The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-30
THE ELECTIONLAW

IF the party, and hereby approves the
platform of the Peoples Party adopted at its
National convention held in the city or St.
Louis July 70, 1886.
THE ELECTION LAW
We hereby reaffirm our fixed determine
ton to support and maintain free ballot
and fair count in all elections hell in
North Carolina. To this end We contend
that it is of vital importance for each p ,lit-
ical party to have on all election boarta
of their own selection. We
condemn the Republican party and those
strike this Just, essential and vital provision
from the election law Of 1896; and We pledge
ourselves to use our best efforts in the next
legislature to re-enact this provision into
law. - -
LOCAL SELF GOvERHMEHT.
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
the voters Of the danger Of eiectins mem
bers of the General Assembly hostile there
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
mortgages in this State, and to make all the
money demands solvable in any kind of
lawful money of the United States.
DENOUNcB SPANS POLICY.
To avenge the Maine, to advance repub-
ican institutions. and in the interests Of hu-
mainly, the brutal and treacher0us 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 INTER1sT-BEARING
BONDS.
We condemn the present national admin.
istration for its efforts to fasten upon the
interest bearing bonds and for endoraing
and carrying out the infamous bond and
monopoly policy of the preceding admins
trati,n of Grover Cleveland.
We commend the ac'ion of the Populists,
silver Republicans aid silver Democrats in
course in solidly cooperating to strike out
the bond provision OF the pending war rev
enue bill and to substitute therefor IN issue
of greenbacks and the coinage of the silver
seinorage to carry on the war.
INTEREST.
We pledge ourselves to maintain the six
per cent. interest law enacted by the
General Assembly of 1895.
PUBLIC scHooLs.
The action of the Peoples Party member
of the Last 2 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
ton: We demand still further improving
the State as rapidly ss . proper regard fol
the interests Of the tax payers and the 70
sources of the State will permit. We also
favor such revision OF our present schvo
system as may increase the efficiency Of oul
public schools and insure the most compe
tent and effective supervision.
NON-PARTIZAN JUDICIARY.
Our Judiciary should be kept above The
plane OF partisan politics. To this end W
appeal to all good citizens to join us in oul
Efforts to make . non-partisan judiciary m
established and permanent feature of oul
State government.
EXPLORATORY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS
| We favor the Establishment of State In
stitution for the information of youns
criminals
FREE PAssI6.
1 we C81l 8btc0tlO0 10 the interference o.
railroad corporations in our politics - ont
of the greatest sources of corruption in on
State and national governments. Free pass
| e. and other fav0ritisms and discriminA
| tons are among the most poisonous and ef
fectve weapons to corrupt politics and do
feat the win Of the people in legislative
halls. Therefore No favor law not ouly
forbiddfng the giving Of free passes and
other fav0ritisms ana Determinations, bu
also forbidding anyone except the actual
employees of said corporations from re
ceiving the same.
ELECTION OF RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
| By THE PEOPLE.
No State has q better railroad commission
law than North Carolina; but the public In
not received the benefit the law was DESIGN
ed to produce on account of the failure o.
our railroad commissioners to do their duty
under the l4w. Az one remedy for this evi
We are In favor of the election of railroa(
commissioners by direct vote of the peo
pie.
REDUCTION OF 118I6Hr AND PASSEN0II
RATES.
We favor reduction of freight, expires
and passenger rates, telegraph and tale
phone tariffs to the same level to which II
general range Of prices Of products haO fall
an under the gold standard. If the Rail
way C0mmi0ion continues to refuse TO d
its duty In this respect, We are In favor q
such reduction being made directly BY tn
next Legislature.
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