Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-24
POLITICAL.
Minnesota Lost to Republication
The Democrats and Liberals in
Council.
A Ringing Rebuze of RadIealism-
Justice Demanded for the SOuth-A
Stirring Platform.

A Ringing Rebuze of RadIeaIism-
stirring Platform.
| ST. PAUL, Sept. 23.-At the Democratic
Liberal State Convention in this city to
day for the nomination of Chief Justice
and associated justices of the Supreme
Court, the attendance though not full, was
much longer than was anticipated from the
nature of the nominations to be made, and
| the meeting was entirely harmonious.
| Hon. w. L. Scott Wilken, Of st. Paul, at
present Judge of the Second District Court
| was nominated by acclamatiOn for Chlei
| Justice and VIM. LOchrien, of Minneapolis,
| for Associate Justice. Mr.. LOchrien was
| formerly member of the State Senate.
| The Republican nominees for the same
Offices are from st. Paul and Minneapolis
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 purpose in
that party except the cohesive principle OF
public plumber, and the settled purpose to
| retain power by any means and at all haz-
ards, and whereas, to pepetuate its hold
upon Office, that party has
Formed an Alliance With Capital
and the organized monopolieS of the coun
try, and together they purpose to run the
Federal and State Governments in the in
tereSt of favored classes by exempting them
from all burdens and restraints and casting
the whole crushing weight of onerous tax
alton upon the masses of the people; there
fore, we, representatives of the people of the
State of Minnesota, who demand a reform
| in the administration of our Federal Gov
eminent having assembled without regard
to former parties and distinction hereby
proclaim the following platform Of princi-
pies.
l. Believing the present disastrous con-
ditiOn of the Southern States to be largely
due to the corrupt rule of carpet-bag poll
ticians, who have plundered and impOyer-
ished the people, intensified the prejudices
of race and driven these communities to
the verge of civil war; knowing that this
state of affairs has been developed during
the administration of President Grant, and
been rOstered bv the course of the Repub-
lican party, and despairing Of relief, except
through radical change of policy, We de-
mand the maintenance of a just and impair
tial policy towards the people of the South,
whereby both races will be protected in all
their rights; the
Expulsion Of the Thieves,
and perfect equality before the law for all
persons, without regard 10 race, color or
political opinions.
?. A return to gold and silver as the basis
of the currency of the country, and the re-
sumption of specie payments as soon as the
public interest will allow.
3. A tariff for revenue only, consistent
with an honest administration; none for
protection; no Government partnership with
protected monopOlies.
1. Home rule to limit and localize most
jealousy the new powers entrusted to pub
lie servants, municipal, State and Federal.
No Capitalization.
). Equal and exact justice to all men;
no partial legislation; no partial taxation.
6. A free press; no gag laws.
Z. Free men; uniform excise laws; no
sumptuary laws.
8. Official accountability enforced by
better civil and criminal remedies. No
private use OF public funds by public Of
ticers.
9. Chartered corporations by the State
terest of the people.
10. The party in power responsible for
the administration Of the government
while in power.
Radical REFORM
Resolved, That the nomination by the
Republicans of noted salary gahber in
the First Congressional District, of an
apologist and defender Of that outrage IN
the second, and of a most INSCRIPTIONS
Congressional lobbyist in the third, show
the utter hOllOwneSs of all Republican pro-
misses Of reform.
Resolved, That the startling exposures Of
corruption in the offices of the State Treas
urer and Auditor concealed through so many
years of Republican administration, cause
Just alarm to all good citizens and
demonstrate anew the ImpossibilitY of re-
form within the Republican organization.
A Home Thrust.
Following the reading of tie platform
Hon. Ebenezer Ayres offered the following
resolution, which was adopted with con-
siderable enthusiasm. !
Resolved further, That We agree with
the leading Republican organ of this State
that the history of the late State Auditor is
substantially the history Of the Republican
party of this State.