St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-07
POuNCED ON PORTER.
The Census Superintendent.
Scored by the Alliance EX-
ecutive Committee.
He Is Declared Incompetent
and His Prosecution at Law
Is Asked.
Resolutions Demanding an
Increase Of the Prison
Irvine Facilities.
The Campaign OF 1892 Dis
cussed by Members With
Rising Hopes.

FARMERS Alliance Will be nelQ III Mill
neapolis on the first Tuesday in Janu-
airy next. This was decided at the
| quarterly meeting of the executive COM
| mittee of the Alliance, held at the Mer-
chants hotel, In this city, yesterday.
| Those present were President Don
nelly, Secretary Stromberg, of Forest
Lake; Assistant Secretary Eckford, of
Austin; Ii. V. Poor, of Renville
county; ID. p. Lister, of Lac qui Parle
county; II. Meighen, of Fillmore; Hon.
ii. 2. Bjorge, of Otter Tail, and G. T.
Bohall, of Todd. A variety of routine
business was first disposed of, among
which was the reading and adoption of
| the report of the treasurer. III. Z.
Bjorge. This showed that there was a
balance on hand at the last report of
$4S445. During the last quarter S62S.34
were received, and S931.62 paid out,
| leaving balance on hand.
Supt. Porter;S census work came up
for discussion. and the bungling and in
competent way in which the census of
the indebtedness of the country was
taken was severely criticized. The fol-
lowing resolutions were finally adopted
by the unanimous vote of the board:
Jumping on Porter.
Whereas, The act of congress approved
Feb. % 1890, provided that the superintend-
ent OF census should ascertain the number of
farms and homes which are under mortgage,
the amount of the mortgage debt and the
value of the property mortgaged: and
Whereas The superintendent of the
census, Tor the purpose Of concealiug from
the people the grievous results of mis-govern-
ment by the old political parties, has directly
| violated the above statutes by directing his
'enumerators TO report only those mortgages
which are lien upon farms and homes 'oc-
cupled by owners and ito include no valu-
atoms of real estate occupied by tenants or
| hired. nor the indebtedness upon the
same if it may be reasonably avoided;" and
Whereas This violation of the statute
renders the census of 1890, taken at great ex-
| pense to the people, of no value as a re-
| port, either of the number of tenants on land
in the United States or the real amount of
mortgage Indebtedness of our citizens; there
fore,
Resolved, That the Alliance senators and
members of congress are respectfully re-
quested TO take steps to secure bona fide
census of the Indebtedness of the people of
the ll1ted states, ana also to have the super
1ntendent of the census prosecuted at law for
his gross violation of the laws of the country.
Want More Irvine Machinery.
The flax and binding trine problems
were preached by Senator Donnelly,
who thought that some action ought to
be taken to head off the American Cord
age company and thus prevent this
corporation largely increasing the cost
of the Irvine needed by the Minnesota
farmers next year. The success of the
binding twine experiment at Saltwater
WaS recited, and the necessity of having
the capacity of that plant still further
increased was urged by Messrs. Poore,
Lister, Donnelly and Eckford To set
tie the question Mr.. POore offered the
following resolutions:
Whereas 1t is reported that all the twine
manufactures of the United States, with one
exception, have since the last harvest been
purchased by the American Cordage compa-
ny, which proposes to put up the price of
Irvine next wear to very high figures TO the
great injury of the farmers: therefore,
Resolved, That we urge upon the governor
OF Minnesota the necessity of purchasing
enough twine- making machines to supply
the farmers of this state with twine manu-
featured by the convict labor of the state,
sufficient to place all our farmers next wear
beyond the power of the Irvine trust.
Resolved, That we urge upon him that he
| purchase such machines as will utilize the
| fiax-fber of this state, it being an absurd
| pretense that the fax fiber of Minnesota is
| too valuable to use for the manufacture of
| Irvine. when the fact is that millions of
| pounds of it rot annually in our fields If
! the state can not only supply the
| farmers with Irvine, but at the
| same time furnish them with q
| market for a commodity which now goes to
| waste, IL Will help both the farmers and the
| whole state by keeping at home the large
| sums which are now sent out of the state for
| the purchase of new material.
| Resolved, That We ask the governor to see
! to it that the price o. wine made by the state
| conyicts next year is put down to the lowest
possible figure-slmply enough to cover the
| cost of new materials and the board of the
convicts engaged inthe work.
/ The resolutions were adopted, and II.
| Y. Poore, A. l.. Stromberg and r. Eek
/ ford were appointed committee to Sc
cure hall and make arrangements for
| the annual meeting of the state Farm
| erS' Alliance. which will be held in
| Minneapolis on the first Tuesday in
| January, providing a hall and hotel ac-
| commOdationS can be secured at reason
| able rates. Il. ii. McGhee, L. j. Neigh
| Ell and ID. p. Lister were appointed a
committee to confer with the railroad
| officials in regard to securing reduced
rates for the delegates to the annual
meeting. During the afternoon session
| Senator Donnelly received the follow
| ing telegram:
! NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 1S91.-Hon. Ignatius
| Donnely, St. Paul: Decided France will re-
! scind all duties on wheat at session this
month. Thought Germany will be compelled
TO follow suit. L. B. WEST.
The Sage has wide acquaintance. but
he was unable to place Mr.. West, al
though he was much pleased at the re-
ceipt of the telegram.
For the Next Campaign.
Before the meeting broke lid if was
| decided that the campaign of 1892 be
| commenced at once~by the Poeple's
| party. Chairman Meighen, of the State
committee of the new party, said that
| money was being sent in to the commit
| tee much more literally than had been
| anticipated, and that already consid-
| cradle amount was at hand for the work.
He advocated the commencement of
next years campaign at once The
| farmers will soon have their fall work
out of the way, and will then be only
| too sglad to attend school house meet
| ingS.
| THE time TO make votes is not in the heat
| of the fight next year." said Mr. Meighen.
| but during the coming winter, when there
| is no excitement and the farmers have. time
| TO hear the political issues OF the dav dis
| cussed. series of school house meetings
this winter will be worth more to the Peo-
| pies party than can be estimated We
| will have no trouble in securing the
funds with which to carry on this CON
test; for the good crops instead of nav
ing the effect of driving the farmers
back into the old parties, makes them
more enthusiastic than ever for the new
| party, so much so that they are willing and
ready to contribute literally The large
crops have really benefited the PEOPLES
party. because it has made it able TO carry on
the educational campaign that was mapped
out last summer
The members of the executive com
mittee all agreed with the Fillmore
county worker. and after discussing
the situation at length the following
resolution was introduced and adopted :
Resolved That the executive committee
earnestly requests all the county lecturers
and organizers to renew their labors in be-
half or the Alliance as soon as the condition
| of the farm work will enable the farmers to
attend their meetings; and we urge upon
| them to begin at once the campaign of iS9!
to elect house of representatives for this
state that willhelp give the people the re-
| forms demanded IN the Alliance and Labor
platforms and which the people were
cheated ont of in the last legislature. where