, 1875-03-13
Rose.Oolored Pictures of tho Wished
For Rag-Money Millen-
mum,
Gold TO Be Ignored and shinplastcrs Had
By the guslleI.
An Executive Committee Chosen to Ar"
range Thess Littls Matters.
A Candidate for tho Presidency
Talked Of but Not Dcsig-
mated.
Tho Party Motto. Thore's Millions In IT,


eptefa' Dispatch to The Ctteao" Tribune.
CLErELAYp O., March ln,-,rlo National CON-
vention Of Granrora aud Laborinr- Men. otl,or-
,,;a, t,o.,, 49, o.. c"....,.As,. 49, s1.'. o""s.
arr,ot, ~, 1n1t,,.,...... T., .,t IT, ~ ~,
4o1 ~ ""''oct tA''ooh III 'A's e'ts ~ ~ oe1ocA
tnlS morning. anu continued IN 8esaion through.
out tho ttay, the prostdont. Prof. uooton. nf
llnnose' nFeaidsi'g: lilo tsfst business transact
cd wss tho appointment Il committee Of five
@an'a @,ompofs TO report p.n for tho forming Of
CehtraI Committee. Tho Chairman appointed
Messrs. Msstin, Of Illinois Townsend. Of Iudi-
Jir,s ~ uat', ,.a,.; y" &''o Noonah' ot
i".ilos; Ia ~ faIu committee:
tion:
WHEREAS. nroner rr,ra,t for III. o,,,t,,, -,
wl.ic nj imnrtan. rerds,io ., ~ - t.",n mnon
thercfors -A'A- y" "''''"p'e''
Ltsalrd, Th.t we. ss representatives Of tue tnaus
lie Hir.t1 mi ,br ,rant ~ ~ ueGasoo s1at
brtlrtslis u nl In, va fsrther anslars ,e o o
tGat ieua recornjsjo n tnor ub. ~ ann
trolucn 1t trir ha. IL em,anio1 to reucr IT.. m,
worr h3 esrv InesIo We TO
Of tho prtaent oppressive tnsuctai syste"'
,s Sassa ~ 1s y ~ interest ot hs esp
riaci ii ths ps;forn, Of IT, fncuendts r,rtv .n
and viii continue 10 work nnui yctnrv ortea g. Hu @
'r.s ,r,. a
=, 4Hehe 1eao1ut1o1a were !aao on tho table until
tAe aLeerhoon hcBson whoa the Courontlon took
L short rocess pending tho ro,,ort Ut tia Cam
tnissea OIL Platform. this Committee reporting
ta,,o WHICH "aa naoplea ny soct'ons, IA
THE rLArronst. ...
Of tie psorle aud its powers Ara subject to Their co,
tIo. Tue svtl4 ue now Ira under hare rcsuted irou,
q pary above osa Of ts eo1c naTs rher
ost.a are chiefly displayed In our monetary
nssssm an! tho moHopolios which Il !,as Gu
principles ~ .nd 1ub.et.iya Of republican Gov
erni1ent and as cx1cEienee demonats.tes that wo
tics, becomes our Imperative duly 10 GRANITE lev
party t. ths end that W may teslzt sls encroaca-
PIE, .saJ tho tllo of corruption ana oxtrayAgaut4
which oyeFnxs The lsud and plsrs thu contru Il ths
she people. We. therefore. cataisa tho Inepcnisoi
PARTY, aud declare II. plincipes to b IN folows:
tito naton Ia harmony with thu genius Of lila doyo1n
,en'. ana adattel 10 tho industrial and conmer,i.l
tiona! mud H!as nass should be Withdrawn from CIR
G1!laton, aud paper inoDsy ltscd by ths Government
banking corporatiuus, wLtsI mouey shsli be- israi II
private. ttutfss Imports included, exsept that
portion o. interest and principal Of tho present public
m.da payable In metallic money till money to bs n
1t lhe option Ct ths holers with regis
Tered Government bonds beaEaus rata of ntorest not
!. THIS system Of anatce vii. ly .rnu,.t,oo m,
Industries aud cunn,csce make tly Uniioi Satts
tns TR q. 1ue hseeoas metals nf tie world
cien. money u low interest," Vii .ny. IT, sn
chcap Observation-Disclosures hec,s. Il III, no o.
and tho carrying trado 10 reiioys tben.soYss of ts1
leads Of dol and lower their rates, md enable III
people 10 cou.eruct additional uea Whenever internal
!no ualy OF tAe Government In al III le3is-
cultural aud er. rcsources of IL ee,nts .. ne ags
interosis. - ''1''s's' "oa I'D
.: TAa greas interests Of productive Industry claim
heso tsrsas reGh a tas % 9 .sse
.as reore It .aoua os L. ~ ne s&afui hosEs Of
earnraops Sa ;or seaa 70
bouues Of sodisrs ~ ana NJ ~ @ to eqaa!tze the
II ohSr Ut claim. ars!ns fro tho ay ste war
T. A. ~ shs r. sShs pr!ylcss ,d nn'nsIss rseoa
~ oos.i.uliosn sasas oefoF' tho Law esaR
!: ssssshs: 1s :s ss IL . s;.
II. Through tho monetary sys.cm hervtu pronoseh
,,st W. ~ w. essaosned tesween the citizens OF this
:o,non tasstsa ~ IN sh noaa OF nn!oa BY giving
,riugss poaca ani prosperity 10 .sch a, 81 X, ia
~ A au speclal privl.eacs, 1u,tnuo.s an,.covrcr,
onferred On corporation Vt my knI Or natiqo ~
~ w expense Of the peopln thes. pryilegcp
9at 6y hea subordtnase to the rtahts Of
i tEs oTsr ~ 70 s aabyeta!oa and control
re. k.,u@ing 'nem'
,otiaa ~ uooa Aa tue PLATFORM haa been adopted BY
"s't1ne hs ana no!oro u wy adopted as whols,
~" ~. srsat'on AuJontnoo ull clock p N.
,,cino,, ~ H nesaton mas calea TO order 1t
c'oeR' tAo Ifosluent III tue chalr.
,r,. ..,n LETTER fhost n. ". FIELD.
l., 1ny n, tono"!ns alnn9tch from M. W. Field, OF
pcFao17. Mich. March II, 1s75,-Ta n. r. 7,,r+.
e* aau ihs se1s 1:rsy eanrehttoh Sickness rresruta
IL W htanu nrm Tor Greenbscks. Interchange
t ths strocious ses n Msr1 i ooa's the repeal
ing Tho pooils Of tho payment o? ths "aa % swina
law. and IN no othrr way; tic rcIcai Of tnt".nai
eycnao ta14lson, aud tho ra,sia8 If Tho reauirsI
egeaue t9r t.: support of tho aoyeEnuent by poa.
-. ~htsh o opoo tnat e!sa4 Of foreign commoI-
e..f1g Ma'en ,o%ss Nmf seS;sing population
10 bslauss Of t,aIa IN I1aEea f,Ie. - wsn kten
tases; Tut plufe ry,enn, nto Q! tle nr uaisd
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