Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-01-14
The Minnesota and North Da-
kOta Farmers Seeking the
Same Thing.
The Chicago Tribune Says q
Good Word For North
Dakota Farms.
The Discussion of the Tax De-
cisiOn Carried Into
Particulars.
Minnesota Alliance Resolutions

Dakota are more practically and deeply
interested in the success of the present
reform measures of the Minnesota state
alliance, relating to tie handling OF grain
the equal privileges OF shipping it, the
maintenance Of just grades, and free
and open market, than all other ques
tio"s, political, social or otherwise that
have yet arisen in Minnesota or the Da-
kotas. The only channel by which the
present abuses in three states can be
rooted out is by the co operation OF the
farmers-the grain raisers. 1t seems
that nearly every other class and influ
ence-political az we'll as tinancial-is.
whether Intentionally or not, encouraging
or reinforcing the present marketing
system. The alliances of Minnesota and
the Dakotas are the only official organ.
lied forces that are at work IN the inter
ests Of the producer and the men who
live on the farms. As few, or none OF
the North Dakota papers have printed
any extended accounts of the recent
great meeting Of the state alliance of
Minnesota, and as the resolutions
adopted have not been given any circula.
tion IN this state, the following resolu
tions relating to grain interests are re-.
printed, because they apply with equal
force to North Dakota as to Minnesota.
1t was resolved:
That We ask for thorough official in.
vestigation of the wheat combine in the
northwest. Until we secure national
ownership of railways We demand legis-
latiOn, state and national, making it
side track facilities at all stations sufii-
cient to accommodate all parties or part
nership ps desiring to rent and maintain
not less than $500 bushels each.
That the state shall erect at Duluth
public warehouses where grain may be
stirred without mixing grain Of different
grades.
Other resolutions, interesting and i'm
portant as showing the spirit of the
Minnesota farmers are as follows:
That We sympathizs with the people of
North Dakota who have been ordered
from their homes by the Great Northern
railroad company and demand that the
government protect settlers who have
received patents to their lands, as we be.
lieve that government which does not
stand BY Its own patents is unworthy Of
the name OF q free government. That
We demand Of congress the forfeiture Of
all unearned railroad lands.
We demand the unlimited, the free
coinage of silver.
We demand the passage Of laws pro-
hibiting alien ownership in land, and
that congress take prompt action in de-
vlsing some plans to obtain all lands
owned by alien and foreign synd,cates.
and that all lands 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
by actual settlers only.
That the alliance denounce the Pho
neer Press as an ally Of the plutocracy Of
this age. That they rejoice in the vic
tory of I. Oonnelly over that vile enemy
of the human race, trusting that the
time will soon come when that baleful
light will be extinguished.
That changes be made IN the laws OF
the state to the effect that all questions
of local concern, and the raising of
revenue Tor local needs, be left to the
people of each county.
That, in view OF the fact that the
actual attitude Of our legislative repre-
seatatives is unknown to the people, and
inasmuch as the daily press distorts the
proceedings of the legislature, we demand
hereafter the employment of a steno
grapher and the publication of complete
reports.
That we thoroughly believe in inde-
pendent political action to secure the
people in their rights.