The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-08-09
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The sta TACO convention Of Minnesota dem.
ocrats at ST. Paul on the I'd inst, was the
largest for several years. Hon. y. =. Buck
WAS president and G. Fl. Leinau and 8. s.
Mckinney, secretaries.
Mayor Ames of Minneapolis, who had
been suggested for governor by the Hen
nepin delegations, declined to run and
placed in nomination Hon. W. W. McNair OF
Minneapolis. r. A., Jones OF Rochester
nominated Adolph -Bierman OF Rochester.
The convention then proceeded to an IN
formal vote by counties on the nomlna-
lions, with the, following result: McNalr,
1872; Bierman, 1875. Upon the announce,
ment of the result, K. A. Jones arose, ana
on behalf otMr. Bierman, moved that the
nomination of Mr.. McNair be made unani-
NOUS, which motion prevailed. ,
&. L. Frazee of Frazee City was nominated
| for Lieutenant Governor; James J. Green ut
LIE sueur for Secretary of State; John Lud-
wig of Winona for State Treasurer; John
". Willis of Ramsey county for Attorney
| General: A. T. Lindholln of Washington
county for Railroad Commissioner. The
following platform was UNANIMOUSLY
We, the democracy of Minnesota, in con-
vention assembled, reaftirm our devotion
TO the time-honored maxims OF the demo-
cratic party, that that government is best
| which governs least; which leaves the citl-
ZEN in the enjoyment of the greatest person
| al liberty consistent with the lights of 9TH
ers and public welfare; and while it affords
full protection to life and property, allows
the creeds, business and customs of the peo-
ple to remain unfettered by sumptuary laws,
class legislation and extortionate monopo-
ellis.
First-That every species of taxation lev
led upon the many for the pront OF the few,
enue in excess of the wants OF the govern
ment, economically administered, is unjust,
tvrannical and dangerous. Sound Lolicy re-
uuires that the business of the people should
be free from oppressive duties and vexatic us
restraints, and That all legislation in refer.
ence thereto should be impartial in its OBJ
iects and equal in its burdens. We, there
fore, favor such thorough revision of the
present tariff laws as will remedy existing
evils and result in the establishment of 8
4 tariff for revenue only, as the permanent
Second-That constitutions are made to
protect he minority of the people against
The encroachments of the majority; that NJ
proposition for change of or amendment t.
the organic law of the state should be enter
tame or submitted to a'vote of the people
which, if adopted by the majority, woult
prevent the minority from exercising thci
inherent and inalienable rights. That W
consider the enactment of sumptuary an(
prohibitory laws subversion of the right
of the people and that we are unalterabl,
opposed to them.
Third-That we appreciate the impor
lance of liberal appropriations for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river; but
lnasmuch as the river and harbor bill has
under republican administrations, becom
an 'tomnibus" for the corrupt combina
tons by members of congress, we woul,
favor the adoption of an amendment to tn
constitution comforting upon the presiden
the power to veto such provision of tn
8 river and harbor bill, and all other appro
, priation bills, as, in his judgment, are un
warranted.
Fourth-That the patent laws should bt
revised, to the end that the innocent pu
! chasers of manufactured articles using th
same in good faith, shall be protected from
harassing and oppressive suits for the in
, fringemeut of patent rights.
Resolved, That the maintenance i
: power of any political party for an undu
length of time tends to an assumption
power inconsistent with democratic primo
pies of government, and is dangerous to til
rights Of the people; and we, therefor,
urge upon the electors of this state, tbs
they carefully investigate the existing stat
= of things with reference to change of stat
administration, in their own interests.