Warren sheaf., 1892-08-11
THE DEMOCRATS.

THE DEMOCRATS.
D. w. LAWLER FOR GOVERNOR.
Tho aIinnesota Democrats Meet in Con-
oral Ticket.
| MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. TT was
a few minutes after II o'clock yester-
day when Chairman Campbell called
the Minnesota Democratic convention
to order. After prayer by Rev. Will,
| kinson it was announced that Alfred
Jacques of Duluth had been selected as
| temporary chairman, with John A.
johnson of St. Peter and B. J.
| Mulloney of Minneapolis as assistants.
After appointing the committee on
credentials the convention took a
| recess.
Upon reassemb bling the committee on
credentials reported no contests and a
list of delegates entitled to seats in the
convention. The report was accepted,
and on the committees report the tenn
porary organization was made per-
manent, when the convention stood
finally organized.
A motion to nominate the three
| Judges of the Supreme Court was de-
feated and a roll of counties was or
dered called for the purpose of making
nominations, and Aitkin, the first on
the list, gave way to Ramsey amid
cheers, and Judge C. E. Flandrau Of
st. Paul ascended the platform, and in
short speech nominated Daniel W..
Lawler of Ramsey for governor.
When the cheers died away after
Judge Flandrau retired there were loud
calls for Cyrus Wellington of Ramsey,
and in response he made fiery speech
seconding the nomination of Mr.. Law
Ter. After several other seconding
speeches Mr.. Lawler was by acclama-
ton declared nominee of the Conven-
ton.
The committee on resolution submit
ted the report which was adopted and
the convention adjourned until evening.
At $50 the delegates We're again in
their seats. Harry Hawkins of Carle-
Governor by acclamation. The ticket
was completed as follows:
Secretary of State-Peter Nelson Of
Goodhue.
Treasurer-Joseph Leicht of Winona.
Attorney General-John c. Nethaway
of Washington.
Judges of the Supreme Court Daniel
Buck, Blue Earth; Thomas Canty, Heh-
nepin; William Mitchell, Winona.
Electors-First district, D. R. P.
I1ibbs, Albert Lea; Second, A. L. Sack
ett, St. Peter; Third, S. N. Jones, Gay
lord; Fourth, J. r. Barron, Saltwater;
Fifth, j. C. Oswald, Minneapolis; Sixth,
William Quinn, Wright county; Sew
enth, Martin Shea, Otter Tail.
The chair appointed +. Nelson of
Hennepin and R. A. Smith of Ramsey
electors at large.
| THE PLATFORM.
The Democrats Of Minnesota gather
ed in delegate convention, mingle theit
rejoicing with that of their fellows in
the nation that the earnest voices Of
the rank and file of the party was heard
and obeyed by the national convention
and found expression in the nomination
of the able and courageous Cleveland
for our leader, and in the bold, explicit
declarations that Republican protection
is fraud, in proof Of which we point
to Homestead, where the militia of q
state is keeping peace in quarrel over
the spoil between the real and supposed
beneficiaries of protection.
We denounce the rapacious and con
scienceless combination which has
grown up in this state, with the con-
nivance Of Republican legislatures, be-
tween the elevator companies, the
millers and the railroads, by which our
grain markets have been monopolized
and our farmers robbed of the fruits of
their hard labors. We reaffirm our be-
lief that this combination rests upon
the fact that the railroads of this state
have injured one of their prime func-
tions, the provision of suitable means
for handling grain, and have given the
same over to the control of private
parties, and we again declare our belief
that the remedy, simple but efficient,
lies in legislation requiring the rail
roads to resume this proper function,
thus giving to every station a free and
open market.
We recognize the great, conspicuous
fact that the prosperity of our govern
ment rests upon labor, and that all
legislation should be shaped, so far rs
possible, to relieve it from all unjust
and oppressive burdens and to secure
to it its just share of the benefit of our
general prosperity.
We are opposed to state interference
with parental rights and rights of con-
science in the education of children as
an infringement of the fundamental
| 20 of,-in hot fho1 low CT IN
dividual liberty consistent with the
rights of others insures the highest type
of citizenship and best government
We again call the attention of voters
to the manifest injustice and inequality
of our tax laws, under which wealth
easily evades it's share of public burdens
and eompels moderate accumulations to
bear the part it shirks; and we again
invite the coniing legislature to a
serious consideration Of the subject, to
the end that just, evenly bearing sys.
TEN may be adopted.
The Democratic party has always
been and is to-day the consistent op-
ponent of all legislation the result Of
which is to create law-made wealth
which impoverishes the poor and those
of moderate t1eans in order to enrich
the few. We condemn all use of the
taxing powers for this purpose. We
call the attention of the people Of the
state to the fact that mineral wealth at
the northern part of this state is not
bearing its just share of the public
burdens. The nonresident million
aires who own iron mines whose value
is, at moderate estimate, $40, 900, 900,
under our present statutes pay less
than SO, 900 per annum in taxes. In ex
change, for the votes Of 1900 employees
coerced into voting the Republican
4 ticket, the Reph bliean party has coven
anted to perpetuate this system and te
: deliver to these men the government OF
the counties of the state.
! We demand that this condition o1
things be rectifed. We denounce al
bounties and exemptions and demand
that all taxes to be raised in this state
shall be as nearly equal as may be, and
that all property on which taxes are te
be levied shall have a cash valuation ant
be equalized and uniform, and we cal
n,,op a II GOOD oifizonS without 6iStino