The anti-monopolist., 1876-07-06

but their reformers are voted down in
convention and displaced from the cab
met. The party's mass OF honest voters
is powerless to resist the $4,000 officers,
its leaders. and guiders. Reform can
only be had by peaceful civil revolu-
tiOn. We demand a change in the sys-
TEN "a change of administration ~ change
OF parties; that we may have change
OF members and men.
Mr.. Dorshelmer-Your committee
have also had referred to them and re-
commend the adoption of the following
resolutions:
Resolced, That this convention repre-
senting the democratic party OF the
states, do cordially endorse the action
OF the present house OF representatives,
In reducing and curtailing the expenses
OF the federal government, in cutting
down the salaries and extravagant ap-
preparations, and in abolishing useless
offices and places not required by the
public necessities, and we shall trust to
the firmness OF the democratic members
OF the house that no committee on con-
ference and no misinterpretation Of rules
will be allowed to defeat those whole
some measures OF economy demanded
by the country.
SOP FOR THE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Resolved, That the soldiers and sailors
OF the republic and the widows and Or
phans OF those who have fallen in battle
have just claim upon the care, protec-
| tlon and gratitude OF their fellow citi-
zens.
MINORITY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE.
General Tom Ewing, of Ohio-At the
request OF several members OF the com
mittee on resolutions, l present mi
nOrlty report as to one phrase OF the
platform. The undersigned members
OF the committee recommend that the
/ following clause in the resolution re-
ported by the committee be stricken out !:
LAS such hindrance we denounce the re-
sumption clause of the act of 1875. and
we here demand its repeal;' cheers
and they recommend there be substi-
tuted for that clause the following:
''The law for the resumption or specie
payments on the first OF January. 1879,
having been enacted by the republican
party, without deiiberation OF congress
or discussion before the people ,and being
| both Intellectual to secure its object and
highly injurious to the business OF the
country, ought to be forthwith repealed. !"
[Cheers. Signed by Thos. Ewing Ohio :;
y. W. Voorhees,. Indiana; John c..
Brown, Tennessee; Malcolm Hay, Penn
| sylvania; II. II. Tremble, Iowa; VIM.
Davis, West Virginia; L. L. Davis.
Kansas; c. II. Hardin, Missouri l
| therefore move tha: the clause reterr I'd
to in the resolutions reported be stricken
out, and the resolution l nave read be
inserted in its place.
Mr.. Ewing-I desire to briefly state
the objections to the clause which we
propose to have stricken out. 1t de-
nounces one clause only Of the specie re-
sumption act. What clause is that? The
clause for fixing the time for resumption
of specie payment, leaving tie rest of
the act to stand unobjected to, ,and by i'm
plication approved. But why does it
object to the clause? Because it is de-
stroying the business OF the country in
connection with the balance of the lawo
Not at all; but merely because 1t is a
hindrance to specie payment, the fair
inference being-at any rate il not = fair
one. an inference will surely be drawn
that the objection Of the national demo-
cratic party to the specie resumption law
is confined to the date for resumption,
and the objection to that is that the date
isa hindrance to resumption, and the
construction will be given. and with
some degrees OF plausibilIty, at least,
that the democratic party want resump-
ton earlier than the date fixed. ZAP
plause. l object to that clause in the
resolution because it has the Effect
will not say that it was intended-to
palter with the subject in double sense,
keeping the prOn,ise to the ear to break
it to the hope. said that by inference
the balance OF the law is approved, and
1t is fair inference, il not necessary
one; and what does that committee say
about il? 1t commits itself to the issuing
OF gold bonds 10 take up the fractional
currency. 1t commits us 10 the reduc-
ton OF the legal tender money by having
bank paper take its place. thus increas-
ing the power ola now already danger
Gus monopoly-a monopoly that is thor
oughly hated by the mass OF the demo-
Gratis of this country. IAppiause j 1t
commits US to the preparation OF the na-
tioual bank system. ior il we have no
objection to that law except the date OF
resumption, We approve then the pro-
visions for the raising up of = 200 or 5000
great mUnOpolies to control the currency
OF the country. In addition to the = 1000
We already have. lApplause.l 1t leaves
the secretary OF the treasury with the
power-1 will not state it positively
but perhaps the power to issue gold in
lerest OF bonds OF the United States. to
buy up gold and lock it Immediately in
the treasury. waiting the day Of resump-
ton that may be fixed-a policy ~hich
the democrats OF the west, l am sure
almost unanimously oppose. Applause.
What is the Law which we thus endorse
in our resolutions by implication ap-
proves Who enacted ii? Did it have a
democratic votess Not one in the house