The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-19
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
1einue.ot. FARMERS, Al1Iancs.

A meeting of the Minnesota Farmers State
Alliance was held insMankato few days ago.
The attendance was quite small
President G. NJ Spragus, 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 We're to be- over
thrown-what combination and Organization
was needed to accomplish.
On motion of Gen. W. G. LIE Duo of Dakota
county, Lysander Cook Of Blue Earth, NJ R
Edwards of Marshall county, H: A. Swain of
Rice ett1nty, 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. NJ
Burdick, Clay county; @. H. Brown, Fillmore
county; William Muzzy, Otter Tail county; Il.
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
era; . $50 -.
Thss committee On platform reported series
Of RESOLUTIONS, demanding free and equal rights
to the full enjoyment of tile fruits Of their la
bors and necessary to their happiness and
PROSPERITY; recommending the securing as
their representatives in and for all munlclPal,
election of men who shall be pledged to fidelity
a ana ,3u .ns la SRs:'A'n ne bfeat 67eS
demanding taxation Of railroad lands held by
companies surreptitiously, in such manner as
to escape taxation but which have him actual,
t., tn
Determinations, demanding that public lands
shall be saved for the people and not sold to
anybody in large amounts, stating that tits the
duty Of congress to put the department Of agrl-
culture upon footing of equality with the
other departments Of this government the I'M
pauper and criminal assisted, so called) i'm
migrants from any and all countries is con.
demned as an outrage on the spirit or
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, and should
be abolished and the expense saved to tho 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 viii relieve the people Of the bur
don IF any and all UNNECESSARY taxation: That t
an open market, free from all discrim inato93
BIZ railroad and elevator companies, and
Guarded from the control Of boards of trade
and wheatrings, and that wheat transportation
should be at the lowest possible rate.
Other resolutions were adopted that it ID I'M
constitutional to tax one class Of population TO
enrich another class, however speclous ana
plausible may be the pretenses under which 1t
is done, that we are opposed to the 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 issAmerlcan 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,
Presidenf-Geo W. Sprague.
Vice President-Washing ton Muzzy(at large
c. H Brown, First district; D. =. Morse, sec
ond district; Hiram Van. Warts Fourth dis
trict; R. NJ Pr0fsfeld, Fifth district.
Sacretary-George 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 vigor: The next
meeting of the Alliance will be held in 1855 at
st. Paul