St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-18

on the committee, Tanner; the resolu-
tlons are already drawn up"
GETTING OUT THE PLAT FORM.
AS soon as the convention adjOu rned
the committee went into session, and
Tanner went with it. Two hours were
necessary for the committee to Gull out
of the other platforms the platitudes
necessary for their use. T. ii. Lucas
was chairman, and there was little dis
agreement, Tanner agreeing with the
sentiments, but voting against embOdy-
ing them in the resolutions. Finally
the work was accomplished, and at 3
o'clock the convention resumed work.
The attendance was smaller than in the
morning, but the interest no less
marked. There was no applause when
L. III. Lncas formally read the resolu-
tiOnS:
First-We believe every human has
an inalienable right of access to land on
equal terms with every other member of
the government of which he is a con-
stituent part; and we believe this right
of access should be secured by requiring
all who enjoy the privilege of exclusive
possession of any portion of the earth to
pay, in the form of a tax for the COM
mon benefit of all, what such exclusive
right of possession is annually worth.
This is the first step toward the accom-
pliShment of this end We demand the
passage by the legislature of such laws
as may be necessary for eXemptlng all
personal property and improvements on
land from taxation. in order that he who
is willing to satisfy the wants of an adj
vancing civilization by opening up a
farm, coal bed, a mineral deposit, or
erecting a residence or factory on land,
shall not be fined for his enterprise.
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the Australian system of conducting
elections.
Third-We advocate the state owner
ship and control of railroads, and in the
meantime the reduction of railroad
tariffs to such a point as will give a
reasonable rate OF interest on the actual
investment.
Fourth-While conscious that no re-
form can give effectual and permanent
relief to labor that does not involve the
legal recognition of equal rights to
natural opportunities, we nevertheless,
as measures of relief from some of the
evil effects of ignoring those rights,
favor such legislation as may tend to re-
duce the hours of labor, to prevent the
employment of children of tender years,
to avoid the competition of convict labor
with honest industry, to secure the
sanitary inspection of tenements fac
tories and mines, and to put an end to
the abuse of conspiracy laws.
Fifth--The desire also to simplify the
procedure of our courts and diminish the
expense of legal proceedings. that the
poor may be placed Oh an equality with
the rich, and the long delays which now
resultn in scandalous miScarriages of
Justice may be prevented.
SlXth-ln support of these aims we
solicit the cooperation of all patriotic
citizens, who. sick of the degradation
methods to establish justice, to preserve
liberty, to extend the spirit of fraternity,
and to elevate humanity.
Hector Mclean wanted to know what
the Australian system of voting meant,
and Lucas produced a pamphlet and
read the law. Delegate Tanner said, as
a minority of the committee, said he
considered the resolution heavy load
to carry. They were platitudes. All
hewanted was one resolution on the
single tax and no more, and not infiict
these resolutions Oh the people of Min
nesota. DIR. Finnegan agreed with him
entirely. A motion to consider the res
olutions seriatim prevailed, and gen.
eral exchange of views followed which
resulted only in delay and the final
adoption of the resolutions as originally
prepared.
SELECTING A NAME.
DR.. Finnegan started another discus
sion by moving that the organization be
known as the tax refOrmer'S party,
name which indicated its purpose.
Delegate Roberts vehemently demanded
that the party should be chriStened the
singe-tax party. Emil Constant, of St.
Paul, wanted to know if the delegates
had grown ashamed of the old name,
''The United Labor party" Delegate
Carpenter regarded the word ''labOr" as
misleading, and was in favor of chang
ing to the tax reform party. DR.. Fin
negan'S motion was defeated, however,
and the old name of United Labor party
will be retained. A recess followed for
the purpose of holding consultations as
to the names to be presented for candI-
dates.
When the convention came to order
DR.. Finnegan moved the nomination of
officers. Delegate Mclean said he stood
with Henry George in thinking that
more could be accomplished by fusion
with one of the great parties. He was
decided out of order under the rule
adopted before the noon adjournment.
Chairman Buell. made quite lengthy
address against the adviSability of put
candidates were nominated, he thought
their certain overwhelming defeat would
be taken by the people as meaning al
most unanimous disapprOval of the
measures those candidates represented.
The nomination of candidates would,
he thought, create friction, and would
destroy any chance of obtaining even
hearing by the legislature.
Thomas II. Lucas said he never knew
party to be victorious that demanded
majority at first. He cited the Re-
pubiicanS as an example. "Cater to the
old parties and relief will never come,
but within four years great revolution
will come. Put off the measures of re.
creaslng army of the unemployed, and
this is inevitably to result. If we hold
together, demanding the reforms that
must prove the salvation of the country,
we will ultimately succeed. Mr.. Lucas
was very emphatic in demanding that
nominations should be made, and was
warmly applauded."
The roll was called upon the motion to
nominate candidates, resulting as fol-
lows: Affirmative %, negative IL. At
this Chairman Buel resigned, stating he
should no longer act with the conven-
ton. He then stepped down and out,
and A. 0. GrigSby was elected to- sue
ceed him. At this Mr.. Lucas said that he
followed in the same strain and re-
viewed the history of the Republican
party to show how a fight for principle
can reach victory after successive de-
featS. Ulysis Tanner said he came to
advocate the single tax idea and not to
make party. There was more desul-
tory talk pro and con until William
Stevens cried out in despair for the
monkey work" to cease. and it finally
did, when he did not consider it advisa-
BILE to nominate candidates, as he I'M
derStOod that a movement was on foot
to organize q new marty to mite all in