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TEXT OF THE PLATFORM ADOPTED
BY THE DEMOCRATS IN CON
VENTION AT CHARLOTTE.
The Democracy of North Car
olina in convention assembled re
affirms its allegiance to the card
inal principles of true Demo
cratic government, and congrat
ulates the people upon the wise
the progressive, and the econ
omical conduct of public alTairs
since its restoration to power in
this State.
In the inaugural address of
Governor Aycock January, 1!K)1,
is this sentence: ' 'This year we
meet under extraordinary circumstances-one
party goes out
and another comes in; one policy
ends and a new one begins."
The Democratic party again
entered into power; Democratic
policy became the controlling
policy of our State. Theachiev
ments of those years are unmis
takably great. To the trust im
posed the Democratic party has
been wholly faithful. Tne ad
ministrations of Governor Chas.
B. Aycock and Governor II. 15.
Glenn have added prestige to
our history, and given prosperi
ty to our people. State affairs
have been conducted with clean
efficiency, and to the people has
come peace.
Out of the very shadows of
disorder the record begins.
There is now no more disorder,
and no more doubt. The people
have come into their own. Res
ponsible government is made
sure. Conditions encourage the
full and free development of our
industries. To the child is given
greater and greater opportunity
iJjx' Jawadfirtov and. JS7arth Cwo-
lina is become a national leader
in popular education. A stable
government has inspired confi
dence. Local improvements are
pjshed with vigor. Good schools
and good roads are no longer a
dream, but are growing realities.
State institutions have been man
aged with credit and without
.scandal. The record is unmarr
ed by official misconduct. Ap
propriations have increased as
ur needs demand while taxes
tre reduced. Even the convict
is now able to add his part to the
support of our government.
The Confederate soldier has
been remembered with gratitude
and increased provision made a
gainst want in the days of his
old age. The needs of the un
fortunate are met. and the call
of the afflicted is answered. To
th blind and to the deaf the
State now holds open the door of
hope. For her unfortunate in
sane he provides a refuge of
eo.r.fort. That the Legislature
could dedicate one half million
dollars for the adequate care of
all our unfortunates shows the
gowth of our ability, and the
c ;rtainty of our care.
And the Democratic party
pledges itself to maintain those
, A e .
v.'lopment of every section ot
our State, and for the security
of our people, and the stability
of our institutions.
We endorse the able and pro
gressive j.dniiiistration of Gov
, ernor P. R. Glenn, and the
State ofi'cers, and we approve
and commend to the people of
North Carolina the record of our
Senators and Representatives in
fthe Congress of the United
' States.
GOOD ROADS.
Wo roiranl u.itVi nrnr va! lha
i wreaked interest in permanent !
. road buildintr. and n-coffnizinir !
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, Bees Laxative Couh Syrup recom- I
mended by moi hers for younp and old I
is prompt relief lor coughs, colds, croup, j
hotrsencM, whoopimj coujfh. Gently j
laxative and il astnt to take. Guaran- 1
teed. Should be kept in every house-1
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that the advantages in the way
of greatly increased land value,
in the quick and easy transpor
tation over good roads, and the
consequent saving of wear and
tear on stock and vehicles is no
longer an experiment, but a
plain practical fact, as seen in
those sections of North Carolina
and other states where such
roads arc in use; and believing
that with a constantly improving
school system, a system of good
roads, linking the East with the
Piedmont section, and the Pied
mont with the mountain section,
will be of great good to North
Carolina, therefore, we recom
mend this spirit of internal im
provement to the people of our
State for their investigation, and
suggest that the next General
Assembly take such action on
this matter as may seem best.
Education.
We believe that education is
one of the fundamental needs of
all government. We believe
that every 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 district is no long
er a promise, but a realization.
We recommend the administra
tian of our educational affairs,
and pledge the continuation of
that policy which has accompli
sh' d so great good.
The Democratic party has
kept its promise and materially
reduced passenger and freight
rates in the State, and given to
the people lower rates, while the
show that this reduction of rates
has been accompanied by in
creased revenue on that class of
business affected by the laws of
the State reducing the rates.
We declare that the best in
terests of the State demand that
all of our people shall unite in
earnest endeavors to secure em
ployment at fair wages for all of
fellow-citizens who are now idle
or who are working on short
time, by no fault of theirs, but
by reason of the panic caused by
Republican policies.
Every enterprise looking to
the investment of capital and
employment of skilled labor
should be fostered and encourag
ed by the State.
Foreign Corporations.
All foreign corporations doing
business in this State should be
required to abtain license to do
so, and the license of any such
corporations should be revoked
if watered stock or bonds be is
sued by it in violation of State
statutes, or without the approval
of properly constituted legal
authorities.
Foreign corporations doing
busintss in this State should be
required to submit to the juris
diction of the courts of the State
under penalty of having their li
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; cense to do busin?ss in the State
revoked.
Campaign Contributions.
All contributions to political
parties; or for political purjwses
should be made public at once,
and the charter of any domestic
corporation should be revoked,
if any such corporation contri
butes to any political campaign
fund, or to any fund for the pur
poses of aiding in, or procuring
the nomination of any candidate
for public office.
blic Service Corporations.
All public service corporations
and natural monopolies should !
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I'ineules for the kidneys. .10 day's'
trial $1.00. Cuaranteed. Act directly!
on the kidney and brin relief in the!
first dose for backache, rheumatic pains,
kidney and bladder trouble Invigorate
t e entire system.
"Sold by J. W. Mcpherson a:.d Ca.
be brought under strict control
of the United States as to inter
state business and of the State
as to intra-state business and
but a fair return on a fair valua
tion of property owned or operat
ed by them should be allowed,
after paying operating expenses
including just and ample wages
to employees.
Private monopolies should be
destroyed. Conspiracies by pros
pective purchases to put down
or keep down the prices of. arti
cles produced by the labor of
others should be made criminal
and all persons or corporations
entering iito such conspiracies
should be punished. And we
condemn in everv form subsidies
gratuities bonuses, trusts ami
monopolies and they should not
be tolerated.
Congress should so amend the
inter-state commerce law as to
prevent discrimination and re
bates in inter-state traffic, and
provide for the punishment by
imprisonment of officers of rail
roads and other common carriers
and public service corporations,
violating such laws; and parti
cularly to make unlawful such
discriminations as are now, or
may in the future be practiced
by railroad companies and other
common carriers and public ser
vice corporations against all
North Carolina points in favor
of points out of the State having
no greater natural advantage.
The party in power in the nat
ion ha? so long failed to correct
such inequalities is equally with
the public service corporations
for the disadvantages under
which this State has labored
company telephone company, ex
press company, or other public
service corporation should be
permitted to issue or grant to
any person except officers and
employees, any free pass, franks
or other free service, privilege,
beneiit or favor; and any person
receiving any such free pass,
frank or other service, privilege,
benefit or favor, should be made
equally guilty'with the corpora
tion issuing or granting the
same.
Capital Invested in Legitimate
Enterprises Snail Have the
Protection of the Law.
We pledge not only to citizens
of this State, but to citizens of
other States, that all capital in
vested in legitimate enterprises
in North Carolina, whether for
eign or domestic, cororate or
private, shall have the equal
protection of the laws and the
equal friendly consideration of
those who administer the laws;
and we further pledge that all
such persons or corporations
violating the provisions of the
law shall be made to feel and
suffer the full penalties for such
violations.
Professional Lobbying.
We condemn th" practice of
professional lobbying.
Last Session of Congress.
We dtr.ounce the vacilating
and do-nothing policy of the last
session of the Republican Con
gress. Vc declare that most of
the legislation enacted by that
body is cheap, tawdry, hypocrit
ical, make-shift.
Currency Bill.
We denounce the Cannon
Vreeland Aldrich currency bill,
which was patsed by the last
session of Congress in the inter
est and at the dictation of a
handful of great banks and spe
culators who occupy offices on
Wall street. This iniquitious
( Ineration for piles will not be neces
sary if you use Man Zun Pi!..' Itemedv.
Put up ready to use. Guaranteed. Price
5')c. Try it.
' A ty J. V. M . Ph -rj- ar i Co.
measure, which further centra
lizes in the hands of a few the
issue of American money of the
American people was shamlessly
rushed through both houses of
Congress, in its dying hours un
der the lash of the Czar like
methods of the Speaker, and
through the trickery of the Re
publican Dictator of the Senate.
No more shameless spectacle
has ever been presented to the
American people than the meth
od by which this hybrid and ini
quitous measure was railroaded
through Congress. This bill
turns over the treasury of the
United States to the gamblers of
the New York Stock Exchange
for a period of six years. It
means a gift to the enemies of
the Republic of the power to is
sue or retire one half million dol
lars, exciting speculation or com
pelling disaster, according to
whichever best suits their bet
ting book.
Panic of 1907.
We condemn the Republican
party whose policies and conduct
produced in 11)07 the most acute
and disastrous panic in the his
tory of the United States. The
effect of its policy has precipitat
ed panic, blighted industry and
trade with prolonged depression
closed factories, reduced work
and wages, halted enterprise, and
cripled American production.
Under this Republican panic suf
fering has been universal, soup
houses have been established and
strikes have been of almost dai
ly occurrence. The Republican
party has been in control of the
national government in all of its
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years, and now in the midst of
abundant crops, and, boundless
national resources it has brought
about the most destructive panic
in our history. We point to the
fact that every panic which has
occurred since the formation of
the Republican party was preci
pitated while that party was in
power.
Crumpacker's Measure.
We condemn the Republican
party for its efforts in the natio
nal Congress to revive the bitter
nesses of the civil war, and re
new again the bloody-shirt issue
by taking to the campaign pub
licity bill, Crumpacker's South
ern representation reduction
measure. The passage of this
bill through the lower house of
Congress was an act of cheap,
hypocritical politics, designed to
corral the negro vote in the
doubtful States for their Presi
dential nominee.
Extravagance.
We denounce the Republican
party for its failure to enact dur
ing the last session of Congress
a campaign publicity bill; but
the people of the country need
not expect such a measure to
come from a party that thrives
on corruption money, and which
could not carry on a campaign ,
or win a national election with
out corruption funds from favor
ed interests.
Tariff.
We denounce the present in- j
famous and trust breeding tariff
imposed upon the people by the
Republican party, and renew our
demand for its immediate revi
sion, to the end that all unfair
burdens shall be removed, and
especially those upon the neces- !
saries of life, and those that en-;
able the trusts to extort from
the people unreasonable profits
and to sell their products to con- j
sumers at home at higher prices !
than is charged for the same
Fitiesalve Carbolized acts like a poul
tice (Juick relief for bites and sting of
insects, chapped skin. cuts, burns and
ure. tan u:i sur.inm.
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goods to foreign consumers.
We denounce the Republican
party for its wild extravagance
during the last session of Con
gress. In the last five months
the Republican Congress spent
$1,500,000,00 of the people's
money, levying a tax of $13,00
per annum on every man, wo
man and child in the United
States equal to a tax of .$00.00
per annum on every burdened
tax payer. We do not wonder,
therefore, at the present deficit
of $00,000,000.00 in the treasury
and the expected deficit of $1X0.
000.000.00 at the end of the next
fiscal year. The Republican bil
lion dallar Congress of 18W pro
duced a Derrocratic victory in
1802; the Republican billion dol
lar session of the present Con
grep means the triumphant
election of a President in the
coming election.
Money to "Pet Banks."
We condemn the Republican
administration for turning over
millions of dollars of the public
money to its pet banks in New
York city, which thereby deplet
ed the public treasury to such an
extent that it became necessary
for the Republican administra
tion to issue bonds and borrow
money to meet the daily obliga
tions of the Federal government.
State's Rights.
We condemn the Republican
party for its failure- in the last
Congress to enact a law forbid
ding one inferior judge to sus
pend the operation of a State
law without notice or hearing.
Republicans for No Reform, i
Though promising reforms de- i
publieans as in their national
convention, at the behest of fav
ored interests, voted down every
plank, looking to reforms, and
relief of the people, or for curb
ing the power of the trusts.
That convention, controlled by
Federal office-holders, after nom
inating for President a life-long
office-holder, who was'never
elected by the people to any
office, adopted a platform that on
every important measure, strad
dles, or gives promise to the ear
only to break it to the hope, and
completed its work by nominat
ing, to the tune of "Marching
Through Georgia," a candidate
for Vice-President who has led
in throttling every reform meas
ure offered in the last session of
Congress, including a bill to
meet the pressing need of the
preservation of our national re
sources, opening water-ways and
preventing the destruction of
our forests.
We have faitin the patriotism
of our people, and in the ulti
mate development of the natural
resources of the State and we
call upon all North Carolinians
to unite in a common effort to
restore prosperity, to re-establish
confidence, to forget factional
differences, and to cultivate
peace and good will among men.
Wood's Liver Medicine is for the re
lief of Malaria, Chills and Fever and all
ailments resulting from deranged con
dition of the Liver, Kidneys and blad
der. Wood's Liver Medicine is a tonic
to the liver and bowels, relieves sick
headache, constipation, stomach, kidney
and liver d'snrders and acts as a gentle
laxative. It is the ideal remedy for
fatigue and weakness. It's tonic ef
fects on the entire system felt with the
first doge. The $1.00 size contains near
ly times the quantity of the 50c size.
In liquid form. Pleasant to take.
"Sold by J. W. Mcpherson and Co.
BiHGS DYSPEPSIA TABLETS
Raliuva Indication and Stomach Trouble.
AGENTS
Ry the Old Rc'ijib'.e
JOHN A. YOUNG, Owner
Ovar Nino Hundred f High.
If plans filed the other day
with the New York City buildinjj
superintendent's office by the
Equitable Life Assurance Society
are carried out New York will
soon have an office building 901)
feet in height. This new steel
boned giant is intended to con
tain sixty-two stories, or sixteen
more than the Metropolitan Life
tower, which it overtops by 209
feet. Its flag pole will run up
150 feet higher still. The roof
will be but seventy-five feet low
er than that of the EifTel Tower
the highest structure yet reared
and that all regular buildings
now in existence are outdone
goes without saying. Of the
great height designed, thirty
four stories will be represented
in a main building, a tower car
rying the offices on skyward to a
cupola -the general style of
both the Metropolitan and Sin
ger buildings. In the structure
will be thiity-seven passenger
elevators, eight running to the
very top. besides freight eleva
tors. The present big building
of the Equitable will be pulled
down to make room for this record-breaking
successor.
Is .the plan for such a struc
ture wise? Evidently doubtful.
The Wall Street Journal remarks
that the management must con
vince the public on several points
or encounter general criticism.
According to The Journal it
must show.
"1. That a building 909 feet
high comes fairly within the
spirit of the insurance law, and
the report of the Armstrong com
mittee. -
z. i aai it wou&i do tun.i
cially profitable, arid mt a haz
ardous Bxperiment amounting to
the use of trust founds in a real
estate speculation.
"3. That such a building is
really needed on Manhattan Is-,
land, and would not be a mere
advertising device or a display
of corporate vanity.
"1. That it would not be a
gainst the public interest to erect
so high a structure even on a site
covering a block. "
The Equitable people evidently'
believe that they can make out
their case; they would not have
gone so far otherwise. If the
new skyscraper arises it will
stand more than five times as
high as its Charlotte cousin.
Tnis is a skyscraper indeed.
Char.otte Observer. .
This is what Hon. Jake Moore, State
Warden of (ieorgia, savs of Kodol For
Dyspepjia: "K. C. leWitt & Co,
Chicago. 111. Dear Sirs 1 have suffer
ed more than twenty years from ind.
gestion. Ab 'U: eigLti-LTi months ago I
had gr'nvn so rniK'h worse that I could
not d vest a t rust of corn bre:id and
c mid not retain anything on my stom
ach. I lost 2) lbs; in fact 1 made up
mind that I could not live but a shore
time, when a lriend of mine recom
mended Kodol. I consented to try it ta
Llea.se hi'ii and was better in one day
I now weigh mure than I evtr didinmy
life and am in better health than f r
many years. Kod il did it. I keep a
I Kit tie oonstanlly, anl write this hoping
mat humanity may be benefitted
Yours very truly. Jul-e C Moore, At
lanta. Aug. In, "i: 4. " Sold by J. H.
(ivyn.
DELICIOUS BANANA CREAM.
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our rorrw jMiodt'Dtw ; try it for desf rt tomorrow.
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t4aTMK)nfuU of itienr. Add oo tanii) aw!
cream batn to a ntiff fmih. then add one IOr-
farkairo f Ijecumi KI.I, O dinaolved in twupa
oilinc wat4T. Pour .n to mold and bw id
garnish with candied nhirrira. (vrrewlth whipped
rram, or any good pudding ane. JELL-O if
old by all Orocvn at lOe. per parkafft.
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