Of
l lawful nnnov 0f tho T1nitoN Qfafoa
DENoUNCB SPANS POLICY.
To avenge the Maine, to advance repub
lican institutions. and in the interests of hu
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 Earring
BONDS.
We condemn the present national admin
istration for its efforts to fasten upon tn.
| People and future generations the burden o.
interest bearing bonds and for endorsing
and carrying out the infamous bond an(
trati,n of Grover Cleveland.
| We commend the &C ion of the Populists
silver Republicans aid silver Democrats IL
Congress for their wise, brave and patriot,
course in solidly cooperating to strike ou
the bond provision of the pending war rev
enue bill and to substitute therefor an issu'
of greenbacks and the coinage of the silve
seinorage to carry ON the war.
INTEREST.
| We pledge ourselves to maintain the 81,
per cent. interest law enacted by tn
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 People
Party has been true to its antecedent plat
form declarations in favor Of public educ
ton. We demand still further improving
and broadening the public school system O
the State as rapidly rs . proper regard TO
the interests of the tax payers and the re
sources Of the State will permit. We ais
favor such revision OF our present schvo
public schools and insure the most compe
tent and effective supervision.
NON-PARrIZAN JUDICIARY.
Our judiciary should be kept above tb
plane of partisan politics. To this end W
appeal to all good citizens to join US in on
ehorts-to rake non partisan judiciary Al
established and permanent feature of on
State government.
REFORNATORY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALs
We favor the establishment of q State in
stitution for the reformation of youn
criminals
FREE PASSES.
We call attention to the interference o
railroad corporations in our politics a. on
of the greatest sources of corruption in on
State and national governments. Free pass
e. and other favofitisms and discrimina
tons are among the most poisonous and e1
fec4ive weapons to corrupt politics and d
feat the win Of the people in Legislative,
halls. Therefore We favor . law not onl
f0rbidding the giving of free passes an
other fav0ritisms ana Determinations, bu
also forbidding anyone except the aetna
employees of said corporations from re
oeiving the same.
ELECTION OF RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
Il By TIE PEOPLE.
d No State has better railroad commission
law than North Carolina; bat the public ha
not received the benefit the law was DESIGN
ed to produce on account of the failure O
our railroad commissioners to do their dut
under the law. As one remedy for this evl
} We are in favor of the election Of Tailroa
commissioners by direct vote of the PEG
Iple.
REDUCTION OF WRIGHT AND PAssHN04l
RATES.
Il We favor q reduction of freight, expires
and passenger rates. telegraph and tele
phone tariffs to the Same level to which th
} general range OF prices Of products has fell
en- under the gold standard. If the Rail
way Comm iaDion continues to refuse to
its duty In this respect, We are in favor q
such reduction being made directly by th
next Legislature.
NORTH CAROLINA RAILRoAD LIAsI.