The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-27

lN1u, OuAtu, AInuSey Ahu Nepuer, WaS
on motion appointed on permanent Or
ganization.
A committee of five was appointed on
resolutions, as follows; Messrs. Donncl-
ly, Goar, Elliot, Fish, and Taylor.
A committee of five were appointed
on credentials, is follows: Messrs.
Pond, Fuller, Judd, Hyslop and
Lapham.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported in favor of the temporary
officers for permanent officers, which re-
port was adopted.
The committee on credentials reported
the following gentlemen present and en-
titled to seats, which report was adopted.
Anoka, M. D. Lapham.
Meeker, N. G. Martin, DR.. Y. P.
Kennedy, W. S. Taylor. P. Ecks5rom.
Chippewa, B. Fullerton.
Martin, j. Wilson.
Olmsted, 0. H. Page, WIN. Elliot,
M. Kepner, John Clark, VIM. Hyslop.
Brown, A. Westphall.
Goodhue, H. Hayes, W. s. Turner
dakota, I. Donnelly and G. G. Cham
bsrlain.
Wabasha, A. H. Taisey.
Washington, E. Ayers and R. Jones.
Rice, j. Goar, E. j. Fullerton, c..
Bhemer, A. G. Judd, T. chatham, F.
A. Davis, A. M. Flora, c. L. Smith,
H. Lindsey, H. L. Rawson, M. Pond,
VIM. Tero, G. Fish, DR.. Swain and S.
Bean.
Renville, Ed. O'Harra and j. S. Nc
Kcnna.
MIR. DonnellY, from the committee on
resolutions made the following report,
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolued. That we reafirm the prin-
ciples Of the National Independent Par
ty, as proclaimed at Indianapolis on the
18th. of May, 1876, and point to the
present financial condition of the Amer
lean people as the best evidence of the
necessity Of the reforms therein de.
manded.
Resolued, That we charge that the
course of national financial legislation
for years past has all been in favor of
tho ho10ora of our v.,k;ouo1 I1 -,
against the tax payers:
l. By changing the terms Of some
Of the bonds so that they were made
payable in gold and silver coin, instead
of 'lawful money of the United States. "
2. BY subsequently enacting that
the same bonds should be paid in gold
alone.
gold dollar.
4. By contracting the currency Of
the country, so as to make money more
valuable, and the property Of the PEG
pie less valuable.
5. By dec:eeing forced resumption
OF specie payments upon the first Of
January, 1879, thus consigning our al
ready impoverished people to greater
depth OF suffering in the future.
Reso<oed, That we regard the de-
monetlzation of American silver coin a.
the result of a conspiracy and a crime
against the Prosperity and industry OF
the American people, and one of the
chlet causes of the present suffering;
and we demand that silver coin be once
more restored by Congress to the place
which 1t held for over eighty years, as
legal tender, in all sums, for all debts
public and private.
Resol0ed, That we endorse the policy
OF reconciliation and peace promulgated
by the present national administration
and hail the era of good will among al
the citizens Of our common country az
suspicious for proper consideration o.
the great financial questions upon which
depend the prosperity of our people.
Resoloed, That we protest agains
the financial policy now being enforced
by Secretary Sherman, which is rapidly
increasing the bonded debt of the United
States by Withdrawing greenbacks,
the peoples money, and substituting il
their place national bank notes, basec
on bonds upon which we are taxed tt
pay interest.
| Resolved, That while we are no
averse to some reasonable and equitable
settlement Of the so-called Minnesot;
State railroad bonds, we shall demand
Of our candidate for Governor and O.
our candidates for the State Legislature
unequivocal pledges that they will moi
favor or support any proposed settle
ment of the said bonds unless the sam,
Is first fully and fairly submitted, at :
general election, to the people of the
State for their approval or rejection.
/ RESOLVED, That in the present distres,
of the Taxpayers Of this State we de-
mand the strictest retrenchment in nj