The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-08-11
THE DEMOCRATS.
D. W. LAWLER FOR GOVERNOR.

D. W. LAwLER FOR GOVERNOR.
The Minnesota Democrats Meet in Con-
vention and Nominate a State and Elect
oral Ticket.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Aug. At was
few minutes after 10 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
recess.
Upon reassembling the committee on
credentials reported no contests and
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 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. f. 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 a fiery speech
seconding the nomination of Mr.. Law
ler 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've again in
their seats. Harry Hawkins of Carle-
ton, was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor by acclamation. The ticket
was completed as follows:
Secretary Of State-Peter Nelson of
Goodhue.
Treasurer Leicht of Winona.
Attorney General-John c. Nethaway
Of Washington.
Judges of the Supreme Court-Daniel
Buck, Blue Earth; Thomas Canty Hen
nepin; William Mitchell, Winona.
Electors-First district, d. r. p.
Hibbs, 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 f. Nelson of
IIennepin and r. A. Smith of Ramsey
electors at large.
TIE PLATFORM.
The Democrats of Minnesota gather
ed in delegate convention, mingle their
rejoicing with that of their fellows in
the nation that the earnest voices of
the rank and file of the party was heard
and obcyed 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 a
state is keeping peace in a quarrel over
the spoil between the real and supposed
beneficiaries of protection.
We denOunce the rapaclOuS 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 Oh
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 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 as
possible, to relieve it from all unjust
and oppressive burdens and to secure
to it it's 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
Democratic doctrine that the largest 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 compels moderate accumulations tC
bear the part it shirks. and we again
invite the coming legislature to q
serious consideration of the subject, te
the end that just, evenly-bearing sys
tenn 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-lnade wealth
which impoverishes the poor and those
of moderate means 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 al
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 a moderate estimate, $40, 900, O0c
under our present statutes pay less
than Sc, 900 per annum in taxes. In ex
change for the votes of 1000 employees
coerced into voting the Republican
ticket, the Republican party has coven
anted to perpetuate this system and tt
deliver to these men the government OF
the counties of the state.
We demand that this condition o.
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, ant
that all property on which taxes are tc
be levied shall have a cash valuation anC
be equalized and uniform, and we cal
upon all good citizens, without distinc
ton to party, to join with us in defeat
ing the proposed constitutional amend
ment, known as chapter 2, of the Gen
eral Laws of 1891, to be voted upon thi.
fall, which seeks to perpetrate thi.
unjust system of taxation, and while i
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