The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-05-25
MINNESOTA bEkocRATs.
They Meet In Convention, make q
Truce and Build a Platfornt.

Duh w that tile people were uiSa ppOintcd
for though tl,rrc was IL lively shuttle the
election OF both Doran and Ames TO Tho
| st. Louis Convention. Tho delegates and
| altcrnttcs were as follows:
Delegates at large: Miclu.cl Doran. ,if Le
Sucur; Albert A. Amcs of Hcnncp in; Rob
crt \. Smith, Of Ramsey; John i.udwir of
Winona.
/, ALrERN ,TEs.
| Frank IT,. MORSE, Ienncpin T.. w. Du.
rant Washington; William Quinn, Wright;
John Adams, p"lsc.
THE r1AIIUtM.
| The following resolutions were ID assed:
| Thc Democrats Of MInncsota IN hurmSny
with Tho Democracy of the Uulon declare
| that the longer continuance of taxes ievicd
| Tor the cniiiuct of n wnr VIII ch ended nearly
| u qua!tcr century ago IL "a needless and nm
lisl'iiahIe burden upon The people Of .;,is
| Country. Il
| To tn" already accumulated TtaO.NN). =
400 surplus lying unused and useless Ia sne
treasury there ls hei0g added, Ype ~ eS.,
is;i,'i. .tiV.,7"c'a,srHn increasing surplus of
fS",o'a', 900 each wear This money ia not
| needed Tor any legitimate pu:,ns,s of gov
ernmcnt; It'll withdrawn tro,n circulation:
u plays no part in the business transactions
o1 the people: H. I. a constant tr,,piatiun IA
| standing induccmtnt for schemes of pI,tu,ler
aud corrupt cNtrava.aucr
| IlWIlt ttlit I;sG tcuplr shall
! nc at once and forever relieved from this ~,
necessary ami oppressive burden. super
| iii0uS taxation IN TYRANNY
lhe time has come tor "A thorough revision
| AMI radical reduction of the cNIu,in., rcyc-
nue taxes. We Insist that thus work br at
oncc mgan and speedily cums,,nn,atcd with.
| ont farther evasion ur delay: and that in the
do,n'! OF ii the following pr,nciplns shall he
t:hcrctt TO as the lruc basis OF genuine revr-
nuc reform. VIZ:
FliEt-lhat Taxation is not public bless
M, nor an clement at national prosperity
lhtt while sufficient revenue should at III!
tunes be collected Tor the suppo,; OF an ecu
| n"m!cal government in the discharge of It's
legitimate functions. for tho l,avmcnt OF the,
public debt, and liberal pensions tu ,lcScrv
| ing veterans "f the Union armies, not one
dollar "f snrcrtu"ns tax should hr Imposed
| Tor the purpose Of cnlancin. the rrIcrs of
| commodities cOnslImr, by the people, and
rs tribute to tho private business of "A
| favored few
Srr"nd-lhat whatever taxation IT r,uy no
| ttcnsSary to retain tor governmental pur-
| poses. SHOULD b. imposed as far as practicn
| h.c upon ARTICLES ui luxury and iuiumrnces
which mainly munster to the enjoyment of
| ihe rich and tho habits of the tiissuiutc
lhlrd THAT the tiX"s should br wiratlv
rr't'irc't, and. when rlacticab!c. altogether
| ;ii"litiri u!mn all articles and materials in
such general ;Sc as To he rightly classrd ~.
Lial To their health, comfort and prosperity
which center into tllrir domestic life. Their
industrial! pursuits, and their personal han
niicSS.
Fnurth--'ihat the purchasing power of the
nrndnc's "f our labor shall hn no ouyrr
'l'm;n:sbcd hva tax u,mn tho things fur
winch we exchange these prOilirtS; the
vain" oil what We sell no longer curlailci hy
enhancing the cost OF what WI huv with the
lf"re.'ts "i our sales: that Il tax upon i'm
ports is III effect a TAX upon rXl,uils and that
| The best waI to render our agricultural and
manufacturing indus,rlc, profitable and
prosperous is to increase the purchasing
power 0f their prOu,lcts in the markets of the
world by Astonishing taxes upon the things
purchased
Fl':h-rllat our foreign AMI Internal com
meicr should he increased and the cost of
| transportation reduced by repeating taxes
upon The materials which enter into the con-
>truction ami equipment uf the railways and
marine
SlXih--lhat our manufacturing industries
slni'id nav" the benefit OF untaXcsi raw ma
ttiiah used bv them, thus enabling them to
dispose OF their surplus proiucts in other
| markets han aur own.
Srvrnth-Tha, the wOrkingmcn in those
indus'Jic; should have that steady employ
ncnt and fair remuneration which can never
exist 80 long as the salG of tho prOttuctS of
their labor liz confined to the limited de-
rnsi""'t-". .4,silv "vcrStucked home market.
system of klmciiic and al vOI0rGin uituics
upon the same article. whereby til. heaviest
taxation is Imposed upon the cheaper grades
of materials used manly bv our working
people, should DC wholly abandoned, and the
millionaire compelled to pay at least an
equal percentage OF taxation with the poor
| Gsi labOrcr
Nnth-FinaIly, that all taxation shall he
| equal and impartal; that our prnnic shall
have free access to the markets ot the world
n I'm as well 4, soil he It,si
| and with equal terms with the peoples of
other lands; that our power to produce and
our ability to purchase shall no longer he
| roniincd to "a monolmlzcd home market, in
| tiucnccd by combinations and at the mercy
| Of pools and trusts.
| This is what We mean by revenue reform.
The existing traffic WAS crcatc, and is now
maintained by :iic aggregated srliishnesS Of
| thc particular interests which have 50 long
aud bonntcnus;y tattcmGd upon its profits.
| Originally imposed as necessary "wai
! measure" it has since been lr,rIriiIat and
| itsGnorinil Ties concealed by tl"udlng - creriu
| lOus people with false issllc- and keeping
| alive the sectional ha.rCtiS rngrnticrGd by
| the war. For more than twenty years the
| hlooty shrL has protected protection" from
| scrutiny and popular Indignation. com
hilHtlun oi favOrGd inOnoiD!istS. 80 power
| tut aud st deeply Interested IN the naintc.
| nance of such u system Is not to be easily
hrnk"n. Inch by inch the caus,, OF reform
| must win its way. We therefore welcome
| and endorse the Mills hi! now pending in
| cnn.r,ss ;,s the first ar:rrs;lvG advance.
| which deserves the united support of al,
men vii" 'on.si'r tnvnI 'cv:ni'G rrfnrm
Will" ~" recognize the CROWN. sentiment
for iarlh reform among tf'" E,puhlican vot,
.rs "t Minnesota. we hereby rali their at
| tcntInn to the recent iitirraiir" ut the plat
| form adapted by the late Ecunllican stat,
| convention platform winch makes u,
| drnant for "a rcdur:iun q! tarltf lakes. but
| is an OltspokGn endorsement OF u protective
| tariff. But VIC respectfully suggest to them
that such Il reform is not In bc expected ii
| The hands 0f men who are imnciiciarics q
| The abuses to he reformed, hut can 0nl con-
from those VINO are in hearty sympathy "l"
| tii" reform to he ACCOMPLISHED.
| In conformity with these principles
| specify as among the ARTICLES which shot.
| be placed upon The tree list salt. coal, lun
! her. sugar, iron and steel. glass, hinriih.
twine materlai, drugs and medicines, wotl
and ali wearing apparel, ratss and hGu &c
hold goods. tools, implements and ma
chn.iy used in agricultural and mschanic'
Cmploymrnts, and all raw materials cor
sumcd by our manufactures.
| While NC are not unmiudtnl at he grow
| in. interest Of the people ui the stale l
| Minnesota in this great question. we dee III
our firm conviction thai t;,Iii reduction ,
| not a local issue merely hut one Of trans
Gcndent national imrortancc atlcctn-
| inc prosperity, welfare ana happiness oi ~
The people of the whole county; it WE.
| made so by the fearless and uLetIuivocal pc
sltlon assumed BY President CIev.Iand IN III
last annual message. Tariff reform nnfc
his leadership is the vital. SINGLE issue of tn'
present campaign With such accuse undn
| such q leader we cannot taii
A Nebraska Riot.
t'lattsmouth Nebraska WAS the scene
"i ~ shootin. affair that bid fair n, one
time to develop into % riot. AS il turned
out hlood was shed, but no lives lost.
Pctor Rogers. II strii:in. Rroth.rhouh on
yincer, aud II I'inhcr'nn man cot into "a
row on lower Main street. Rogers drew ~
knife aud began tn slash at the pnkrrt on,
when Gonstah Cane rnmo To his rescue
and placed his assniInnt under arrest.
While on the way q" Jail they met party
OF striking engineers, mhoaskcd the cause nj
Rogers arrest, some words passed, and
the Pinkerton drew his revolver and
hogan an iu,Iiscrminate f,,silatie.
Rogers got one of the balls in
the jaw. and Dill anI cano received
flesh wounds in the lrs. III. Pink.