New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-05
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WESTERN PLATFORMS.
THE MINNESOTA REPUBLICANS.

MONEY PLANKs.
ST. PAUL, Sept 4-The following is the platform
unanimously adopted by the Republican State Con-
ventlon this afternoon:
The Republicans Of the State OF Minnesota
reafirm their devotion to tho great prln-
ciples of equal rights. personal freedom
and national unity, to defeud and pre-
serve which the Republican party through
out the Union was called into being by an
act of the popular conscience. Acting upon
calling, it has preserved the Nation, which
under the administration of the Demo-
cratic party became involved III civil war. IL
has reconstructed the Nation by Kidding It's
Constitutions of the elements Of dissolution,
thereby. forming more perfect Union,
establishing justice, insuring domestic
tranquility, providing for q common de-
fence, promoting the general welfare, and
securing the blessings of liberty, 1t
has kept and caused to be kept
the pledged faith of the Nation TO
its creditors whose faith III its integrity
made its existence possible, and to the sol
ders and sailors whose arms preserved it, !t
has, by q judiclOus system OF government ala
to great systems of public Improvement
made ready for settlement areas which years
ago were beyond the frontier, but which are
now great and prosperous States, thereby fur-
nishing land to the landless and homes to the
homeless, not in a wilderness, but III the
midst of civilization and refinement,
settlements, instead of tagging behind them.
1t has in all the states protected the rights
OF every citizen, both the black man ana
the white, and has, after many years
OF effort against, obstacles OF mYeteIave
prejudice, sectional hate and bitter opposition
by the Democratic party, cOnsummated ana
restored Union resting upon the acqulescence
and free Will OF recOnclled people,
and no longer enforced by the SWORD;
IL has been demonstrated by Legislation ana
IN tI,. 10 tnaf fha RIGHT H.
heres in the Government to protect the peo-
pie against mOnopOlies grown powerful, arbl-
trary and rapaclOus. -.
As declaration of principles, the Republic
cans of the State of Minnesota, III convention
assembled, resolve,
/. That III these efforts to restore harmony
at the South, III administering the various eX-
ecutive departments 50 that no talnt OF cor
ruptiOn rests upon them, in emanclDat-
ing the primary councils of the people
from the domination of Office holders, its
redemption of the pledges OF Civil Service he
form, and in its financial measures and policy,
the administration of President Hayes merits
the confidence and hearty cooperation OF the
people, and we feel no disposition TO CEN
sure that Administration for embaTrassments,
incidents and collateral difficulties which are
necessarily inherent in the situation.
III. We believe that the faith OF the Nation
Is pledged to pay Its debts Ill com. we
urge persistence IN the policy OF speedy
specie lCbuupllOuJ DtNduSC W. bCiAN'S ~
to be the policy OF common honesty,
wise economy and prudent craftsmanship. We
warn the people against the doctrine OF an
unlimited ard irredeemabe paper currency IS
sued by the United States, as u perniciOus de-
fusion, because 1t is unconstitutional under the
decisions of the Supreme Court OF the United
States because it will unsettle and betray
the resources of the country into demon
alizng speculation; because it will bear
with disastrous force upon the. labor
ing man, by putting into operation the
wel-knoWn law that under such currency the
prices of the necessaries Of life rise hTst,
while the wages OF labor rise last, and then
never to an equality of purchasing power,
Ill. We demand greater economy IN State
expenses, and particularly those incident TO
the charitable institutions, and Ii necessary
such legislation as will cause TO cease
all combinations by which lnOrdlnate
sums are sought to be secured for those pur-
poses ~
". We condemn as revolutionary the eHort
being made by the Democratic party to usuTp
the Presidency against the vote OF the people
and against the decision OF the Tribunal Dy
which all electoral questions IN that Dehat
have been definitely settled.
Y. We declare il To be the sense OF this
marty that the Democratic party, under false
promise of economy and reform, has unneces-
sarily impaired the efficiency OF the army.