The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-27
Plato m Of the Independent
Party Of Minnesota,
Ad,.oted at their State Convention heid al
Farioault June 10Th 1877

AQLCIGC al AhSu y LOIO SOh'S''N~ =
rarioault June 2Olh 1877
Mr.. Donnelly from the committee
ON resolutions made the following re-
mort. which was unanimously adopted:
"Resoiped, That we reafiirm the
principles of the National lndepen-
dent Party, as proclaimed at lndlall,
anois on the 18th of May, 1876, ana
pOint to the present financial coiui-
tion of the American people as the
hest evidence of the necessity 1or the
reforms therein demanded:
Resotred. That we charge that the
course of national financial Legislation
for years past has all been IN 1avor OF
the holders of our national bonds ana
against the ax-payers:
|. BY changing the terms OF some
of the bonds 50 that they were llaot
nayable in gold and silver com, instead
Of sslawful money OF the uhlIeu
States. ua4
.. Bv subsequently enactlng that
the same bonds should he paid IN gOld
alone. co.,
:. BY Increasing the weight OF the
gold dollar.
a.. ISN tOlIGI tttJIiIfo WV CNA-
tho country so as to make money more
valuable. andethe property OF the peo-
pie less valuable.
8. Bv decreeing forced resumption
OF specie payments upon the ISL Oh
January, 1879, thus conslgnlng our al
ready impoveri shed people to greater
depths Of suffering in the future.
Resoiued, That we regard the dehn'
onetization Of American silver com 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, III all sums
for all debts public and private.
Resoiped That we endorse the pol
icy of reconciliation and peace pro
indicated 10y the present natlona
administration, and hail the era o
good will among all the citizens OF oul
common country rs ausplclous Tor
pronnr consideration or the grea
financial questions upon which depen'
the prosperity Of our people.
Rcsoired, That we protest againS
the financial policy now being enfort
ed by Secretary Sherman. Which
rapidiv increasing the bonded debt 0
the United States by withdrawn
..preenbacks, the people $ money an
substituting in their place natlon'
hank notes, based on bonds upon whlc
we are taxed to pay interest.
Rcsolped, That while We are nc
ayerse to some reasonable and eqult;
Bile settlement of the so-called Mlnn
sofa State railroad bonds, we sha
demand of our candidate for Governo
and of our candidates for the Stat
LEGISLATURE. unequivocal pledges tn;
thew will not favor or support al
proposed settlement of the said bone
unless the same is first fully and fair
submitted, at general election, to Il
neonle of the state for their approx
or rejection.
Resolred That in the present dlstre
Of the taxpayers of this state we {
mand the strictest retrenchment In
public expenditures and a reducti
of salaries to correspond With the
unfinished incomes of the people.
Resoired. That the recent labor OF
breaks. which have interrupted |
tho commerce of the country Il
brought the nation to the BRINK
civil war, are the Legitimate frult
the pernicious financial legislatl
now being enforced. That While
sympathise with the laboring peol
in this great distress, we would
to them. that the true remedy
their grievances is to be found not
violence and crime but in the bal
box. through a support of the In
pendent party. which alone defer
their rights and proposes a remedy
their wrongs.