The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-11
Platform Of the Independent
Party Of Minnesota,

Adopted at their State Convention held at
Faribault June 10th 1877
Mr.. Donnelly from the committee
on resolutions made the following re-
port, which was unanimously adopted:
'sResoIped, That we reaffirm the
principles of the National Indepen-
dent Party, as proclaimed at Indian
apolis on the 18th of May, 1915, ana
point to the present financial condl-
ton of the American people as the
best evidence of the necessity for the
reforms therein demanded:
Resolved, That we charge that the
course of national financial Legislation
for wears past has all been in favor OF
the holders of our national bonds and
against the taxpayers:
|. BY changing the terms OF some
of the bonds so that they were made
payable in gold and silver coin, Instead
of "hwful money of the United
States.
2. BY subsequently enacting that
the same bonds should be paid in gold
alone.
3. BY Increasing the weight of the
gold dollar.
4. BY contracting the currency OF
the country, so as to make money more
valuable, and the property of the peo-
pie less valuable.
5. BY decreeing forced resumption
Of specie payments upon the LIST OF
January, 1879, thus consignlng our al
ready impoverished people to greater
depths of suffering in the future.
Res0ived, That we regard the dem
onetization of American silver com as
the result of II conspiracy, and Il crime
against the prosperity and industry o.
the American people, and one OF the
chief causes Of the present suffering
nd we demand that silver coin be
once more restored by Congress to the
place which it held for over eighty
wears, as legal tender. III all sums,
for all debts public and private.
Resolved, That we endorse the pol
lev of reconciliation and peace pro.
mulgated by the present Rational
administration, and hail the era OF
good will among I'LL the citizens of oul
common country as suspicious Tor
proper consideration of the great
financial questions upon which depend
the prosperity OF our people.
Resoired. That We protest against
the financial policy now being entorc
ed by Secretary Sherman. Which /:
RAPIDLY increasing the bonded debt o
the United States by withdrawing
..greenbacks. the people 5 money anl
substituting in their place nationa
bank notes, based on bonds upon Whlcl
we are taxed to pay interest.
Resolved. That while we are no
averse to some reasonable and equita
BILE settlement of the so-called Mime
sofa State railroad bonds. we shall
demand of our candidate for Governor
and of our candidates for the stat
Legislature, unequlVocal pledges tina
they will not favor or support an,
proposed settlement of the said bond
unless the same is first fully and fairl
submitted, at ageneral election, to TIL
people of the state for their approve
or rejection.
Resoired, That III the present dlstres
of the Taxpayers OF thus state we az
mand the strictest retrenchment III 4
public expenditures and reductlo
of salaries to correspond with the q
unfinished incomes of the people.
Resolved. That the recent labor on
breaks. which have interrupted I'll
the commerce of the country an
brought the nation to the brink {
civil war. are the legitimate fruit
the pernicious financial leglslatlo
now being enforced. That while W
sympathise With the laborlng poop
i'll this great distress. we would sd
to them, that the true remedy Il
their grievances is to be found not
violence and crime but i'll the ballt
box, through support Of the Ind
pendent party, which alone defenc
their rights and proposes a remedy ft
their wrongs.