Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-12
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

rhe Democratic State Convention met
in St. Paul on the 9th inst. Hon. NJ. Do
ran presiding. A committee on platform
was appointed with R. A. Jones of Ohm
sted as chairman, and alter an hours de-
Liberation they unanimously reported The
following which was adopted:
The Democratic party of Minnesota in convention
assembled renews its pledges of devotion to the
Union aud the constitution with the amendments. II
declares essential to the preservation Of the gov
eminent faithfu adherence to the following priuci
pies: Strict construction OF home rule; supremacy
of the civil over the military power; separation OF
church and State equality of all citizens before thelaw
liberty of all individual action unvexed by sumptuarS
laws absolute acquescence in the lawfully expressed
will Of the people; the maintenance and protection
Of the school system, pertinent to the issues
pending before the people.
ResOtUed That the investigation of frauds commit
ted a the last r. sidental election In Florida Louis
ought to have been maze by the electoral commits
mission It's re- usal to do SO was violation Of the
spirit of the law under which 1t organized and
gross insult to the people of the United States,
whilst the decision as made by the fortyfourth Con-
sress, Of the question as to who should be declared
President of the United States for tue Presidenta
term, was, in our judgment, final, that decision
ought not to preclude authentic investigation and
po-nre of all frauds connecte with that election and
the due accountability OF all who were guilty, con-
necte1 with them.
ResoEved, The commercial and industrial stagna.
ton that has so long prevailed throughout the
try and The consequent wide spread want and suffer-
ing is due directly to the pernicous financial legsla-
ton of the Republican party, which we hereby ar
raign for the &c and charge, first, that time When
the country was weighed with debt, created on the
basis of full value Of paper, added to both the
precious metals as money, 1t enacted sweeping
change in the of value wholly in the interest
Of moneyed capital by demonstrating SILVER and de-
creeing the destruction of legal tender paper, and
thereby wrongfuly added, In effect, hundreds of mill
lions to the burden of debt and taxes upon the
pie. Second, by pursuing its merCiess policy of
tracing the paper rency and boarding gold has
increased continuously the value of money, and Sc
curities that parake of the enhancement of money,
and decreased the value of all other pro- erty and
peciay the capital designed for productive use,
quired for the employment of labor thus repressing
instead of fostering industry, compelling idleness
stead of sustaining trade aud commerce. We con-
gratulate the country that the downward course of
bankruptcy and ruin involved In the Republican
policy has been partially avered by the Democratic
measures passed at the late session of Congress,
storing the debt paying power to the silver dollar.
ResOIved That we are opposed to any further
contraction of the currency, 10 tariff for protec-
ton, to class legislation and summary laws, to mon
opolies of all kinds, to any increase of the bonded
debit to the ale Of bonds for the purchase of coin
fo- redemption purposes.
Resotred, That we are in favor of the gradual
substitution of national treasury notes
for national bank notes, and making
such treasury notes the sole paper
currency of the country and placed on such basis as
that the same shall be equal In value with coin and
u
free coinage of silver, tariff for revenue only, the
reduction Of expenses in all depar ments of the W
ernment and legislation in favor of the development
of the industries of the count as distinguished
from the moneyed monopolists of the land.
Resolved The interests of the industrial wealth is
the paramount interest Of the people of the United
States. Those whose labor and enterprise produce
wealth should be secured in its employment. Our
warmest sympathy is extended to the laboring class
as, who have been thrown out of erployment by the
ruinous financial policy and unjust legislation Of the
Republican party, and all pledges of the
De nocratc party are to the revsa of that poll W
and restoration of all rights they are entitled to up
on its ascendacy to power.
ReSOi0ed, There can be no legitimate employment
of organized force in the country except to execute
the law and to maintain public peace; that no vio-
ience should be countenanced to obtain redress for
any alleged grievance, but should be repressed at
every cost till eef be secured by legal methods
We congratulate the country upon the adoption of
the constitutional and pacific POLICY of local self
government in the States of the South long advo
Gated by the Democratic par y, and which has
brought peace and harmony to that section of the
Union. e ff'ft Aa
Rss0lCed, That the course Of the Republican party
in this State for the past fifteen years has been char
acterized by reckless extravaganza in the use of
enue by wasseful appropriations made by the Legis-
lature-and we therefore invite the people of this
State to reform their affairs by uniting with
IN the election Of officers State and local. who in
favor OF honesty, economy, and reform in ali branch
es of the public service. R
The following ticket was then nomina.
ted: Associate Justtce-W. H. Mitchell,
of Winona: State Auditor Mahlon Black
of Hennepin; Clerk of Supreme Court
Dillon O'Brien OF Ramsey.