The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-14
THE N1iONiL PARTY.
Platform Of Principles. dopted at Toledo.A
Ohio, February p. 1873.

Ohio, February ~, 1873.
WHEREAS, Throughout our entire
country the value of real estate is de-
preciated, industry paralized, trade de-
pressed, business incomes and wages
reduced, unparalleled distress inflicted
upon the poorer and middle ranks Of
our people, the land filled with fraud,
embezzlement, bankruptcy, crime, suf-
fering, pauperism and starvation; and
WHEREAS, This state of things has
been brought about by legislation in
the interest Of and dictated by money
lenders, bankers and bondholders; and
WHEREAS, While we recognize the
fact that the men in Congress con-
nected with the old political parties
have stood up manfully for the rights
of the people, and met the threats OF
the money power and the ridicule of an
ignorant and subsidized press, yet
neither the Republican nor the I'emo-
cratic party, in their national politics,
propose remedies for the existing evils;
and
WHEREAS, The Independent Green
back party and other associations, more
or less effective, have been unable hith-
erto to makea formidable opposition to
the old party organization; and
WHEREAS, The limiting of the legal
tender quality of greenbacks, the chang
ing of currency bonds into coin bonds
the characterization of the silver dollar,
the excepting of bonds from taxation,
the contraction of the circulating me-
dunn, the proposed forced resumption
of specie payments, and the prodigal
waste of the public lands, were crimes
against the people, and, as far as posi-
Bile, the result of these criminal acts
must be counteracted by judicie us leg
islation:
THEREFORE,, We assemble in nation
al convention and make declaration
of our principles, and invite all patri-
otto citizens to unite in an effort to Sc
cure financial reform and industrial
emancipation. The organization shall
be known as the National Party" and
under this name we will perfect, with
out delay, national, state and local as
sociations to secure the election to Of
fee of such men only as will pledge
themselves to do all in their power to
establish these principles:
FrRsT-It is the exclusive function
of the government TO coin and create
money and regulate its value. All
bank issues designed to circulate as
money should be suppressed. The cir
culating medium, whether of rue.al or
paper, shall be issued by the govern
m mt, and made full legal tender for
all debts. duties and taxes in the United
States at its stamped value.
SECOND There shall be no privileged
class of creditors. Official salaries PEN
sions bonds, and all other debts and OBJ
legations, public and private, shall be
discharged III the legal tender money of
the United States, strictly according
to the stipulations of the laws under
which they were contracted.
THIRD-Resolved, That the coinage
of silver be placed On the same footing
rs that of gold.
FOURTH Congress shall provide
said money adequate to the full en-
ployment of labor, the equitable distri-
button of its products, and the r-quir-
ments of business, fixing . nini1m
amount per capita Of the
near as may be, and othe
ting its value BY vise =