St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-20
ST. PAUL NEWS.
TlItLERS OF THE SOIL.
Second Days Session of the
State Farmers Con-
ventiOn.
A Proposition for Separate
Party Not Favorably
Regarded.
Transit Rates Discussed at Consider
able Length-Some Samples.
The Report of the Committee on Resolutions
Presented and Adopted.
A General Interchange of Views on Mat
tiers Concerning Agriculturists.
Transit Rates Discussed at Consider
able Length-Some Samples.
The Report of the Committee on Resolutions
Presented and Adopted.
A General Interchange of Views on Mat
tiers Concerning Agriculturists.
MOrninn Session.

LhOTTG0tU ccSStOH'
The convention was called to order by
Vice-President Furlong, who stated that the
business in order was that unfinished last
evening-the question of appointing state
central committee. Mr. Furlong proceeded
to say that what the farmers ask is only JUS
tice for themselves. They do not
ask injustice to any other
class of citizens. They do not wish to des-
troy or damage the corporations, but they do
wish thai legislation shall he fair and equal
for the good of all, and favoring no class or
interest unequally or unfairly.
Mr.. Taylor of Becker, offered a resolution
IS a substitute for the original motion to ap-
point state central committee, to the effect
that it consist of ten members, two from
each congressional district and those in each
district to represent the Democratic and Re
publican parties-that is, each district to
have one Democrat and one Republican on
the committee.
Upon this resolution Mr. Taylor said he
saw in this plan no damage to either of the
political parties, or to the political affiliations
of any person taking part in this farmers
movement.
Mr. Charles Cannon said he come to the
convention with message from Norman
county in the Red river valley, the substance
of which was request that the members of
the convention should put away bigotry and
and party prejudice and form
A FARMERS PARTY
Independent of the old parties, which are
both false to the people and have pooled their
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appealed to them Ito put away bigotry and
narrow-mindedness and to give the political
parties the go-by.
Mr.. Loring spoke of Taylor's resolution as
calculated to take care of political aspirants,
the party workers: and he had to regret that
in making his motion for central commit
tee he had not thought of the office-seekers.
Judge Foster commenting upon what he
had heard outside-that there were office
seekers in this movement-remarked that
he didn't believe such men could get there
through the old parties. The only way they
could hope to succeed would be in teaching
the politicians to respect them, by showing
their independence of both party and office.
He charged them to put away selfish ambition
and work for the common good.
Mr. Mattson, of Wilkin, said the people he
represented had had no talk of Democrat or
Republican They were aroused by their
grievances. and united for action to obtain
redress.
Mr.. Davis of Kittson said if they made
new party there would be as much or more
of tri ckery in it as there is now in the old
political parties. He would have them go
into this fight as they went into the war for
the Union, Democrats and Republicans,
shoulder to shoulder-not partisans, but men
of principle united for one common purpose.
He believed if they would so act they could
control both parties to make them serve the
interests of farmers. Both parties would be
compelled to nominate men who would be
pledged to carry out the reforms demanded
by the united farmers.
Mr. Burdick again expressed his opposition
to the plan of a third party movement
Mr.. Taylor was of opinion that the ap-
pointment of a central committee under the
original motion would inaugurate third
party movement Hence he had offered
substitute which would avoid that objec-
ton.
Mr.. Diamond thought that the movement
to appoint a central committee before the
standing committees had reported was pre-
mature. He would have the convention
mature its views before it proceeded to plan
for carrying them out.
Mr.. Tiffany, of Carver said there was
no talk of party among the farmers of this
country. They did not want third party.
There was no need of one.
Mr. Taylor with second, modified his
resolution so as merely to order the appoint
ment of a central committee of ten-two
from each congressional district, one from
each party.
Mr.. Loring suggested that there was
third party in his district, the prohibition
party, which should be recognized if they
were to recognize political distinctions.
Mr.. Kelly, Of Freeborn, deprecated the
talk about parties aud contradicted the sug-
gestion that farmers could not act for them
selves, but would be outwitted by the politi-
clans, He declared the farmers could elect
good men, true to them, if they would try.
Mr.. Mattson, for the committee on pro
gramme, presented the report of the COM
mittee, which was accepted without disturb
ing though it momentarily interrupted the
free talk.
RED LAKE RIVER.
By permission Mr.. Stevenson, of Polk,
submitted a resolution, as a special report
from the committee on resolutions, in pref
ace to which he said they of Polk county had
learned there was a strong lumbermen's
lobby in Washington to defeat the fair OPEN
ing of the Indian timber lands in north.
western Minnesota, and they had sent these
resolutions here, asking their adoption, and
that they be Immediately sent on to Wash
1ngton. The report was as follows:
WHEREAS, There is now pending in con-
gress bill for the opening to settlement of
the agricultural lands of the Red Lake In
dian reservation, in northern Minnesota,
and for the sale for the benefit of the Indians
residing thereon of the pine timber standing
on portions thereof, by the provisions of
which the interests of the government, the
Indians, and the settlers contiguous to said
reservation on the west, are wisely protected
and provided for, bill eminently satisfacto-
ry to the department of the interior, the In
dians and their friends, and the landless
home-seekers of the country; and especially
in the interests of thousands of new settlers
of the treeless prairies of the Northwest; and
WHEREAS, The immense combination of
capital and political influence centering in
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Saltwater, and
sometimes known as the minneapolis Pine
Land Ring,'' for the purpose of perpetuating
their monopoly of the pine and lumber inter-
ests Of the Northwest, and adding to their
accumulated millions yet other millions ex-
tracted from the impoverished settlers of the
vast pra1ries OF that region, is now fnlly rep
resented at Washington by their agents,
seeking by means other than that of argu-
ments or reasons, to defeat said bill, and
WHEREAS, There are not less than $4,000
homes in northern Dakota and northwestern
Minnesota to be supplied and built up with
pine lumber, their only available building
material, and which, without the opening of
said reservation, must be shipped to them at
exorbitant rates for transportation, an aver
age distance of $50 miles, while the pine on
this reservation would at a tri1ing cost float