The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-09-18


from Mower and Washington,
each from Benton and Ramsey, 8
from Blue Earth, 2 from Brown, Big Stone
and Morrison, and from Anoka, Beltrami,
Grant, Jackson, Kanabec, Meeker, Scott,
Sibley, Swift, Traverse and Watonwan. The
came two scattering votes both from Ramsey.
THE PLATFORM.
The following platform was unanimously
adopted:
The Democracy OF the State of Minnesota in
convention assembled, express anew their ap-
probation and approval OF the broad states
manship, the steadfast unswerving devotion
to right principle and the heroic self sacrifice of
Grover Cleveland in compelling consideration by
the people of the vital question of tariff reform
He forced the Republican party to remove the
mask behind which Its leaders had hidden their
purpose to use the taxing power of the govern
ment to build up wealthy CLASSES upon which
they could rely for the money whereWith to cor
rupt voters and retain their control of the gov-
ernment. We send to him, in his honorable re-
tirement as simple citizen of the great republic
assurance of our profound respect and esteem
We declare our uncompromislngo opposition to
the policy OF a protective tariff, and we deny
that the federal government has any right, legal
or moral, to use its taxing power fol any other
purpose than to provide a revenue for the ac
tual needs of the government when administered
with strict economy. We oppose protection as
un- American, as wrong in principle, false in
promise and prolific in corruption.
In contravenes the fundamental prin-
Clpl6 upon WHICH the HatlOl reSJS Vnab All
men are created equal" by singing out indus
tries to be favored at the expense of all 1t puts
the American manufacturer before the world III
the attitude of u weakling, unable to hold his
own in the worlds industrial contest, while it
leaves the farmer and the laborer to q world
wide competition. 1t promised a home compe-
tition and IL gives us trusts and combines. 1t
promised protection to labor and it eonfronts
its organizations with Pinkerton's Winchesters.
1t promised a home market for our products,
and the margin of surplus keeps pate with the
growth of consumption. 1t corrupts and demor-
Allies by its teachings that the government and
takes from the earnings of all and eenters wealth
in the hands of few from whom it can be
"fried" for use IN corrupting the voters at the
poll.
We denounce the Mckinley tariff bill as MOTH
ing less than deed of conveyance by the Re-
publican party of the enormous power of federal
taxation, to O combination of manufacturers
and trusts in consideration of money advanced
by them with which the election OF BENJAMIN
Harrison was purchased. 1t Is not des gned to
protect American labor or infant industries, nor
prosperous manufacturing concerns to increase
their profits ut the expense OF the farming and
laboring interest, and to furnish future eorrup-
ton funds to the Republican party.
We charge upon each OF the representatives
in congress from this state the sole and muivid.
ual responsibility for the increase of 100 per
cent In the tax OH tin plate aud its manuact-
ures. When the Mckinley bill was on its final
passage In the house the amendment making
this increase was voted upon as o distinct prop
osition, apart from the bill, and was adopted
by u majority OF one, each representative rom
this state voted for that amendment, thus as