Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-04-19
THE TICKET.
The Men Whom the Democratic Party
Has Placed In Nomination.,

GOVernOf-CHAS. b. ~
Lit. Governor-W. D.
Secretary of State-J. BRYAN GRIMES.
Auditor-B. F. DIXON.
~TreaSurer-B. R. LACY.
Supt. Public Instruction-Wm. P. TOOM.
Atty. General-ROBT. D. GILMER.
Corporation Commissioners-ROGERS and
McNEILL.
Com. of Agriculture-S. L. PATTERSON.
Commissioner Of Labor and Printing-H. B.
WARNER.
Electors at Large-DAN HUGH MCLEAN,
LEE s. OVERMAN.
Delegates at Large to the National Conven-
tton.-COL. J. S. CARR, THEO KLUTTZ,
THOs. A. JONES. WALTER MOORE.
The following platform vas
adopted by the convention:
"rhe Democratic party of
North Carolina, in convention
assembled, in Raleigh, N. C., on
this day, April II, 1900. do here
by approve, endorse and ratify
the principles enunciated and set
forth in the platform of the Ma
tional Democratic party, adopted
at Chicago IN 1896. W. denounce
the tariff Legislation Of the Res
publican party, which has in~
creased the burdens of taxation
upon our consumers and i~ncreas-
ed the powers of the trusts and
monopolies to rob the people.
B7lieving that under our present
method of Federal taxation
more than three-fourths of our
national revenues r paid by
people owning less than one
fourth Of the country, we protest
against such inequality, and plus
tice and in order to equalizs to
some extent this great wrong, we
favor an income tax and favor all
constitutional methods to sustain
it. We denounce the r publican
party for It's passage of the e
cent Legislation by which the gold
standard has been fixed upon our
people. We denounce the policy
of the Republican party for its
Legislation by which the people
in territory acquired by the UL-
tied States are taxed without re-
presentation and deprived Of the
protection afforded by the prin-
ciple that the constitution follows
the flag. We are in favor Of
peaceful commercial expansion
but not imperialism aud militar-
ism. We cordially invite ali vot-
ers, without regard to past poll
tIcal affiliations, to unite with US
in support Of u candidates for
Congress who favor the princi-
pies Of theChicago platform. We
admire the. heroisn and ability
with which the Hon. William Jen-
nings Bryan has offended the
principles of the Democratic
party, and hereby instruct the
delegation from this State to the
next National Democratic Con-
vention to vote for his renomina-
ton as a candidate for the Presi-
dency.
HWe denounce the admiuistra-
ton Of the Republican party in
North Carolina by which negroes
were placed in high responsible
official positions which ought to
have been filed by white people.
I'VE commend the Legislature
for the passage of the election
law of 1899. We favor a govern
ment Of the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people, economy
of expenditure and abolition of
unnecessary Offices.
"We heartily commend the &C
ton Of the General Assembly Of
1899 for appropria,ing 800, 900
for the benefit Of the puolic
schools of the State, and pledge
ourselves to increase the school
tuud SO as to make at least a four
months term in each year, in
every school district in the
State.
"We point with pride to the
record Of the Democratic party
in the building and management
of the institutions for the care
of the unfortunate insane, and