The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-03-14

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The Farmers Alliance of the State
of Minnesota, in convention assem-
bled, hereby ordain and establish the
following declaration of principles
That we maintain the free shipment
of grain from side tracks, and the
right to construct warehouses with
out regard to capacity, contiguous
to the railway tracks at all local
stations, must not be abridged.
This is essential to an open market,
and any attempt to limit their num-
Der OF control them by either state
or railway regulations, limits the
number OF dealers and therefore de-
stroys a free market.
That option gambling on boards
of trade should be abolished, and we
ask the state and congress to pass
such laws as shall make all such
transactions criminal offense.
All forms of discrimination, includ-
ing passes, transit rates and discrim-
nations in terminal charges, must
cease. The smallest village must
have the use of the tracks on the
same terms conceded to the largest
city These rights are essential to
the liberties OF the people.
That in the adjustment of a
schedule of rates for this state we be-
lieve the railway commissioners
should be guided mainly by the
schedule of rates now in force in
Iowa. But if the Interstate railways
leading to Chicago shall make a less
rate than the Iowa rates, we demand
that the rates to Duluth shall be no
greater per ton per mile than the
rate per ton per mile to Chicago !;
reasonable terminal and transfer
charges being added to the mileage
charges as provided for by the free
dom of traffic law now in our stat
utes.
Railway property should be taxed
as other property is taxed, and we
demand that it pay it's proportion of
all state, county and other local
taxes.
We are opposed, to the passage of
the bill now pending in congress for
the relief of the Union and Central
Pacific railroads, and urge congress
to insist upon these roads complying
with their obligations. The pro-
position to extend the time of pay
ment to the Union Pacific fifty years
and reduce the interest on it's bonds
from 6 to 3 per cent we regard as
unwise aud unjust To substitute
for per cent Central Pacific
bonds, now due, bonds bearing X
per cent to be paid in 1875 years, we
denounce as an outrage upon the
people OF this country.
That we protest against any i'm
pairment OF the force and vigor OF the
interstate commerce law, and that
we especially protest against the re-
peal OF that part of the law which
prohibits pooling, discrimination
and the charging more for a short
than long haul.
That we demand that the next leg
islature shall pass law fixing the
rates of transportation upon the
railroads of this state that will be
sufficient to pay interest on the act
ual cost of said railroads and their
expenses and repairs, but not one
cent of interest on watered stock.
That we hold that mortgage in
debtedness should be deducted from
the tax upon realty, whether such
mortgage is held at home or abroad !;
and we ask such laws as will make
the hidden property pay equal taxes
with the visible property.
That we favor a material reduction
of interest on money, and demand
that severe penalties be attached to
the practice OF usury.
That we favor an increase in the
volume of money equal to the re-
Quirements of an ever increasing
trade and business, without the in
tervention of banks, which shall be
made full legal tender, and we de-
mand the free coinage OF silver.
That we respectfully insist that
our members in congress she'll sup
port such legislation as will positive.
" suppress the beef combination
which has practically destroyed cat
tie culture in the whole country an6
robbed both the farmer and the con
sumer to create millionaires at thei1
expense.
That the exchange system adopted
by the mi'lers, whereby they practi
cally take one-fourth instead of one
eighth as allowed by law, is an unjus
tax upon the farmers, and we urg
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