The Grange advance., 1874-09-30
GRANGEtADVANCE:
News Department. D
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1874.
Liberal-DemacEatjc Stote C0nven.
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LiDeral-Demacratic state Conven.
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The Liberal.Democratic State Con.
ycntion convened in St. Paul on the
23d inst, and organized by appointing
H. NJ. Burchard of Winona, President,
and H. A. Child of Mcleod, and P. l..
Gregory Of Stearns Secretaries. The
following platform was adopted.
WHEREAS, The special occasion which
brought the Republican party 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 Marty except the
cohesive principle of public plnnder, and g
settled purpose oretaan power by any means
WHEREAS, 70 perpetuate its hold upon
Office, that party has formed an alliance with
the capital and, organized monopolies
Of the country, and together
they purpose to run the Federal and State
governments in the interest of favored
classes, by exenpting them from all bur-
dens and restraints, aud casting the whole
crushing weight of onerous taxation upon
the masses OF the people,
the people of the State of Minnesota, who
demand reform in the administration of
our State and Federal government, having
assembled without regard to former partisan
distinctions, hereby proclaim the following
platform of principles:
!. Believing the present disastrous condi-
ton of the Southern States to be largely due
to the corrupt rule Of carpet-bag politicians
who have plundered and Impoverished the
;r,$o ;<1l< <I,ov ,<1:< ~. I
driven the communities to the verge Of civil
war; knowing that this state OF affairs has
been developed during the administration
of President Grant and been fostered nv the
course OF the Republican party; and des-
pairing OF relief except through a radical
change of policy-we demand the mainte-
nance OF a Just and impartial policy towards
the people of the South, whereby both races
will he protected in all their rights, the ex-
pulsion of the thieves, and perfect equality
before the law tor all PERSONS, without re-
2. return to gold aud silver as basis
of the currency Of the country, and resump-
ton Of specie payments as soon as public i1l-
terests will allow.
8. A tariff for revenue only--consistent
with an honest administration. None for
protection. No Government partnership
with protected monopolies.
4. Home rule to limit and localize most
zealously the few powers entrusted to pub
Lie servants, municipal, State and federal;
no Capitalization.
s. Equal and exact justice to oil men no
partial legislation; no partial taxation.
3. Free press no gag laws.
T. Free men; uniform excise laws; no
sumptuary laws.
s. Official accountability, enforced by
better civil and criminal remedies; no pri-
vate use Of public funds by public officers.
9. Chartered corporations by the State
always supervisable by the State in the in
terest Of the people.
the administration of the government while
in power.
Resolucd, That the nomination by the Re-
publicans Of q noted salary grabber in the
First Congressional District-o. an apologist
and defender Of that outrage in the Second,
and of one of the most INSCRIPTIONS Con-
gressional lobbyists in the Third--show the
ntter hollowness Of all Republican promises
Of reform;
Resolved, Tha: the startling exposures of
corruption in the offices Of State Treasurer
years of Republican administration, cause
just alarm to all good citizens, and demon
strate anew the impossibility of reform with.
in the Republican organization.
Ebenezer Ayers offered the following
additional resolution which was also
adopted:
RESOLVED further, That we agree with the
'aading Republican organ of this State, that
'the history OF the late State Auditor is SUBJ
stantially the history Of the Republican
party OF this State"
Wescott w. Wilkin of Ramsey was
nominated for Chief Justice, and VIM.
Lochren of Hcnnepin for Associate
Justice, both being nominated by accla-
nation. Speeches were made by
Messrs. 1gnatius Donnelly, Eugene NJ.
Wilson, E. St. Julien Cox. Charles E.
Flandrau, and E. Ayers, after which
the Convention adjourned.