Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-26
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l NNN hAAAhN'f VI fitNhfnntA
Explain How They Were Handicapped.
The following manifesto has been
drawn up aud signed by the Farmers
Alliance members Of the Minnesota leg.
stature. IL furnishes complete answers
to the attacks Of the monopolisiic pres,
which is making such ado over the fact
that "the haysccd Legislators didn't do
anything after all their shouting.r
The undersigned, Representatives and soma
! too, elected to tho recent legislature to ad,o-
| cato Alliance principles, pcroiying that q con.
| cartod aiiuinpt Is being made n make tho
Farmer Alliance rrHrnusihle for the crtraya.
ran1o and failures Of the session Just closed,
rrpretiuIly naioi
rnt That there were but forty-sir Alliance
fr4ainrs ard tucmhora In the legislature out Of
~ That thit number tslng considsr,ily lels
/ than onc-'hird " the whole could hot control
the c0ursuu " the legislature In any particular.
and cannot Justly be held responsible for H..
serGud=Nn examination u tho RECORD will
show that In nearly every Instance tho Am.
anco members and senators voted on tho side
Of rctronehmcnt, reform and giod government.
Ihcy failed 10 accomplish the worl. demanded
brihr ps0pio hsdauaa thcy could not get sup
plrt enough from tho members Of tho Old par.
iic.
Tlifd-A large rart Of the great Increase in
The appropriation complained u has been due
20 tho steadily Increasing demands Of our state
charitable ln.fliutloua. Tho vanity 81 lucali.
tie md % OFFICIALS has swclled these demands
hrfUnd iIl reason. Thcyard "the horse teoahes'
dn1rhiora," whose constant cry 4 "Givu give"
~ thoso insiituiIonl are under the charge and
Management % Too Republican party tho AIN.
ante cannot DO held rtsponslhls for thelr OK.
actions The Alliance has applied the pruning
knife vigorously 20 thcm. but with oil the ro.
trnclmont possible We have. not been abs 20
Keep the appropriations within reasonable
h1unda We were driven 10 tho alternative VI
either prcclpitailng an extra session. 81 great
cot 10 the Taxpayers, or voting Tor the arpro.
pfiatiun bills and tho bill lurrusflng tho lax
lcyy. II was tho choice " two evils. Ia add.
ton 10 the current appropriations we were
callcl ufun 20 provide for deficiencies uf gtGI.
o., coming down 70 us from past iegislatnfc.
Fourth We desire Il clearly unioritood that
We rrpfcs,ut q distinct aud Independent p1lltl.
cal equalization. aud ate In no wise an append.
Az 90 either " tho IA parties. While there
have bccn good men belonging to both parties
On the n0nr Of the legislature during the recent
session. We 500 plainly that IN tho great battle
for reform We can depend on no political party
but our own. 70 do special work men must
D. specially elected Tor that work
Ilnh We have asked Tor a reduction Of the
raio Of Interest On n0noyi all political PARTIES
have echoed that demand. oar reasonable rp-
quc-t has forthc third limo IN tire successive
lc.fiilAinru, been dCnicd. We must carry thi.
question 10 The ballot box IN 10, Every man
who has pfuvod ialae on this issue should bs
ruthic1sly prescribed BY tho voters.
Sixth demanded tho tquccling of the
water" out II railroad stocks By tho paasaee
of mn act hxing maximum charges FOR the
transportation II ight and passongora or by
the adoption " the iosa system u rnilrnai
laws. THIS demand has also boon echoed BY
both The Old parties, lat Il has been denied u.s.
Hovuuih-No asked that a now board Of
prison mannrers, friendly 10 the farmers and
uninihicd BY any bad record In the past should
b. crulied by law, vho would SEQ that the great
experiment % manufacturing twluo by the
convict labor ~ tho state should bo made a
success, We have been defeated IN this do
fnand, and wo very much fear that attcfnpta
may now be- made 10 bring 10 naught our n
iofts 10 break up the tNine trust and at tho
tauia tins prevent the couViCts fruni being ON.
ploycd At work which wslld not conflict
with free labor Ia H. struggle for an honest er-
hience. We have no apologies for supporting
tho effort ~ establish tho manufacture Of |
tNinc At saltwater. Il Is demanded BY our |
whole people. II successful IL would saw tho |
farmers Of Minnctoia several hundred thou.
snnd dollars annually, aud tho interest Of the |
faffner l., IN tho long run tho Interest u ali |
the people Of the state Tho suln of $1,000 |
voted for the purchase " material l. not a do |
NNN AhNNNhiNa ANNlIA an ]
nuhily by the sale 81 tWinc.
We are defeated, but not disheartened. 10 |
EiNo ~ the hght wo arc engaged In would 30 |
10 glVo up tho cause of freo government. We |
are lahnfine Ia leave IA the hands of tho pro. |
duccFa the frnlts Of their own Industry. We |
call upon every man who loves Justice aud |
rigtt 10 come 70 our help. wcUll upon tho |
farmers and mechanics and all the hosts Of |
labor TO go TO Wurk, from this hour. aud pro-
palu Tor great campaign Ia ls1s. for tho TO. |
dempiion of the state from tho grasp OF tho |
olAssoa who now plunder and nppross Il.
We have great work 70 10. a committee |
OF Investigation ~ tho Louso hts reported /
sworn evidence which goes 10 show that morn /
than half million bushels Of wheat have bo,n |
scctcty snuEfied out VI the warehouses u
Duluth without Inspection, and the infurrncs
u strongly drawn that this amount Representa-
gigantic robbury VI the farmers OF the state.
We prupo1e TO pursue this lnvcstlgntlon 10 tho
eud, nni demand that the Joint committee of
the two houses shall s., on until the truth o.
la w u the charges Is clearly established.
win nothing 10 b. ashame-l OF Ia our past
efforts, and regulating all attempts 10 saddle
u with the sins N othurs. We frarlcssly auptnl
% tho people Of tho state Tor Justification and
support.