Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1890-06-04
Several Express Themselves
In Favor OF an Independent
County Ticket.

There was a we'll attended and
enthusiastic meeting of the Stevens
County Alliance, at the court house
last Saturday afternoon.
The president and vice-president
not being present at the time for
opening the meeting, the secretary,
L. J. Schlattman, called the meeting
to order, and Darlington Phelps was
elected temporary chairman.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
1t appearing that Stevens County
Alliance was entitled to only one del
egate to the Fergus Falls convention,
and that three had been previously
elected, it was decided to cancel the
election of the three and elect one
new delegate.
An informal ballot was taken, and
it appearing that L. J. Schlattman
had a majority of the votes cast, the
informal ballot was declared formal
and Mr.. Schlattman was declared duly
elected delegate, and Darlington
Phelps was unanimously elected alter
nate.
President Hall having arrived, took
the chair.
The following resolutions, intro
duced by II. W. Stone, ST.. were
adopted:
RESOLVED, That we view with alarm
the recent decisions of the supreme court
of the United States as destructive of
that complex system of state and nation
al government which has, since the
foundation of the republic, been consid-
cred essential to the liberties of the
people. The recent decisions, as the
s'Nagle case" the "Iowa prohibition
cases" the Minnesota milk cases" and
the "Meat inspection csse," all tend IN
the same direction-the destruction OF
state authority. We protest against
these decisions being permitted to stand
as good law, and call upon the court to
ties of the people be abridged by tri-
bunal which Marshal and Chase may
have adorned. Let the name of fancy
alone be infamous.
RESOLVED, That we demand from the
next legislature the passage of law re-
ducing the maximum rate of interest on
money from 10 to 8 per cent.
RESOLVED, That we demand that all
dealings in options be strictly prohibited
by law, under heavy penalties.
RESOLVED, That we condemn in the
strongest terms that the English Ian
guage is capable of, the use of money in
Influencing legislation and elections, or
nominations, and we will support no
man for any Office who is guilty of Civ
ing or receiving the same.
RESOLVED, That we protest against
the giving of any subsidies to any rail.
road or private corporation.
RESOLVED, That we favor the submits
sion of q prohibitory amendment to a
vote OF the people.
The first resolution, in relation to
the decisions of the supreme court,
was opposed by Milo Camp in the
most earnest and decided terms. He
took the position that the supreme
court was composed of learned and
wise men, and that they had rendered
decisions in accordance with the con.
stitution of the United States, and he
thought it lily became the Alliance of
Stevens county to denounce and call
in question the judgment and honesty
of the highest tribunal in the land.
We consider Mr.. Camps remarks
sound, and that they cannot be sue.
cessfully contradicted. So far as the
"original package" question is con.
cerned, congress will undoubtedly
pass law covering that matter, as a
bill to that effect has already passed
the senate.
The president, r. J. Hall, made a
partial report in relation to what he
learned while in the east in regard to
the manufacture of flax Irvine. He
showed samples of different kinds OF
Irvine and gave the price of the same.
Said that the report of the investi.
eating committee to the governor
would be published within few days.
The president submitted the ques.
tion as to whether the Stevens County
Alliance was in favor of making indie.
pendent Alliance nominations fol-
state officers and congressman, as lie
had been requested to by the state
executive committee. A vote was
taken which resulted, with only one
dissenting voice, in favor of indie.
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The question of putting up an ALI.
ance county ticket was discussed, and
several expressed themselves in favor
of it, but the matter was left for
future considerable.
Senator Hixson being present, was
requested by the president to explain
his votes on certain bills while in the
state senate, referred to in an article
in recent number Of the MORRIS
TRIBUNE. He said he voted against
the Brush scale bill because he be.
lieved that the effect of the bill would
be, if it became law, to give the
state complete control of the wheat
market, and, in fact, in the hands OF