Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-06-11

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1DN ESDAY MORNING J
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 tho present time, as an act of gross fraud
and injustice; aubversive OF the best interests
bankruptcies; the concentration Of large
part Of the wealth of the people in the hands
| Of a few abullioniats and money -holders, and
the staRnations and paralysis. OF almost every
industry. esffcfk
Fifth-After having replaced the entire bond-
ed debt of the nation with legal tender curren-
| cy Except where the faith OF the government
! was originally and specifically pledged to- coin
payment) we believe that thereafter the circu-
| lati,n should be steadily and gradually in
creased in exact proportion to the growth Of
population and wealth and business of the
Countryside circulation per capita being
| maintained aa nearly as possible the same, so
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 bear
| their equal and legitimate share of taxation
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protection Of the people. q 81 I 4,
seventh-We regard the declaration Of the
| Republican party at its last convention in this
State in 1878, that no constitutional right
inheres IN the government toprotect the people
against neonopolies By the powerful, arbitrary
GUS hercsy as heartless as it is untrue, and
anti Republican il sentiments. s5 Ia I. ail@sAi
Eighth-We are opposed to all unjust and
discriminative class legislation, and in favoriOf
fair field and open competition for all.
Ninth-We are earnestly opposed to all large
landed monopolies-eith by railroads, cor.
POI ations or private individuals. and believe
clusively for actual 40 settlers, y IN
moderate and reasonable quantities.
We are opposed to the present
or any other national barking system, and il
favor Of the government alone issuing all that
circulates as money. We are in favor of q
term of Office for President and Vice President;
the election Of President, Vice President, pJst-
masters, and as far as practical all other officers
by direct vote Of the people; the severe pun
ishment by fine or imp risonment or both, and
by Acknowledgement and ineigibility to office
OF is guilty of any. fraud or intimidation, or
threats or violence at a ballot-box or election,
with view to prevent the free and independ-
emit vote Of any person or persons whatsoever
or whomsOever. - III 80 @ 3 ss,ss
Tenth-We regard the old Minnesota railroad
bonds as dishonest and illegal IN their whole
origin and history, measure conceived in sin
| and brought forth in iniquity, and one that is
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 as
American citizens against the custom which has
been followed almost exclusively by the leaders
Of both the old parties-and especially tho Re
publicans-since the close of the late war of
the rebellion, Of fostering local prejudices and
| sectional strife and hatred, whether between
the North and South or the East and West, re-
garding it as unpatriotic, narroW-minded, iAib-
eral and fratricldal, and one that cannot be too
earnestly condemned by al 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 a practical character. .
Thirteenth-We denounce the boisterous and
| vindictive discussion for weeks together by the
present Congress, of an insignificant and in
operative election law, that has not existed at
all until within the last few years; at the same
| time that they adjourned over Monday, week
after week, to prevent the introduction of any
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
to be appraised and sold the same as school
lands and internal improvement lands now are,
and the proceeds funded aud 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
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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 favoritisn 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 al
| State and federal matters.
Fifteenth-We commend the PUBLIC speakers
and press Of our National Greenback- Labor
party throughout the State for avoiding al
low, vulgar personalities and slang, and con6n
ing themselves closely to the measures anC
principles before the country, rather than striv
! ing to traduce and villify and misrepresen
those who differ from them in opinion; beliey
ing that e calm, earnest, dispassionate, courte
1 GUS and gentlemanly course in the future, as ii
the past will be appreciated by our best citi
zens of all parties. We also desire T.
express our admiration and appreciation
their noble, earnest and able advocacy of thu
rights and interests of the people.
Sixteenth-We are satisfied that there is 81
imperative necessity for a weekly central o
State organ, in the interests Of our party
under the editorial management and contro
Of an able and uncompromising man. and vii
do all in our power to encourage and sustain
such journal if started. I'D, .
i Report laid on the table temporarily. 0
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] Hon. Ebenezer Ayres, Of the committee 0
!. permanent organization, reported retainin
the temporary officers and recommending til
}, appointment of three vice presidents, OF
from each Congressional district.
Hon. j. N Grazing, for the First Congre
!, sional district, Mr.. G. B. Lowell from the Sc
; ond, and r. Thornton for the Third distric
were nominated and elected such vice. pres
dents. They took their seats on either side
3 the President.
ADDITIONAL RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. e. A. 5Cramsie, of Hennepin, presents
l the following additional resolutions, which
: said had been adopted, but not reported by Il
committee @ zs
: First-That we are in favor of the soldier
/ and sailors homestead law being SO amend,
. | as to remove all unfair and obnoxious restri
6 tions SO as to enable the late brave defenders
! the Union, their widows and orphans, to /
. come the actual owners of q homestead witho
y price and without cost, other than the distri
+ land Office fees, thus placing the poor and inc
+ gent ex-soldler and sailor upon an equal
e with his rich and afauent neighbor. And 81
j we are in favor Of all lands belonging to t
II general government being placed in the mark
d Isubject to entry or settlement by actual s,
4 tiers, including pine lands.
|: Second-That the labor OF convicts shall n
r be let out by contract to any person, co-pa
! nership, company or corporation, and the leg
# convicts Tor the beneflt OF the State, thus pl