St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-29
Who Unblushingly Accepts
What Monday He De-
elined to Receive.
The Hugest Joke Ever Per-
petrated on Politicians
Set in Motion.
j. P. MeGaughey, a Leading
Labor Knight, Will Be
Donnelly's Mate.
Mr.. Wilson Names Lawrence,
Glenn and Lawler for
Central Committee.

Seventy-five men and one woman met
in st. Paul yesterday and nominated the
following state ticket:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Donnelly.
Lieutenant Governor. P. McGaughey.
Secretary of State-J. P. Stornbeck,
State Treasurer. g. Jepp.
Attorney General-William Welch.
Justices-Referred to executive committee.
This is to be known as the state ticket
of the United Labor party, or, as it is
called in ST. Paul, 1.-THE Merriam an
mex" The following platform was
adopted:
tion assembled at St. Paul. Minn., Aug. %.
1888. have adopted the following preamble
and resolutions as platform:
i We recognize only two parties, labor and
those parties is: Shall the people keep the
fruits of their industry or shall capital en-
slave the many by its exactions?
Whereas, Our experience in. the past has
proven that cabals and rings have obtained
control of the various political parties, and
manipulated them in the interest of monopo-
lies and corporations to the injury of society,
and the degradation of the tlllerS OF the soil
and all actual producers of wealth-the
farmer forced to mortgage his farm, and
finally to become tenant at will; and the
mechanic. mill operative, miner and Iaborer
degraded to live on an average rate of wages
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or more families in single room: therefore,
= In view of these facts, we demand of the
nation:
First-That the money needed for ex-
changes be issued direct to the people with
out the Intervention of banks.
| Second-That while we are opposed to re-
duciEg the labor population of the United
States to the level of the impoverished work
men of Europe, we are, nevertheless, in IA
yor of thorough revision of the present
tariff and reduction of its rates whenever
the same tends to enrich capital, and we
favor placing on the free list all such articles
as are made the basis of trusts which rob and
impoverish the people.
Third-The forfeiture of all unearned land
grants, and that land monopoly shall be abol-
lshed by just and appropriate legislation
and we are opposed to alien and nonresident
ownership of American soil; and we believe
| further that the government should restore
| natures bounties that are stored within the
| bowels of the earth for the use of the human
! family to the purpose for which they were
| created.
| Fourth-That transportation of commodi.
| ties and passengers by railroads shall be con.
! trolled by national and state legislatures in
| the interest of the people.
Fifth-That the interstate commerce law
| shall be so changed as to effectually prevent
! Determinations in favor of corporations, in.
| dividuals and localities, and eXtortion by
| railroad, sleeping car, express and other
| companies acting as common carriers, be-
| ernment establishing and operating system
| of telegraphy in connection with the post
| office department.
From the state we demand:
First-The adoption of system OF voting
| embodying the principle of the Australian
| law, which abolishes the caucus system and
secures to each voter an opportunity to cast
| free and untrammeled ballot
Second-That the right to vote is inherent
| in citizenship without regard to sex.
| Third-The reduction of freight and pas
senger rates on railroads to a sum sufficient
| to pay only the operating and maintaining
expenses, when economically administered,
| and a fair rate of interest on the actual cost
! of the roads, thus saving to the producers of
/ the state several Million now wrung from
| them to pay interest on fictitious stock.
| Fourth-The enactment of a law allowing
| the mortgagor to deduct from the amount
| due the mortgage the amount of oil taxes
| paid upon that part of the assessed valuation
| of the estate taxedi represented by the mort
| gage.
Fifth-The enactment of factory inspec.
| ton law for the protection of the health and
| safety OF employees in mines, factories, work
] shops and places of business.
| SIxth-The enactment oS-& law defining
the liability of employers for injuries sus
| tained by employees in cases where proper
| safeguards have not been used, in occupa
tions dangerous to life, limb or health.
! Seventh-That eight hours shall constitute
days work in all towns and cities, on state
and municipal work, and all such work shall
be done by The day and not by contract.
| Eighth-The enactment of a law regulat
ing the employment of detectives and peace
officers, and forbidd1ng the employment OF
| secret or private detectives by other than the
state or municipal governments.
Ninth-The enactment of q law to enforce
the payment of wages weekly in Lawful
| money by the employers of labor in cities
and by railroad companies and other corpor
| ations. and at the hands of congress.
Tenth-Whe Any rate Of interes
above the average increase of wealth of the
nation is robbery, therefore we demand re
| duction of interest in this state to a reasona
| bic rate.