The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-03-13
iTHE VOICE OF THE FARMER.
The Farmers OF Minnesota in Conveutie
I at 81 Paul l. eclare Their Principles.

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Tho Farmers OF Minnesota In Convention
I atsk Paul l. ecIare 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.
Treasnrer-H. P. Bjorge of Otter Tail.
The following platform was adopted:
4. Tho Farmers Alliance of the State OF
MinnesQta in convention assembled hereby
ordafn and establ sh the following declara
ton 0f principles:
2. That VIC ma ntain the tree shipment OF
grain from de tracks, and the right to con-
struct warehouses without regard to capacity
contiguous to the railway tracks at all local
,tatiOns. must not be abridged. This is cs-
ential TO an open market, and any attempt
to ! NIT their number or control them by
either state or railway negot'ation, nmts
the number of dealers and therefore destroys
{ nat oI,ton@ sambl,ng on the boards of
trade should be abolished, and we ask the
state and congress to pass such laws as shall
4. Ali forms of Determinations includi ne
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
sates for this state, we believe that the rail-
way commi Ssiopers should be guided mainly
by the schedule of rates now in force in Iowa
But if the inter state railways leading to Chi.
cago 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 Chicago: reasonable
terminal aud 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
il pay It's just proportion of all state. coun.
ty 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 ra a.lroads, and
urge congress to insist upon the roads com.
plying with their oh. igatlons. The PROPOSE.
tons to extend the time OF payment to the
Union Pacific fifty y ears and reduce the in.
terest on its bonds from to per cent. Cen
trail Pacific bonds, now due: bonds bearing
and IL per cent TO be paid In l:5 years we
denOunce as an outrage upon the people OF
this country.
8. Tbatw protest against any impairment
OF the force ant .vigor of the interstate com.
merce law: and that we especially protest
against the repeal of that part of the law
which prohibits pooling, discrimination and
the charging more for short than long
haul.
g. That we demand that the next legsla.
ture shall pass law fix ng rates of transror.
tation upon the railroads of this state that
will be suite ent to pay interest on the actu.
al cost OF the said railroads and their expen.
ses and repairs. but not one cent of interest
on watered stock.
10. That we hold that mortgage indebted.
ness 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 dden property pay equal
taxes with the VS. BILE properly.
H. That we favor material reduction OF
interest on mOner, and demand that severe
penalty be at ached to the practice of usury.
That we favor an increase of the volume of
money equal to the requirements of an ever
intervention of banks. which shall be made
full legal tender: and that we demand the
free coinage OF silver.
H. That we respectfully insist that our
isIa, on as will positively suppress the beef
combination. VIII ch has practically destroyed
cattle culture in the whole country and
robhed both the farmer and the consumer to
create m,llionares at their expense.
10. That the exchange system dopted by
the mil l.ers. whereof they pract cally take
one>tourth instead of one'eiehth, as allowed
@ sae6 !. ,sa WIN
II. Tbstwe iook WIN alarm upon tne ii.
vasion OF our country by English capitalists,
giving:alien control to their interests, ;ch re
purely domestic and American, and increas.
ing the strength Of home monopolles by the
power Of foreign money.
Is. That we deprecate the use of monet,
by candidates for office, as it dehauches the
public console &C and leads to the decay of
the BODY polite.
immediate passage of Senator Davis b Il for
the enlargement and Improvement Of the
Sault Ste. Mr.e canal
II. That we ask the next legislature to es-
tablish the Australian system of voting for
the whole state.
49, That all public Offices which directly
made elect We. and for this reason we hold
that United States senators and railroad oom-
missOne should be made elective by the
popular vote.
l9 That we demand that the war tariff, -
which has too long survived the object OF it's
creation. shall be radically revised, giving
very material reductions on the necessarics
Of life, and piac ng raw material upon the
free list to he end that we may compete with
the world for market: ard that such luxu.
ries as whiskey and tobacco shall in no man
ner be relieved from interest taxation till the
high protective tar II has been wholly divest-
ed of its extortions
~. That we are not sat'sfied with the &C.
tions of the board of control of the state 8
of bind ng twine. We believe that the pro-
ject was and still is practical. and that the
farmers Of this state have not been fairly
treated in the summary disposition which
has been made Of that matter
Il. That we favor cooperative union Of all
the agricultural and labor ng classes of the
nation to protect themselves from the rob-
berries OF nOn-pi o1ucers.
22. That the all auce deems it unwise ard
injudicious to establish an organ, but regards
with favor and will encourage with its sup
all which ito md
defend it's principles.
23. That w demand that the legislature at
its next session shall submit to vote Of the
people an amendment to the constitution Of
the stale forever prohibiting the saloon aid
liquor traffic.
H. In The abandonment Of the railroad be-
is part OF the chartered line known as the
Manitoba or Great Northern system, q griev-
Gus wrong and damage has not only been
done to property holders along said line but
to Wiikin county. and as a matter Of public
policy, If allowed to stand as a precedent to
the state of Minnesota; and
WHEREAS. in the petitionof Edward 8. Tenn
pleton against the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba railroad q majority of the rail-
road and warehouse commissioners of the
state dec ded, on Feb. 6, 1890 that the ID
cate said pece OF railroad. The state alli-
ance considers the vacation of said road as
violation of the law and an outrage on the
and that we call upon the attorney general Of
the stste to inst tute proceedings at once to
test the right Of said railroad to take such
act on.
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
the valley OF the Red river upon the certain
Odd numbered sections of land, in Marshall,
kittson and Polk counties, now clsimed by
the St. Paul & Manitoba or Great Northern
railway companv, but which really has no
legal title to the same, by permitting the set.
the railroad company other lands in lieu Of
the same, II necessary.
A VARIED ASSORTMENT,