The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-03-04

annual sessions oe Tie state lsRisleturs.
The term Of sixty days In two years IL TOO
short Q space TOR ~ necessary legislation
Of = great and rapidly growing onmunity.
While It saves ~ 4s7, 800 every. year; Or
lees than cents per head for each
inhabi:eat, It !cayes % now ~ helplese
millions 81 dollars :srs stolen from us
wasting at The bunR:H It Il Z shame
full thing. that q. tree people should
% tic their own hands that they can
:se q T Il: SEn
law1-for moro than sixty days In two
years, no matter what may b their grew
ances, unless IN Official Of their own elec-
ton permits them 70 assemble in extra sss-
Resolved, That al attempts to belittle
ftes institutions BY nrst corrupting and
then ridiculing our legislators and there-
upon sboltshinG the services Of our legisla-
ture are parts OF general movement In
this country inau99rated by those Who i've
reduce % to tho Russian system, where NO
legislature ever assemblies. The true remedy
for bad legislation IL to be found in purer
heaEts, higher motives and greater interest
in politics among tho people. Tho first duty
s:ehiy : politician in the hish:st sense sol Of
Whereas, The farmers of Minnesota do
not ~ class make per cent. per annum
on the value of their land and 'plant" after
dedrcttng ell taxes and expenses and Tea-
and labor, and,
Whereas, They produce tho greater part
Of the real wealth Of the state and bear the
major part Of the burdens Of tho govern
mont, therefore,
islature shall exercise tho powers which the
supreme court of the United States has
time and again affirmed It II possessed Of,
to regulate heights and charges upon the
railroads Of The state, 20 g 70 gixe those
try fair chance for an honest living.
Resolved, That while our farmers are
toiling in . severe climate for . bare sub
porstions drawing from them 6y excessive
3:;t p Of 9as 70 ce..
salaries nearly Is high e. that Of the
president of tho United States.
second-To corrupt our legislature 20 rs
to deny US remedial legislation.
IT Ih d,;t;!% buy up ne"'paper' to bef0s
Fourth-Te pay interest on vast quent1-
ties of bonds and watered stocks which do
not represent one dollar of actual capital
paid In, but are. simply coagulated steal
These exactions constitute huge mort
gage on tho people of this state, notion their
own lands alone but on their labor and
their lives, and tho labor and lives OF their
children, and which like the exactions OF
the Irish landlords, will increase in due
proportion to any increase In the industry
and economy Of the people 80 that the peo.-
pie cannot work SO hard or live so poor that
their extortions will not follow them down
into the depths of their poverty.
Resolved, That We demand such . re-
duction in the rates of transportation Of
freight and passengers on the railroads OF
this state as will leave the companies after
paying their legitimate expenses q just
and reasonable interest on the money in
vested in the actual construction OF tho
road, but not one dollar of the ''stealage"
on watered stock.
Resolved, That while preserving our
present system of inspection at terminal
points and enforcing the railroad laws
already passed, we demand for the farm
ers of this state an absolutely free market
with q system of local inspection at every
annually handled so as to put stop to the
swindling in grades so long and ruthlessly
practiced upon us. And to that end We de-
mand an amendment to the state constitu-
ton with proper legislation Hereunder,
which shall make all attempts to forestall
production, felonies punishable as criminal
conspiracies are now punishable by law.
And We ask the people to elect legisla-
ture that will enact such laws and gov
ernor and attorney general who will sec
Resolved, That we demand such legisla-
tion as will be efectusl to stop the cheating
! in the weight OF farm ers' productions, now
almost universal throughout the state,
with such system OF heavy fines and
will insure the execution of the law.
Resolutions followed condemning
| the effort to demonitize silver and de-
mandipg the coinage of silver on pre-
cisely the same terms with gold. Al
so calling for such modification of the
present tariff as will reduce the taxes
to the actual necessities Of the govern
ment for revenue only. Also favoring
the passage of bill by congress max
ing an appropriation to the several
states for the establishment of agricul-
tural experimental stations. Also
demanding legislature making
it penal offence for q rail-
road to tender a pass to q Judge,
State officer, member of the legislature
or county officer, and like ofense for
such official to accept pass. Also
requiring elevator owners, or ware
house men to make good their wheat
checks as to grade and weight at ter
minal points. Also advocating the
holding of farmers institutes in every
county to teach the best methods of
farming and dairy work. Also favoring
amendment to the patent law, abolish
ing all royalty on agricultural imple-
ments as soon as the inventor has
received reasonable limit of
profit, said limit to be named in
the law. Also asking legislation of
congress imposing tax of ten cents
per pound on neuter oil and all ingre-
dents of counterfeit butter. Also de-
manding that the legal rate of interest
be reduced to 8 per cent.
Resolved, That ali grain elevators and
warehouses now built or hereafter to be
built upon the right Of way of any railroad
company in the state at the terminal ship
ping points, Duluth, 1T. Paul and Minneap-
houses properly licensed to handle grain,
and in case of failure to obey the laws of
the state, should be closed up
Resolved, That one of the great evils is
the legislative party. caucus, wherein the
honest man pledges himself to execute the
money enough to buy up bare majority.
Whereas, The wheat stored by farmers
in elevators and warehouses is used as
''grain In sight, to depress the price of
wheat,
Resolved, That We advise the farmers of
the state to hold their wheat in their own
bins until they are ready to sell.
Resolved, That we set forth the declara-
ton of principles not as suppliants at the
feet of power, but as freemen demanding
their rights. We ask justice, not charity.
1t is adding insult to injury for any man to
plumber a community of millions of dollars
annually and then seek to balance the &C
count with few beggarly pigs and horn
less bulls.
Resolved, That the members of tho sub
ordinate alliances, In their respective coun-
ties, are hereby urged to summit this platform
of principles to every candidate for the leg
islature In their respective districts, and to
vote as q unit against every man who re-
fuses to publicly subscribe his name to
the same and pledge himself, IL elected, to
live up to it.
The resolutions were received with
GREAT annlauSa and adOnfed nnanimnuS.