The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-04-13
x.r1oyAI IyDEpENptNT CONVENTION

NATIONAL INDEPENDENT CONVENTION.
Tn. Executive Committee Of the National
Inderendent party assembled III the CITY OF
Chicago, on December |, 1879, ana after uue
deliberatlon, decided to issue the tolo"lng cali
for National Convention:
All who are in favor OF:
F'tyst.-A repeal OF the Specie Resumption
and National Bank acts,
Second. Making Greenbacks full Legal
Tender and inter cAangeabie with bonds Dear
ing a low rate of interest;
THIRD Rigorous laws regulating and con-
trolling moneyed corporations; = :,
Fourth through reform III the ClVli
Service; -.
Flffh.-A rigid economy in the expenditures
Of the Government. and strict Accountability of
public officers,
Are invited to meet, in delegate convention. at
the city OF Indianapolis, on Wednes lay, May
H. 1870 to put in nomination Candidates Tor
the offices OF President and wee PRESIDENT ol
the United STATS The committee recommend
to the committees Of the several states TO call
State Conventions for the purpose CT appoint
ing delegates to sad couvention, previous TO
the 10th of May, 1876, equal in number to the
number of Representatives, and Senators III
Congress.
HE Committee further recommend, and
urge the committees OF the several states, to
take early action to fully organize their states
to the end that the convention may he 4 re-
preventative, and tull one.
p'N'''' S. A. SIXTH, Chairman.
r. b. BUCHANAN, Secretary
PLATFORM.
We. !er, assembled, voters OF the state OF
Minnesota, agree upon the following declara-
ton OF prlnclples.-
!. That we hereby constitute ourselves the
Independent Party OF Minnesota, and pledge
ourselves to seperate, independent, political
action.
.. That while we believe the currency Of the
nation should he at par with gold we believe
this result can he reached by raising the value
instead OF DECREASING tie volume Of such cur
rency.
!. 'ii.at to this eul W. demand that .ha ma
ijonal lrral tender notes or greenbaeks, shall
~ made . lag;tl tender Tor ali de bis pubic and
nriyate, including duties on imports. except
fh4t norton oil the present national DEBT that IS
by eyuress terms ol the law made payable IN
metallic money.
! That it is the right and duty Of the nation
TO create ati the luamy used by its people,
whether the same be gold, silver, copper nick
eli, or paper; and that we are opposed 10 the
del, CATION OF such power 10 corporations Or
individuals, believing that all the advantages
resulting theyettom should belong to the
nation !,
+ Ttat Ia til, end ve demand the gradual
,,i,hd,1sya} Of the national bank notes, Oh
Which the people are taxed to pay interest, ION
H.. houds securing the saine,) and the Issuance
IN iia, thereof OF sreenbacks, OF which tue PEG
nl. will have the use free OF taxation,
q ", demand the immediate rop&al OF the
Spec,e Resumption Act Of 1879, beiievins the
same to H. most destructive to the business IN
forests Il the people, and that it has already
brought large numbers OF the laboring classes
to pauperisu ana suffering
. That the legal tender notes Of the ration
should 10 interchangeable with national r.
ciste,ed bond bearing rate OF interest ~ 70
exceed 3,bS pr CT per annuin.
: Thaf i zeal olvlt service reform should b.
iuaugluated by limiting the period ot the
nres;4eutial Oil. to ONE term OF four wears.
o That it i the right and duty o. tn. Lex
islatur,, IL control m2neyed earlorations II The
interest II tna n0Rs.
IL That " demand the most str'ns gent
retrttehuteut h the expenditures 81 govern
mrut INV 5g. vau&tv So and national
NJ That Wt, d4sn2;,d such r4visioa 81 Sl4e
tariff rs will eguastae taxation and lalieVe Inc
agricultural population ot some ct he bats-ens
now resting upau II
IL W. aein4nd th3t the present bonded
deb, ut tie country ua refunded A. specify ~
possible int Registered Interchangeable bonds
thas shall ear interest at low sats', not exceed
Ing 5 65 per cent. ser sunum.
Is Tnht We regafu the present high price
Of school text books IS q serioUs lax upon edu-
cauou. imposed Oh rich aud yeor alike, fer the
benv'it ei book publishers and agents. ana We
demand such legislation as VIII furaish the
children of tise state with books at prices but
little more than the actual oest a the same