Daily globe., 1882-07-22
THE FARHERS' ALLIANCE.
Res,Iut'ors Adopted at the Meeting at
MankatO.
TCor. st. Paul Globe. |

Cor. st. Paul Globe.]
MANKiTo, July 21.-The following were
the resolutions adopted by the convention of
representatives of the different Farmers AL
ances, Oranges and Farmers clubs of this
district who nominated j. A. Latimer of Fari-
bualt county:
The Farmers Alliances, Oranges and Farm.
ers' clubs of the Second congressional district
OF Minnesota in convention assembled, having
lost all confidence in the present
of both political parties as they
have by class legislation on the one
hand and neglect of important duties on the
other included the produce in every part OF the
United States,
and farmers all over the country are reduced
TO a condition little better than the condition
of the producing classes of Europe and,
WHEREAS, We view with alarm the rapid
concentration of capital in a few hands, caused
by an uDjustifiable high protective tariff, a
lavish expenditure of the public lands
given to railroads aud other corporations
by weak, brutal and cowardly and unwar-
rantable expensive Indianlpolicy, by a reckless
distribution of government contracts TO un-
worthy persons and other curses, therefore.
ReSotred, Therefore, first, that We hereby
demand at the hands of congress that the
tariff laws should be SO changed and modified
that no more revenue shall be collected
from the people than is absolutely
necessary to carry on the gov
ment economically administered All
| beyond this is a robbing of the people, and
further that in levyiag the necessary taxes 1t
is the duty of congress to impose the chief
burden on luxuries and exemptthe necessaries
of life and such articles as are required for
the support of the laboring classes of the
people.
Second-ResoIued further, That whereas, il
will be both prudent and wise to avoid the
errors of European countries in al
| lowing the land to fall into the hands
of the few and thereby creating
| landlordism; therefore,
the granting of any more of the public do
| main to any corporation or parties of any
kind or for any purpose whatever with The ex-
ception to the actual settlers in quantities not
| more than l60 acres to each person, and fur
| ther that we are in favor of all unearned land
grant lapsing back to the government
| Third-Resolued. further, That we are in
| favor of the general government passing a
| law regulating freight charges on railroads
| according to the actual cost of such railroad
| and also to make it punishable offense to DIS
criminate in favor of one shipper as against
another
Fourth.-Resolpedf further, That we are op-
pOscu w euO icuOsdi Vi government OllCldlS
from office on account of their political opin.
ions, believing it to be an invasion on the per-
sonal rights of an individual.
| Fifth.-ResolUed further, That the
Indian policy is, and always has
been weak, silly and vacil-
lating policy, brutal and cowardiy by turn
and only upheld by politicians, contractors
and Indian agents at a vast expense OF both
blood aud treasure, has been the cause of un
told misery and suffering TO both the Indians
and their white neighbors. Therefore be it
| Resolred, That it would be prudent and
m rciful to break up this practice by the distri
distribution of the young Indian:
among the different charitable in
stitutions of the different states, or other
wise to create institutions for that purpose ani
to confine the adult Indians and keep like or
binary paupers.
| SiXth-ReS0Iucd further, That we urge up
on all citizens who desire TO limit the politi
cal power of corporations and monopoies, to
disregard party lines and throw a solid party
vote against any candidates who will not
pledge themselves to sustain the measures
of reform that We advocate.