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alleled in the history OF the world. 1t
would place an impenetrable barrier to
the development of Duluth. He was
not in favor of developing the Twin
Cities-he said he was not their friend
and il looks as If Minneapolis and st.
Paul were furthering the park in their
own interests. No railroad can be built
to Duluth, he cried, when Mr.. Currier
asked:
''ls 1t not fact that the government
has permitted railway company TO
build road through the national park
in the Yellowstone?"
YES" confessed the doctor with con-
fusion.
"Then cannot the government author
izc road through this park"
Yes. but that will be away in the
future"
A delegate on the floor helped him
out by suggesting that no railway COM
pany will care to build a road through
an unsettled district. and "Doc" Fish
smiled in acknowledgment.
Mr.. BOtkin, of Clay county. recited
the history of the Duluth IL Winnipeg
road, to prove that the monOpOlistic in
fluence was against that enterprise, and
hence the effort to set aside the park.
Then the previous question was called,
and Carpenters motion was overwhelm-
ingly defeated, and the secretary was
instructed to forward copy of the res
olution to the Minnesota representatives
in congress.
The worlds fair plank was the next
thing to provoke particular excitement.
j. j. Furlong, of Mower, argued at
length for a modification. He held that
his course as an Alliance member of the
worlds fair commission taught him that
$4,000 is not circumstance in
the needs of the state if respectable
display is to be given of the states re-
sources and industries. He saw great
benefits that will accrue from compre-
henSive exhibit, and, while he did not
object to the whole of the resolution, he
asked that the declaration that $50. 600
is adequate be stricken out. He re-
counted the history of the work that had
been accomplished by the commission.
One of the best sites had been secured
for Minnesota. He explained that all
the manufacturing displays are to be
made in the general building, and this
fund hasn't anything to do with that.
1t is to build Minnesota headquarters
in the interest of the farmers, where
the products of the soil and the natural
resources of the state may be exhibited.
Without a larger fund than provided by
the legislature this cannot be done.
The county of Hennepin is to pay one
fourth of the additional 100000 to be
collected, and Ramsey county another
large per cent. The agricultural dis
tricts will have to raise scarcely any of
the fund.
Mr.. Currier and Pat Glldea went
over the history of the appropriation
bill in the house last winter, and called
upon the Alliance to indOrse the action
of the Alliance members. They in
sisted that $50,0 ,0O0 is enough. One dele
gate was in favor OF the modification,
and stated that he had contributed to
the fund. and did not believe the con-
vention should arbitrarily forbid its
members from doing SO.
Senator Lommen said he hadRbeen
asked to contribute $50. but he refused
peremptOrily.
Senator Hompe was opposed to mod
flying the resolution, for he knew how
such things are lobbied through the
legislature, and the money will come
out Of the state treasury in the end.
The amendment was lost, and the res
olution was adopted with hurrahs.
New Treasury Notes.
Judge Page felt that the committee
had been slightly remiss in its duties
in not making stab at the new treas.
ury notes authorized by the Republican
congress of last session. He made a
powerful speech in support of his reso-
luton. and denounced the act of con-
gress in caustic terms, characteriZing it
as crime against the nation. The res.
olutiOn was made part of the platform
by unanimous vote.
Gen. Baker; confessed he had found it
futile and to be "loye'S labor lost" to
oppose any proposition favored by
doc" Fish. He knew it was utterly
useless to call for avote upon the CAPT
tol plank, and he would refrain from
doing So, but he would challenge the
propriety of the resolution.
The resolution went through without
objection, and when the plank relating
to employing stenOgrapher to report
the proceedings of the legislature. was
read, Perkins, of Mcleod, asked to know
if that included cutting off the amount
paid newspaper reporters, and Doc
Fish replied that it did.
THAT will cut Mrs. Fish off just $780,"
said a reporter sottO vOce, and Doc Fish
admitted that it was true.
Frank Hoskins, editor of the Alliance
paper at Fergus Falls, expressed his re-
grets that the platform expressed senti-
ments hard for him to indorse.. He must
place the platform at the head of his
paper and he would like to have certain
things modified so he could heartily sup
port the whole fabric.
F. p. Olney took the platform to offer
an additional plank TO the platform. He
introduced the stereotyped prohibition
resolution, only declaring that it should
be made a national rather than a state
issue.
The liquor question created the most
intense excitement. The mover, F. P.
Olney, made a stirring speech, proclaim
ing that he had never voted either
Democratic or Republican ticket in
his life. He had invariably voted the
Prohibition ticket. A delegate in the
rear of the hall offered an amendment
that stirred the convention from center
to circumference. He moved that in
lieu of the resolution the Norwegian
system be adOpted-that is, nationali-
cation of the liquor traffic, by placing it
solely into the control of the govern
ment, and the liquors shall be sold at
actual cost. This struck even the more
sedate Alliance men as humorous, and
laughter and shouts greeted the propo-
sition. The discussion became
Fast and Furious
and every member seemed anxious to go
on record. A Scandinavian went up to
the stage. Removing his great coat. he
began an unintelligible speech, and set
the convention into a convulsion of
laughter. Nothing abashed, he pur-
sued with renewed vigor, although not
a man in the hall understood a word,
and the convention would drown the
boom of a cannon, or a full country
brass band playing for a prize. Finally
President Donnelly asked him to sub
side, and he trotted down from the stage
and resumed his seat in the body of the
hall.
Mr.. Olney maintained that it is pretty
low business tor the national govern
y ment to- to enter n into 10th the LIQUOR business;
for. She smilingly stepped to the foot
lights and made stirring speech. She
supposed she had been called for be-
cause she hailed from that prohibition
state, Kansas. Then she reclted her ex-
perience, and pronounced the fact that
prohibition. as it is administered in