Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1910-07-28
DEMOCRATIC STATE rL LATfORM.
Full Text OF the Document Adopted by
the Charlotte Convention.

CUli IeXt Ol the UOcumPnt Adopted By
The Charlotte Convention.
Following is the platform a.
dopted by the Democratic State
convention in Charlotte last week:
We, the representatives of the
Democratic purity in North Car.
olina, in convention assembled,
rejoice in the call occasIoned by
the coming election and the op-
portunity thus offered to lit up
again in the midst OF the people
of North Carolina the banner of
the Democratic party as a sure
standard Of their rights and the
unfailing guide OF their progress,
and we reaffirm our allegiance
to the cardinal principles OF Dem
ocratic governnentand congrat
hlate the people of North Caroll-
ma upon the wise, progressive
aud economical administration
of the affairs of the government
since the return oithe Democrat
lc party to o,power in this State.
We commend to the people OF
North Carolina the consideration
of the success with which the al.
fairs have been administered by
the Democratic officials and the
clean, efficient and economical
conduct OF the State government
from the day of the return to
power OF the Democratic party.
and We reaffirm the declarations
OF our party upon the questions
of the extension and improve.
ment and upbuilding Of the in.
ternal affairs OF the State and
the institutions provided by the
State for the care OF our citizen
ship, both charitable and edjca-
tionai, and pledge ourselves to
the continuation, upbuildmg and
development thereof.
We pledge ourselves to the con.
tiliued development of the inter.
nal affairs of the State; to the
continuation of the policy OF ed
ucation whi.h has bfeb carried
forward with such success under
the Democratic administrations;
to the f,irther development OF To-
cal improvements; to the man.
tenance of the institutions for
the insane. deaf, dumb and blind
and to the extension of these in
stilntions to meet the demands
upon the State and the needs OF
the unfortunate who require the
ca,e and maintenance oi thegov-
ernment.'
We pledge ourselves to the
continued aid and assihtance OF
the Confederate soldier and de-
nand that legis alton shall make
ample appropriationsfor his com
fort aud care.
We commend and approve the
administration Of Governor W.
". Kitchen and the other State
officials, and commend and ap;
prove our Senator's and Repre-
sentatives in Congress for their
activity id behalf OF the people
North Carolina.
Internal development and i'm
provelnent tend to the upbuild-
ing OF any citizenship and we
take pride in the progress that
has been made under Democrat
ic government in the building OF
roads and the extension ofmpans
.ot communication and transpor-
tation all over the State, and I've
particularly approve ol the work
in this behalf by the Good ROads
Association OF North Carolina.
We recognize the great growth
and Improvement of the State
along material and intellectual
lines Under the policy OF the Dem
ocratic party in the support and
maintenance OF the common
school SYSTEM OF North Carolina,
and the pledge Of the party here
tofore made Of a four months
free school in every district Of
the State has been fully met, and
wp nromiao thn coittin,ted s,,u.