St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-07
SAGE IN The SADDLE.
Donnelly Again at the Head
& of the Farmers Of Min
nesota.
Some New Demands and IN
dorsements in the Declar-
alton OF Principles.
No Jump to the F. A. and l.
U. This Year--Meet in
st. Cloud Next.
Runge Taking Political Re-
venge--Gasoline Does It's
Work Again.

The State Farmers Alliance cOnven
ton ended last night. The sessions of
two days have been tame and devoid of
particular interest, even for the dele
gates. The attendance has not been
large at any time. Last night it was
not over fifty. Donnelly has been the
reignlng spirit. Whenever motions
and amendments have become knotted
and tangled he has done the unraveling.
Whenever the debates have become
warm Donneily, like gentle mother.
has smoothed the wrinkles and sweet
ened the acerbity. The convention has
brought forth nothing but a few neW
demands and Endorsements in the
declaration of principles.
DonDelly was elected at the morning
session. When the election order came
Donnelly announced it, and said he did
not desire to be reelected. Some one
in the rear Immediately moved that
DOnnelly be reelected 10y reclamation.
1t was done. D0nnelly gave thanks
gracefully, and prayed for and prophe-
sled success, at the same time pr0mls-
ing that no money OH earth could buy
him from the cause. Vice presidents
were selected by congressional districts,
as follows:
First, j. l.. Vermlye; Second, G. II.
Johnson; Third,C NJ. Perkins; Fourth,
}. f. Soderstrom: Fifth, Charles I.
Graves; Sixth. A. Ii. Hendrickson;
Seventh, L. }. Hall.
A. l.. Stronberg and H. 0. Bjorge
were reelected secretary and treasurer,
respectively, without serious oppOSi-
NhiIn I'M f,y cfuf "a lAnt ~ n
were being counted it became evident
that l.. q. Torg, Populist candidate
for congress in the Second district. was
elected, so Hamlin V. PoOre withdrew.
AT the morning session Robert Eek
ford. secretary of the Farmers Alliance
Mutual Fire association and the Mime
sofa Alliance Storm association, re-
ported that S54 policies, aggrpgating
S92S, 255, had been issued during the
year. and 23,l1l acres insured against
hail. Secretary StrOmberg, of the A lii
ance, reported As new Alliances organ
lied. making total of 1,427 Alliances.
The secretary Lad received $l,2IS.S5 in
dues and membership fees and $429.32
in contributions.
Afternoon Session.
At the opening OF the afternoon ses-
sion the doors were closed while the
convention listened to an address by
Mr.. Wardall, of South Dakota. lie is Il
member of the executive committee or
the National Farmers Alliance indus .
trial union, and he asked the Minnesota
Alliance to affiliate with that union.
Then came the report Of the committee
on resolutions.
This committee had had long session.
1t had particularly aggravating SQUAD.
bic over couple OF questions. Several
of the members formed plank de-
handing that counties and towns be
prohibited from bonding themselves for
building or improving roads. Another
cOterle desired a demand that the tWlne
company operating under the patronage
of the Alliances sell binding tWine TO
farmers on ninety days time, thereby
enabling more farmers to take adyant-
age of wholesale rates. Both of these
resolutions were defeated, finally, IN
committee. The committee reported a
WO ian suffrage resolution as a separate
resolution. 1t was afterwards made a
part of the platform, The report OF the
committee on resolutions as presented
and as adopted, after few more
changes, such as demand" for "re-
quest" in few places. was as follows:
The Farmers Alliance of Minnesota,
in convention assembled. hereby ordain
and establish the following
Declaration OF Principles:
"First-We demand the governmental
control Of railways. both by state and
nation, 10 the end that all diScrimna-
ton shall cease; that reasonable rates
should be established; that watered
stock shall not receive the reward of
honest capital; that pooling of rates Is
such an element OF monopoly as should
be absolutely prohibited: and we antici-
pate the intimate ownership of rail-
roads bv the government as the solution
of this question.
"Second-That the public lands shall
be reserved i'll small quantities without
cost to actual settlers only; and we favor
laws for the protection OF our forests ;
alien ownership Of land should be pro-
hibited, and we demand the forfeiture
and restoration to the public domain of
all unearned land grants.
"rhird-The present high rate of in
terest is unjust. 1t should be reduced
to Z per cent per annum, with stringent
penalties to prevent money loanerS
from eXacting higher rate.
"FOurth-We favor an increase in the
volume of money equal TO the require
mentS of Increasing trade and business
without the intervention of banks OF is
sue. which shall be made full legal
tender. We demand free coinage OF
silver.
Free silver.
''Fifth-All public offices which af-
feet the interest OF the people should
be made electoral. Therefore, we hold
that United States senators and railway
commissioners should be elected by pop
ular vote, and also the superintendent
of public instruction.
"SiXth-That we hold that mortgage
Indebtedness should be deducted from
the tax on realty.
"Seventh-- We believe in a
Graduated Income Fax
for corporations and individuals, to the
end that wealth shall he compelled to
contribute its share to the various bur-
denS of taxation.
.Eighth-That the salaries Of all ouI
public officers, state and county, should
he reduced to correspond with the re-
duced income of the producers and
working people.
"Ninth-We demand the present leg
! islature to submit the question Of con
stitutional prohibition of the liquor
traffic to vote OF the people.
"Tenth-We demand that the govern
ment forecloSe its lien on the Union
Pacific railroad, and take possessjo
and operate the same in the interests
of the people of the United States, and
we do condemn the action of
Senator Davis.
of this state, Oh that question.
"EleVenth-That the Minnesota legis
lature is requested to Immediately re-
woke all grants made to corporations
and to resume all such property, in &C
cordance with the recent decision of the
United States supreme court in the case
of The Illinois Central Railroad VS.
The City of Chicago.
Twelfth-That the Minnesota State