Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-26

In this country except to execute the law and
to maintain peace, and that no violence should
be countenanced to obtain redress for any
alleged grievance, but should be repressed at
any cost till relief can be secured
by legal methods, we maintain that the inter
ests OF the industrial, wealth producing classes
are the paramount interests of the whole
people of the United States, and that those
who labor, and the industries that produce
wealth should be secure in its enjoyment, and
to this end, we pledge the Democratic party to
reversal of that ruinous and merciless fnan-
cial policy and unjust legislation of the Repnb-
lican party which has increased the value and
purchasing power of that class of securities
that partake of the enhancement of money and
decreased the value OF all other
for productive use, and required for the en-
ployment OF labor. thus REFRESHING instead of
fostering industry compelling idleness instead
Of sustaining trade and commerce.
Fifth-While we congratulate the country
that the downward course to bankruptcy and
ruin involved in the financial policy of the Re-
publican party has been partially averted by
the Democratic measures passed at the late
session of Congress, restoring the debt
paying power to the silver dollar-made a
law, in spite of the Presidents veto,
and stopping the further destruction of green
backs, we demand as further acts of justice,
the removal of all restrictions to the coinage
of silver money metal the same as gold, as
it was before its fraudulent characterization.
the gradual substitution of United States legal
tender paper for the national bank notes and
its permanent establishment as the sole paper
money of the country, made receivable for all
dues both public and private, where not in
conflict with existing contracts, and the
amount of such issues to be regulated by
Legislative or organic law as to give the people
assurance of stability in the volume Of curren-
cy and consequent stability of value and con-
vertible into coin at the pleasure OF the holder,
80 soon as can be without endangerlng the busl-
ness interests of the country.
Sixth-We demand the payment and can
collation. of the bonded debt held abroad, when
not in conflict with the provisions OF the con-
tract and, If necessary, the issue Ia their stead
of bonds payable in lawful money of the
United States, bearing reasonable rate Of in
terest, and of such denominations shall be
within the reach of the sayings of labor
Seventh-We declare that the PROSTATE con-
dition of the business interests of the country
imperatively demand that taxation, both State
and national, shall be reduced to the lowest
point consistent with the attainment of the
objects for which such taxes shall be levied, and
that economy shall be practiced in every de-
partment of the government.
Eighth-We congratulate the country upon
the reduction of over 500, GOO, 900 in the na
tional expenditures during the last four years,
which result was secured by Demacra tic
House of Representatives, and also upon the
adoption of the constitutional and Pacific
policy of local self-government in the Str ties Of
the South, so long advocated by the Demo
cratic party, and which has brought y eace and
harmony to that section of the Union.
The reading was interrupted sever IL times by
hearty applause, and at the conclW ,ion the re-
port was adopted.
NO NOMINATION.
MIR. S. Cooke. of the retiring district commit.
tee, said he desired to make a proposition tc
the convention. Owing to the very season
In which the convention cha need to fall, there
only small attendance. 1t was the opin-
ion of the committee that, under the circum-
stances it would not be advisable to make
adjourn subject to another call, or that the Sc
lection of candidate should be devolved upon
a committee selected by the convention.
MIR. H. w. Hill, chairman of the committee,
remarks that when the call for the convention
was made, it was supposed it would fall
at least ten days before the
harvest. The weather, however, had
ripened the grain unusually early, thus thwart-
ing his good intentions. 1t was unfortunate,
but could not be helped now. Under the cir
cumstanees he was decidedly in favor of MIR.
Cook s recommendation.
A brief interchange of opinion followed be-
tween Messrs. Sherman, Whipple and others
finally in the adoption of motion for com
mittee of three to select a district committee
of nine, with whom the bling of the
convention, or the naming of candidate for
the suffrages of the, Democrats of the District
should be discretionary.
The chair appointed as such committee,
Messrs. H. F. Sherman, E. d. Donaldson, and
W. j. Whipple, Who, after consultation, re-
ported the following, which was adopted
Resoleed, That the following named gent e
men be appointe ed as the Congressional com
mittee for the ensuing two years, and are au
thorized to select candidate for Congress tt
be voted for at the ensuing November election
b. S. Cook Steele county.
James Shoemaker, Blue Earth county.
h. s. '3hermnan, Martin county.
w. j.. Bennett, Mobiles county.
@. e. Buck, Winona county.
j. G. Woodbury., Waseca county.
Balcomb Huntley, Dodge county.
William Brown, Olmsted county.
3D. G. Stacey, Freedom county.
The convention then ad journed.