The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-09-10


State Convention al Charlotte Au-
gust 27th:
We. Republicans of North Caro-
lima, In convention assembled. COM
mend the wisdom of the National
Republican Convention. and eongrat-
ulate the people of the United States
on the nomination Of William II.
Taft for the Presidency OF this great
Republic. and We endorse the prin-
cIples and policies OF the Republican
party as enunciated In It's platform
al Chicago. June Is. 1908. and we
endorse the administration of The
odore Roosevelt.
We appeai.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
its 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
OF: 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 sucf
an undertaking.
"They disregarded the Constitu
ton of the United States, and the!
threw thousands of North Carolin
ians out of employment
eve denounce in unmeasuret
terms the unwarranted and uncallet
for attack of the Democrats on CAPT
tai. eliminating in the fight on ou
railroads involving the State as /
did in costly litigation; paralyzet
business, threw thousands of labor
ers out of employment, drove mil
lions of capital from the State, an,
lsent railroad securities down to les
than half their value.
1--WE pledge ourselves, if the PEG
pie entrust us with power, to set our
selves against two kinds of injustice
The injustice which permits wealth
corporations and individuals to pre-
upon the poor, and the injustic
which sacrifices property and de
ranges business in order that chea
demagogues may get to keep office
eve favor the policy of the Stat
furnishing free of charge and unde
lproper regulations to every child i
ha oil %ox
books; the further improvement an
extension, at whatever cost, of tn
) public school system, embodied
the Constitution of North Carolin
by the Republican party. We favo
| the education of all our children u
! to the very limit of our availabl
2 means.
eve also favor a liberal polio
with our higher institutions of 1earl
ing. The South needs highly trail
| ed men, and we would have the ne
0 essary training provided here, so fl
: as we have the means, and put witt
: in the reach of our young men {
talent and industry, to the end tn;
Southerners may guide our poop
g in the development of our resoure,
: In government, in business, in IL
S identifying of our towns, our citi,
s and our homes and in the elevate
k of our daily life.
"This is also true of our instit
lions of charity, particularly the pr
o vision made for the blind, the de
q and the insane, for the eficien,
d with which any community ministe
to such unfortunate beings is mea
ure of it's civilizations. It is equal
true of our Confederate vetera
who have not the means of self-su
q port; the State loves and homo
u them, and they must not be perm
l. ted to suffer want. We denounce t
y Democratic party for not keeping
II repeated pledges to provide our Co
federate soldiers and their wido7
with suitable pensions commens
- rate with their services to the Sta
Is and we believe that whenever prs
ie ticable they should be given t
III preference in matters of employing
y and all things being equal, tn
:" should be honored with the emo
III ments of Office.
1--WE demand a fair election la
which will permit an elector to c;
a ballot privately, without interf
10 ence or dictation.
&C. 1--WE favor, as we have ever
- vored, local self-government; a