The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-25
lear-r. The report of the committee was


adopted.
On motion of E. Ayres, the following COM
mittee was appointed by the chair on resolu-
tions
Ebenezer Ayres, Woodbury.; E. Klnkerfuss,
Denmark; John J: Connolly, Cottage Grove;
Grant. The committee retired, and on return
ing, reported the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
ResOlred, That we are in favor Of general
reduction of salaries, from the Office of Presi-
dent of the United States down to the Office
that only receives mechanics and laborers
wages-to the end that plain, plodding industry
shall not be robbed to enlarge disproportlonate
emoluments, SO that Office holding may he de-
sired or accs pied more for honor than for pro-
fit.
Res, That State and county appropriations
are recklessiy extravagant, and that our pub
lie servants are admOnished that retrenchment
should be at oncr commenced.
Res That our next Legislature should so
amend the Tax Law that the time for assessing
property should be July LIST, instead of May LIST.
Res. That taxes on all property, personal
as well as real. should be due and collectable
no earlier than the fifteenth of June, that the
farmers may realize the highest summer price
for their wheat.
Res. That the Rail Road Law of last winter
was worse than no law at all, and should be
repealed, and a better one substituted i'll its
place
Res. That we regard the efforts making to
induce this nation to Immediately return to
specie payments as gigantic and wicked con-
spiracy Oh the part OF money lenders to extort
from the producing and debtor classes the DIFF
ference between gold and paper money, and
it should meet with indignant condemnation
| from every honest toiler and patriotic man.
| Res. That in our opinion the cause of the
| difference between paper money and coin, Is
| speculation by moneyed men in our National
| Indebtedness, and the nearer we get out OF
debt the nearer We get to specie payments, and
that the road to general prosperity is the true
road to that end
| Res. That we are in favor Of disseminating
the National banks, retiring their currency
and issuing, by the National Treasury, OF
greenbacks III their stead.
| Res. That We are in favor of volume OF
currency equal to the wants of trade, 1e-con-
vertible into bonds at a low rate of interest,
and deadly opposed to any further contraction
| OF the currency.
| Res. That we are neither Democrats nor
Republicans, nor Democratic Republicans, in
the "new constellation" but cherishing all
the good and rejecting all the bad that is in
both, proclaim ourselves Independent Anti
Monopolists, and will support the State Ticket
nominated at Owatonna.
| Representative District convention: The
delegates present from the towns composing
the lst Representative District of Washington
county met together, and were called to order
by Ebenezer Ayres, Of Woodbury., and on mo-
ton S. NJ. Bailey was appointed chairman, and
Z Ayres Secretary.
Mr.. T. z. James of Denmark, then presented
the name of his fellow. townsman, James
Shearer, Esq, for the consideration Of the
convention, as candidate for Represent
tative: This was seconded by L. Ayres, Of
Woodbury., who commended the candidate as
al old settler, capable and honest man, and
a true Anti Monopolist Whereupon Mr..
Shearer Was unanimously nominated
The chair was then instructed to nominate al
his leisure District Committee, and the con.
venton then adjourned.
Z. AYREs. S M. BAILEY,
| Secretary. Chairman.
The convention then proceeded TO nominate
candidates to be supported at the ensuing cleo
ton, as follows:
For Senator, Z. d. Brown, Esq, Of SILVIA
ter; for Register OF Deeds, - Albrect fo
Treasurer, Myron Sheppard; for Sheriff, -
Johnson.
On motion the Chair was instructed, at hi.
convenience, to select a County committee
The convention then adjourned
L. AYREs, SYLVESTER 81 BAILEY,
Secretary. Chairman.