St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-02

Cennlt6 ana united plan O1 aoIion III 'nO
coming fall and winter" In pursuance OF
this request the chairman of the joint COM
mittee called such meeting of the commit
tee TO be held in ST. Paul. at the Merchants
hotel, on.the 1st of September 1886, and real
iZing it would be improper for the committee
to assume any responsibility of action on the
part of the alliance, without consultation
with the principal members of the State alli-
ance, he invited the officers OF the alliance to
be present, and extended a similar invitation
to prominent members of the organization
throughout the state, and together with the
members of the joint committee representing
the knights of Labor, he also invited the CO.
operation of the officers and members or the
State Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry OF
Minnesota,
NO THIRD PARTY.
At the meeting of the said conference COM
mittee held this day, Sept l, 1856. PROPOSE
tons were su omitted by the Trades and Labor
assembly requesting said conference to take
some action touching the grievances of the
people, and. after full elaboration, it was
agreed that no third party ticket should be
nominated at this time, but that the state
alliance, the state grange and the Knights OF
Labor and all others present at the confer
euce would unite in the adoption OF series
of resolutions setting forth the demands of
the farmers and the wOrkingmen for aredress
of their grievances, and that committee TO
consist of thirty members should be APP
pointed from the bodies participating in the
conference with instructions to attend the
state conventions of both the great political
parties of the state and present the said reso-
lutions and ask the adoption of the same as
part of the platform of each of the said poiit-
zeal parties, and that furthermore, as plat
forms amount to little. if the officers nominal
ted are secretly and openlyly hostile to the
same that it shall be the duty of said COM
mittee, in presenting said resolu-
tons, to earnestly request both OF
said political parties to nominate men who
are closely and unequivocally in favor of
maintaining popular rights against the en-
croachments of capitalists and corporations,
and that no man who is even suspected OF
being suspicious" shall be nominated for any
office in the gift of the people by either
party. And as it is not impossible that both
parties mAytreat our committee and resolution
with contempt and may nominate candidates
utterly offensive to us, and as it Is necessary
that some org aniZatiOn should be in existence
TO which the said committee may report
their action and conclusions, and which may
be able to take action on the same; therefore,
we do hereby call a convention of the farm
ers and Ia boring men of the state, TO be held
in ST. Paul on the 23d day of September.
1856, to convene at 10 O'Clock a. M, i'll the
hall at 81 Jackson street. In the said con-
ventiOn the primary representation shan be
OF the membership of the organiZat ons OF
and kindred associations Of IabOrlng men,
and the oranges of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry of this state. Each of said bottle S
shall be represented by one delegate for the
organization itself, and one addi-
tional dce2ate tor each 100 members Or
major fraction thereof, embraced i'll the asSo-
cation All persons not members OF these
societies bat who sympatize with the pur-
poses we have in view, are cordially invited
TO attend said convention, not as delegates,
hnt as Individuals. and participate with Is III
all oar proceedings. Bat in case il should
appear that any attempt has been made TO
pack said convention with those not in
sympathy with lis objects. in the interest OF
anr candidate or party. then am ten repre-
sentatiYes OF tee organizations above referred
40 sdGli have tae righ. TO deUand that any
vote may be taken upon tue repre- sentative
basis whcreupon the roll !all he called and
the organizations shall vote IL above Speci-
fed. each organization casting one wore for
itself aud one vote a;diti33a Tor each nun
dred members Or ma Or frac in thereof en-
3raoed in its mem crship: and all othec per-
SONS present shall be cntitiCd 10 vote o. tue
counts; in wli2h they iiv' each county
p0i.ing one vote and no mo. e. but if 10
such rap esenlative vote i demanded those
present VIII vote as mass convention.
TIE FLATS ORM.
And he sail conference further agreed
uoo; the foliow,;.l plat orn of principles,
wien tncT ask tIG DenOcratIc state con-
,e ltion ani toe Republican state convention
10 ado IT and make par: of their respective
0.tFar.nS On the part Of tie farmers we
,l...r!.ai!d the passage OF the following resolu
lions.
Resolved. That inasmIch us many millions
o, dollars are annual T. en- rom the pro-
dtjcerS OF the state by the railroad corpora
I OuS 70 pa interest on 'Waiered Stock, ~
w.;je,l does not represent one collar of actual
l.a;Iit:i Invested; and wbei edS This burden is
.rt.ater than all the cOS5 OF maintaining gov
efniaeut AMI protecting society, ami Is aiding
70 grind the producers down into universal
po:crty; therefore We demand hat the next
legislature Shall enact laws t.iat viii reduce
| the rates charged upon the transportation OF
the productions OF this state to such point aS
will while ainp'y paving the expenses of the
| roads and the interest of the aclnal cost of
/ the ,!na leave nos one dollar for interest OF
/ s id ''WGtered stock.
! Re,o!veA. That we uemaFd W passage OF Il
! law Gy the legislature 20 pre- ( tle further
! :ssne o. watered stock by ca pcr..toaS, at I
! that will runisl by impris0nn ut N O1ce.'
O an. cor, Grafton who will : -. sea- or issue
/ any certificate OF STOCK or ofher form of in
G-ste.iucss u;.ic5s prior 10 the in&'.!ng OF the
! ; ne h. ful! lmo mt o. In"ne natuei i'll the
! : ,nla las been a"Cuai pdil j. - ~ trp'iSUry
! o. t.. corpora on tC.' iegii:}l.G imposes.
! Resolved. T:ssit iH;ismurh AZ the eXen ptiOn
! of rail. oa, lands from direct TAXATION, in cOn-
! sderat on that the co npanics NO i'd pay IN
/ iie. thereof per cent. Of their gross earn
inzs into the state treGsurJ va intended by
! the trainers OF the cOnSi zion as tenn
! purary means o. eac0ura"in: railroad build
| ing. and inasnuca as hundred o thousands
! of acres OF lands are now held. under tie de
cisiOns Of our supreme court free OF taTa-
/ ton by private parties Claiming to he quasi
rsilr0ad corporatOrs but owninr and oper2t-
! ing no line of railroad and pay ing 10 tax into
! the state treasury therefor, and whereas the
railroad companies themselves are, twenty
! five wears after the lai,,,s were granted them,
holding IL large proportion OF them free OF
| taxes 1t sucn prices as forbid the set!lem INT
| OF the country, thereby arresting the growth
of the state and casting an unjust burden
! upon actual settlers. therefore we demand
| that the next legislature shall submit to the
| people of the state. for their adoption, 81
! amendment to the state constitution III 1t
| shall limit the said exemption OF railroad
property from taxation to their railroad
tracks, right of way and depot grounds, and
no more.
Resolved That we consider the recent de-
cson Of the supp enc court. that citizen
who has paid his taxes might be deprived CT
/ his home because Of the failure of the public
servant to record the tax as paid. and that his
| hard-earned property could be taken posses
| sion of for few cents paid for u tax title by
| some lax SHdfk, ana IildL IuGrS WAS uO power
! in law or equity to relieve him, Il horrible
! travesty of justice and a striking commentary
OH that rapidly advancing spirit of the age
| which in every case makes The rights of the
man yield to the rights Of the dollar.
Resolved, That inasmuch as freedom of
market is at the base of all practical freedom,
we demand for the farmers of the state that
| all combinations of men o control the mar
kets OF this state and shut out competition
and thus lessen the value of the peoples pro-
auctions. and thereby degrade and impover-
| ish those upon whose industry all true great
ness must rest, it should be met by the enact
ment of positive laws which shall declare
! such combinations as criminal cOnspracies,
and shall visit upon the offenders the same
punishment now by law affixed to the kindred
crime of robbery on the highway.
Resolved. That we demand sufficient sys-
| tenn OF local inspection of grain and scales
that will insure the farmers just grades and
| honest weights.
Resolved, That we demand the enactment
| of laws that shall punish with imprisonment