The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-05-31
Farmers Alliance.

In response to u published call the
stevens County Farmers Alliance met
at the court house last Saturday.
The attendance was fair but not large.
The questions mp for discussion be-
fore the alliance was alliance politics
anu the purchasing of binding twine.
\ fter the usual formula of opening,
Il. J. Hall stated that he did not be.
lieye the alliance was ready to take
action on the Irvine Questjon.and that
as Gen. Barrett was present. he
would call on him to discuss in gen
.eral alliance politics" Mr.. Barrett
RESPONDED and said that he was not
posted in alliance politics except
wherein it affected him personally.
He regarded the farmers alliance as
y body Of men organized to protect
their own interests and to see that
they. as farmers, have fair chance
IN the laws made in the state and not
as II political organization. He re-
viewed the policy of the alliance rs a
cooperative body, SAID The alliance
was practically low tariff advocate,
and believed that the farmers should
not be taxed to protect any one. lie
also reviewed the action of the eXecu.
tive committee of the alliance in its
endorsement of Scheffer for governor.
He said the question with the alliance
was not who shall be governor OF
Minnesota, but whether the funda'
mental principles of just legislation
shall continue to be superseded by
political corruption.
r. ]. Hall was next called and sup
plemented what Gen. Barrett had
said in brief and happy speech, at
the close of which he offered the fol
lowing resolutions:
BE it Resolved that we
members of the Stevens County ALI
ance, endorse the action of the com
mittee of the State Farmers Alliance
|
bert Scheffer for governor OF the state
of Minnesota.
H. Bragg and w. Roberts support
ed the resolution in brief speeches
Mr.. Roberts seconding motion for it!
adoption.
This threw the question open t.
lively discussion, and Hon. II. W
Stone lost no time in securing Thu
floor in opposition to the resolution
lie said he had some Acquaintance
with Mr.. Scheffer, and he questioned
his executive ability, his morality
his integrity and freedom from politi
cal corruption. lie said the intelli
gent people ofthe state would demand
for governor man of unquestlone'
moral character, one whose lecor'
was clever on the liquor question ant
was not Il free thinker but would hav
due regard for our religious institu
tions. knowing this to be the cas-
and knowing Mr.. Scheffer for wha
he is, he should oppose the resolution
and therefore moved that it he tabled
which WAS lost.
REWRITING to the original question
r. J. Hall, Gen. Barrett, n. Bragg
and VIM. Roberts spoke for the adoI
tion of the resolution, the first de
Tending the character of MI Scheffer
Enoch Leavitt took the floor in oppo
sition to the resolution not only o.
the question of the eternal fitness o
the man but said that the people mus
} have man who stands right on til
liquor question, as he regarded tina
question greater than alliance princi
pies and that in endorsing a candidat
for governor we must know whethe
, lie takes stand for free whiskey o
prohibition.
The question was then put to vot
which resulted in favor of the resc
luton.