St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-06

SalQ, III Will De Lne IduiG OI IHOSe Wu0
set themselves up to be leaders. [ be-
lieve the majority of the people of this
state are Republicans, and all we have
to- do is to be worthy of their sup
port. / believe in organization, bnt L
do not believe in dictatiOn or Dossism.
There is no man greater than his party,
and if any man attempts to dictate to
his party he is its greatest enemy. We
cannot afford to have our tickets made
anywhere except ine our cOnve ntions
and by ourselves. / have a right to say
these things, because l have been a
Republican, and there is no office I
want. We cannot afford. in the cOnven-
ton to come, to have any one dictate to
US. l came 1,500 miles to attend this
convention, and when arrived l found
that the four delegates at large to the
national convention had all been, elect
ed. They are all good men. but it might
have been flattering to allow one to
think that he was, having voice IN
helping to pick them out"
rect some of Mr.. Lind1S statements and
as the Minneapolis Tribune.
''ln the name of Almighty God"
cried King, ''do not hold us. responsible
for all you see in that paper"
Mr.. Lind neatly turned this by saying
that the newspaper men had made good
selections, and then called the atteh-
tion of the convention to the importance
of the rural districts.
Mayor Burckart presented the plat
form, which will be found in another
column. 1t was adopted. and o. r.
Lippert, of Traverse county. offered.
the following Endorsement of Senator
WashbuIn's anti-OptiOn bill:
Whereas, There has grown up during the
past few years a system of speculation in
agricultural products of this country known
as futures and option dealings, which is
wholly at variance with natural commercial
laws; that permits parties with ownership of
property to depress prices on such products,
by offering for sale i'll vast quantities. with
no expectation of delivery, SO that such
transactions become mere Wagers on future
values; a system that creates most destructive
competition with actual products of the
farm, and greatly lessons the value of every
bushel of grain or pound of pork produced;
that makes the great agricultural products of
the country. the result ofthe LABOR of twenty
five millions of people who cultivate farms,
the football of spectators and gamblers;
and is at present prolific cause of economic
and political unrest.
Now be it resolved, That this convention
deprecates the existence of this unnatural
and vicious system and our senators and rep
reSentatlVeS III congress are nereDy requested
and urged to use their best endeavorS to se-i
cure the passage of The Washburn- Hatch
anti-option bill, so called, now pending i'll
congress. in order that the law of supply
and demand may once more be permitted
to determine the values of farm products.
Also be it resolved, That the course Of.
Hon. W. ID. Washburn, in earnestly pressing
upon congress the necessity for such legis-
lation as will put an end to the pernicious, is
deserving of, and has our heartiest commen-
dation. ~
Towne. of DIluth, moved to table
this, while Congressman Lind would
strike out all but the clause indorsing
Mr.. Washburn, on the ground that all
else was in the platform. Representa-
tive Feig, of Kandiyohi, and Mr.. Jacob,
son, of Lac Qui Parle, opposed this, and
Col. Bill King settled the whole matter,
saying:
IF 1t will make one soul in this con-.
vention happy, pass it. 1t is as harm
less as one of Donnelly's essays"
The resolutions were adopted.
The election of the delegates to the
national convention was next taken up.
The slate as given in Yesterdays GLOBE.
was still intact. but there was a little
nervousness among the candidates and
their friends, and each ones hackers
were anxious that their man should be
the first of the four selected. The col
ored brethren were anxious about f. l..
McGhee and managed his cause poorly,
allowing Stanford Newell to be elected
first without opposition. thus giving the
convention the argument that Ramsey
county was asking too much in demand
ing another.
The name of Stanford Newell was
neatly presented by Senator Tawney,
of Winona, and he was chosen by accla-