St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-22
STATE POLITICS.

Representative-elect Christian ALL
ness, of Brown county, has, as president
of the Brown CountyFarmers' Alliance,
issued an address to the farmers in his
district which is filled with so much
good advice on the internal warfare
now going on in the organization and
the proper way in which to settle it,
that it is worthy of wide circulation
and the careful reading of every true
Alliance man in the state. Mr.. Ahlness
does not consider that the welfare and
the salvation of the movement depends
upon the election of any particular man
10 the presidency. and he does not
hesitate to so state. In addition
to discussing the Donnelly- Hall
difficulty Mr.. Ahlness makes
some very good suggestions as to
what the farmers shall ask at the COM
ing session in the way of legislation.
He takes no stock in the passage of
Joint resolutions, and declares that the
farmers must ask only what they have
right to as loyal citizens, and then
press on until they secure control of
the law-making bodies. Following is
the address:
nANsKA, Dec. ~, 1S91.-On the 30th of
this month the State Alliance will meet at
ST. Paul. Matters of the utmost importance
Will come before this meeting, and every
sub Alllanee in the state should be repre-
scented. We have elected our delegate for
the county at large but every sub llianee is
entitled to one delegate, and / take this
method of urging the different Alliances in
the county to call u meeting, elect their dele
gate and send him to st. Paul, fully
equipped for the OCCASION. While we can
not but deplore the fact that spirit of
personal antagonism exists between our
most prominent leaders, we have occasion
to congratulate the sub-AllianeeS on their
good sense in having so far ignored this
scandalous quarrel. But the time has now
come tor is to step in and put II stop to it,
or the most serious consequences may follow
The interests at stake are too momentous to
be sacrificed to the ambition of q few quar-
relSume leaders.
And while am at it, allow me to make a
few suggestions in regard to matters which
have reason to believe will be one of the
most prominent subjects for discussion of
the coming meeting. The legislature will
convene i'll few days afterwards, and il is
natural and proper that resolutions be ADOPT
ed calling Tor legislation favorable to our
cause.
In forming those resolutions. it should be
remembered, that ii is but to limited extent
tnat existing evils can DC remedied through
the state legislature. Our grievances are of
a too remote origin and complicated nature
for the remedies TO come within the limited
scope of that legislature. Our previous at
tempts III this direction have plainly shown
that in order to be applicable ana effeetual
the remedies must be national in their char
acter. The legislature can, of course pass
. Joint resolutions and memorials" but
what effect this proceeding has had upon
congressional actions can be seen when
we recollect that iii the Minnesota
legislature of 1887 no less than fif-
teen joint resolutions were passed. nearly
all OF which pretended legislation favorable
to our cause, but without any appreciable
effect, In order, therefore. TO accomplish
anything, we shall have to obtain control of
the national legislature. Then, and not till
then. will our efforts be crowned with the
desired results. Meanwhile let us stand up
manfully for our rights on every occasion
Let us concentrate our demands into brief
and pointed terms. Let us ask for nothing
unless we mean to have it, but let us never
ask for anything but our undeniable rights
as loyal citizens so 10 always be able to COM
mand the respect and sympathy of every
honest man, and the sanction of our own
conscience. Yours fraternally,
C. AHLNEss,