The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-20
Platform Of the Independent
PARTY Of Minnesota,

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Adopted at their State Convention held at
Farbault June 10th 1877
Mr.. Donnelly from the committee
on, resolutions made the following re-
port, which was unanimously adopted:
"Resolued, That we reaffirm the
principles of the National Indepen-
dent Party, as proclaimed at Indian
apolis on the 18th of May, 1875, and
point to the present financial condl-
fion of the American people as the
best evidence of the necessity for the
reforms therein demanded:
Resolped, That we charge that the
course of national financial legislation
for years 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 s.lawful money of the United
States"
2. BY subsequently enacting that
tie same bonds should be paid In gold
alone.
;. BY Increasing the weight of the
gold dollar.
a. By contracting the currency of
the country 80 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 lst OF
January. 1879, thus cOnsignlng our al
ready impoverished people to greater
depths of suffering in the future.
Resoived, That we regard the dem
onetiZation of American silver coin as
the result of conspiracy, and q 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
wears. as legal tender, IN all sums,
for al debts public and private.
Re.olped, That we endorse the pol
lev OF reconciliation and peace pro-
muIgated by the present national
administration, and hail the era OF
good will among all the citizens of our
common country as ausplclous 1or Il
proper consideration OF the great
financial questions upon which depend
the prosperity of our people.
Rcsolred, That we protest against
the financial policy now being enforc-
ed by Secretary Sherman. Which Is
rapidiy increasing the bonded debt OF
the United States by withdrawing
'greenbacks, the people S money and
substituting in their place national
bank notes, based on bonds upon which
we are taxed to pay interest.
Resolpcd, That while we are not
ayerse to some reasonable and equlta
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 State
Legislature, unequivocal pledges tina
they will not favor or support an.
pronosed settlement of the said bonds
unless the same is first fully and falrl,
submitted, at ageneral election, TIL
neonle of the state for their apprOVa
or rejection.
Resolred, That in the present dlstres
of the taxpayers of this state we ue
mand the strietest retrenchmentl IN al
public expenditures and reductlo,
of salaries to correspond with the o.
unfinished incomes of the people.
Resoired, That the recent labor ou'
breaks. which have interrupted tn
the commerce Of the country an
brought the nation to the brink 0
civil war. are the legitimate fruit o
the pernicious financial Legislation
now being enforced. That while W
sympathise with the laboring peopl
in this great distress. we would sa
to them. that the true remedy 10
their grievances is to be found not l
violence and crime but in the ballo
box. through support of the 1ndt
pendent party, which alone defend
their rights and proposes remedy fo
their wrongs.
A delegation of Sioux and Arrapahe