St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-08
AN ETERNAL WRANGLE.
doc" Fish Thrusts His "PIanks'
Down the Delegates' ThrOats.

platform. drawn up by Ignatius Don
nelly. This was too much for the Sage,
and he explained that while he had been
chairman of the committee on reSolu-
tons. the platform was largely the work
of Otis, of Kansas. This pleased Mrs.
Lease and Mrs. Diggs, and they APP
plauded.
The boycott plank created a great
deal of confusion and feeling. A ven
cradle delegate in favor of the plank
exclaimed:
"Do not help the devil to kill our
friends" 1t was urged that it was a
matter of retaliation, and this aroused
burst of applause. However, Frank
HoSkinS objected to the word boycott,
which occurs so frequently in the resO-
luton, and he explained that his objec-
ton was founded upon the fact that the
boycott is penal offense in New York
and that 1t is an expression that is fire.
Quently misunderstood.
but it is not a penal offense in this
state" cried Doc" Fish.
Gen. Baker took the floor again when
the resolution condemlnng the Pioneer
Press was under action. He prefaced
his speech with the explanation that he
dld not want to appear captiouS. but he
did want to oppose such a resolution.
he dlSapprOved Of system of making
party issues of personal quarrels, and it
is beneath the dignity of a party to
enter into a fight with the press be-
cause a member has been ill-treated or
assaulted. Newspapers are free and in
dependent factors, and Gen. Baker be-
lleyed in letting them alone and not
incorporate iii platform such sweep
ing condemnation. Let the papers
alone,' he exclaimed with emphasis.
"Let them alone, and leave the people
To Pass Judgment
A delegate from Goodhue cried that
thrust at the president of the AL
lance, or any mem Der for that matters
is an atfront to the entire Alliance. and
| the Alliance should resent it. This
| provoked a cheer. Another delegate
declared that this is a representative
body, and it is making laughing
stock of the organization to descend to
such things, and gray haired veteran
took a like position, arguing that the
Alliance should not harness itself to
petty personal quarrels. This set doc"
Fish off. He walked to tie front of the
stage and declared that the press is un-
der the censorship of Gould, Wander
bilt. Sage and the millionaires. and he
charged that there is not paper that
publishes an item of news even
that does not accord with the
llIC flCho vi liz hdhCU Ills HdIlll
towards the the reporters table, and
alleged that not one of them dared say
he ever wrote column of copy that was
not riddled and changed by the mansg-
ing editor or the night editor. Every
body on the papers is under censorship
down to the copy cutter. Had he not
known that this horrible condition pre-
walls. he would never have written the
plank. A half-doZen sprang to their
feet, and rumpuS was imminent, but
the sagacity of President Donnelly came
to the rescue. He straightway put the
motion, and it prevailed with tre-
mendOus cheer.
The state park plank provoked an
other ripple of excitement, and brought
c. =. Carpenter, of Dakota county, TO
the platform. lie was aStOunded that
the committee on resolutions could have
brought in such resolution. 1t passed
his comprehension how calm and ra-
tional men can do such things, and he
was informed by the chair that the resp
luton had really passed. Then Mr..
Carpenter moved TO reconsider.
"Did you vote with the majority?"
asked Mr.. Donnelly.
"Yes, sir; think l did. Like all the
rest, | kept STILL"
This was satisfactory. and the motion
was entertained, and Mr.. Carpenter am
plified his views at length. lie favored
| the national park project, because it
ensures meteorological benefits to the
entire state, or it is so claimed by the
scientists of the day. OF this he was not
so fully convinced, but his practical
knowledge induced him to add that it is
| a philanthropic duty to preserve por-
ton of Minnesota forests for future
| generations, and the resolution does not
! reflect good judgment and calm action.
| There is not the remOteSt evidence that
the scheme of the national park has
been fOisted by the pine land rings, as
is alleged. He did not favor any action
at all upon the project, but he pointed
to the fact that the
Streams Were Drying Up,
| and the state dotted by nature with
| beautiful lakes threatens to become
arid. Returning to the charge that it is
scheme of the pine ring and railroads,
Mr.. Carpenter declared that there are
men who are said to he connected with
| the pine ring that are really fighting
the park plan, and he knew the railroad
| influence was against it. He cautioned
the convention against taking action
| that cannot be Endorsed by rational AL
| lance men throughout the state.
| Mr.. Cutler, of Mcleod county, denied
the allegation that Doe Fish had made
that the bill now pending i'll congress
to set aside 6,000,000 acres of land ema-
mated from the lumbermen. and eX-
| planned that 1t is the plan of the state
| forestry association to preserve a por-
ton of the states timber lands and to
/ increase the precipitation and prevent
| the lakes and streams of the state from
drying up entirely. He made COM
| parisOn of the Mississippi river with the
mighty stream that bore hundreds of
steamers to st. Paul twenty years ago,
and declared the cause was the devasta-
ton of the forest in the northern part
| of the state.
Andre W Stevenson made an impas-
stoned appeal for the plank declaring
that the park act will turn out 500 PEG
pie from their homes in that part of the
state. This position brought member
from Traverse to his feet. He denied
that any one is to be turned away from
! his home; but, on the other hand, that
the bill makes ample provision for
their protection in their vested rights.
He reiterated that the lakes in his part
OF the state are fast drying up, and ex-
claimed that the fish in MANY of them
must freeze this winter if it be very
| cold. He carried his argument OIL to
the unwritten end to show that farmers
may dread the drouth that is threaten
ing them If further inroadS be allowed
in the forest district 10y the Minneapolis
lumber kings.
Senator Lommen argued at length
against the park project and said that
the Red river region needs draining. 1t
has too much precipitation already. and
he said that no railroad can be built
| through to Duluth to open up great
market If the park scheme prospers.
He denied that the forestry association
had anything to do with the bill as an
organization. and declared it is merely
scheme to benefit the Twin Cities and
to initiate against Duluth
Poor, of Renville, was of different
opinion, and he argued against the
plank and created considerable amuse-
ment in closing by moving its adoption.
He had to confess he didn't know how
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