The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-21

safe gt1As @ f6efE10 pfoTtoeo. me90 Win our
hearty approval, and ws paedse The Peoples
nsnce of that legislation. and warn the
voters o. the necessity Of preventing iniur-
ioas changes in that 2ct. End OF the danger
of elee1inx members Of the General Assem-
sgmbiy hostile thereto.
LEGAL TENDER MONEY.
We favor the exercise by the State OF
North Carolina OF the reserved constitution
al power to make all geld and oliver coins OF
the uitei States linelading the trade dol
lar, a legal sende, for the payment Of debts,
and iha, this right he inforced by the pass
age of an appropriate act by the General
Assembly.
GOLD MOTIFS AND soETGAaKs.
We believe that all money demands should
he payable III the lawful money of the Uni
ted States without preference or discrimina-
ton, and therefore favor the passage by the
General A ssembly of a law to prohibit the
taking or giving of gold notes. bonds and
mortgages in this State. and the making of
all money demands soivakse in any kind OF
lawful money of the United States.
INTEREST.
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 members
of the last General Assembly 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
and broadening the public school system of
the State as rapidly rs proper regard for
the interest. OF the tax PAYERS and the re-
sources Of the State will permit. We also
favor sHch revision OF our present school
system as may increase the efficiency of cur
| public schools and insure the most cOmpe-
tent and effective supervision. We think
| that the committee on education of the mel
General Assembly should invite and secure,
as far as possible, the cooperation of the
| leading teachers and educators of the State
in framing and perfecting the school law.
JUDICIARY.
Our judiciary should be lifted above the
| plane of partisan politics.
| REFoRMAToRY FOR YOUNG CRIMINALS.
We favor the establishment of a State in
stitution for the reformation of young
| criminals.
DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATIONS CON-
DEMNKD.
We condemn the Democratic administra
ton in North Carolina for its failure to exc
cute the antitrust laws of the State now OIL
our STATUTE DOCKS, dEU call the attcutlOu o.
the people to the fact that official action ir
this regard Is in harmony with the u.trs
antitrust sentiment heretofore and now be
ing expressed by the leaders of the Demo
cratic party.
We favor the establishment 4
able and low freight rates and charges TO
products shipped from North Carolina a.
will enable shippers and producers to realize
at least a fair remuneration after costs o.
such shipments have been deducted.
We cali especial attention to the possibili
ties Of the trucking industry in Eastern
NotL Carolina, an industry which, but TO
the extortionate tariffs of the common car
rier, would increase an hundred told carry
ing with it the greatest prosperity to tina
highly favored section it has ever known.
| We earnestly recommend to our Stat
Railroad Commission that they use all tn
powers they have to bring about such reduc
tons; and especially that they urge befor
the Inter State Commerce Commission al
complaints of extortion and discrimination
with such vigOr and continuity that shOult
they fail to secure remedial action by tn
Interstate Commerce Commission, all tn
people would know where to place the re
spOnsibility for existing Outrages; and i
their facilities for lighting the battles of tn
people before the Interstate COmmerc
Commission are inadequate for that purpose
tnaC tney make neutrality-suspicious. 10 IN
General Assembly of amendments to exist
ing laws, to the end that low and fairer rate
may be established, both IN the State AM
Interstate Jurisdictions.
ResOl, ed, That we recommend q constitu
, tioua. prohibition of the purchase, lease o
rental of parallel OR competing railwa
. lines.
FREE PASSES.
, We favor law forbidding the giving O
!, free passes to public officials, and forbid
ding their receiving the same.
NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD LEASE.
!, We condemn the lease of the North Caro-
lima Railroad to the Southern Railwa
Company tor ninety-nine years, not onl
as bad business transaction in which tn
: interest of the State amounting to the larg
sum OF 50 OOO, 900 invested in good payin
property yielding an income were sacrificed
but we also, in most emphatic terms con
; denim the hasty and secret manner in whicl
it was done several years before the fOrme
thirty years lease by its terms, would hav
expired. We call the attention of the pee
pie of the State to the fact that some myetel
ious power has prevented an Investigation
) through the proper legal channels, of tn
transaction, which was so universally col
demned by the press of the state and al
classes OF our citizens, when it first becam
known. We therefore demand that tn
next General Assembly fully investigat
this transaction, and to the end that tn
interest of the State may be fully protecte
as far as it can be done, such legislativ
3 action shall be taken as to counteract, as ia
: as possible this unwise and secret trans
action.
REMOVAL OF CASES.
+ The removal of cases from the State court
to the Federal courts for trial wherein tn
3 plaintiffs are poor persons and defendant