St. Paul daily globe., 1892-01-08
THE PLATFORM.
A Practical Endorsement Of the
Ocala Resolutions.
The resolutions adopted are as fol-


| lows:
Resolved, That we heartily indorse the de.
| mands of the platforms as adopted at ST.
| Louis Mo-, in 1889; Ocala, Fla. in 1890, and
| Omaha, Neb.. in 1891, and industrial organiz-
ations there represented, summarized as fol
| lows:
| l. The right to make and issue money is q
| sovereign power to be maintained by the peo-
| pie for the common benefit hence we de-
mand the abolition Of national banks of
| issue, and as a subslitut for national bank
| notes, we demand that legal tender treasury
| notes be issued in sufficient volume to trans
| act the business of the county on cash
| basis, without damage or especial advantage
| to any class or calling. such notes to be legal
| tender in payment of all debts, public and
| private, and such notes when demanded by
the people shall be loaned to them at not
more than two per cent per annum upon
imperishable products as indicated in the
sub-treasury plan, and also upon real estate,
with proper limitation upon the quantity of
land and amount of money.
2. We demand the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver.
3. We demand the passage Of laws pro-
hibiting alien ownership of land, and that
congress take prompt action to devise some
plan to obtain all lands now owned by alien
and foreign syndicates. and that all land held
by railroads and other corporations in excess
of such as is actually used and needed by
them be reclaimed by the government and
held for actual settlers only.
4. Believing the doctrine of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none, we de-
mand that taXatiOn-natiOnal state and ma
nicipal-shall not be used to build up one in
terest at the expense of another, and that
this has special reference to the tariff issue.
5. We demand that all reyenues-national
state or county-shall be limited to the neees-
sary expenses of the government. economic
ally and honestly administered.
8. We demand just and equitable system
of graduated tax on income. -
Z. We demand the government ownership
Of all means of communication and trans
portation.
8. We demand the election of the presi-
dent, vice president and United States SEN
ators by direct vote of! the people.
Q. That we urge. united action of all
progressive organizations in attending the
conference called for Feb. %, 1892. by SIX of
the leading reform organizations
10. Resolved, That the question of uni
able consideration of the various states and
territories.
IL Resolved, That while the party in
power in 1889 pledged the faith of the nation
to pay debt in coin tnat had been con-
tracted on deprecated currency basis and
payable in currency thus adding nearly ST.
00J, 100000 to the burdens of the people.
which meant gold for the bondholders, and
holding that the men who imperiied their
lives to save the life of nation should have
been paid In money as good'as that paid to
the bondholder, we demand 1.-THE issue of
amount to make the pay of the soldiers equal
topaz with coin. or such other legislation as
shall do equal and exact justice to'the union
soldiers of this country, JILL t-.-fs
12 Resolved, That as eight hours consti-
tute legal day 'swork for government en-
ployes in mechanical departments we be-
lieve this principle should be farther ex-
tended SO as to apply to all corporations en-
ploying labor i'll the different states of the
union.
13 Resolved. That this conference con-
demns in unmeasnred terms the action of
the directors of the Worlds Columbian ex-
position on May 19, 1891. in which they re-
fused the minimum rate of wages asked for
by the labor organizations of Chicago.
II. Resolved, That the Minnesota State
Farmers Alliance is heartily in favor of join
ing with all reform organizations in the
formation of the Peoples party. and also
that we instruct our delegates to the confer
ence to be held Feb. 22, 1892, to do all i'll their
power to that end.
49, Resolved That we extend aid to the
poor of our land, including the thousands of
starving miners of Indiana, and then extend
aid to the suffering Russians, who are GER
tainly deserving of assistance.l
16. Resolved, That we ask that congress
pass a law to compel the issuance of patents
on land held by railroad corporations where
they are justly entitled to them, or to forfeit
the same and open it to entry, to actual set
tiers only.
II. Resolved, That we demand that each
local Alliance in the state take steps at once
to organize and collect funds for the employ
ment of counsel, and to pay the expenses of
witnesses and go before the grand Jury and
secure the indictment and conviction of all
parties who are engaged in combinations to
deprive the producers of free market by
preventing competition and lowering the
prices of our productions; and that said
money should be paid into the state Alliance
treasury as distinct fund, and that said
fund be subject to the order of the executive
committee to-be used under their direction
IS. Resolved, That this All ance takes
recognition of the boycott declared by the
knights of Labor and the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union against the
Rochester N. Y, Clothing Exchange, and
requests the sub Alliances to take the mat
ter up.
TO- We demand that the state shall erect at
Duluth adjacent 10 deep water navigation,
public warehouse where grain may be stored
without mixing, the grain OF different grades.
while awaiting a purchaser at actual cost Of
such storage.
sofa denounces the Pioneer Press as an ally
of the plutocracy of this age and as a perse-
cutor and defamer of our best men. That we
rejoice IN the victory won by Ignatius Don.
nelly i'll the courts over that vile enemy Of
the human race, trusting the time will soon
come when such baleful lights shall become
utterly eXtinguiShed.
81. Resolved. That we disapprove of the
scheme to set aside large portion of the
northeastern part OF our state for a national
park as scheme of the pine land and rail-
road rings to secure the land for future cor
poration benefits; and that we believe it is a
| plan of English syndicates to cut US off from
the Lake Superior route to the ocean.
| %. Resolved, That we fully believe that
! S50,09O is as much money as is required to
| properly represent Minnesota in the worlds
| fair, provided it be properly expended; and
we oppose the levying of further tribute upon
| the counties with the hope of future reim-
| bursemeut from the state treasury.
%. Received, That we thoroughly believe
| in independent political action to secure the
| people in their rights.
"a. Resolved, That c. K. Davis did not
fairly represent the people of Minnesota in
ways in the great Pacific bond robbery under
| which those roads were built
| And we demand the Immediate foreclos
| ure by the United States of the mortgage on
| the Pacific railroads as a preparatory meas
| ure looking towards the naturalization of
| all the railroads of the country.
25. Resolved, That the constitution of the
! state should be so amended that every acre
| of land should bear proper share of taxa
ton. including the 100000 acres of railway
| lands.
26. Resolved, That we demand the i'm
mediate purchase of the additional twine
| plants by the prison board, and It's operation
| by the conyicts; and we demand the removal
| of every member of the present board and
the appointment of new men, majority of
| whom shall be practical farmers.
q. Resolved. While we entertain no hos
| tiiity to the state university we favor the sep
| aration of the state agricultural college
| therefrom and demand that the control of
| our agricultural institutions be placed in the
| hands of those friendly to the farmers.
| rs. Resolved, That we condemn option
| gambling in all its forms.
90. Resolved, That we ask for thorough
| Official investigation of the wheat combine
| in the Northwest. Until we secure national