The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-11
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only list we recognizes; and we demand
from Our servants, the city council,
that they appoint the list signed by
G. 2. Tinny as secretary.
The committee subsequently re-
ported that the city council we're
voting to adjourn as the committee
appeared in the council chamber at
City Hall.
tions, Ito whom all resolutions intro
duced should be referred) was named,
consisting of j. L. Macdonanld, Fey
der, bennett, Murray, R. F. Lippla,
Montgomery and McDonough. The
committee retired, and during it's
session short speeches were made by
a dozen different delegates.
The platform reported and adopted
by an enthusiastic vote vas as fol-
lows:
We hereby declare the following to
be the principles of our party in the
present municipal contest:
l. That as the property of the
wealthy receives, and should receive,
the full protection of the law Gotten
more than is accorded to many of
moderate means). so should wealth
bear it's full share Of the burdens of
taxation; and we demand that here
after, in the assessment of property
in our city, the property of all real and
personal, be valued and assessed pro-
portionately alike; and that all be
compelled to pay taxes upon such
valuation and assessment; and we
particularly condemn the action of
our city authorities in improperly re-
batting personal property taxation of
local corporations.
2. Obedience to, and enforcement
of law is right. It embodies the best
citizenship and the noblest patriot
ism. We demand nothing more and
will be satisfied with nothing less.
3. The reduction of the exorbitant
salaries that are now being paid to
city officials, and the payment by the
city of salaries equal to those paid in
business circles for similar services.
4. That eight hours constitute a
working day for all city work, wheth-
er done by the day or by contract.
5. That $3.50 be the minimum
wages for day laborers on all public
work. And that the union scale of
wages be paid to all skilled labor
hired by the city or the contractors
for the city.
g.. That in no 81 any but resi-
dents, who are qualified voters of St.
Paul. be appointed to office, and that
no person be appointed unless a bona
fide resident of the city, for at least
one year prior to appointment.
I. A system of free public baths.
8. That we favor the municipal
ownership of gas, electric light, wa
ter works, street railway, and all the
public utilities requiringa municipal
franchise.
9. That all corporations be required
to perfrom all of their obligations to
the public promptly; and particularly
that the St. Paul City Railway COM
pany should be compelled by our city
authorities to do so; and to furnish
our citizens such travelling convent
ences as they are bound by law. We
declare that this corporation has dis
regarded and trampled upon the
rights of our citizens in it's oft re-
peated failure to furnish the neces-
sary number of trains or properly
heated cars in cold weather; and in
the continued refusal to furnish
transfers to their passengers at
cross, intersecting and parallel lines.
10. That we are in favor of free
text books for the public schools.
II. That it is the constitutional
right of every man to worship God &C
cording to the dictates of his own
conscience, and that we %deprecate
and condemn any attempt to inter-
fere Herewith, or to bring the same,
into politics in anyway.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported also that an address to the
people had been submitted to the
committee, and recommended that
the document be referred to a
committee of seven delegates to re-
wise and report. The recommended
ton was adopted.
A motion was here carried to GO in
to executive session, but the large
body of spectators and many dele
gates protesting, it was decided to
continue in open convention.
Many nominations were offered and
discussed. The final result is given
in the ticket at the head of the re-
port.
During the session the following
resolutions ere adoped:
Resolved, That the allied Printing
Trades Council Union label be placed
IN all nrintinu dOpo for fbic - or%x,