The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-12
THE DEMOCRATIC
STATE PLATFORM
Proposed This Morning to
the Convention.
SENATORIAL PRIMARIES
Provisions Made For Holding Them
in November.
OTHER PRIMARIES SHOULD Be ADOPTED
The Action Of the Cooperation Commission in
Raising the Tax Valuation of Railroad
Property is Endorsed. The Craig
avn Commended,
Law Commended.


Following is t.: platform proposed
this morning bv the Committee on
Platforms for adoption by the State
conventions:
The Democratic party OF North Car
DINA in convention assembled IN Ral-
eiyh. y. c., on this day, April II, 1900,
do hereby approve, endorse and ratl-
fy the principles enunciated and set
forth in the platform OF the Nauonai
Democratic party adopted at Chicago
in 1896.
We denounce the tariff legislation
of the Republican party which has
increased the burdens of taxation up
on our consumers and increased the
powers of the trusts and mOnopOheS
TO rob the people. Believing that I'M
der our present method OF Federal
taxation more than three-fourthS
of our National revenues are pad by
people owning less than one-fourth OF
the property of the country, we pro-
test against such inequality and In
Justice. and in order to remedy to
some extent this great wrong we ia
vor an income tax and favor all con-
stitutional methods to sustain 1t.
We denounce the Republican party
for its passage Of the recent legisla-
ton by which the gold standard has
been fixed upon our people.
We denounce the policy of the Re
publican party for its legislation by
which the people in territory acquired
by the United States are taxed with
out representation and deprived of
the protection afforded by the princi-
ple that the Constitution follows the
flag.
We are in favor of peaceful com
mercial expansion, but denounce lhi-
perialism and milltarism.
We cordially invite all voters, with
ont regard to past political aftilia-
tons. to unite with us in support of
our candidates for Congress who IA
vor the principles OF the Chicago plat
form.
We admire the heroism and ability
with which the Hon. William Jen-
nings Bryan has defended the princl-
pies of the Democratic party, and
hereby instruct the delegation from
this State TO the next Nationa. Demo-
cratic convention to vote for his re-
nomination as Il candidate fer the
Presidency.
We denounce the administration OF
the Republican party in North Caro-.
lima by which negroes were placed in
high and responsible. official positions
which ought to have been flied by
white people.
We approve of the passage OF the
act OF the Legislature of 1899 to pre-
vent the removal of suits by foreign
corporations from the State TO the
Federal Courts.
We commend the Legislature for
the passage OF the Election Law OF
1899.
We favor government of the peo-
pie by the people and for the people,
economy in expenditure and the aoo-
lition Of unnecessary offices.
We heartily commend the action or
the General Assembly of 1899 for APP
propriating One Hundred Thousand
Dollars for the benefit of the Public
Schools of the State, and pledge our
selves to increase the school fund so
as to make at least a four months
term in each year in every school dis
trict in the State.
We point with pride to the record
of the Democratic party in the build
ing and management OF the lnstltu-
tions for the care of the unfortunate
insane. and pledge the party to so IN
crease the appropriations for this pur-
pose as that every needy insane per-
son in the State nay be cared for at
public expense.
We approve of the passage OF the
Corporation Commission Act by the
last LEGISLATURE. and of the admins
tration of the affairs of said Commits
sion. by which fairer rates have been
secured which are more just to the
people and to the transportation ana
transmission corporations, and such
assessment of railroad property as
will make it bear its fair proportion
of the burdens of taxation.
We condemn free passes.
We denounce al trusts. monopolles
and trade combinations, and demand
the passage of such Legislation, state
or National. as will suppress the same
We favor the election of United
States Senators by the people.
We favor the enactment of laws by
the next General Assembly providing
for the holding of primary elections
for tie nomination of State and coun-
tv and Congressional officers.
We hereby instruct the State IN
ccutive Committee to make provision
for the holding Of a primary on the
first Tuesday OF next November tol
the selection of United States Sena'
tor by the Democratic voters. OF the
State. at which every elector who has
voted the Democratic ticket in the
State election shell be entitled to cast
one vote for one man for United
State Senate, and the candidates who
receives the majority Of the votes sc
cast in the whole State. Shall receive
the support of the Democratic mem
bers Of the Legislature; and if nc
candidate shall receive majority
then the committee shall hold a sec
ond primary at which only the two
| highest candidates shall be ballotteC
| for and the one receiving i majority
| OF the votes so east shall receive the
support of the Democratic member:
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