The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-03
THE DEMOCRACY OF THE THIRD
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

Let the people rejoice! The Democ-
racy of the Third Congressional District |
have moved forward huge, stride! Read
these resolutions adopted on the Goth
inst, at their District Convention in |
St. Paul:
We heartily endorse the principles an
nounced by the Democratic National Conven- |
ton, held in St. Louis on the 27th Of June last,
as full and sound exposition Of Democratic
principles and measures which are necessary
for the restoration Of prosperity to the whole
country, we declare that the resolution Of that
convention which demand the repeal of the
resumption act Of 1876 meets our especial Gp-
Pr0Ual.
THAT VIZ DlxouxcE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
As THE AUTHORS OF ssRlEs OF FINANCIAL ACTS,
ALL OF WHICH WE'RE DIRECTLY MrExDED TO I'm
ExP1NsB OF THE PBoPLE, AND THE OPERATION OF
WHICH HAvs PRODUCED THAT RESULT; AND WE
HOLD THAT PARTY R1sPouILBLE FoR THE BANK
RuPrcY AMI SUFFERING WHICH NOW EXISTS IN
BvERY PART OF THE COUNTRY.
Why this is wholesale and sweeping:
"We denounce the republican party as
the author of a series Of financial acts,
all uf which were directly intended to
enrich the capitalists Of the country at
the expense OF the people,"
This series Of acts is undoubtedly:
|. The agreement to pay the 500 bonds
in gold when they were properly paya-
BILE in greenbacks.
II. The repeal of the law which per-
mitted the greenbacks to be funded in
bonds, thus depreciating and dishonor-
ing the nations own money.
III. The decentralization Of silver, thus
increasing the value Of the gold in which
the bond holders are to be paid and rem
dering the product Of our silver mines
drug in the markets ofthe world.
w. The policy Of contraction of our
currency. amounting to 100000, 900
during the past year thereby contract
ing all business and crushing out the
prosperity Of the people.
V. The policy Of substituting national
bank notes, based on bonds bearing in
terest, to the amount OF over twenty
million dollars per year, paid through
the taxation Of the people, for green
backs. equally secure and valuable, and
which cost the people nothing.
VI. The policy Of fixing a day for the
resumption OF specie payments, when it
is well known we have not got the spe-
Gle to resume with; thus hanging ter
tible and paralyzing threat over the head
OF every business man in the nation, and
still further prostrating enterprise and
filing the land with bankrupts, tramps
and paupers.
Such declaration in q Minnesota
Democratic convention means revolution.
Il proves that the process Of education
has done its perfect work that the DEM
ocrats have got their eyes open at last.
It means business.
Now let Mr.. McNair,-an able and
honorable gentleman,-follow M this
bold pronunciamento with . ringing can
vass on the same basis. DR.. Stewart
cannot defend single one Of these acts !;
and i be attempts it, 80 much the worse
for him. All our people are feeling the
pinch Of hard times. Let Mr.. McNair
show Just what has caused and now in
tensifies these hard times. Let him get
up out Of the low regions Of old party
discussions onto the high land Of these
great financial issues let him leave. the
past and address himself to the future.
We rejoice to think that tho Democra-
cy Of Minnesota are at last fOfpakin1 the
lead Of Wall Street and placing them.
selves in the same phalanx with their
bretheren ofOhio, Indiana and Illinois.
When the Independent Convention Of
the ID District il held the Greerbackers
can II they see I'll, endorse Ar. NcNair:
Or they ean psace : candidate Of their
own in the field, who will make ! yieor-
ous canvass. The result win Be thsi a
enlightened people win repudiate HAYES
ana his contraction heresies, and br-
stewart win suffer. like poor dog Tray,
from being caught in bad company.