The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-31
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Third-We demand sacn legislation as will
break up the great combinations which have
plupdered the farmers for Is years past
and secure to then agricultural popula ton
an absolutely freesiAaplst for their cattle,
wheat and other pHoduGte
Fourth-While we are ready to defend the
general government In all its legitimate
functions, nevertheless We regard its powers
as limited by the terms of the constitution,
and we are opposed to the centralizing
tendencies of the age, which are destroy
ing the just powers, of the several states.
Fifth-We arraigp It'd Republican party
Of Minnesota for the immense frauds COM
nitted upon the school and other lands of
the state, aggregat4ng probably millions Of
dollars, during thehpaat thirty years. and
we demand that Thorough investigation
shall be made; and that the Esrk already
dollars (s3oo"0) in three cases alone into the
treasury of the state, shall be continued
until the last dollar has been recovered of
the despoiled patrimony of our children.
Sixth-We demand the most rigid econ
omy in the administration Of public affairs,
together with such adjustment Of taxation
that the weight will be least on those who
have least; that rcortgaged land shall not
be subject to double taxation; that CON
cealed wealth shall be made to pay its just
share for the support Of government; that
ents ard aliens should be discouraged by
proper legislation, and that the time OF
payment of taxes should be semi-annual
Seventh-We demand the taxation Of the
mining lands situated in this state, SO that
they will contribute equally WITH other prop
erty to the support Of the state and local
governments
Eighth-Legislation has been attended
with such venality in the interests Of cor
porations, that we demand that the people
shall have the right to initiate needed mea-
sures of legislative reform, and that they
shall have the right. by referendum, to
Veto at the ballot box. any law inimical to
their interests.
Ninth--That, inasmuch as the extension
Of the right Of suffrage to women in school
affairs has been productive of excellent re-
Suits we demand that there be no limita-
ton upon suffrage dependent Upon sex. be-
lieving in the doctrines of 1776. that repre-
sentat ton should accompany taxation.
Tenth-We demand the naturalization of
the liquor traffic and Its management by
the state without profit
Eleverth-That we reafftrm that we are
opposed to the use of public revenue or
funds for sectarian purposes Of any kind
whatever.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That we are In favor OF estab-
fishing in our state r. judicious manage
ment of our native forests, preventing their
AuItucA LlOHCpOliZdIlONS, pISNSilAA6 AA Va
and conserving our water systems Tor the
benefit Of the people at large.
Resolved. Tha. we recognize the inJus-
t1ce and wrong which monopoly has infiict-
ed upon the workingmen and women OF
this country, and we extend our sympathy
to all who are endeavoring to prevent op-
preston. and to check the downward tend
ency Of wages already too small to sustain
life and honor. We extend our sympathy
to organized labor in its humane efforts
to resist the aggressions Of organized mon
opo1y and while we condemn violence ano
lawlessness, we believe that organized labor
Is in no sense responsible for the acts Of
the mob element with which hireline
press has falsely sought to connect it
We therefore recommend to our suffering
countrymen, especially those of the labor
ing classes, that peaceful and effective
remedy for the wrongs which, in this coun
try the ballot gives to free men, ant
which destroys no property except wateree
stock and Injuries no values except those
of fiction and fraud
Resolved, That in the United States 1
is not q crime for the great mass Of the
people to unite to improve their materia
condition by peaceful and lawful means
and we cannot but regard the arrest o
Mr.. Debs and his associates as an unwis,
| and unjust step; and dangerous encroach
| ment of the federal judiciary upon tn
rights and liberties Of the people.
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