Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05

precisely the same terms with gold.
Resolved, That we believe the so-cslled pro-
n1cious in practice; that It RESTRICTS our toreizn
| trade and bhe demand for our wheat and other
AGRICULTURAL products. and by increasing ths
| cost Of what we buy is thus doubiy burdanaoEne
| to the farming community; that Its tendency is
! to bnid mp privileged class. contrary to our
! theory of government, and bv creating sur
corruption We therefore call Tor such lpoditic2-
| 5tion of the present tariff as will reduce the
taxes to the actual necessities OF the govern
| lnent for revsnue only. 5ss
Resolved, That while we are u favor OF the
| federal government deriving its taSea mainly
frorsl duties u;1an imports unftec reasonable
considerable indirect taxsSion If we saw that it
went to Increase the resources and improve the
condition OF inc w0rkingmea Of the country, VIZ
are opposed To being taxed i'll q tssousa nd ways
to enr Oh Eastern mine owners and mill o"n-
ers who are tax Dg our hard learned dollars isA-
| der rretense OF encouraging and p1otect'ls
American labor and ut the Sam time lmpor1
workmen from the most wretched popu!aS.ons
Of Asia and Europe ..ad set them down undeI
labor contracts" alongside of the America
workmen Co reduce him TO paupetisnl.
Resolved. That we demand LEGISLATION TIT,
will make the use Of a free railroad pass ~
any other device to the same end Ivy any 'ndss
of court of this state or any officer OF the sas
an offense punishable by inlpeschInent and ~
moval from office, and that will punish by fiis
and imprisonment any railroad official VINO Is
sues such pass, any member OF the state leg
islature or state or county official who accepts
Resolved, That onr senators and representa-.
tives in congress be urgently requested to aid ny
their influence and votes IL the passing OF the
bill now pending granting appropriations to tie
several states for the establishment and support
OF agricultural experimental stations.
Resolved, That we demand legislation Tia:
shall require elevator owners or warehouse tne.I
! to make good the face value or their wheat
terminal points.
Resolved, That we request our members OF
congress and senators to vote AGAINST
certain bill introduced by Senator Wilson i'll
the United States senate for increased postage
on fourth class nail matter, which we g upon
as move by the express companies TO increase
their business at the expense Of the peorl.
Resolved. That one of the great evil Of our
! Gay is the Legislative party caucus wherein the
| henest man pledges him self to execute Inc be-
! hesos OF any successful knaye who has money
/ enough to bay up bare ma jority.
Received That the rate OF interest in this
state should be reduced to per cent, and that
| any commission to the agent Tor the lender
should be STRICTLY prohibited unless paid ny bis
Resolved. That We advise the farmers of the
state TO hold their wheat in their own bins un-
| til they are ready to sell
| Resolved That 1t is the sense of this alliance
| that the railroad mis- oners and dairy COM
miss oner of this state should be elected by the
| people OF the state every two years at the gen
| eral election, instead Of being appointed by the
| governor.
| Further resolutions advocated the follow
| ing reforms:
| reasonable limit for the royalty on aericu
1ural machinery; that ali grain elevators d
! warehouses now built or 10 be bnllt at terminal
points be made pubic warehouses. and be close.
up if NOT properly licansed; d tax Of ten c~uSs
per pound to enter oil and all compounds
terteit butter: at,v@ca' Ing III, mol ing OF tam
| ers institutes aud aDproDrasi ons for them.
Resolved, Ihal se5 forth this declare, ion ri
! principles, not as supnlitnts at the tc": Of
! power, but "a fre"men demanding their rya.s
We ask Justice. not charity. II is atl;ti,,. in
! suit 60 injury for any to pluutler com
munity of mtlions Of dollars annually, and taen
| seek to balance lhe account With o few tcg.ar.;
| pigs and homeless bulls.
There were additional resolutions pro.
viding for the printing OF the resolutions
| and their presrnta ton to public ocius
and subordinate alliances.
The reHrlu tions rs reported, Will ul:e or
two amel'ilnler Is, which have been III or.
poratcd in the above, we're adopted as q
| whole, without any particular discussion
A hall q dozen more were introduced lF
individual members: one calling for the
| taxation Of railroad lands under cont race
| WAS adopted after Il vigorous debate. AZ
other thanking the railroad and ware.
house commission for what it had de:,a
toward right 9 wrongs was Carried.
The committee OF five appointed to
port on the experimental farm and agric1!-
tural education WAS called on for its re-
port. The chairman responded by read
| ing document which gave brief history
OF the legislation bearing on he agricultu r
al college ard a. cursory statement Of what
the present facilities Of the department
are. Prominence WAS given to the ilct
that the college during its existence has
| had but one student /, year, only three
students in the last five years, wit.
two graduates. 4 Ion, and rather
an acrimonious debate occurred dur
ing which the experimental farm was
severly criticised by several speaker and
defended by Prof. Parker. Mr.. Meyers OF
Tered the following resolution which WAS fin
! ally adopted by vote Of II to 10:
Resolved, That we demand that Tie
next legislature separate the fund arising
from the sale GLANDS donated by the act Of
! congress to the state Of Minnesota for the
purpose OF establishing an agricultural ana
industrial college from the university fund
where it was placed by act ofthe legislature
OF 1858, and trat a separate college be es
tablished in accordance with the spirit and
! intent OF t he act OF congress-
On the third day, Mr.. Donnelly offered
! resolutions condemDins encroacl,ment tY
railroads, on the river at st. Paul.
An attempt WAS made. but without sue
cess to strike out what was known as the
'bull and pig resolutions. Mr.. Hold
son OF Grant county, chairman OF the
committee on constitution, submit
ted an amended instrument, pro-
treasurer shah be separate, and for the
election OF a treasurer, etc. The changes
generally pertain to the business manage
1nent OF the alliance, but cmbotly the FOL
| lowing points: Its officers shall consist OF
a president, thirteen vice presidcnts-one
from each judicial district and one at large
| -astate lecturer, IL secretary and treas
urer, They shall be elected by ballot at
the annual meeting to serve for the tern,
OF one year, or until their successors arc
| elected.
The Alliance proceeded with the election
OF officers. The secretary was directed to
cast one ballot for Alr: Sprague as PRESIDENT
and President Sprague cast the ballot for
George w. Haigh of Mank alto for reelection
as secretary. there being no opposition.
proceedlng TO the election OF vice presidents.
the alliance balloted for the one at large
the cholce resulting upon Charles Canning
OF Norman county. The vice presidents
selected for the several judicial districts
were:
First DISTRICT. Bissell, Fillmore county.
Second Dlstrict-E.O lcson Martin county
Third District-M. McBar, Scott county
Fourth Nstrict-Hugh Campbell, Wash
ington county.
Fifth District-E. H. Atwood, stearus
county. D.. -
Treasurer-John Diamond, Blue Earth
| county.
State LECTURER. Hodson, Grantcounty
The following offered by John Miller,
was adopted unanimously
Whereas, The state Farmers alliance,
having confidence in the management Of the
state agricultural society, therefore
Resolved. That tine state alliance ap-
point committee OF three to meet with the
board OF managers OF thestate agricultural
| society at their next meeting. to revise TIC
premium list and to suggest such premiums
as may be beneficial to this organization.