The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-06-19
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
,ein..sot. FARMERS Al,iaaos.

Minnesota 3afm011' ALLIANCE.
A meeting Of the Minnesota Farmers State
Alliance was held in Mankato few days ago
The attendance was quite small
President G. M. 6prague, of Fillmore county,
stated that the object OF the meeting was to con-
suit and determine what measures looking to
the relief and advantage of tho farmers are
needed, and how monopolies were to be over
thrown-what combination and organization
was needed to accomplish.
On motion Of Gen. w. G.. LIE Due of Dakota
county, Lysander Cook of Blue Earth, NJ. r.
Edwards Of Marshall county, H A. Swain of
Rice county, E. D.. Cornish of Blue Earth
grange, were appointed committee on resolu-
tions. The following committee was appoint
ed on revision of the constitution: Col. A. NJ
Burdick, Clay county; G. H Brown, Fillmore
county; William Muzzy, Otter Tail county; g.
W. Day, Mcleod county; J. s Englerth, Blue
Earth county.
There were many brief addresses from time
to time and much debate by Col. J.. Burdick,
Gen. lie Due, J. Diamond, Mankato, and 9TH
ers.
The committee on platform reported series
Of resolutions, demanding free and equal rights
to the full enjoyment of the fruits of their Ia.
bors and necessary to their happiness and
prosperity; recommending the securing as
county, state and national governments the
election of men who shall be pledged to fidelity
and the enactment of equal
and just laws; no break over
demanding taxation of railroad lands held by
companies surreptitiously, in such manner as
to escape taxation but which have him actual.
ly sold; calling on congress to prevent railroad
determinations, demanding that public !ande
shall be saved for the people and not sold to
anybody in large amounts, stating that 1t Is the
duty of congress to put the department Of asri-
culture upon footing of equality with the
portation of contract labor and of foreign,
pauper and criminal assisted, so called I'M
migrants from any and all countries il con-
demned as an outrage on the spirit OF
our institutions and on the generous etnt 9%s
state board of immigration of Minnesota is
no longer necessary or advisable, and should
be abolished and the expense saved to the tax
payer: That the existing tariff laws need and
should Immediately receive such revision and
such reduction from time to time, of surplus
receipts as will relieve the people of the bur
den of any and all unnecessary taxation: That
the agricultural interests of this state demand
an open market free from all discrimination
by railroad and elevator companies, ana
guarded from the control of boards of trade
and wheat rings, and that wheat transportation
should be at the lowest possible rate
Other resolutions were adopted that it is un
constitutional to tax one class of population to
enrich another class, however specious and
plausible may be the pretenses under which it
is done, that we arc opposed to tho doctrine
that the tariff shall be constructed, not
with view to revenue mainly, but to en-
rich the capitalist engage in mining and man
ufacturing at the expense of the capital en-
gagged in agriculture, that the labor engaged in
agriculture in this state is''American labor
and needs encouragement" as much as that of
the mill and mine owners of the East, and
that the best encouragement the government
can give it is relief from the burden of unjust
and unnecessary taxation.
The alliance elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
Presidcnt-Georso w. Sprague.
Vice President Washington Muzzy(atlarge);
c: H. Brown, First district; D. H. Morse, sec
ond district: Hiram Van Wart, Fourth dis
trict; r. N. Profsfeld Fifth district
Sacretary-Gcorgo W. Haugh.
Treasurer-A. Marty.
Lecturer-A. NJ. Burdick.
Ignatius Donnelly delivered short address,
in which the hard ships of the farmers were
set forth with great deal of visor. The next
meeting of the Alliance will be held in 1885 at
st. Paul.