The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-07-25
Ohio Nationals.

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COLUMBUS, O.. July 23.-The State National
convention organized this afternoon by elect
ing Robert Shilling, Cleveland, chairman; Hugo
Preyor, Canton, secretary. Gen. S. T. Carey
was made chairman of the committee on reso-
lutiors, and reported the following platform:
First-We endorse and reaffirm the declara-
tion of the principles of the National party
adopted at Toledo, February 20, 1878.
Second-Want of harmony of sentiment on
the financial question in both the. Republican
and Democratic parties renders it absolutely
necessary that those who demand financial re-
form should abandon old organizations and
unite together in the national greenback labor
party to save business men from bankruptcy
the working classes from starvation, the whole
country from revolution, the nation from re-
pudiation.
Third-We denounce as crimes against the
people the law making the greenback only q
partial legal tender. In the act creating the
national banking scheme; the act changing
currency bonds into coin bonds; the act ex-
empting bonds from taxation: the act repeal
ing the income tax; the act dem0netizing sill
yer; the act for issuing interest bearing bonds
for the purchase of silver bullion. to be con
everd into subsidiary coin; the act
payments; the act for the indefinite increase Of
the national bank circulation, and the enor-
nous contrac tion of the volume of the circu-
lating medium. we recognize the financial leg
lslation of the government from the COM
mencement of the civil war as the arbitrary
dctation of the syndicate. bankers and usurers,
with the single and settled purpose of robbing
of the many to enrich the few.
FOurth-To remedy and counteract the evils
com planned of, we demand that the government
shall issue a full legal tender paper money, ad-
equate in value to the employment of labor.
the distribution of its product to the require
ments of business, and for the payment of all
interest bearing bonds as fast rcdeemable,
the withdrawal and cancellation of all bank
notes designed to circulate currency; the
non-exemption from taxation of all private
property; the passage of akyraduated income tax
the unlimited coinage of gold and silver. and
repeal of the specie resumption act. all legal
lied monopolies abolished and their establish
ment in the future prohibited.
Fifth-We recognize the mutual dependence
of capital ana labor, and depreciate all attempts
to antagonize them In com binations of capital
to rob and strike off labor, to resist robbery
are destructive of the true interests of bot b..
We denounce alike the communism which de-
mands an equal division of property and the
infamous financial legislation which takes all
from the many to enrich the few. We de-
mand. cheap capital and well paid labor, in the
place of dear capital and cheap labor.
Sixth-To secure the rights and protect the
interests OF employers and employees, bureaus
of statistics should be established and compe-
tent persons appointed to inquire into asd re-
port the condition and wages of the working
classes IN all departments of industry, that
wise. jndicions and equitable laws may be en-
acted IN regard to the hours of labor and the
employment of minors in manufacturing es-
tablishments
Seventh-Publicl lands should be sacredly set
apart for the homesteadEof actual settlers and
such legislation should be had will encour-
age and aid the landless in securing homes.
Eighth-The contract system of employing
the inmates of our prisons works great iniua--
tice to mechanics and manufact urers, and
should be abolished.
Ninth-The Importation of servile labor
from other countries should be prohibited un-
der the severest penalties, while the emigration
of hberty-loving people from other lands
should be encouraged.
Tenth-We depreciate and denounce all se-
difions ana violent measures. and appeal only
to the good sense and lose of Justice and pa
triotism of the people. and invoke them to re-
dress their cruel and outrageous wrongs only
through the ballot box.
Eleventh demand proper sanitary safe
guards and regulations for workshops, mines
and factories.
Twelfth-We favor the enactment of laws
giving mechanics and laborers frst lien on
all descriptions Of their work for their full
wages.
Thirteenth-we are opposed tn any further
issue of interest bearing bonds of the United
States for any purpose whatever.
The following State ticket was nominated: /:
secretary of State. Andrew Ray, Jackson coun-
ty: judge of supreme court, Chiffon White.
Brown county: member board of public works.
]. K Foilis, Lucas county.