The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-09-08
THE ELECTION LAW

THE ELECTION LAW
We hereby reaffirm our fixed determine
ton to support and maintain free ballot
and a fair count in all elections held in
North Carolina. To this end We contend
that it Is of vital importance for each polit-
ical party to have on all election bOards
representatives of their own selection. We
condemn the Republican party and those
who Joined with 1t in the last legislature to
strike this Just, essential and vital provision
from the election ta~ ( 1885, and We pledge
ourselves to use our b--, efforts in the next
legislature to re-enacl ti.is provision into
law.
LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT.
We are i'll favor Of guaranteeing in the
respective counties the right of local self
government by tae election of their county
commissioners auu justices # 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 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 the
GenEal Assembly of a law to prohibit the
taking or giving of gold notes, bonds and
| mortgages In thls st ale, aud to make all the
money demands solvable in any kind of
lawfai money of the United States.
DENOUNCE SPANS POLICY.
To ayenge the Name, to advance repub.
lieun /, stitutiODs. and IN the Interests Of hu.
| MANI. the brutal ani treaeherous Span.
| lards 81 Guild be driven from the western
hemfsl here and a Republican form of gov.
ernmsl established in the islands which
she has misgoverDed, robbed, prosecuted
and pl aged.
AGAINST ISSUING INTERKST-BEARIEG
| BONDS.
! We condemn the present national admin
istratiHl for its efforts to fasten upon thu
people and future generations the burden Of
interest pt airing bonds and for endOrsins
and carrying out the infamous bond ane
monopoly policy of the preceding admins
trati,n of Grover Cleveland.
II We commend the action of the Populists
silver Republicans and silver Democrats il
Congress for their wise, brave and patrioti
course in solidly cooperating to strike GU
, 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 2 General Assemblies 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 improvinl
and broadening the public school system o
the State as rapidly as q proper regard TO
: the 1nterests OF the tax payers and the re
: sources of the State will permit. We ais,
favor such revision of our present sshvo
public schools and insure the most compe
tent and effective supervision.
NoS-PARrIZAN JUDICIARY.
Our Judiciary should be kept above th
plane of partisan politics. To this end W
appeal 10 all good citizens to join US in on
efforts to rake bipartisan judiciary III
established and permanent feature of on
State government.
: PREPARATORY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS
: We favor the establishment of State in
stitution for the reformation Of youn,
criminals
al FREE PASSES
. We call attention to the interference O
/ railroad corporations in our politics as on
!, Of the greatest sources of corruption in GU
State and national governments. Free pass
es and other favOfitiSms and discrimina
lOuS are AMONG Tue mOSt pOl9OQOuS ana Ell
e fective weapons to corrupt politics and de
, feat the win of the people in Legislative,
halls. Therefore we favor q law not enl,
forbidding the giving of free passes an,
I other fav0ritsms ana Determinations, bu
also forbidding anyone except the actua
. employees of said corporations from re
ceiving the same.
. ELECTION OF RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
81 By THE PEOPLE.