Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
Minnesota Farmers Alliance.

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IA meeting of the Minnesota Farmers State
alliance was held in Mankato a few days ago
The attendance was quite small 49,
President G. d. sprague, 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 the farmers are
needed, and how monopolies were to be over
thrown--what combination and organization
wasneeded to accomplish.
On motion Of Gen ". G, LIE Due of Dakota
county, Lysander Cook Of Blue Earth, N. Il.
Edwards of Marshall county, H. A. SWAIN OF
Rice county. e. D. Cornish of Blue Earth
grange were appointed committee on resolu-
tons. The following committee was appoint
ed on revision of the constitution: Col. A. M
Burdick Clay county: G. H. Brown, Fillmore
county; William Muzzy, Otter Tail county; e.
W. Day, Mcleod county; J. s. Englerth, 81 lie
Earth county.
There we're many brief addresses from time
to time and much debate by Col. j. Eurdlck,
Gen LIE Due. J. Diamond, Mankato, and ofh-
CTS.
The committee on platform reported series
of resolutions demanding free and equal rlSnts
to the full enjoyment of the fruits OF thelf Ia,
bors and necessary to their happiness and
prosperity; recommending the securing as
their representatives in and for all municipal,
county. state and national governments the
election Of men who shall be pledged to fd dent:
! and lust laws: no break over
demanding taxation of railroad lands held by
companies eptitiously, in such manner as
| to escape taxation but which have him actual
ly sold; calling on congress to prevent railroad
discriminatious, demanding that pubile lahas
shall DO saved fox the people and nor soio 10
anybody in large amounts, STATING that III lne
duty of congress to put the department OF agIi-
culture upon footing of equality with the
other departmeEts Of this government ti19 I'LL
portation of contract labor and or 1oIelsn,
pauper and criminal assisted, so caued) I'M
migrants from any aud all coanti1es IS u.s. coz d.
delnned as an outrage on the spirit OF
our institutions and on the generous
hospitality OF our country stating that the
state board Of immigration of Minnesota ls
no longer necessary or advisable, ana shoulo
be abolished and the expense saved TO the TAX,
payer: That the existing tariff laws need and
should Immediately receive such REVISION ana
such reductions from time to time, OF surplus
receipts as wiu relieve the people OF the Dur
den Of any and all unnecessary taxation; mat
the agricultural interests of this state demand
an open market free from all Discrimination
by railroad and elevator compan1*s. anu
guarded from tbs control Of boards or trade
and wheat rings, and that wheat transportation
should be at tile lowest possible rate
Other resolutions were adopted that it is uIl-'
constitutional to tax one class OF population 10
enrich another class however spec'ous ana
plausible may he: the pretenses under which 1t
is done, that we are opposed to tho doctrine
that the tariff shall be constructed, not
with view to revenue mainly, but to en-
rich the capitalist engage in mlning and nan-
ufacturing at the expense Of the capital en-
gagged in agriculture, that the labor engaged III
agriculture in. this state ls''Amer1can labor
and needs encouragement as much as that of
the mill and mine uwners 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:
presidcut-('tnrge y. Sprasue.
Vice President Washington Muzzy(atla rSe);
C. II Brown, First district; D Fl. Morse, sec
ond district; Hiram Van Wart, Fourth dis
trict; T. NJ. Profsheld, Fifth district
Sacretary--Gcorge W. Haugh.
Treasurer--A. Marty.
Lecturer-A NJ. B1rdick
Ignatius Donnelly delivered short address:
in which the hard-ships Of the farmers were
yet forth with great dca! Of vigor. The next
meeting Of the Alliance will be held in 1880 at
St. Paul