The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-09

welfare of the country. no unnecessary omces
should have no more members than the neeos
of the community eQuire, and Official salarles
shonld all be reduced to the lowest amounts
consistent with paper regard for the PuDnc
renutation bearing It in mind that ofhce-hoad-
inc should not be desirable for its emoluments,
but manly for the honor of well-doing::
FIT h. That the executive patronage lnvoiv-
ing the appointment OF subordlnates. leopalo
ICES the integrity of our political institutlons'
and, hence al officers, as far as practicable
should be elected by the people.
Sixth,-ThAt true education and souno NOR,
ais are the best promoters Of temperance, ana
that we favor rigid enforcement OF our 'e"-
perance laws. -
imum rates which transportation companies
may charge for carrying frelghts ana passen-
gers. and should control such companies 70
prevent determinations and unfalrness IN tnef
dealings; and that it is likewise its duty 70 COM
pel those companies doing business WITHIN us
borders to carry freights shipped by its cltl-
ze,.s through the territories Of other states, at
the same rates which it charges citizens OF
such other states for carrying similar irelghts
shipped by them over its lin within their re-
spective states.
Eighth. existence OF banks empowered
| to issue currency tends to amasslng wealth. IN
the hands of the few to the injury OF the many,
and they should be inhabited and their curren-
cy retired. ,x,., 4-o.s,,rx
notes should constitute the money currency OF
the country.
Tenth. That we are opposed to the imme-
date resumption of specie payments, pelievinS
that 1t will result disastrously to the deDtor
class of the country; that it is already produc'
ing widespread bankruptcy and suffering,
and has decreased immigration and arrested
the growth of the nation; and that We believe
the true way of reaching specie payments Is
by promoting the growth ana PROSPERITY u 'le
nation. ..u,
With the natioIa al Anti Monopoly movement
inaugurated at Harrisburg, Penn, ana now
extending itself throughout the country, ana
look forward to the conference TO be held AZ
Cincinnati, Ohio, in September mex, WIN
the confident hope and expecta ton that II
will give birth to workingman's party. un,
der the auspices of which the reforms needed
in OR national and state governments may,
in good time, be effected
i It was then resolved to consider it by
sections. This was done and the pre-
amble and resolution adopted with but
little discussion until the eighth and
ninth resolutions were reached, which
: as reported by the committee, read as
follows:
Eighth. That as relief from the burden Of
enormous interest wish the people are annual
} ly paying on account OF public and private III,
debtedness is urgently demanded, We hold
:, that the federal treasury should issue green
= backs. the amount to be regulated ny the want:
q of trade, which should constitute the Lawful
Y money of the country, be legal tender II
Il nayment of all debts, be redeemable by tn,
: government at par for all duties, taxes ane
;, other debts, and be exchangeable at par for
new issue of 8 65 per cent government bonds
9 on demand, and that our present bank currenc.
should be forthwith retired, and all future Is
= sues OF bank notes be prohibited.
, Ninth. That, as future relief, our existing
y federal bonds should be redeemed as rapidly q
possible, consist mt with the public welfare
u and the debt funded in new bonds bearing on
1t ly 3.65 per cent interest, and payable, princi
', pal and interest n lawful currency; that sue
If new bonds should be subject to taxation 9
in other personal property and be exchangeael
- at par, by the treasury ofhcers, Tor the iawil
10 money above mentioned.
> These resolutions elected very cor
= siderable discussion, which was opene
=. by II. A. France, a farmer from Eyots
40 Olmstead county he objected to the n
=: ~ solutions because they embraced sewers
rs distinct propositions, some Of them no,
u' ell He did not know but those pre-
positions were all right, but he did NJ
u. know that they were. He did not wal
" the Convention to declare in favor I
J. ANYTHING not clearly right. He woul
y rather have some plain and simple pr
.. positions which we could all agree upol
u He therefore offered as substitute tn
- resolutions which appear in the adop
= ed platform given below as resolution
and9. MIR. Frances views were su
~; ported by Hon. l. NJ. Westtell. of Or
~, NJ stead county: D. S. B. Moilison,
n Mower county; Mr.. George. of Stee
'se county; .. H. Page and G. H. Hopkin
n of Olmstead county while the resol
Gu tons were vigorously defended by Ho
-, Jos. Goar, OF Rice county, and H.
aai Young, of Olmstead county. The
r. bate was ably conducted and embrace
IL the whole financial question. but the /
solutions Of Mr.. France were ful
adopted.
The resolution in reference to the tel
perance question also provoked consid'
Tree able discussion participated in by Mess
ue- Mollison and Slocum, of Mower count
and Page, Young and Westfall, of Olmste,
and and others. 1t was finally adopted.
the amended, in the form in which it Z
pears below.
mo- When section eleven was read, \
I'D Ayres lett the chair and made stirri
ded speech in support Of the moveme
lcy; He announced himself as 3 member
the national committee which was
that meet at Cincinnati in September to
nm panize an Anti Monopoly party all o.
itu- the country. The movement is ,
dead IS claimed by the other parties,
sofa every day it was gaining strength.
: 70 still lives, and would not fail to M
r .m itself felt.
de STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
,,;. 70 Mr.. Young in suggesting that
Il b convention proceed to the election o
able State Central Committee. took occasion
remark that this was not exclusivel
N 9, farmers party although many held
sr;,S be such. Is was . workin9man's pa
that He was journeyman printer and