Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1908-07-15

provement to the people Of ou1
I State for their investigation, and
suggest that the next General AS
ssmbly take such action on this
matter as may seem best.
i EDUCATION.
! We believe that education is
one of the fundamental needs of
all government. We believe that
levery prospective citizen has the
right to receive, and it is the duty
of the State to furnish adequate
preparation for such citizenship.
| We congratulate the people that
a four months school in every dis
trict u no longer a promise, but a
Relation. We recommend the
administration of our educational
affairs, and pledge the continua-
tion of that policy which hos &C.
complished so great good.
The Democratic party has kept
it's promise and materially reduc-
ed passenger and freight rates in
the State, and given to the people
lower rates, while the reports of
the railroad companies show that
this reduction of rates has been
accompanied by increased revenue
on that class of business affected
by the laws Of the State reducing
the rates.
We declare that the best inter
ests of the State demand that all |
of our people shall unite in earn
est endeavors to secure employ
ment at fair wages for all of our
fellow-citizens who are now idle,
or who are working on short, time,
by no fault of theirs, but by rea-
son of the panic caused by Repub-
lican policies.
Every enterprise looking to the
investment of capital and employ
ment of skilled labor should be
fostered and encouraged by the
State.
FOREIGN CORPORATIONS.
All foreign corporations doing
business in this State should be
required to obtain license to do
so, and the license of any such
corporations should be revoked if
watered stock or bonds be issued
by it in violation of State statues, /
or without the approval of prop
erly constituted legal authorities.
Foreign corporations doing bus
mess in this State should be re-
quired to submit to the jurisdic-
tion of the courts of the State |
under the penalty of having their
license to do business in the State
revoked.
CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.
All contributions to political
parties, or for political purposes
should be made public at once,
and the charter of any domestic
corporation doing business in this
State, and the license Of any for
eign corporation, should be revok-
ed, if any such corporations con-
tribute to any political campaign
fund, or to any fund for the pur-
pose Of aiding in, or procuringl
the nomination Of any candidate
for public Office.
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION.
All public service corporations
and natural monopolies should be
brought under strict control of
the United States as to Interstate
! business, and of the State as to !
intra- state business, and but a
fair return on fair valuation of
property owned or operated by
them should be allowed, after pay
ing operating expenses, including
Just and ample wages to en-
ploYees.
Private monopolies should be
destroyed. Conspiracies by pros
pective purchasers to put down or
keep down the prices of articles
produced by the labor of otherss
should be made criminal and all
persons or corporations entering
into such conspiracy should be
punished. And we condemn in
every form subsidies, gratuities,
bonuses, trusts and monopolies,
and they should not be tolerated.
| Congress should SO amend the
Interstate commerce law as to
prevent discrimination and re-
bates in Interstate traffic, and
provide for the punishment by i'm
prisonment of officers of railroads