The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-10-02

ClAI sefVlce6 TO the STATE IN councils OF
the nation.
We affirm our allegiance to the
democratic party and its principles al
Ienunciated in it's national platform.
We denounce the policy Of imperialism
as fnaugura.ed by the republican ma
tional administration and declare it to
be obnoxious to our form of govern
ment aud fraught with danger to the
VERY existence Of the republic, We de-
nounce as oppressive and illegal those
combinations Of capital known as trusts
and monopolies that stifle competition
throttle individual effort and destroy
the generous apirit of rivalry that
should exist in the commercial word.
1--WE denounce the deceptive and sor-
did course OF the republican party in
congress in iurthering the existences
OF the trusts by its refusal to enact leg
| lslation restricting them and to en-
force in good faith the existing laws
against them, that party being in the
full control OF all branches OF the Coy
ernment.
ave denounce the present iniquitcus
upjuft and trust-creatiDg protective
tariff, imposed upon the people by the
republican party, and demand its i'm
mediate revision, to the end that all un-
Just burdens shall be removed aud es-
pecially upon the necessities of life.
Its provisions enable the trusts to ex-
tort from the people unreasonable pro-
fits and to sell their products to con-
sumers at home at greater prices than
are charged for the same goods to the
foreign consumer We demand, there
fore, that all such trust-nade goods
be placed ON the free list. We favor
the establishment OF the Appalachian
Park and urge that our senators and
representatives in congress use their
best efforts to secure its establishment.
ave again appeal to the people with
confidence that it is only from the
democratic party that there Can be ex-
pected an honest, capable and efficient
administration OF the government of
the state, and point with pride to Its
past history in the administration OF
the affa1is OF state, and challenge a
comparison with the iniquities of fu
sion and republican rule. We promise
the people OF the state continuance
OF that honest, safe, conservative and
economical government which has al
ways characterized democratic rule and
pledge our best efforts for the advance
ment of the material prosperity and
happiness OF the whole people.
THAT we favor making all nomlna.
tions by our party for state and dis
trict officers by primaries and the state
executive committee is hereby in
structed to form ulate system to regu-
late primary nominations for the Unit
ed States senate and district nomina-
tlons and we demand the enactment
by the general assembly OF appropriate
legislation of such primaries that an
oath shall not be required of any voter
in such primaries that the state execu-
tive committee le instructed to call at
such time as they think wise a primary
TO nominate United States senator to
succeed Senator Pritchard, but such
primary shall not be held on the day
of the general election"
A min-rity report was made as to
the clause in reference to the national
platform which provided !:
Substitute for the words: We re-
atfirEa our allegiance to the democratic
party and the principles as enunciated
in its national PLATFORM the words,
We reaffirm our allegiance to the fun
damental principles of the democratic
party.
This was voted down ana the origi
nal clause was adopted.
There was minority report on the
as to the selection OF candl-
dates as follows:
HStrike out all that relates to to the
OF United States senator
to succeed Senator Pritchard."
On motion OF Hon. Thomas Skinner
this Yves amended so az to strike out
in the platform all relative to prima-
r;es and then as amcndsd was adopted.
A six and half foot rattlesnake
tried to strike at and stop railroad en-
CINE near Lumpkip, Tex, few cays
ago. The engineer cav it 1G0 yards
ahead, and as the train approached his
reared and struck at the pi ct