Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-06-19
GREENBACK CONVENTION.
Full, State Ticket Nominated and Platform

Full, State Ticket Nominated and Platform
Adopted in St. Paul. June 10, 1879.
The National Greenback party met IN
delegate convention at Armory Hall,
st. Paul, July 10, the object Of the con-
vention being the nomination of a State
ticket: Seventeen counties were repre-
sentcd by about 100 persons. Hon.
lgnatius Donnelly was elected chairman,
and on taking the chair addressed the
convention at considerable length. The
following ticket was put in notion:
For Governor, Ara. Barton, of Rice
county; for Lieutenant Governor, William
Meighen, of Fillmore COUNTY; for State
Treasurer, Andrew Nelson, Of Meekef
county; for Secretary Of State, A. P.
Lane, Of Hennepin county; for Attorney
General, William L. Kelly, of Ramsey
county; for Railroad Commissioner, Eb-
anezer Ayers, If Washington county.
THE PLATFORM.
First-We are in favor of the immediate and
unconditional repeal of the act of 1869, falsely
entitled AN act to strengthen the public cred
it; believing that it was an unnecessary. dis.
honest and radical change of the original con.
tract between the debtor and creditor classes
an act of robbery of hundreds of millions of
dollars from the people for the benefit of
American and European bondholders and one
that was lntended-to perpetuate the national
debt for all time; we therefore demand that all
the bonds due by the government be paid In
strict accordance with the letter and spirit of
the original terms On which they were issued;
and that all the four, and four and half per
cent, and all other bonds issued since the pass
age of that act on long time, subject as under
stood to all tho contingencies OF
subsequent legislation, be Immediately
paid i'll non-interest bearing full legal
tender currency.
Second-We are in favor of the free and I'M
restricted coinage of silver, upon the same
terms and conditions as gold, and its restora-
ton as full legal tender for all debts, pub
lie and private.
Third-We demand the immediate repeal of
the resumption law, believing that it passage
/ at the time was an Infamous sin and crime
against the debtor classes, whose obligations,
contracted in good faith and on currency
basis, were thus more than doubled, while all
property was reduced nearly one.half. We de-
nOunce the whole scheme of locking up in the
treasury vaults four or five millions of cur
rency subject to redemption, and coin held for
more than 81 ,000, 900 has been redeemed, or Of
fered for redemption, as wholly in the interest
of few moneyed men, and suicidal, unjust
and oppressive to. the great body of the Ameri-
can people.
Fourth-We regard the whole system of the
contraction of the currency. from April, 1866,
to the present time, as an act of gross fraud
of the nation, leading to tens of thousands OF
bankruptcies, the concentration of large
part of the ealth of the people in the hands
of a few bullionists and money-holders, and
the stagnation and paralysis of almost every
| industry.
Fifth-After having replaced the entire bond.
ed debt of the nation with legal tender curren.
was originally and specifically pledged to coin
payment) We believe that thereafter the circu.
latin should be steadily and gradually in.
creased in exact proportion to the growth OF
| population and wealth and business OF the
| Countrywide circulation per csplta being
| maintained as nearly as possible the same, sc
| as not to disturb the relative value of money
! and property.
Sixth-We believe that all private property
and everything that has value, owned or held
! by individuals or corporations, and all indus
| tries and interests in the nation, should beal
their equal and legitimate share of taxation
for the support of the government and tho
protection of the people.
Seventh-We regard the declaration of the
| Republican party at its last convention n thit
State in 1878, that no constitutional righ
a7heres IN the government to protect the people
against .nonopolies by the powerful, ARBITRARY
and Topacious'' as most reckless and danger
GUS bercsy as heartless as it is untrue ane
nti-Republican ia sentiment.
| Eighth-We are opposed to all unjust anl
discriminating class legislation. and in favor o.
fair field and open competition for all.
! Ninth-We are earnestly opposed to all larg,
landed monopolies-either by railroads, cor
po' ations or private individuals, and believe
| that tho public domain should be held ex
clusively for actual settlers, il
moderate and reasonable quantities
We are opposed to the present
or any other national banking system, and il
| favor of the government alone issuing all thai
circulates as money. We are in favor of
graduated and equ table income tax; but on,
term of Office for President and Vice President
| the election of President, Vice President, post
masters, and as far as practical all other oficer
| by direct vote of the people; the severe pun
| ishment by fine or imprisonment or both, anc
! by Acknowledgement and ineligibility to offic,
| of any person who offers to buy or sell q vote
| or is guilty of any fraud or intimidation, O,
threats or violence at ballot-box or election
with view to prevent the free and independ
ent vote of any person or persons whatsoeve,
! or whomsoever..
Tenth-We regard the old Minnesota railroad
! bonds as dishonest and illegal In their whole
origin and history, measure conceived in sir
and brought forth in iniquity, and one that i.
not morally binding on the people of this State
Eleventh-We are in favor of the equaliza
| ton of the soldiers bounties.
| Twelfth-We desire to enter our protest az
American citizens against the custom which has
been followed almost exclusively by the leaders
of both the old parties-and especially the Re-
publicans-since the close of the late war OF
the rebellion. of fostering local preiudices and
sectional strife and hatred. whether between
the North and South or the East and West, re-
Sn~ ~ k~s~ s,ps,
era and fratricldal, and one that cannot be to
earnestly condemned by all good citizens of the
Union, indicating the demagogue and partisan
rather than the statesman or patriot and OBJ
viously intended to divert the attention of the
people from graver and more important sub.
jects of practical character,
Thlrteenth-We denounce the boisterous and
vlndictive discussion for weeks together by the
present Congress, of an insignificant and in.
operative election law, that has not existed at
all until wi thin the last few years: at the same
time that they adjourned over Monday, week
after week, to prevent the introduction of anv
measures of relief in the interest of the peo-
pie, as wicked and peurile. and beneath the
dignity of any honest and respectable body of
American citizens.
|: Fourteenth-We are opposed to all land
grabs by wealthy corporations in this State.
either of swamp lands, internal Improvement
lands, or the public domain, in any form what
ever. We believe that the swamp lands ought
to be appraised and sold the same as school
lands and internal improvement lands now are.
and the proceeds funded and the interest. to.
gether with that accruing from the internal
improvement land fund, devoted to school pur-
poses and other general current expenses of the
State in such way that all may participate in
the benefits, and the burdens and taxes of the
people correspondingly ightened. We are op-
posed TO all useless and unnecessary Offices and
sinecures, and all favoritism and fraud. or the
retention in office of persons guilty of dishon-
esty or extravaganza in the use Of public
moneys, and in favor of the most rigid econ
omy and fidelity in the administration of all
State and federal matters. :,
Fifteenth-We commend the public speakers
and press of our National Greenback- / abor
party throughout the State for avoiding ali
low, vulgar personalities and slang, and confin.
ing themselves closely to the measures and
principles before the country, rather than striv
ing to traduce and villify and misrenresant
those who differ from them in opinion: heliev.
ing that calm, earnest, dispassionate, courte-
Gus and gentlemanly course in the future aa in
the rast, will be appreciated by our best citi-
zens of all parties. We also desire tn
express our admiration and appreciation
of our Greenback members in Congress- for
their noble, earnest and able advocacy of the
rights and interests Of the people. - 49,
=. Hoaoard Lake 5Aduocate, June 9Th: The
3 Sixteenth-We are satisfied that there ia an
imperative necessity for q weekly central or