The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-11
Platform Of the Independent
PARTY Of Minnesota,

Party Of Minnesota,
Adopted at their State Convention held at
Faribault June 10th 1877.
Mr.. Donnelly from the committee
on resolutions made the following re-
port, which was unanimously adopted:
"Resolped, That we reaffirm the
principles of the National 1ndepen-
dent Party, as proclaimed at Indian,
apolis 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:
ResoLued. That we charge that the
course of national financial legislation
for wears past has all been in favor OF
the holders of our national bonds and
against the taxpayers:
1. BY changing the terms OF some
of the bonds SO that they were made
payable in gold and silver coin, Instead
Of "hwful money of the United
States
Q. BY subsequently enacting that
the same bonds should be paid in gold
alone.
8. BY Increasing the weight of the
gold dollar.
A. BY contracting the currency of
the country so 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 consigning our al
ready impoverished people to greater
depths of suffering in the future.
Resolved, That we regard the dem.
onetization of American silver com as
the result of Il conspiracy, and CRIME
against the prosperity and industry 0.
the American people, and one OF the
chief causes of the present suffering
nd we demand that silver coin be
once more restored by Congress to the
place which it held for over eighty
years, as legal tender, Ill all sums
for all debts public and private.
ResoLpcd, That we endorse the pol
icy of reconciliation and peace pro
mulcated by the present hationa
administration, and hail the era o.
good will among all the citizens OF ou1
common country as suspicious Tor
proper consideration of the grea
financial questions upon which depend
the prosperity of our people.
Resolred. That we protest agalns
the financial policy now being enforc
ed by Secretary Sherman. Which /
rapidiy increasing the bonded debt o
the United States by withdrawing
sgreenbacks. the people money an
substituting in their place nationa
bank notes, based on bonds upon which
we are taxed to pay interest.
Resolved, That while we are no
ayerse to some reasonable and equlta
bic settlement of the so-called Mime
sofa State railroad bonds, we shal
demand of our candidate for Governor
and of our candidates for the Stat
Legislature, unequiyocal pledges tina
thew will not favor or support an
proposed settlement of the said bond
unless the same is first fully and fairl
submitted, at ageneral election, to til
people of the state for their approx;
or rejection.
Resolred, That in the present distre:
of the Taxpayers of this state we d
mand The strictest retrenchmentl In 4
public expenditures and a reductlt
of salaries to correspond with the d
unfinished incomes of the people.
Resoiced, That the recent labor on
breaks, which have interrupted Il
the commerce of the country al
brought the nation to the brink
civil war, are the legitimate frult
the uernicious financial leglslatlt
now being enforced. That while v
sympathise with the laboring Peep
in this great distress, we would $;
to them, that the true remedy +
their grievances is to be found not
violence and crime but i'll the ball
box, through IL support of the Ina
pendent party, which alone defen'
their rights and proposes a remedy +
their wrongs.
Wp want the Indppandpnt cOun1