The New York herald., 1879-09-27
MINNESOTA DEMOCRATS.

MEETING OF THE STATE CoNvENTION-THE
TICKET AND PLATFoRM-TRIUMPH OF THE
HARD MONEY MEN.
ST. PAUL. Sept. 26. 1870
At the session of the State Democratic Convention
last evening the ticket was completed SO that the
full ticket is as follows:-
For Gorernor-Edmund Rice, of st Paul.
For Lieutenant Goreynor-E. p. Barnum.
For Secretary Of State-Felix A. Bower. of Le Sueur
For State Tredsurer-Lyman B. Cowdry of Olm-
For Attorney Geaeyal-P. NJ Babcock. of Hennepin.
For Railroad Com'nissioner-wilia Colville. OF
Goodhue.
THE PLATFORM.
Majority and minority reports were made from
the Committee on Resolutions. the majority report
expressing the views of the hard money wing Of tho
party being finally adopted. The platform is as
follows:-
We. the democracy of Minnesota, in Convention
assembled pledge ourselves to the support Of tho
following principles of public policy
Frst-The United States Is an indissoluble union
of indestructible States The federal government
supreme within the limits given by the
and its amendments; the powers not thereby
ferred upon IL nor prohibited to the States are re-
served to the States respectively to the people
The preservation in their separate integrity OF tho
just powers or the Union and of the Statcs parts
or the harmonious whole the maintenance of the
national authority ana local sclr-governmeut us
we'll. essential to the perpetuity OF free
sututions, ana wo shall Resist all attempts to dis
member the Union by nullihcation secession, or
to exngushtlie States by Capitalization usurpa-
tion ~ alike unconstitutional. revolutionary aud
reasonable.
Sccond--rho enormous tribute which the producers
OF the west compelled TO pay to the Onopolists
OF the East by the present system of protection is
All intolerable burden and gross injustice. We
demand a right that people shall lie allowed
buy and sell in the markets the world untram-
melled by vcxatous aud Oppressive tariffs. We favor
the speedy establishment OF tree trade the per-
7hiri--Wc demand tho thorough revision OF our
patent laws. to the end that the innocent
OF manu-. actured articles. using the In good
fpff ull
prcssiye suits for the ntrngements of patent rights
TEX FINANCIAL PLANK.
Fourtt-We hold that gold and silver coin is tho
money or tho constitution, and all paper currency
should DO at all times convertible into coin mt The
option of the holder, and its volume should bo rcHu-
lated by the business OF the country; that fsyor
the unlimited coinage OF gold and silver and it's
immediate restoration to It's original place money.
Fyh--we favor the genuine reform of tho civil
service OF tho country to the end that honesty and
efficiency shall alono be the tcsts of pubic ou,ploy-
ment. Such reform to DO permanent should not
only be put into the torn OF law. but should also
include tho abolishmcnt OF supurnuous Offices, and
such wholesome reduction of salaries tnat the ex-
penses OF PARTISAN campaigns cannot DO paid out of
the public funds by the indirect method political
assessment upon official incomes.
Sizh-We hold the old democratic maxim, that
that government Is best which governs least, which
besows upon tho citizens the greatest personal lib
crty consistent with the public peace and welfare
and. while IL affords protection to life and property
leaves tho crceds. habits. customs and business OF
tho people untettered by sumptuary laws class
Legislation or exorbiant monopoes.
THE ELEcrIoN LAWS
Sepenl-We demand tree ballot and an honest
count of the votes cast at all elect as the inacn-
able right OF American citizens; tho presence OF
armed troops at the polls upon election day and of
partisan officials clothed with arbitrary power to
ntmdate, arrest and inprison voters without legal
process Is intoicrabe III FREQ country, tli-
rect blow to the rights of all adopted citizens,
suited only to tho schemes OF desperate party
determined to retain political power at all hazards
Never again by fraud or force shall the will Of the
people. .consntutionally expressed. be nulhed by
reasonable conspiracy OF unscrupulous partisans.
Resolutions were also adopted condemning tho re-
publican administration for unnese sessary extrava-
gance in expenditure; demanding legislation for the
regulation Of railroad and elevator corporations in
the interest of the people. and condcmning the
management of the State institutions and especially
the squandering Of public funds by the officials OF
the State Asylum vt st. Peters.