The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-02-14
rHE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

Inc party OIL NOrGQ Gar
olUna. in convention assembled IN Raj
eIgh, N. @ on this day, May 26, 1898,
do hereby approve, endorse aud rRGlty
the last Democratic National and State
platforms, and pledge our earnest sup
port TO the principles therein
evcressed.
We denounce the Republican party
for the passage of the DINGHY tariff
bill, which has increased the burdens
of taxation upon the consumers and
| given the trusts and monopolists
greater power to rob the people.
Believing that under u present
methods of Federal taxation more than
three quarters of our national reve
nues are paid by people owning less
than one quarter of the property of
the country, we protest against such
inequality and. injustice, and in order
to remedy to some extent this great
wrong, we favor an income tax, and
favor all constitutional methods to
sustain it.
/ 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 it's
evowed hostility to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver as well as
gold, at the ratio of Is to 1, into full
legal tender money.
We denounce the Republican party
for it's 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 it's burdens,
unnecessary and vexatious; and we
demand the silver s~eignorage 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, WI pledge our 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 the
Loot NwO a0iSInk11woo hu -hiob oS&Soo
and towns in the State have been
turned over to negro domination, and
we pledge ourselves to enact such laws
as will give security and protection to
the property and people of every town
and community in the State.
We denounce the placing of negroes
on committees to supervise white
schools, and we pledge ourselves, if
restored to power, to enact such legis,
lation as will make this impossible.
We denounce all legislation enacted
by the legislature Of 1895 and 1892 for
carry ing out the base and partisan de
signs of the Republican party.
We denounce the placing of ignor
ant, irresponsible and corrupt men in
offs
We oppose the removal by corpor
atoms of suits or CO 5s from our State
TO the Federal courts, and favor legig
lation to prevent it.
We favor fair and just election laws.
We favor a government of the PEG
pie, by the people and for the people
economy In expenditure, the abolition
of unnecessary offices, decency in ad
ministration, constant improvement
Of our educational system, charity to
the unfortunate, and rule by the white
men Of the State.
We favor the extension of the DOW
ers Of the railroad commission, and a
close scrutiny into affairs i'm order to
ascertain, establish and maintain such
rates as shall be fair and just to the
people and to the transportation and
transmission corporations.
We condem free passes.
We favor the election of United
States senators and railroad cOmmis
sioners by the people.
We favor the enactment OF such
legislation as will encourage capital to
take investments within our State.
and guarantee that the same shall be
justly protected.
We favor a union of the silver forces
of the country in the Congressional
elections, and cordially invite all vot-
ers, without regard to past party at
t1liations. to unite with US in support
ing u candidates for Congress who
favor the free coinage of silver, thus