New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-05-07


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HELD IN HARMONY HALL, SLEEPY EYE
,r.v2 1874
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By 2 p. m. there were assembled q
bout so farmers and, later, more came
in so that the attendance was probably
Is.
Mr.. Brandt OF New Ulm called tht
meeting to order and an organization
was affected by eleciing Or. Humphrey
chairman, and Q. 2. Schmidt secretary
Mr.. Brandt then stated the object O
the meeting, saying that 9 committee
OF 70 had been appointed at the 81. fau J!
convention whose DUTY II was % cal
farmers meetings n Inc various coun.
ties. in order to affect organlz organic: l'c O
effort, and give expression 70 the grew,
ances that are 1elt Dy asrlculturlsts az
over Minnesota. = !,
1t was voted TO nave Mr.. Bran, brand1
read the minutes q the proceedings O
the st. Paul meeting These were read
and also those OF the recent New Yin
meeting. BY vote, the privilege o.
speaking in German was extended &c
those who were not able TO use the
English language with sufficient huen-
cy. Mr.. Brandt then read. IN German,
the report OF last Saturday conven-
ton at New Ulm, and, continuing IN
German. explained that at the st. Paul
convention the III. system OF laws on
railroads was recommended. In limos
three commissioners are appointed
whose duty it is to see that there Is nc
discrimination between persons or plac-
es. These commissioners are not mere
igureheads, but have power to act.
He also explained that in these conven-
tions the system OF buying votes ut eleC.
tions and also the system OF granting
r. r. passes to legislators bad been en-
phatically condemned,
Another gentleman spoke in German
and urged the idea that the people, mol
the money, should regulate votes.
Another speaker (EngEsh) was OF the
opinion that railroads are not the only
evils. He condemned millers, grocers
and all alike. Thinks the remedy lies in
throwing aside politics and voting only
for honest men disregardful Of party.
The chairman il q the convention then
made some remarks on the tarltf He
tnought that the MorIlson pili DetteI
IMAM l1a notning, altnougn y uog y aot go
iar enough 10 me reauctl0n' ne 1avor'
ed tarlh Tor revenue only.
MI; Bowen thougnt that the cnie1
benefit derived from the meeting IS t 20.
1ormatlon ana interchange OF lntell'
gent opinion on the questions under
consideration: Maoe some very !n y: 49
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.ectlVe tarn puluen upon tne
farmers OF tne Nortnwest, 1ol {, tnt
oenen! Oh eastern monoPoils.s' anu Una
we ENDORSE tne actlcn OF our represe1'
tatlV e:,3 IN congress IN Young 70 consla'
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