St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-24
ON THIS THEY STAND.
Everything Democratic Except
Tariff Reform Is Denounced in
Pointed Language.

Everything Democratic Except
Tariff Reform Is Denounced in
Pointed Language.
The Republicans of North and South
Dakota in convention assembled hereby
publish and declare:
First-That the present Democra tic admin
istration at Washington, emulating the pres
ent Tory administration of England in the
government of Ireland, has maintained and
exercised tyranny over this territory un-
justified, unwarranted and subvertive of
the principles of the founders of
the rep ublic in denying US admission into
the Union of states for the sole and only
reason that majority of our people differ
with the administration upon the political
issues of the day.
Second-That we arraign the present gov
ernor of this territory for prostituting high
Office to personal and ambitious ends and
purposes; that he maintains a perfect indif..
ference to the wants of the people whom
he rules; that he encourages large
and unwise appropriations; that he threatens
to veto measures unless the legislature shall
be subseryient to his will; that his appoin-
tees in many cases are men who have no
qualifications for office, but are his personal
retainers, supported at the public expense.
Third-That we hail with joy and pride the
action of the late national Republican con-
vention, and recognize in Gen. Harrison a
patriotic soldier, a wise and safe statesman,
and the early and earnest friend of Dakota;
and recognize Hon. Levi P. Morton as an en-
inent statesman and phllanthropist, a true
and tried Republican,
Fourth-That by every precedent estab-
iished in the history of the admission of new
states into the Union, by the rights guaran-
teed under the constitution and the laws of
the United States, it is the duty of congress
to admit both North and South Dakota
into the sisterhoOd of states, ana the
refusal by Democratic house to so admit us
is a violation of the duties and obligations of
its members, and we hereby reiterate our un-
alterable position to admission as whole.
Fifth-That we as delegates in this con-
vention, will support no man for office
whose position upon the question of division
and admission is in the least equivocal or un
certain.
Sixth-That the great agricultural inter-
ests Of Dakota demand that they should he
protected, fOstered and guarded with jealous
care, and such laws adopted as will secure
equitable rates of transportation, allowing
no uni ust discrimination against sections or
individuals, that we favor the Improvement
of the great waterways of the Northwest SO
as to bring close competition in the carrying
trade; we favor warehouse law whice will
give every farmer free market for his pro-
duce and which will not leave him at the
mercy Of any elevator, mill or railroad COM
binanon; that no trust should be fOstered
or allowed. nor monopolies created which
have tendency TO initiate prices.
Seventh-We declare ourselves in favor Of
a thorough revision of the revenue laws of.
Dakota whereby all property shall be
equally taxed to its owner. We de-
clare in favor of a usury law which will
be effective and which was not encourage
reckless ana extravigant speculation, but
which will provide sufficient money at a
reasonable rate of interest for all honest and
Legitimate pursuits
Eighth-That we welcome with the open
hand of fellowship the people who have come
from foreign lands to better their fortune
and find a permanent home in this, the
country of their adoption, intending to rem
der due obedience and respect to its laws.
Ninth-That We favor revision of the