The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-29
CONVENTIONS.
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS.
THE 0ANDIDATEs-A RINGING PLATFORM
HARD MONEY, FREE TRADE AND REFORM.


HARD MONEY, FREE TRADE AND REFORM.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Sept. 2s.-The DEM
ocratic- and liberal State convention
met IN this city to-day for the NOM
ination of a chief justice and associate
justices of the supreme court. The attendance.
though not full, was much larger than was an
ticipated from the nature of the nominations TO
be made and the meeting was entirely harmoni-
GUS. The Hon. Wescott Wilken, of St. Paul, at
present Judge of the second districtcourt, was
nolninated by reclamation for chief justice and
William Tochern of Minneapolis for associate
state seSsts Tb was sepabeag nominees
for the same Offices from s. Paul and Min
neapolis respectively. The following is
THE PLATFORM ADOPTED:
WHEREAS, The special occasion which brought
the republican party into being, has long since
ceased to exist and there is not now, and has not
been, for years any central animating principle
or purposes In that party, except the cohesive
princip of public plumber and the settled pur-
pose TO retain power by any means and at all
WHEREAS, To perpetuate its hold upon office,
that party has formed an alliance with the
capital and organized mon0polies of the coun-
try, and together they purpose 10 run federal
classes, by exempting them from all burdens
and restraints, and casting the whole crushing
the people of Minnesota, who de-
Of , our federal government, having assembled
without regard to former parties and former
partisan distinctions, hereby proclaim the fol-
l. Believing the present disastrous condition
Of the Southern States to be largely due to the
plundered and impoverished the people, inten-
sified the prejudices of races and driven COM
sts TO hs e cs en war
the administration Of President Grant, and been
fOstersd by the corTse o. tine psr
Of a Just and Impartial policy towards the geo-
pie of the South, whereby both races will be
protected in all their rights, and the expulsion
OF the thieves and perfect equality before the
o aT dor a Viii Se Color
2. return to gold and silver as the basis OF
the currency Of The country, and =, the rssump-
ton of specie payments as soon as the public In
terests will al ow
8. A tariff for revenue only consistent with an
none bop mon
1. Home rule TO limit and localize most zeal
ously the few powers entrusted to public SER
wants, municipal, State and federal. No Gen.
s. Equal and exact justice to all men. No par
tial legislation, no partial taxation.
g. A free press. No gsg laws.
5. 0fficial accountability enforced by better
civil and criminal remedies. No private use OF
PUBLIC lie funds r,a by public , officers; a.,
always supervisable by the State in the interest
of the people
10, The party In power 10 be res onsble for
the administration of the government while in
power.
ii. That the nomination by the republicans of
q noted salary grabber in the first congressional
district, of an apoogist and defender of that out
rage I'm the second, and Of one of the moss un-
scrupulous congressional lobbyists in the third.
show the utter hollowness OF all republican
promises of reform.
u. That the startling exposures of corruption
In the offices of the Stat treasurer and auditor,
concealed through so many years Of republican
inistration, cause just alarm TO all good cit
liens and demonstrate anew the i'm posi- bility
OF reform within the republican organization
Following the reading Of the platform the