The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-03-13
THE VOICE OF THE FARMER.
ThD Earmers Of Minnesota In ConveDtio
1t ot. Paul Eoclare Their Principles.

he Farmers Of Minnesota In Convection
Ut st. Paul Dsclare Their Principles.
The annual convention of the Farm
ers' Alliance Of Minnesota met in st.
Paul, Tuesday, March 4th. The attend
ance was large nearly 400 being present.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President-Robert J. Hall of Stevens.
+ Secretary-John Lathrop of Lac qui
Parle.
Treasurer-H. P. Bjorge of Otter Tail.
j The following platform was adopted:
l. The Farmers Alliance of the State Of
Minnesota in convention assembled t hereby
ordain and establish the following declara
ton of principles:
J. 2 That we maintain the free shipment Of
Grain from 8 de tracks, and the right to con.
: contiguous to the railway tracks ut all local
stations, must not be abridged. This is o.
entail to an open market, and any attempt
: to limit their number or control them by
other state or railway negotiation. limits
tho number of dealers and therefore destroys
! q free market.
trade should be abolished. and we ASK the
state and congress to pass such laws as shall
make all such transactions criminal Ofense.
1. All forms of Determinations. including
passes, transit rates and determinations in
, terminal charges must cease: The smallest
village must have the use Of tracks on the
same terms conceded TO the largest city:
These rights are essential to the liberties OF
the people.
s. That in the adjustment of a schedule OF
Iates for this state, we believe that the rail
way commi ssioDcrs should be guided mainly
by the schedule of rates now in force in Iowa
But IT tho int, state railways leading to Chi.
ca9o shall make less rate than the Iowa
; rates we demand that the rates to Duluth
shall he no greater per ton per mile than the
rate per ton per mile to Cn cagO: reasonable
/ terminal aad transfer charges being added to
the mileage charges rs provided for by the
freedom OF traffic law now in our statutes.
8. Railway property should be taxed as
other property IS taxed, and We demand that
, II pay its just proportion of all state. cOun.
1"ty and other local taxes.
!; I. We are opposed to the passage of the
bill NV pending in congress for the relief OF
urge congress- to insist upon the roads com
plying with their oh. cations The PROPOSE.
tons TO extend the time OF pay ment to the
terest on its bonds from to per cent. Cen
! trail Pacific bonds, now due. bonds bearing
and l-2 per cent to be paid In Is Years we
denounce as an outrage upon the people OF
this country.
g. That we protest against any impairment
OF the force AMI vtgor of the Interstate com.
tSe a 5ha at s
! which prohibits pool ing, discrimination and
the charging more for short than long
i haul.
| .. That we demand that the next leg 'sla.
ture shall pass law fixing rates of transror
tation upon the railroads OF this state that
VIII be suite ent to pay Interest on 31o, the ac,u
ses and repairs, but not one cent of interest
on waterea stock.
10. That we hold that mortgage indebted.
ness should be deducted from the Tux upon
realty, whether such mortgage is held at
! home or abroad: and we ask such laws az
will make the dden property pay equal
taxes with the v 9 BILE pro- erty.
| IL. That we favor u material reduction of
interest on money. and demand that severe
penalty be attached to the practice Of t.sury.
That we favor an inc ease of the volume OF
; money equal to the requirements OF an ever
increasing trade and business. without the
intervention of banks. which shall be nude
full legal tender: and that we demand the
free coinage OF silver.
, H. That we respectfully insist that our
! members III congress shall support such leg
isa5 on as will positively suppress the beet
combination, VIII CHI has practically destroyed
cattle culture in the whole country and
robbed both the farmer and the consumer to
create m'liohaires at their expense.
! ID. That the exchange system adopted by
the mllers. whereof: they practically take
! one-fourth instead of oneeiehth, as allowed
! by law. is unjust tax upon the farmers. and
wrong.
II. That we look with alarm upon the in
! vason Of our country by English capitalists,
who are Selling upon great local industr cs
eiving.ali"n control TO their interests. which are
purely domestic and American, and increas.
Ing the strength Of home monopoles by the
power Ut foreign money.
Is. That we deprecate the use of monev,
by candidates for Office, as it dehauches the
public conscie!ce and leads to the decay of
the body polite.
Is. That we urgently ask Of congress the
Immediate passage OF Senator DAVIS bill for
the enlargement and improvement of the
II. That we ask the next legislature to es-
tablish the Au>tralan system of voting for
tho whole state.
Is. That all public Offices which directly
affect the interests OF the people should be
made elective. and for this reason we hold
that United States senators and railroad COM
miss Oners should be made elective by the
popular ole.
~. That we demand that the 'war tariff"
which has too long survived the Object Of its
very mater al reductions on the nccessaries
of life, and pac ng raw material upon tho
free list to the end that we may compete with
the world for market: ard that such luxu.
ries as whiskey and tobacco shall in no maI-
ner BE- relieved from interest taxation till the
ed OF its extortions.
~. That we are not satisfied with the &C.
tons Of the board of control Of the states
of bind ug Irvine. We believe that the pro-
ject was and still! is practical. and that the
farmers of tn tbs state have not been ia rly
has been made of that matter
Il. hat we favor cooperative union of all
tne agrlCulClral ana laOOr. nE classes of the
, nation to protect themselves from the rob
berries of nOn-p,O ulcers.
~. That the all ance deems 1t unwise and
injudicious to establish an organ, but re. ards
with favor and will encourage with it's sup
port all papers which espOusa its cause and
defend it's principles.
70. That we demand that the legislature at
its next session shall submit tn vote Of the
people an amendment to the constitution Of
the state forever prohibiting the saloon aud
"a. In The abandonment Of the railroad no.
tween Breckenr dRc and Barncsville. when
1e part OF the chartered line known as the
Manitoba or Great Northern sys EN- ~ lev
Gus wrong and damage has not only been
done to property holders along said line, but
to Wilkin county. and as a matter of public
policy, if allowed to stand rs a precedent to
the state of Minnesota: aud
WHEREAS, i'll the peGtionof Edward s. Tenn
Manitoba railroad a majority of the ra l.
road and warer ouse commissioners of the
state dec ded, on Feb. =, 1880 that the d
RI lroad company had a perfect right to va
hnce cons ders the vacation of said road us
violation OF the law and an outrage on the
people of that section and of tho whole g! ate.
and that we cali upon the attorney general of
the st'te to inst tute proceedings at once to
test the right Of said ia lroad to take such
IS That this alliance urge upon the sena-
tors and representatives in congress that
they use their best efforts to secure the pas.
sage OF law for the relief of the settlers in
tne valley OF the Red river upon the certain
Odd numbered sections Of land. in Marshall,
hlttson and Polk counties, now claimed by
the st. Paul Manitoba or Great Northern
railway companr. but which really has no
teeai title to TIE same, by permitting the SET
the railroad company other lands in leu Of
! che same, IL necessary.
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