The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-10-08
REPUBLICAN STATE PLATFORM.
Adopted at State Convention at Char.
Tote August 81.

tote August -.
The following Is a copy of the
Republican platform adopted at the
State Convention at Charlotte Au-
gust 27th:
1--WE, Republicans of North Caro-
lima, In convention assembled, COM
mend the wisdom of the National
Republican Convention, and congrat-
ulate the people of the United States
on the nomination of William IL.
Taft for the Presidency Of this great
Republic, and we endorse the prin-
ciples and policies of the Republican
party as enunciated in its platform
at Chicago, June 16, 1908, and we
endorse the administration of The
odore Roosevelt.
I'VE appeal to the people of North
Carolina to set the welfare of our
State above party and above preju-
dice; to exercise their freedom to
vote according to the dictates OF con-
science, and to choose those men for
public Office whom they deem best
fitted to serve the public interest.
We ask the people to consider
whether they will best promote the
welfare of the State by committing
it's welfare of the State by commit
ting it's affairs to the radical faction
now in control of the Democratic
party or by voting for the candidates
and policies we offer.
We ask all thoughtful North Caro-
linians to consider particularly
whether the present Democratic Gov
ernor and Legislature have dealt
wisely or justly with all classes of
our citizens in the laws they have
recently passed concerning railroads
and the violent measures they have
recently passed concerning railroads
and the violent measures they have
taken to give these laws effect. We
believe in regulating railroads and
other public carriers strictly and
carefully and in compelling all cor
porations to obey the law as faith
fully as the humblest private citizen.
But we do not believe that Legisla-
lures are competent to fix absolutely
the precise rates at which passengers
and freight shall be carried. We are
sure that the Legislature of this
State, which attempted to fix passen-
ger rates absolutely and neglected
freight rates-much the more sub
stantial grievance of our people
had neither the right spirit for such
an undertaking.
"They disregarded the Constitu-
ton of the United States, and they
| threw thousands of North CAROLYN
ians out of employment.
| 1--WE denounce in unmeasured
for attack of the Democrats on CAPT
tai, eliminating in the fight on our
railroads involving the State as il
did in costly litigation; paralyzed
business, threw thousands of labor.
| ers out of employment, drove mil
lions of capital from the State, and
sent railroad securities down to less
than half their value.
eve pledge ourselves, if the peo
pie entrust us with power, to set our,
selves against two kinds of injustice
The injustice which permits wealthy
corporations and individuals to prey
upon the poor, and the injustice
which sacrifices property and de
oranges business in order that cheal
demagogues may get to keep Office
| eve favor the policy of the STATE
furnishing free of charge and unde,
lproper regulations to every child ii
the public schools all necessary text
books; the further improvement ant
extension, at whatever cost, of tn,
public school system, embodied II
the Constitution of North Carolin;
| by the Republican party. We favo
the education of all our children Vi
to the very limit of our availabl
means.
} eve also favor a liberal polio,
: with our higher institutions OF learn
ling. The South needs highly train
ed men, and we would have the nee
essary training provided here, so ia
as we have the means, and put with
in the reach of our young men o
talent and industry, to the end tina
Southerners may guide our peopl
in the development of our resource
in government, in business, in tn
identifying of our towns, our cite
and our homes and in the elevation
of our daily life.
| This is also true of our institu
= tons of charity, particularly the pro
, vision made for the blind, the dea
and the insane, for the eficienc
, with which any community minister
to such unfortunate beings is a meas
5 ure of its civilizations. 1t is equal
r true of our Confederate veteran
who have not the means of self-suI
port; the State loves and honor
them, and they must not be permit
ted to suffer want. We denounce til
Democratic party for not keeping it
: repeated pledges to provide our Cor
: federate soldiers and their widow
l with suitable pensions commensu
> rate with their services to the State
: and we believe that whenever pras
: ticable they should be given til
preference in matters Of employmer
and all things being equal, the
should be honored with the emolr
7 ments Of office.
I'VE demand a fair election Law
which will permit an elector to cas-