The commonwealth., 1902-10-09
Democratic Platform.

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the democratic state convention a
Greensboro at its session on July Is
ll9o9:
i eve congratulate the people q
North Carolina upon the adoption o1
| the suffrage amendment TO our state
constitution and upon the benefits ths
have resulted therefrom and we pledge
the democratic party to faithful,
maintain it by every legitimate means
and We demand that the republican
party shall declare its purpose either
to accept or reject it, and until it is acl
cepted- as finality by all parties we
declare it the duty OF the white people
to stand together for its protection.
aThe democratic party, representing
the intelligence, the virtue and the
manhood Of the people of the state, re-
calls with pleasure the entire absence
OF scandals during its administration oil
public affairs and the gratifying ad
vancement that has been made amongst
US in all Industrial lines. We have fos-
tered agriculture and promoted manu-
featuring and have given to capital
full security and haze protected the
rights OF labor. We pledge the party to a
fair and just system of taxation and we
demand that all subjects of taxation
shall bear the just and equal proportion
OF the burdens OF government.
eve renew our pledges for the ex-
tension ard improvement of the public
school system of the state, SD that it
may keep pace with the needs and con-
ditions OF our people, and point with
pride to the great impetus and -progrdts
IN this great work during the last two
years and call attention to the fact that
this year, for the first time in the his
tory Of the state, every school district
has been able to maintain public free
school for four months as required by
the constitution We believe that the
permanent prosperity Of the people OF
this state depends largely upon the con-
struction and maintenance of good
roads and we pledge the party to the
hearty support OF all wise measures to
that end. We heartily commend and
endorse the administration OF Go oearnoi
Charles 3. Aycock aud other s.ate ctfi.
cials for their faithful execution of the
party's promises insofar as the same
has been possible thus early in their
terms OF office.
1--WE likewise extend our apprecia-
tion and endorsement OF United States
Senator F. M. Simmons and to our
democratic representatives in congress
and congratulate them and the people
Of the state for their faithful and Off
cial services to the state in councils OF
the nation.
eve affirm our allegiance to the
democratic party and its principles as
enunciated in it's national platform.
We denounce the policy of i'm mperialism
as inaugura.ed by the republican ma
tional administration and declare it to
be obnoxious to our form of govern
ment and fraught with danger to the
very existence of the republic. We de-
nounce as oppressive and illegal those
combinations of capital known as,truste
and m monopolies that stife competition,
throttle individual effort and destroy
the generous spirit of rivalry that
should exist in the commercial world.
1--WE denounce the deceptive and sor-
did course Of the republican party iD
congress in furthering the existences
of the trusts by its refusal to enact leg
ls!ation 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 goY
ernment.-
1--WE denounce the present lniqultOus
unjuct and trust-creating protective
tariff, imposed upon the people by the
republican party; and demand its i'm
mediate revision, to the end that all un-a
lust burdens shall be removed and 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 samc goods TO the
foreign consumer. We demand, there
fore. that all such trust-made 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.
Weaga;n appeal to the people With
. onfidence that it is only from the
democratic party that there can be ex-
pected an honest, capable and efficient
administration Of the government Of
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