The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-09-11
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted by the State Convention in
Greensboro.

which met in Greensboro, August
2Sth:
The Republicans of North Caro-
lima, in convention assembled at
Greensboro, on the 2Sth day OF August
1902, adopt the following as a declara-
ton of principles upon which they
ask the support Of the people OF the
State:
I'VE deplore and deeply mourn the
death of President Mckinley. His |
Christian character, noble impulses
and patriotic spirit have done more
to strengthen Republican institutions
than any other agency which has
been employed in modern times, and
his life and work will be tower OF
strength to the Christian religion and
to official integrity and fidelity for all
time to come.
while we deeply mourn the loss
| of our beloved President, at the same
time we appreciate the fact that in
President Roosevelt we have Presi-
dent whose honesty Of purpose and
patriotism are such as to assure us
that the affairs of the American peo-
pie are in safe-keeping and his faith
in the principles OF Republicanism is
such as to guarantee faithful adher-
ence to those things that have given
this Republic its grand position as a
world power.
ave endorse the National platform
of the Republican platform adopted
at Philadelphia, and point with
pride to the unexampled prosperity
which the Republican administra-
tion has brought to the country at
large.
.sIntelligence being the corner
stone of the State, and the education
of the masses being dependent solely
upon our public schools, we favor the
support by public taxation of at least
a four months school in every school
district in the State, and we condemn
the Democratic party for its failure
to provide proper educational facili-
ties for the education of the poor
children of the State during its lease
of power from 1870 to 1895.
eve favor generous public aid to
all charitable institutions of the
State, and the enactment of such
pension laws as will give the eX-Con-
, federate soldiers more generous
and equitable distribution of this
, fund than is provided for by the
present pension laws.
eve favor such State legislation as
, will encourage the Investment of
, capital, both foreign and domestic,
, and we respectfully invite capitalists
from abroad to come amongst us and
assist in the Developments of our won
derful resources.
l eve invite the attention of the
people of the State to the clean and
able economic administration of oul
= State government by the Republican
! and Populist parties from 1897 te
h 1901, and challenge a comparison
p of it with the present reckless man
j. arement of our affairs by the Demo
If cratic party.
a 1--WE arraign the leaders of tht
Democratic party as false to every
\ pledge made in the last campaign.
" " ''They promised to reduce expense
n and instead of doing so they have in
IF creased expenditures in almost ever,
,e part of our State government.
: s.They promised to curtail rathe
than increase the number of offices
and instead of doing so they have in
creased the judges and solicitor
from - to 16, and have made othe
. increases by providing for the en-
!, II plovnent of clerical help that has no
II heretofore been deemed necessary un
der similar circumstances.
~ They promised to reduce salaries
but instead of doing SO they have in
~ creased tho Governors salary durin
his term of office, in violation of th
- Constitution, and have provide
;, ~ many ways by which the people al
!, , today taxed far in excess of any rat
i. they have heretofore had to play.
Vi They promised to reduce taxatio
IL and instead of doing so they haV
:. .' legislated so that our receipts hay
h increased within three years in tt
sum of $3.50, 1897.
y. "They promised to reduce eNpend
VI lures. and instead Of doing so,
y three wears they have increased in tt
" sum of 81 ,OSS, ,545.31.
',a ai1 They promised by affidavit an
ne otherwise. that no white man wou
he be disfranch;sed under the amen
''- ment to our Constitution, but inste;
of observing their pledge with rsspe
-. to this matter, the Democratic Sta
oi Chairman is now forced to admit tn
"a Is. 900 white men will be denied t
'o right to vote at the approachll
election.
en 1--WE condemn them for an UNIV
NC rauted effort to impeach, for pure
us partisan purposes, and because
III their action in following preceden
: established by the Supreme Court
4. this State in long line OF decislo
a'e covering period of more than
'u' years, two of our Supreme Court j.
y. tices.
ne 1--WE furthermore condemn the
ny for the enactment of Legislation
not propriating the money of the peol
ess for the purpose of defraying the
me- penses of persons indicted for
ow violation of laws which they b
'eu sworn to obey, and for grant,
neh amnesty to such persons from pro
cution in the State courts.
eve declare that when the Con:
tutional Amendment was adopted
'ack the people of North Carolina t
e, wears ago it passed out of the rea
Us, rs of politics and that il Gov. Ayco
1Ie' Senator Simmons and others Ii
,les faith with the people in the pied;
then made, therescan be no such tn
as a race issue in the present cs
NIL paign."
Lingering Summer Colds.