The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-01-24
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The fallo owing platform was adopted
by the Democratic State Convention
in session here last May.
The Democratic party OF North Car
olina, in convention assembled IN Raj
eigh, n. @ on this Day, May 26, 1898,
do hereby approve, endorse auo raGlfy
the last D 9moCratic National and State
platforms, and pledge our earnest sup
port TO the principles therein
expressed.
We denounce the Republican party
for the passage of Tne Dlngly tariff
bill. which has increased b burdens
of taxation upon the consumers and
given the trusts and mOnopolists
greater power to rob the people.
Believing that under our present
methods of Federal taxation more than
three quarters Of our national reve
nues are paid by people owning less
than one quarter of b property OF
the country, we protest against such
inequality and injustice, and In order
to remedy to some extent this great
wrong, we favor ar income tax, and
favor all constitutional methods to
sustain 1t.
We denounce the Republican party
for the defeat Of the Teller resolutions
declaring our national bonds payable
in silver as we'll as gold, and denounce
it for it's determined purpose Of more
thoroughly fastening the single gold
standard upon our people, and for its
avowed hostility to the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver as we'll as
gold, at the ratio of 16 to 1, into full
legal tender money.
We denoUnce the Republican party
for its determination to issue bonds at
this time, and we denounce the
Republican war tax bill which lately
passed the House of Representatives
as unjust and unequal in its burdens,
unnecessary and vexatious; and we
demand the silver seignorage be
coined; that an income tax be levied,
and that the Secretary Of the Treasury
be authorized to issue the necessary
amount of full legal tender greenbacks,
or United States Treasury notes, in
order to meet the expenses of the war
with Spain and to supply the revenue
deficit under the Dingley bill.
While we deplore the war with
Spain, we pledge u earnest support
to the Government in all honorable
ways to effect a speedy and successful,
conclusion Of hostilities.
We denounce the scandal, extrava
gance, incompetency and corruption
of the present Republican State ad
ministration.
We denouuce all enactments of TIT
last two legislatures by which citieI
and towns in the State have beer
turned over to negro domination, snC
we pledge ourselves to enact such law
as will give security and protection tt
the property and people of every towI
and community in the State.
We denounce the placing Of negroe
on committees to supervise whit
schools, and we pledge ourselves, i
restored to power, to enact such legis
lation as will make this impossible.
We denOunce all legislation enacted
by the legislature of 1895 and 1897 TO
carry ing out the base and partisan de
signs of the Republican party.
We denounce the placing Of ignor
, ant, irresponsible and corrupt men il
Office.
We oppose the removal by corpor
stions of suits or cases from STAT
to the Federal courts, and favor legie
lation to prevent it.
We favor fair and just election laws
, We favor q government OF the pee
> pie, by the people and for the people
/ economy in expenditure, the abolition
of unnecessary Offices, decency in ad
m~inistretion, constant improvement
r of our educational System, charity t.
the unfortunate, and rule by the whit
men of the State.
We favor the extension of the pow
ers Of the railroad commission, and
( close scrutiny into affairs in order t
g ascertain, establish and maintain sue
/: rates as shall be fair and just to tn
!, people and to the transportation an
Q transmission corporations.
We condem free passes.
o We favor the election of Unite