The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28
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the same bonds should he paid in gold
alone.
8. BY Increasing the weight Of the
gold dollar.
4. BY contracting the currency or
the country so as to make money more
valuable, and the property Of the peo-
pie less valuable. ui
5. BY decreeing forced resumption
of specie payments upon the lst Of /.
January. 1879, thus cOnSigning our al
ready impoverished people to greater
depths of suffering in the future.
ResOLred, That we regard the DEM
onetization of American silver coin as
the result of a conspiracy, and crime
against the prosperity and industry OF
the American people, and one OF the
chief causes Of the present suffering;
and we demand that silver coin be
once more restored by Congress to the
place which it held for over eighty
years, as legal tender, i'll all sums.
for all debts public and private.
| Resolrcd, That we endorse the pol
| lev Of reconciliation and peace pro-
! mnlgated by the present national
administration, and hail the era OF
good will among all the citizens Of our
common country as auspiciOus for
proper consideration of the great
financial questions upon which depend
the prosperity of our people.
Resolred. That we protest against
the financial policy now being enforc'
ed by Secretary Sherman. Which is
rapidly increasing the bonded debt OF
the United States by withdrawing
s:greenbacks, the people money and
substituting in their place national
bank notes, based on bonds upon which
we are taxed to pay interest.
ResOlred, That while we are not
ayerse to some reasonable and equitar
BILE settlement of the so-called Minne-
sofa State railroad bonds, we shall
demand of our candidate for Governor.
and of our candidates for the State
Legislature mequivocal pledges that
they will, not favor or support any
PROPOSED settlement of the said bonds
unless the same is first fully and fairly
submitted, at a general election, to the
people of the state for their approval
or rejection.
| Resoired, That in the present distress
Of the Taxpayers Of this state we de-
mand the strictest retrenchment IN all
public expenditures and reduction
of salaries to correspond with the dl-
minished incomes Of the people.
I Mr. Donnelly waved that when the
convention adjourn, it be until the
10Th Of September; the adjourned con-
yention to be held at such place as
I the State central committee shall
designate.
This resolution was pretty warmly
discussed and finally the following
substitute offered by Mr.. Ayres was
unanimously adopted.
Il Res0Lred, That we now proceed to
elect State central committee to
consist Of one from each county in
: the State which shall have the right
: to recall this convention at such time
i. and place as it may determine; or, in
it's discretion, to name q State ticket
). be voted for this fall, provided that
no person shall be SO nominated un.
> less he stands squarely upon the
t platform of principles this day adopt
ed.
The following gentlemen compose
/, SO far as selected by the state COnven
tiOn, that committee:
!. E.Ayres of Washington Co. chrm'n
u. S. Stedman, Fillmore county.
James Thompson, Winona.
Charles Hausing, Brown.
: Henry Holton, Sherburne.
,. G.. w. Harrington, Wabashaw.
George C. Chamberlin, Dakota.
!. NJ. d. Lapham, Anoka.
!, Benz. Fullerton, Chippewa.
n. G. Martin, Mecker.
w. r.. Mayhew, Faribault.
Hon. p. I'll. McDermott, Nicollet.
|. G.. $. Kneeland Dodge.
Edward O'Harra, Renville.
N. P.Aspinwall, Kandiyohi.
M. Pond, Rice.
Z. VIM. Davis, Murray. e sAf'
|. Thomas Evanson, Mobiles.
/. Henry Heys. GOOdhue.
j O. III. Page, Olmsted.
: Joel b. Bassett, Hennepin.
p. r. Egan, Ramsey. W
e Judge +. G. Stacy, Freeborn.
G. u. Potter, Mcleod.
D.. y. s. Mollison, Mower.
: The committee was empowered t
= fill all vacancies, from counties no
!: named above, after which the CONVEX
e tion adjourned sine die.
4 BY general request a public meetin
4 was held the same evening in the conT
d house, which was well attended.
l. Hon. Ara. Barton was elected chan
le man. Speeches were made by Ignatl
e GUS Donnelly and q. II. Page ESD, 9
Olmsted county. Mr.. Pages spec
le was an able effort and should hav
n been heard by every citizen OF IN
II state. At it's conclusion Mr.. Pag
d gave notice that he would speak again
in the same hall, on the following Fr
e day evening; and he challenged tn
e nard-money men to select . champio
8 to meet him in debate at that time
1t Is safe to say that they will declin
1t the challenge.