St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-18
CUTS TO The MARROW
Call Of the Farmers Alliance
for an Independent State
Convention.
Sweeping Indictment Of the
United States Supreme
Court.
Senator Davis Need Expect
No Help From the Honest
Changers,
And Candidates Who Succeed
by Doodle Warned to
Look Gut.

call for the state convention, which IS
subioined. The call, it will be seen,
reiterates, in no uncertain language,
the bold declarations of the plat
form of the alliance. The PROPOSE
ton of the United States senate
committee to refund the bonds of the
Union and the Central Pacific railroads
at nominal rate of interest and allow
ing them more than century in which
10 pay them is acridly handled and de-
nounced as gigantic robbery, and Sen
ator Davis is roasted to rich, dark
brown for his connection with the al
legged steal. This, by the way, is fol-
lowing out the line of thought born III
the Fergus Falls conference and pro-
mulgated to the farmers in a cutting
resolution of censure at that time.
The course of the supreme court OF
the United States is diSsected with a
skill and aptitude that denotes an utter
contempt for It's methods in interrupt
ing what the alliance deems the opera
ton of simple justice. Instances are
cited which show that the subject has
been thoroughly analysed by the execu-
tive committee with this tranScendental
object in view. The interference with
the execution of murderer in New
York, the rulings upon transfer charges,
the famous milk case, the meat
bill, the "Dred Scott DECISION" the
rulings upon the tenure of trusts and
combines, all are treated to a dose of
acrid medicine. The odious Mckinley
bill is attacked with vim evidently
born of determination to rid the farm
er, the labOrer and the consumer of the
of
whole, the declaration of principles
bears the unmistakable and unefface-
able stamp of fearless earnestness, such
as has never before been raised.
1t is the aim to thoroughly arouse
the patriotism and the spirit of Self-prO-
lection in the breast of every farmer
and every laboring man in the state;
and upon that expectation is based the
neWly-inSpired hope of the Farmers
alliance. Following is the full text of
the proclamation:
ST. PAUL, June Is, 1S90.-To the Sub
ordinate Alliances of the State of Mime
sofa: In compliance with your in
structions. the executive committee of
the State Farmers alliance have called
a delegate meeting of the state alliance,
to meet at the capitol ia st. Paul OIL
July 16, 1890, at 8 o'clock a. M, for
the consideration of the grave ques-
tons that confront, not only you,
but the people of the United
States. For many years great
aggregations of capital have combined
and conspired to absorb to themselves
the wealth of the nation. Railroad
companies have issued millions of dol
lars of watered stock, on which you
have been taxed directly to pay interest
in the way of enhanced passenger and
freight rates. Recently a committee APP
pointed by the United States senate to
investigate the Union and Central Pa
cific railroads reported favorably prop
oSition torefund their bonds at a nominal
rate of interest and allow them more
than a century in which to pay them.
These roads were absolutely built with
the peoples land and money and pre-
scented to their present owners. No such
gigantic scheme to rob the people was
ever before seriously contemplated by
any civilized nation. Yet on that COM
mittee sat man whom you elected to
the United States senate as the cham
pion of the peoples rights, and who
first won popular support by lecture
upon Modern Feudalism," now by him
wholly repudiated. Very recently a
United States judge invaded sovereign
state. accompanied by an. assassin, who
murdered citizen of that state. The
supreme court stepped in and res
cued the assassin, declaring that
IN such cases the law of the
state against murder was of no avail
The state of New York condemned a
murderer to death according to a law
enacted by its legislature. A judge OF
the supreme court of the United States
reached out his hand and took that
criminal, that murderer, under his pro
lection, declaring that state could moi
punish its own murdererS, except by
permission and in the manner prescribed
by federal court.
The state of Minnesota created rail
road commission to stand between the
people and the roads to prevent the lat
ter from eXacting eXtOrtionate rates
These roads are the creation of the state
and hold their charters from the state
Yet this same supreme court has de
cided that these creations are greater
than their creator; that part is greater
than the whole; that the state who made
the roads has no power to regulate anC
govern them until they get permission
from this autocratic tribunal of the
American republic.
In the case of the law prohibiting the
sale of the dressed beef, which youl
legislature passed to protect the public
health, this same court has enacted the
role of the SchoolmaSter and descended
to administer lecture to your legiSla
ture, charging them with insincerity and
lying in that they justified the law
on the ground of protecting the
public health, when, in reality,
the object of the law was some
thing else. The bred Scott decision rem
dered the name of fancy infamous for
the reason that it made slavery national
and compelled freemen to become slave.
catchers. These judges aspire to ever
greater Sublimity of infamy, because
their decisions contemplate tue ell
Slavement of the whole American peo-
pie. A long series of other lndict
ments. as illustrated in the present
unequal and unjust system Of
taxation, in the growth of trust;
and combines, in the varied injustices
of railroad corporation, in the corrupt
ing power of money in politics, in the
wicked demonstration ofssilver and the
shrinkage of the currency, in the
monstrous growth of protection anC
class legislation in the Mckinley bill
WHERE prOCecUlOn Has gone mdu III Tile
advance to prohibitive duties. No party
has had the courage to undertake t.
free us from these and kindred evils
but are rather responsible for these i'm
positions; therefore we organize to re
Sist and free ourselves.
Farmers of Minnesota, if you are fret
men and can appreciate the liberty
sought to be established in this repub
lie of our fathers, and purpose in your
hearts to resist these, and all like ag
gressions upon liberty and property
then leteach subordinate and county al
lance send one delegate to the conven
ton called at the capitol in st. Paul
July 16, and place in nomination can
didates of such high character and FREE
from the demoralizing influences O
'boodle" as will command the supper
of the intelligent and patriotic voters O
this state.
Signed:
Presideht-R. J. HALL, Morris.
Vice Presidents:
1st Dist.-Hon. J. j. FURLoNG.
I'd Dist.-D. p. LISTER.