The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-28
Dakota rar.rr. IL c..ael,.

About 400 members Of the Farmers
alliance were in session at Huron, 8. D.,
thought that the farmers of this state
should have both United States senator's
both members Of congress, the governor und
lieutenant governor, secretary of state and
the legislature, but was willing the auditor
ship should go to the press His speech was
fiery and deprecated my third party move.
ment. and urged the farmers to stick to the
old parties. Hugh J.Campbell Of Yankton
was Immediately introduced by Loucks us a
lawyer Of nbility. Campbell took gloomy
view of political sffairsin this new state. He
sind: "The course for farmers to pursue is
from this time in their respective parties to
go into every primary caucus and conven.
ton and nominate your friends and not
your enemies for all the offices from United
States senator down to constable. Make
your own governors, senator's Judges and
Legislators; send your own servants and not
some other person servants to doyonr otl,-
er work and it will be done to suit YOU.
Smash all slatcs, brenk all rings and control
the constitutional convention"
The committee on resolutions reported the
following, which were adopted:
Resolved, That We, the farmers und labor
ers Of South Dakota, believe and most en-
phaticalIy reiterate tho saying that God
helps those who help Themselves" and
pledge our most earnest efforts to assist in
laying the foundation of our new and grand
state on n broad and generous plan, aud
pledge our united influence to secure a full
representation at all primaries, county, dis
trict md state conventions, and see to that
no delegates are elected to represent ns ex-
cept such as ure in full sympathy with our
Minis and interests, as expressed in our nlli-
ance platform, as well ns men possessing the
ability to procure legislation us will best
meet out Justice and prosperity to men who
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mines and shops. for under God the people
should rule; that it is the sentiment of this
alliance that our object can be best attained
through the machinery OF our rc-
spective parties, as We IRE in a
large majority in both of them. and
We have only to nuke n systematic
effort to possess ourselves of them: that we
deem the use ofproxes in all meetings and
conventions as against good public policy
and government. and strongly favor the
abolisllment of the proxy system, and re-
quest our central commissioners to state in
their calls that no proxies will be accepted:
that in the interests of economy and justice
We ask the constit tutional convention TO pro-
vide something similar to the Australian
system Ofelections for thisf fall. and also that
they provide for holding the election for state
and national officers ON different day from
the capital, the constitution and it's amcn,l-
ments: that We dcmand from the Republican
and Democratic central committees that
they call the state conventions not
earlier thnn Sept. ] nor later than Sept. 10.
to the end that farmers may le able to Mt
tend: that M Il turner's alliance we have
taken no part in any capital schemes or in
Investment companies.
Resolved, That the Dakota Ruralist be
the official paper of the Dakota Farmers ul-
lance. BE it further
Resolved. Tint we will not support any
t...&
ance movement and will not give il friendly
support; that We consider il an insult To cv-
cry member of the alliana. for any paper to
speak of our officers in tlisgrnceul manner:
We further declare that our motto shall l,p
can injury to one is the concern of all.
THE PLATFORM.
The following plat iorm wns also adopted:
All public necessities, as fnr as practicable,
should le owned and cont rolled by the gov
eminent and managed in such II wny that no
rlass should lm allowed to exact unjust rates
for the use thereof; second, our railroads
should he NO controlled by the government
us to le run in the interests of the people
upon an actual cost hnsis; third. the estni,-
!ishment of u momentary system
in which IL circulating medium in necessary
quantities shall issue direct to the people
without the intervention of banks The ma.
tlonal issue shall le iul legal tender in pay
mCnt Of all debts. public and private. and
that the government shnll not recognize ur
grant any private hanks or create any
banking corporations: fourth equal and
just taxation; fifth. prohibition. state ana
national; sixth, election Of United States
senator's direct by the people; r;scventh;courts
OF arbitration, that justice. not precedent.
may be given: eighth, the Australian sys-
TEN of voting; NINTH the abolition Of the
municipal governments; tenth. the prnhibi.
tion, by law, oi the employment ofrhidrcn
under fifteen years OF age in mines, factories
ind shops: tenth, to prohibit the hiring
out of contract labor.