The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-13
Platform Of the Independent
Party Of MINES ota,
Adopted al their State Convention held at
Farbault June 10Th 1877.

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Faribault June 10Th 1877
Nj. Domelly from the committee
on resolutions made the following re-
port. which was unanimously adopted:
"Resoiref. That we reafiirm the
principles OF the National lndepen-
dent Party. IL proclaimed at Indian
aDolis on the 18th Of May. 1876, and
point to the present financial condl-
ton of the American people as the
best evidence Of the necessity for the
reforms therein demanded:
2esolred. That we charge that the
course of national financial legislation
for wears past has all been III 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 slawful money Of the United
States.
>. BY subsequently enactin9 that
the same bonds should be paid IN gold
alone.
3. Bv Increasing the weight OF the
gold dollar.
4. tjN GOJit AtN Ing WV '@ti ~iiN = ~
the country so as 10 make money more
valuable and the property OF the peo-
pie less valuable.
s. 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 III the future.
Resoired. That we regard the dem
onetization of American silver coin as
the result of IL 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
wears, as legal tender. in all sums
for all debts public and private.
Resoi-ed. That we endorse the pol
icy Of reconciliation and peace pro
mulgated by the present nationa
administration, and hail The era OF
good will among all the citizens oil oul
common country rs suspicious for ;
proper consideration of the grea'
financial questions upon which depend
the prosperity OF our people.
Resoired That we protest agalns
the financial policy now being enforc
ed by Secretary Sherman. Which il
rapidly increasing The bonded debt o
the United states 10y withdrawn.
"greenbacls. the people S money ant
substituting in their place natlona
bank notes based on bonds upon which
we are taxed to pay interest.
Rcsoired, That while we are no
ayerse to some reasonable and equlta
bic 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. unequiyocal pledges tina
they will not favor or support an
proposed settlement of the said bona
unless the same is first fully and fairl
submitted. at = general election, to tn
people OF The state FOR their approx;
or rejection.
Resoired. That i'll the present distres
of the taxpayers OF this state we az
mand the strictest retrenchment III a
public expenditures and reductlo
OF salaries to correspond With the q
unfinished incomes of the people.
Resotred. That the recent labor on
breaks. which have interrupted til
the commerce Of the country an
brought the nation to the brink
civil war. are the legitimate fruit
the pernicious financial legislatio
now being enforced. That while "
sympathise with the laboring Poop
in this great distress, we would sa
to them. that the true remedy II
their grievances is to be found not
violence and crime but i'll the bale
box. through Il support Of the Ind
nendent party. which alone defent
their rights and proposes a remedy II
their wrongs.