Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1892-09-22
full OF NOTHING.
That Describes Donnelly and
His World Repairers.
Thsy Have Nothing in Common
With Minnesota People.
Donnelly Pops Of 90 Are Not
the Alliance OF 1890.
They Have No Platform OF Pfin:
oiples and Want None.

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Anoy nAVe 80 NO t.latsofm OF Ffin'
oiples and Want None.
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tsNatins nonnslly's psopl.sa party
prssunss . great deal t,,,on tia cred.
ulity Of the psopN of this state when it
AtlsAEb tt TO pose a. the legitimate s,c.
csssor 10 the Farmers Allixu,:1 Of tw,,
years ago. There 10 scartsiy anything
In conmoa bstWSsn the Peoples party
Of 1897 and the Alliance movement Of
1890. Tho trusted leaders Of the AN
ancs have been discarded for \ hew act
Of men who bindiy believe that Allah
y ucl and lynxtius Donnelly hin
prophet. Aud q for the principles tor
which the old Alliance csntsnds,l they
have net bssa considsfsd wt,,thy of ii,
corporation III thu sreeA iUtmulate,i
BY suth SoaftnE minds AZ Polk
And Aacuns and Taub~n4ck and
Weaver and Mrs Lease sud lyuatius
Donnslly and doc" Fish,
AZ will b rsms,n bered, bbnnelly at:
tsnaptSd 70 control .the Alliahca state
convention III lsVo He failed most tx
holniniously. He was turned down "A u
candidate for governor, was not par init
ted to frame the platform Of the party
and did ~ little IL possibiS 10 support
thu tickvt. but when the ballots were
counted and it was found that the ALI
sncs had rolled up an unexpectedly
large vote. Mr.. Donnelly stepped for.
ward to claim tue hol.of fis forthwith
proceeded to disOrganixs and transform
AZ Organization he had Teen I'M
able to control, snl usurpsd the
leadership Of the Alliance party in
the lsyisl .tars, using the power ftit cor
rupt aud personal snds. How utterly
aud completely the expectations and
hopes of the Alliance, were dashed to
pieces by his incompetent leadership
Of the psrty's forces In the legislatures,
10 fresh and familiar history which need
not bv fvtold. But 1t IL important that
the people Of this state should under
stand the radical difference between the
party led by $. N. Owen IN 1870, and the
party which has chosen for leader the
very man who forfeited all the advan.
tages that were almost within the grasp
Ut tbs Alliance after the election Of
leo0.
The Alliance platform OF le!u' was de-
voted mainly to state issues. 1t Endorsed
"ths present freedom OF traffic law. the
present grain laws and the law for dis
tribution OF cars. and demanded "the
erection by the state OF public ware
houses. where the producer may store
his grain unmixsd in . special bin. at
actual cost" 1t demanded further.
THAT the grading Of wheat at country
stations BE- abolished and that the right
to establish sidetracks to connect grain
warehouses and the equal use Of cars
shall in no manner be abridged" 1t
contained planks dealing with the sub.
5ect Of railroad rates, taxation Of mort
gage indebtedness, taxation Of per-
sonal property in general, interest
on money. protection OF our forests,
public franchises. secret ballot. etc.
and demanded 1.-The Improvement Of our
great waterways. 10 that our produce
may 70 in unbroken bulk to the mar
kets VI the world
All these were practical questions. di-
rectly affecting the material welfare OF
our farmers and the people in general
On most Of these questions the Republic
can party was in thorough accord with
the Alliance The legislation endorsed
by the Alliance platform had been en-
acted by Republican legislature with
the hearty cooperation Of Republican
governor. The rights. the ma;nte.
nance Of which the platform
demanded had, likewise. been
granted to the people hy
= Republican legislature. The ID,
p,.u ads Of the platform were then rs
th.y are now. i. uue With tin, .Rennh
licau pulley, In ~ far AS it related to
state issues the Alliance platform was
worthy Ut til, support 1t received At the
polls.
Now, turning to tho DECLARATION Of
PRINCIPLES mt forth bv thu state conven
ton ~ the Peon,a.s Marty IN INV !.
,sq2 what do W. f;n,, That hodv con
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