The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-12-06
and, if necessary, try their cases.

as Usu1y, by decisions that will
strictly limit the compensation for
the 10 per cent interest fixed by law
The farmers everywhere should,
when they hold meetings, pass reso-
buttons to that effect, and send copies
toeach of our supreme judges. The
judges do not mean to be cruel or to
do VI ong, but most OF them live in
the older and richer parts of the
State, and in cities like st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Winona, Mankato, ETC.,
and they know nothing OF the suffer-
ing OF the poorer classes, in the grasp
of the horrible sharks who are de-
vouring them. Bring the facts home
to them by petitions and resolutions.
End. Elect no man to the next
legislature who will not pledge him
self, in writing, to reduce the rate of
interest to 8 per cent; and abolish
all usury in the shape OF commissions
or otherwise, and hang him in eMgy
if he takes money and goes back on
his pledge.
Sd. Push the Alliance everywhere
until every farmer in the State is a
member. Give the Alliance members
enough, who will stand by it, and
there will be no difficulty in effecting
reform.
18th. Spread the GREAT WEST
everywhere.
In the meantime l send you the
following synopsis OF the Exemption
Laws OF Minnesota, which hope you
will publish. Let every farmer cut it
out and paste it in the top Of his hat.
Let him know what his rights are
under the laws of the land.
The Exemption Law of Minnesota.
Every man who is in debt in Mime
sofa should understand clearly, that
under the laws of the State, meant
for the protection of the people. and
to prevent them from being reduced
to pauperisn, the following property
cannot be sold under any execution
for any debt, of any kind whatever,
issuing out of any court of this State:
1. Eighty acres of land and all
improvements thereon, outside of
any city, town or village; the home
stead right to belong to the widow
and children after the death of the
owner. The owner may forfeit the
land, however, if he gives a mortgage
on it, signed by his wife; and a mort
gage given without the wife's sigma
ture is valid, if given for part of the
purchase money of the land. This
so acres belongs to the owner; and
unless he signs it away he can defy
the world to touch it, even though
he owes a million dollars.
2. All wearing apparel Of the
debtor and his family, all beds, bed
steads, bedding, kept and used by
the debtor or his family; all stoves
and appendages, put up or kept for
the use OF the debtor and his family
all cooking utensils, and all other
household furniture not herein
enumerated, not exceeding $500 in
Value
3. "Three cows, ten swine, one
yoke of oxen and horse, or in lieu
of one yoke of oxen and a horse, a
span of horses or mules; twenty sheep,
and the wool for the same, either in
the raw material or manufactured
into yarn or cloth; the necessary
food for all the stock mentioned in
this section for one years support.
either provided or growing or both
as the debtor may choose, also, one
wagon, cart or dray, one sleigh, two
plows, one drag and other farming
utensils, including tackle for teams,
not exceeding three hundred dollars
in value"
f. "Provisions for the debtor and
his family, necessary for one years
support, either provided or growing
or both, and fuel necessary for one
year."
5. Necessary seed grain for the
actual personal use Of the debtor for
one season, to beselected by him, not
however, in any case to exceed the
following kinds and amounts res
pectivey, viz: SO bushels OF wheat,
so bushels of oats, Is bushels OF
potatoes, 3 bushels of corn and 80
bushels of barley"
6 family Rihln. q. sowinU ma